Terrarium Making Class

Learn how to make your own living plant terrarium on the Sunshine Coast



75 mins

Class size 1 to 14 (public classes), 5 to 10
  $110 (Afterpay available)

Discover the art of creating DIY terrariums on the Sunshine Coast.
During this workshop, you will learn how to bring your own miniature garden to life under the guidance of Cottonflower Studio's Creative Director, Ellie. With step-by-step instructions, you'll learn how to build layers of soil, moss, and stone, plant adorable mini plants, and watch your tiny garden flourish.
In this relaxing and nature-inspired workshop, you will be provided with all the materials you need to create your very own terrarium. Your glass vase, along with cute mini plants, stones, moss, and soil, will be given to you to craft your masterpiece. Grab a group of friends and join us for a delightful experience that brings you closer to nature.
This terrarium class is not only a perfect way to unwind but also makes a fantastic experience gift for your loved ones, colleagues, or even team-building activities. The art of crafting terrariums has a calming effect on the mind, benefiting both your own wellbeing and team morale.
By the end of the class, you'll have a beautifully crafted terrarium that you can proudly take home. Not only that, but you'll also gain the skills and knowledge needed to maintain and nurture your mini garden, ensuring it continues to thrive long after the class ends.

Upcoming dates for Terrarium Making Class

Times are Brisbane time. Dates and prices as of 12 Oct 2026, 11:16am; availability and price are confirmed live when booking on this page.

1 upcoming date between 16 Oct 2026 and 16 Oct 2026.

  • Fri 16 Oct 2026, 6pm-7:15pm
What you'll get
A beautiful handmade terrarium to take home and enjoy or to give as a gift to a loved one.
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Knowledge required
This class is perfect for all skill levels, including beginners who are completely new to the gardening scene.
What to bring
  • Everything you need to create your gorgeous terrarium is provided!
  • Bring along a bottle of bubbles if you would like to cheers to your newfound skills and creation.
  • Please wear enclosed shoes, it can get a little messy.
Suitable for

This class is great for individuals and couples as well as for a date idea, team building activity, Christmas party, birthday or hens party.

This experience would also be a cool gift for her, gift for mum, Xmas gift or gift for couples.

Location

Cottonflower Studio - 4/40 Glen Kyle Drive, Buderim

Your teacher can also travel within 30 kms of Buderim, to a venue of your choice for a private class.

