I made a fairy garden!

Yes, I finally got it finished – we now have a fairy garden in the front and it lights up at night.

You may remember a while ago I mentioned I’d started making some furniture for my fairy garden and I was having problems with the pond and the neighbour’s cat? Well the cat broke the furniture but I found replacements and have finally put it all together.

Allow me to show you the progress in pictorial form:

What do you think? Personally, I’m very happy with it and although I did it myself I think something like this would be a great project for families with younger kids – our son likes it a lot but he wasn’t going to be seen actually making it! And although you maybe can’t see it in the picture, I’ve planted a little ivy in the fairy house so it can grow and wind around the place.

It took a little while to finish because I had to varnish everything with a few coats to make sure it would survive all the rain we get here. I’ll confess I do keep the netting over it at the moment to prevent the cat from getting to it. I’ve sprinkled more flower seeds too as she had scattered them all over the place. It might be a bit late for this year but hopefully the flower display next year should be very colourful!

So one project finally finished – now onto the next one!!

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14 responses to “I made a fairy garden!”

  1. How lovely and cute!

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    1. Thank you, I’m glad you liked it!

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    1. Thank you. I must admit when I made it I wondered if it was something your Matilda would do?!

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    1. Thank you. You know what? With this country tearing itself apart, I like having my own little happy place to go to, it makes me feel calmer!

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      1. That’s me, I’m happy in my own little oasis! If I never had to leave home again I’d be okay with it now lol.

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  2. I love it! My grandson and I made a fairy garden this summer too. We made it in a raised wooden planter on the screen porch and it turned out really well — which kind of surprised me, given that it was our first attempt. Beginner’s luck?

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    1. Don’t underestimate your creative talents!

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    2. Oh and I’m glad you liked mine too!

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      1. Yours is super cute! I think the little clothesline is my favorite part. ♥️

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        1. I had made chairs from sticks but they got broken by a cat (not mine!)

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          1. Cats can be very destructive. They think we build these things for their amusement. My grandcat, Oscar, wouldn’t leave our fairy garden alone — he ate one of the plants and dug up some of the others just for fun — until my husband got the bright idea of putting a roof on it. He bought a piece of clear plexiglass at the hardware store that was just the right size to make a nice curved roof that lets the air circulate but keeps cats out. 🙂

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