Out-Of-The-Box Fairy "Facilities" Garden

I have always been a fairy garden girl.  I make and sell about five a year.  It is one of those things that gives me joy.

My brother retired about a year ago.  And he started to make fairy or pixie houses. (He is a very "manly man" and I was more than a little surprised to hear about his new hobby). 
 Until I saw the pics....Pixietraz (you know...like Alcatraz) The pixie prison is equipped with working spotlight, ball & chain, rack (is that what it is called that you put your hands and head in?)
Very dark.  But I have to say I really love the creativity.  He has others, and I know he did at least one Pixie bathroom because I stole his toilet paper idea. (Do you think the twisted Fairy Gardens are in our DNA?)

He was the inspiration for my "Fairy Facilities" i.e. bathroom.

 I bought a dollhouse recently that had some random plasatic furniture in it that I didn't want.

 The wooden tub, toilet & pedestal sink were a perfect fairy garden size!

$4 worth of materials, sold for $16.

Fairy Garden Picnic Shelter

I have a friend who makes some very creative fairy furniture.

She made the table and chairs inside of the shelter.

I got the former-nativity picnic shelter idea from her.

 

Here is a close-up of her table and chairs.

The chairs have lids for seats.

She did the wire construction herself.

I added another one of my little bonsai pine trees to this one.

I also added a bit of bling to the shelter roof.

Because fairies need picnic shelters too.

  I usually sell these for $24.

Batch #2 Of Vintage Planters To Sell -- Metal Pails

Batch #2 of vintage planters this year:

If I decide to add color to planters this year,

I am going with red, shades of green and gold.

This batch has a couple of common themes.  Small pails and succulents. After sticking a horse shoe randomly in one of them, I am in love with the idea.

The black stripe was just begging for an embellishment, so I purchased some waterproof stamping ink.  It has kind of a chalk look to it.

And made my second fairy garden of the year.

This fairy is Dutch and has a little dog.

First Fairy Garden Of The Year

Unbelievable warm weather.  Birds chirping. Sun shining.  Flowers bursting.  Spring everywhere you look....Easter in a few days.  And I was in a mood to whip up a Fairy Garden.  A fairy good mood.   

This little pixie wanted to live in a garden of clear colored glass chunks. 

A goose lives behind the fence with a little pond.  The tiny pine tree is something of a bonsai -- it has been mowed over (probably not proper bonsai technique) for several years, and now is content with just being tiny.

His garden will fill out a little more as the summer progresses,

but will need very little maintenance because of using succulents.

 

As always, I used a roasting pan base.

They are a good size and easy to move around.

SOLD before Easter!

Vintage Chalk Painted & Stamped Planters

Vintage chalk painted and stamped planters -- it is my thing this year.  I love the look.  I love doing it.  I love what I do.  It just doesn't get any better than that.

 

I am still using my antique alphabet stamps on some,

but I started to incorporate decorative stamps too. 

I "make" my own chalk paint most of the time,

so I can choose colors that I really like.

Chalk paint does surprisingly well outside.

If you try stamping planters, look for a waterproof ink that

will last outside.

These are some that I stamped several weeks ago,

but I just finished planting with succulents.

 

I am still creating fairy gardens as the ones in my booth sell.

 

I think if I was a fairy I would live under a forget-me-not plant.

Don't these tiny blooms look like a fairy wonderland?

A few more of the plants I've sold recently.

The photo does not do them justice.

Enchanted Fairy Garden Workshop

Barb at the Rusty Chandelier is always trying to get people to do a workshop on something.  I could never really think of anything that I thought was a good subject matter for me, until she suggested I do one on Fairy Gardens. 

They are SOO much fun to make.

I had actually been collecting old roasting pans for about a year.  I had decided they make the very best fairy garden base.  They don't rust.  Great size.  Easy to cart around by the handles.

 I had already purposed in my heart to make at least ten this spring.  So why not bring all the supplies, and have the "students" be able to personalize their own?

I brought the roasting pans already filled with soil and ready to roll. Other items that I provided: pea gravel,  interesting rocks, marbles, blue glass for water, shells, a Fairy House (which can be personalized) for each garden, a variety of hardy succulents, small & hearty blooming annuals, "yard" signs, bird baths, gazing balls, fences, a flag banner, and a wide collection of miniature figures and decorations.

This was my "example" Fairy Garden.

The workshop was outside of the Rusty Chandelier last Saturday.  There was a nice break in the rain and the temperature was perfect.

End results were happy people...

 

and happy fairies.