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  • 5/5 from Sora Caldwell, attended May 2026: This class was even better than I expected. I’d done a terrarium class before, but the materials and overall set-up were nothing like this one. The plants were beautiful, and the vase, soil and moss were all such high quality. I also loved the thoughtful little extra touches throughout the experience. Ellie is an amazing teacher and made the class feel so fun and calming for everyone. No matter how creative you are, everyone walks away with a gorgeous little piece of living art. One small suggestion... if ornamental mini spray bottles were available to purchase, I think everyone in the class would have taken one home! We’ll definitely be back for a private class.
  • 4/5 from Marianne Horton, attended May 2026: I enjoyed the class rewarding to have a something to take home
  • 5/5 from Tracey Galvin, attended Nov 2025: Really enjoyed the Terrarium Class it was fun and informative with everything you needed to make your own personalised terrarium to take home.
  • 5/5 from Megan L Porter, attended Nov 2025: Me and my daughters had a lovely time at the terrarium making class. We got to each make our terrariums which are now proudly positioned in our home. We found the class to be very well organised and informative. We walked away with the knowledge and know how on how to recreate future terrariums.
  • 5/5 from Jacqueline D, attended Oct 2025: I loved the class, our teacher was excellent and very patient with us oldies thank you
  • 5/5 from Amy Flynn, attended Oct 2025: Lovely class! Practical, informative and fun to do. Would definitely recommend.
  • 5/5 from Christelle Rennie, attended Jun 2025: I was gifted a voucher for my birthday for ClassBento and was so glad I chose to do the Terrarium with CottonFlower Studios. The teacher was amazing and had set up the studio beautifully with all the beautiful plants and accessories we required as well as supplying us with a chocolate treat and deliciously refreshing lemon/lime water. The teacher provided us with step by step instructions on creating our gorgeous terrariums, each one of ours looking so unique and beautiful. I thoroughly enjoyed this class and will most definitely be back again and also be gifting ClassBento in the future.
  • 5/5 from Robyn Leape, attended Jun 2025: I got a gift card for my birthday this year for a terrarium making class. The booking process was simple, the location was easy to find and the class was lots of fun and very inviting. Definitely one of my favourite crafting experiences so far.
  • 5/5 from Lija Whitby, attended Jun 2025: The terrarium making class was fabulous. Ellie was so kind, patient and knowledgeable and provided easy to understand instructions and guidance. Everything was provided, including a gorgeous glass vase and a large variety of plants, moss, pebbles and stones. A really enjoyable class.
  • 5/5 from Sarah Nicholson, attended May 2025: This was a lovely class. The teacher was great at explaining every step and providing us with lots of information about plants. Especially if you asked questions she clearly was passionate about plants and had lots of answers. I was given this as a Mother’s Day gift and it was really good. I especially love that it’s the gift that keeps giving as I enjoy my terrarium every day and it brings me joy when I look at it. I am excited to make more terrariums at home.
  • 5/5 from Maddy Green, attended May 2025: We had such a great time and Ellie was an awesome teacher!!
  • 5/5 from Ken Greenwood, attended Apr 2025: Teacher was great. Very friendly and explained things well I enjoyed the class very much.
  • 5/5 from Tracy Du Plooy, attended Dec 2024: Loved it. Great for all ages.
  • 5/5 from Ada Tse, attended Nov 2024: I organised this for my work/team building/christmas end of year celebration and it was such a treat to end up at Cottonflower Studio. Ellie was delightful and very accomodating.
  • 5/5 from Karen Phipps, attended Oct 2024: I took the class for fun. Ellie (sp?) was amazing, sweet, knowledgeable and helpful. Wonderful time
  • 5/5 from Jacqui Medina, attended Oct 2024: We enjoyed making terrariums with Elly. She made everyone feel comfortable and explained each step in the building process. Each participant went home with a unique, living creation!
  • 5/5 from Mikayla Lawler, attended Aug 2023: The venue was beautiful and Ellie the instructor was so lovely and accommodated us so nicely. The materials were all such good quality and the end results were amazing. So much fun We loved our time there
  • 5/5 from Kirsti Couper, attended Aug 2023: Teacher was great, clear and simple directions made learning easy and fun. Highly recommend and I love my finished product.
  • 5/5 from Leanne Wallman, attended Aug 2023: Elly was exceptional. Interesting pointers and easy to follow. Terrarium turned out great. Love it.
  • 5/5 from Helen Wallman, attended Aug 2023: Loved the class Teacher was great and informative Went with my daughter and she loved as well Would recommend to anyone as good price and something different to make Loved it
  • 5/5 from Billy Thompson, attended Jul 2023: Absolutely loved it! The instructor was lovely and made it really fun and enjoyable experience
  • 5/5 from Carolyn Marsh, attended Jul 2023: What a lovely hr. Awesome teacher all materials supplied and walked away with a real live terrarium. A must do.
  • 5/5 from Katy Devers, attended Jun 2023: I booked this for a work team-building event, and it was a fantastic morning with colleagues. Ellie started the class by sharing about some benefits of having terrariums in our homes and workspaces, and did a great job demonstrating how to put it together. She provided some great snacks too! Putting it together was so much technical than I expected, but we all had so much fun! I was super happy with how mine turned out and I hope to book in for a worhshop with friends soon.
