Comishblaums: A Fairy Garden Gift

A gift for friends

July 25, 2013

I have made a "Spectator's Dream Garden". It all started with a purple ceramic pot! This is a gift for two very special people. I would like to share a little with all of you before I gift it. The couple I'm making this for are big sports fans and their team colors are "purple and white".

First:
I made a very small house. The form was originally a birdhouse purchased at Hobby Lobby. I cut the hole into a doorway. I thought this was going to be an okay house, but if I had to repeat what I had done I would have glued the door to the entrance instead of hinging it. I didn't know exactly what I was going to do at first so I focused on the front of the house. I thought it needed a chimney so I used a wine cork and decided it would work. I covered the wine cork with small rocks before attaching it to the roof of the house. The house is very small and the roof is the most prevalent part.

Once I decided to cover the chimney with rocks I glued the final chimney to the unfinished roof. I wanted to build around the chimney. I took broken pieces of bark and randomly glued them to the roof. Not making any specific type pattern. Once I thought I had a sufficient amount of bark on the roof I began to glue dried moss in the open cracks. This made for a "hobbit house" look.

I glued small rocks on both sides and the back. This completed the house.

finished little fairy house

Second:

I built a bed. I like making beds with twigs so I decided to take a different twist on things. I started with a matchbox that opens and closes.

I then built around this piece.

The little drawer opens and closes

I made a headboard and compared the bed to a dime.

Third:

Moving on I built two chairs. These were very small so therefore I've selected to not be too picky! I made tiny chair cushions to put on the chairs so the fairies can relax on that hard furniture.

Two small chairs with cushions and a matching pennant

I didn't stop with the chairs! I made a little banner displaying their team colors too. Since this garden was much smaller than the first one I made I decided to get started laying out my plan before building anymore furniture.

Starting the layout

At this point I was debating on the pennant. I thought it was too large for the scene. I removed the pennant and added the chairs (ran outside and quick made a table with a flat river rock supported by a wine cork) went back inside to place those items and think!!!!!!!