Yes, fairies are real! I always believed in them since as long as I can remember. And then I got my dream part in the school play when I was 7 and got to play Tinkerbell. Admittedly it was because I had a small voice and it was a non-speaking part. But who cares, I was a fairy 😀 Nowaways, I still get that magical feeling when I sit in my parents’ garden, with all the flowers and butterflies, the garden ornaments and the solar lights everywhere – it really comes to life at night. It’s the perfect place to make a fairy garden.
I was contacted last month by Ocean Finance who asked me to take part in the Fairy Homes Challenge. I was like, that is such a cool idea – a fairy garden! They gave me £40 to buy my supplies and get creative. Now to get maximum out of the budget, I decided to use what my parents already had in their garden, seriously they have soooo many pots and plants and pebbles, they wouldn’t notice if I took anything, right?! That meant I could spend the £40 on just fairy furniture. Here’s what I got:
£10 went on 2 giant mushrooms made out of tree trunks and sticks, which I bought from a stall at the Slough Canal Festival. £30 went on all the cute furniture – a bench, a lamppost, a bridge, 2 planters and a metal fence. They were seriously SO CUTE! I got them from Fairy Gardens UK.
I found the perfect pot in my parents’ garden – a large terracotta one with an avocado plant in it – perfect to create some shade for the fairies!
The first thing I did was clear up the dead leaves and tidy it up a bit, so it looked like this. I have no idea whether those plants around the edges were weeds or not, but they looked really fairy-like with their little leaves.
Next I placed my furniture where they would roughly go, so I could work out where I needed to place extra plants and pebbles.
With this in mind I decided to place white pebbles and wooden bark under the bridge and bench. I rummaged around in the garden for a bushy plant that I could put behind the fence, so it would look like a forest. In the two planters, I needed some sort of tiny plant. Then my mum had a brainwave, and snipped of the edge of two branches from an old artificial Christmas tree. I put some soil in the pots to hold them in.
I wanted it to look like there was a river under the bridge, so I painted some of the pebbles blue.
Here’s my favourite piece of fairy furniture – the lamppost! I just love it, gives it an real olde England style.
I found two real mushrooms growing in a pot behind my dad’s shed, so I transplanted them in behind the bench. And the last thing to add in were the giant mushrooms, which Tyler helped me put in.
Here is how it looks from above, so you can see where I placed everything.
And just so you get to see how my mum has already made this a fairy-friendly area, here’s the whole area.
And there you have it, how I made a fairy garden. I tell you what, this was the most therapeutic morning I had ever had! I really recommend making one, especially if you’ve had a stressful week, it will calm you down.
Tyler and I couldn’t stop looking at the little garden afterwards, it’s so so cute! Now let’s hope the fairies come visit it 🙂
Sabrina x
The Fairy Homes Challenge forms part of the “Dream Homes” series, brought to you by the homeowner loans team at Ocean Finance.
How lovely! A nice way to spark the imagination. We are thinking of having a dinosaur garden on similar lines.
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Oh yes, it was good to get creative! That sounds really cool to make a dinosaur garden, I like that idea! xx
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This is beautiful, particularly love the river and bridge 🙂 #WhatevertheWeather
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Thank you. I knew I had to get the bridge, as I love bridges in real life too! xx
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This is so sweet, if I was a fairy I’d be totally honoured to have a space as lovely as this. I especially like the little touch of the river X
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Haha, I’m glad to have your honour Miss Fairy 😀 xx
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this is great. my little would love this
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Oh yes, my boy loves it 🙂
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This is beautiful and I love it. I think you have just given me a massive idea to make one myself he he. My little man would love this, i am going to show him your pictures to see if he wants to make one. I know he will though. such a fab fab idea. x
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This is brilliant I had no idea you could actually buy fair garden bits and theres a website, will definitely be looking into this. After our trip to Bluestones where we met the fairies and hobbits Monkey would love it. 🙂 xx
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This is so cute, I love the idea of these when my little ones are a little older I am so making them a one xx
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It looks so adorable, love all the little furniture too. What a great way to de-stress. #whatevertheweather
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Love love love. I was at a little craft event earlier in the year and there was a lady selling the most gorgeous fairy gardens. I so almost bought one but didn’t have any cash on me! Of course, I could just make my own! This is such a gorgeous creation – well done! #HomeEtc
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Thank you! Oh yes, make your own, it is way more fun! Those craft events are great for getting ideas 🙂 xx
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This is fabulous, I love fairies and things. I would love to make a little fairy garden for the kids in our garden. You got some great little bits for the money you spent too!
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Thank you! Glad you like fairies too! You should have a go, it was so fun to make! xx
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This is adorable, I love it! I recently did a DIY fairy door you might be interested in? I know I want to make this garden now to go with my door xx
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Thank you 🙂 Oooh I’ll have to check out your fairy door, sounds intriguing! xx
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I am in love with your fairy garden it looks so magical and the blue stones are a nice touch. The fairy even has a bench and mushroom how cool is that?
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Ahh thank you 🙂 Exactly, her own bench and mushrooms, what more could she need, hee hee! xx
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I love your fairy furniture – so adorable! #HomeEtc
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Thank you, they are so cool, really really tiny! xx
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Aww, so cute! I loved making fairy gardens as a child, lots of fun! I think I’m going to make one with the boys next year, they’ll love it. The little lamp reminds me of the lamp in Narnia, perfect for winter!
Thanks so much for linking up to #Whatevertheweather 🙂 x
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Thank you! Oh wow, did you make them as a child?! I can’t remember if I did, but I can say it was sooo much fun making it! Oh yes the lamp, very Narnia! xx
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Love it you’ve given me some lovely ideas for our next garden. I love the imagine it brings out in the kids x
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Oh I’m so glad it’s inspired you, it really adds something to the garden! xx
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Ahhh this is so cute!!! I would love to have something like this in my garden, I just love anything to do with fairies! You`ve done such a good job! x
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Ooh you should make one, you’ll love it! Fairies are just so cool! xx
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Oh, I love this so much! Such a lovely idea. My daughter would adore it. You’ve done a great job of it too 🙂
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Thank you, you should make one too, it was so fun to make, and your daughter can help too! xx
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Aaah Sabrina!!! I LOVE it. All jokes about fairy gardens aside — I absolutely love it 🙂 I remember making a garden on a plate for our village show, when I was a child. I would have absolutely LOVED this little garden. PS — I *still* believe in fairies 😉 Thanks so much for linking up with Jess and me for #HomeEtc, we really appreciate it 🙂 xx
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Haha, thank you, now do you see?! A literal garden for fairies haha! Ooh that must have been tricky making it on a plate? Glad you’re a fellow fairy-believer too 😀 xx
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This is very cute! I can imagine that my tow younger children would go crazy for making a fairy garden … Maybe a nice little project for next spring. Thank you for the idea.
Anna x
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Thank you! Oh yes, your children would love it! You can do it now, it’s a perfect Autumn activity, you can stick conkers and moss in it too. Go on! xx
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Hubby thinks this is a great idea after our fairy experience at Bluestones 🙂 yey. Popping over from #whatevertheweather this time x
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Yay, glad hubby approves haha! xx
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This is so, so beautiful. What a lovely idea to brighten up the garden. It’s so cute. I love that you painted the pebbles blue too and used what was around you. I can see why this would be a calming activity. Thank you so, so much for linking this to #whatevertheweather. xx
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Thank you! It’s so cute, I love looking at it! xx
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Love this idea and how sweet! Want to do this myself now 🙂 Thanks so much for linking up with us! Jess xx
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Ooh have a go, it’s so cute to look at! xx
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