An Enchanting Garden

Happy Labor Day!
In honor of this day, I’d like share with you a wee bit of labor GW and I engaged in over the weekend.
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We built a fairy garden to bring a bit of nature into our home.
Here’s the view from above:
fairy garden
With the exception of the tiny tropical “tree” we spent a whopping $1.99 on and the $1.00 fairy house from the Chinese market, all of the materials used were found in or around our home. Grass was created from moss we harvested from around our mailbox. A couple of lovely weeds from the yard complete the shrubbery.
We used a bit of hot glue and twigs to form the bridge spanning a pebbled creek bed. A tiny walking path leads from the house to the shell pond (treated with a layer of spray shellac to keep from leaking). More shells, this time used as bowls, adorn the stone table. A few more stones and shells round out the scene.
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I’m not sure which of us is more enchanted with our new toy. Imagine our surprise when a fairy moved right in! It appears as though she spent so much time enjoying her new home that she completely forgot to bring in the washing.

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September 6, 2009 | Filed Under Learning at Home, She's Crafty... 

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5 Responses to “An Enchanting Garden”

  1. The Magic Onions on September 7th, 2009 6:49 am

    Heidi!!!!!! I am blown away by your magical garden… you guys have made a master piece! I’m in love with it all! The bridge is so cool and as for the washing line, it’s totally adorable. I am so delighted that you have taken part in the Magical Fairy Garden Challenge and will link to this enchanting post today.
    Blessings and magic.

  2. Rebecca on September 9th, 2009 1:31 pm

    I love it! That is one of the coolest things I’ve ever seen. I could totally get into a project like that.

  3. Jennie on October 13th, 2009 7:46 am

    Awesome! My mother taught me to make fairy gardens when I was a child….they were so fun. We’d leave berries in them and go back later to find that they’d been eaten. One of my favorite memories.

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  5. tommy on January 24th, 2010 3:45 pm

    cool garden….

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