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Mini Fairy Garden

10/27/2014

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I can't believe how beautiful this little fairy garden all came together. I am a person who buys things on sale and my husband says, "What in the world are you going to do with that?" I can clearly say almost every time, "I don't know, but it will come to me!"
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So it started . . . .
First came the cement drawer, which I bought over a year ago off the sale rack at Hobby Lobby. Then came the baby fairy, which was suppose to be for my granddaughter. The baby was bigger than the fairies in my first
fairy garden! It was just to big for her fairy garden, so I kept baby fairy and bought her another fairy. That is just what Grami's do! The drawer, the baby fairy, the hedgehog, a left over little house from a long-ago swag, moss and a variegated mini Ficus and I was ready to make a mini fairy garden. (Of note -  I bought the baby fairy and hedgehog from My Fairy Gardens.)

3/13/2020 In addition I have since found a great site for additional information on starting your own fairy garden:
https://happydiyhome.com/how-to-create-a-fairy-garden/
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Instructions: This little cement drawer is 6" x 6". I painted it an off white and painted the handle a variety of browns and gold. I then put potting soil in the drawer. In a small fairy garden, it is a good idea to decide what  you want as your focal point.
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This baby fairy is so amazing, I wanted it to be what you saw first.
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I then planted the miniature Ficus, which I found at a greenhouse/nursery in Topeka, KS. Most greenhouses are now caring miniature plants, you can also order them from different sites on the web, (Glasshouse Works) this is one I have looked at but never ordered any plants from as yet. The Carolina Wren's bird nest I found in our Japanese Maple Tree, it was perfect in the fairy garden.
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This little hedgehog was in the Fairy Garden until I found the bird's nest, then he moved to outside the Fairy Garden.
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My Mini Fairy Garden now sits in my living room on an elephant coffee table.
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joyce hardin
10/27/2014 10:12:47 am

Love the fairy garden, we made one this summer but it was in a metal pan the plants went crazy in it , we had to trim them.

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Jonni
10/27/2014 10:24:47 am

Thanks for the nice comment Joyce. I have made three fairy gardens at this point. So much fun!

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Jann Olson
11/4/2014 01:50:05 pm

Your little fairy garden is so sweet! Thanks for sharing it with SYC.
hugs,
Jann

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Jonni
11/5/2014 02:26:41 am

Thank you Jann.

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