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How to Build a Fairy Garden

27 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Gardening, Tutorials

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fairy garden, fairy house, fairy village, mushroom fairy house

For my fairy garden I have shopped in all departments of various stores to find my pieces. There are no special supplies needed to build a fairy garden or as mine is called a fairy village.

Fairy Garden

My favorite piece is this natural looking reptile ornament from PetSmart. I love how the wood is shaped and how the branch sticks out just right to hang a small bird cage on. Since the lanterns I made from succulents and moss were too big to hang from this piece, I found miniature bird cages from Michael craft store.

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I was able to find a great selection of doors in various sizes at Hobby Lobby. The doors can be placed in front of tree trunks or rocks.Fairy Garden (15)

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Also at Hobby Lobby I found a great selection of fairies to use throughout my fairy village. Some of the fairies can stand in my garden and others were on metal sticks to look as if they were flying or hovering over my flowers.

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Supplies found at Hobby Lobby:

  • Mushroom table and chairs
  • Cement bench
  • Metal swing
  • Mushrooms
  •  Weathervane
  • Stone fence

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Supplies found at JoAnns:

  • Gnomes
  • Fairy houses
  • Tiny doors
  • Mushrooms

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Supplies found at Walgreens:

  • Tinker Bell pot sitter
  • “I Believe in Fairies” stepping stone
  • Mosaic garden lights

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Supplies found at Wal-Mart:

  • Gnome pot sitters
  • Mushrooms

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I have found so many different sizes of mushrooms to add to my fairy village. The big mushrooms with a door added will look like a fairy house. The small mushrooms are great accent pieces throughout the village.

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Every piece I bought for the fairy garden I sprayed with a clear coat to help protect from the sun and rain. When the fall comes I am going to pack everything up and store it in the garage till next spring to help it last longer. If you are going to spray your pieces before sitting them out, be sure to buy a spray that is for the type of material your pieces are made of.

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How to Turn Garden Lanterns into Fairy Houses

27 Sunday Apr 2014

Posted by Tiffany Brooks in Gardening, Tutorials

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fairy garden, fairy house, fairy lantern

One afternoon as I was shopping in Walgreens I came across some tea light garden lanterns. I eyed these lanterns several times as I was there shopping. Eventually an idea came to me to make these lanterns into fairy houses.

Lantern House Supplies

Supplies Needed:

  • Lantern
  • Burlap
  • Sphagnum Moss
  • Soil
  • Succulents
  • Fairy Door
  • Fairy
  • Floral Wire
  • Wire Cutters

I found all of my supplies a various store in my area. The sphagnum moss can be found in your local pet store in the lizard section. Burlap can be found at any fabric store. The succulents I bought at Lowe’s. The fairy door I used I found at Hobby Lobby.

I lined the lantern with burlap fabric and filled with dirt. After filling with dirt I began to cut holes in the burlap for the succulents to be placed in.

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Now you can start adding succulents and sphagnum  moss to your lantern.

Succulents in Lantern

Add the succulents and moss to the top and three sides of your lantern. If you are not adding a door to your lantern like I did you will want to cover all four sides with succulents and moss. Once you fill each side take floral wire and secure your succulents into place. Do not tighten the wire to much as you may prevent your succulents from growing.

Lantern with Door

Here is what my lantern looks like with only the top finished and a door in front. When I am finished adding my succulents and moss to the sides I am going to glue my door on to the lantern just in case I decide to hang my lantern.

Lantern on Chair

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