  • 5/5 from Gabrielle Ellis, attended May 2023: Ellie was fantastic. She arrived early and set up for my daughter’s birthday. The girls had fun and learned how to care for the fabulous terrariums they made. Best of all Ellie packed up everything. No mess. No fuss. I highly recommend Ellie to anyone wanting something different for a party.
  • 5/5 from Melissa Stampfer, attended May 2023: Lovely studio with everything supplied, Ellie was super friendly and helpful and very passionate about all things plants and flowers. Would definitely recommend.
  • 5/5 from Raylene, attended May 2023: Ellie was so wonderful, so helpful fellow ladies in class were also wonderful and so creative
  • 5/5 from Christine Porter, attended May 2023: Ellie was brilliant She was so professional & her expertise was exceptional We had a great afternoon with lots of laughs Would 100% recommend her to anyone
  • 5/5 from Yolandi Nel, attended May 2023: What was the teacher like? Very informative and helpful. took things one step at a time and allowed everyone to work together How was the venue (if applicable)? Smallish but cosy. Smelt great with the other flowers around. Clean too. If materials were provided, did you like them? Yes, very good materials Was the experience good value for money? Yes. What did you do / learn? A lot about how these plants survive What did you like most? The comfort of being able to express and create and having a bunch of people around who was willing to give feedback.
  • 5/5 from Carole Berg, attended Feb 2023: Ellie our teacher was wonderful. She provided a generous selection of items and guided us to create beautiful terrariums. Easy to find and lots of parking spots. Great class.
  • 5/5 from Rangimarie Wroe, attended Feb 2023: My husband and I enjoyed this class very much. The instructions were clear the resources were pretty and the teacher was so kind, I would definitely do more of her classes in the future.
  • 5/5 from Finn O'Gorman, attended Feb 2023: Ellie was great. Awesome little venue with fantastic instruction! Snacks, glasses, gloves, aprons, and materials - everything was provided. Left with a lovely little terrarium and a newfound appreciation for the art.
  • 5/5 from Brad Wilson, attended Feb 2023: Fabulous night. Thankyou so much. Was such an enjoyable and informative night and love our creations. So great that everything was provided. No stress - just turned up and enjoyed.
  • 5/5 from Nora English, attended Dec 2022: We thoroughly enjoyed the class, the terrarium size was large and we had so much fun filling it up. Ellie was so beautiful and very knowledgeable, the room had a lovely energy to it. We will definitely be back for more!
  • 5/5 from Melissa Payne, attended Nov 2022: The terrarium making class today was so much fun. Everything was provided and I surprised myself with how easy it was and love my amazing result. My Mum and I attended together and hers was awesome too. The facilities were fantastic (onsite toilet), accessible (no steps and easy to access, lots of parking and everything was setup when we arrived as well as a lovely afternoon tea. Our instructor was very professional and helpful. Thank you for a great experience.
  • 5/5 from Ilsa Dennis, attended Nov 2022: A really great experience. The materials and venue were absolutely gorgeous, and the teaching and instructions were easy and clear. Very good value for money and a beautiful product to take home.
  • 5/5 from Leesa Neilen, attended Nov 2022: Ellie was a great teacher, the venue was a quaint little place which was well set up All materials provided were fantastic and we made a lovely little terrarium to take home The spread was wonderful
  • 5/5 from Lou Bowen, attended Nov 2022: What a great class! Our teacher was very friendly and demonstrated the lesson well with plenty of time to ask questions. All items for the class were provided and we took home a lovely, quite big terrarium. Morning tea was an added bonus. Very relaxing, encouraging and satisfying. Thank you.
  • 5/5 from Julie Watkins, attended Nov 2022: Everything about this class was great. The teacher was very helpful and easy to understand. The selection of items provided to make our terrarium where excellent. I would recommend to anyone. No skills needed.
  • 4/5 from Lauren Gordon, attended Nov 2022: Lovely venue and lovely host. Really well instructed and guided, beautiful Terrarium to take home. Plenty of information provided to attempt oneself.
  • 5/5 from Aimee Sisley, attended Sep 2022: Ellie was wonderful! Very friendly, informative and helpful through the entire workshop. It was lots of fun, thank you!
  • 5/5 from Kim Rolfe, attended Feb 2022: Ellie our teacher was amazing, we were in a lovely venue. Our teacher was very knowledgeable about plants and flowers and she was so patient with me. I made a terrarium and the materials provided were excellent. I’m very proud of my creation
Your teacher

Cottonflower Studio
Cottonflower Studio

4.9 (87)

Hello, I’m Ellie McCarthy
I am Cottonflower Studio's Creative Director and Founder. I am an experience florist having worked in Australia, England and Croatia throughout my years in the industry. My passion and drive is to pass on my skills to those interested in working with flowers and plants. I hope that you join me for a creative and social workshop. You will leave the workshops with a gorgeous product and the knowledge and skills to care, maintain and create again!

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