Thrift store Wardian Case!

Stopped today at the thrift store on my way home from lunch with a friend, and saw this awesome well, I THINK it was originally supposed to be part of a lamp, but I'm totally going to turn it into a Wardian case/terrarium

 I can just see it full of teeny begonias and whatnot that like high humidity. Okay, so I haven't thought the plant material through yet. But I'm going to start shopping for cool, small things to go in this. Though I want to try and paint the gold parts black first, I think...