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GM all!!! ok need some craft help, i want to make a fairy garden for my front yard, pintrest has some cute ideas but SOOOOOOO MUCH DETAIL, i am a simple person and just want easy simple ideas, any help would be greatly appreciated!! thank you!!!!!!!!
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Wow, they are cute!
The only thing that comes to mind for me to make it easier is to use a pre-made dollhouse and paint it. OR...sometimes birdhouses are really whimsical & cute; if you found one you loved, you could make a regular door for it and go with that. Good luck, and let us know what you end up doing.
The only thing that comes to mind for me to make it easier is to use a pre-made dollhouse and paint it. OR...sometimes birdhouses are really whimsical & cute; if you found one you loved, you could make a regular door for it and go with that. Good luck, and let us know what you end up doing.
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I will have to check the craft store tomorrow thanks for the ideas
We actually have stores in our area that have Fairy Garden sections - it's crazy. But the craft store is where I have found most of the stuff I have used. I also make stuff myself - for example I made a chair out of a pretty bottle cap I found and thick wire. It was really cute. Just think as if you were that tiny and look around at things that you could use for a different use. A little imagination goes a long way!
We actually have stores in our area that have Fairy Garden sections - it's crazy. But the craft store is where I have found most of the stuff I have used. I also make stuff myself - for example I made a chair out of a pretty bottle cap I found and thick wire. It was really cute. Just think as if you were that tiny and look around at things that you could use for a different use. A little imagination goes a long way!
Good luck!
oh cool, thank you
do you think you can share pics of your fairy garden? i would love to see. TIA
oh cool, thank you
do you think you can share pics of your fairy garden? i would love to see. TIA
I'll have to check if I took any - I made the garden in a large potted plant and gave it to someone as a gift. Either that or I can snap a picture next time I go over to their house. No problem!
You should watch all of the Tinkerbell movies - if you haven't already! You can get all sorts of ideas for Fairy furnishings from those!
lol i know, I have watched them all, I am a big tink fan, that's why I want to do this so bad, i should glimpse through the movies again, lol
thank you!
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Those are REALLY cute. Hmmm, do I have time for one more craft project???
I have a friend that paints and embellishes the wooden birdhouses from Michaels and other stores and sells them as birdhouses. There are many different styles to choose from. She uses the floral "marbles" and sets them in a light concrete on the sides like stones, molds thin copper around the roofs or paints geometric designs, stripes etc. You could always make a stencil (using a Cricut) or buy one too. If you have a Big Shot Die cutter or similar, you can usually emboss thin metal and create your own copper shapes for fairy "yard art".
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Those are REALLY cute. Hmmm, do I have time for one more craft project???
I have a friend that paints and embellishes the wooden birdhouses from Michaels and other stores and sells them as birdhouses. There are many different styles to choose from. She uses the floral "marbles" and sets them in a light concrete on the sides like stones, molds thin copper around the roofs or paints geometric designs, stripes etc. You could always make a stencil (using a Cricut) or buy one too. If you have a Big Shot Die cutter or similar, you can usually emboss thin metal and create your own copper shapes for fairy "yard art".
cool idea thank you
btw, where did you get those monorail stickers? are they stickers? i would loveeeeeeeeeeeee one!!!
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