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Sunday, August 2, 2020

Fairy Garden

To continue trying my hand at different techniques and types of projects, I started creating pieces for a fairy garden.  I discovered that my neighbor's daughter has her own fairy garden, as well as a birthday in August. The first item I created was a fairy house, whose skeleton is a terracotta vase. I had a variety of pebbles and glass to give the appearance of  a stone dwelling, using jewelry glue for each stone. I cut, drew and colored the double doors, adding a set of steps made out of popsicle sticks.
A slide frame made the perfect window, from which my candle drawing is seen.
I created the roof by folding a piece of cardstock and attaching cloth leaves to it, and finished off the dwelling with varnish so that it can weather the weather...


Since I still have time before the little girl's birthday. I've added a couple pieces of furniture to go with the house. I created the chair with sticks fallen from my backyard maple tree and hot glue. The tiny table is built from a cardboard tube,cardstock and faux leaves. The vase is from a water bottle straw cover with tiny artificial flowers. I found the mailbox in a clearance bin at Michael's.

Challenges I am Entering:
We Love 2 Create - Anything Mixed Media Goes
Bleeding Art - Anything MM,Collage,Assemblage,Altered Art Goes
Mixed Media Academy - Mood Board
(I took my inspiration from the brick background with a couple pictured colors mixed in)
The Fairy & the Unicorn - Mixed Media Anything Goes
All Fun - Color Inspiration




11 comments:

Arwen said...

Original creation with a lot of work and details. Bravo for the final result.
Thanks for sharing with us at All Fun Challenges.

Susie Jefferson said...

Well, it couldn't get more mixed media than this! You've done a fabulous job. Thank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create With Polkadoodles! Susie (DT) 1stFloorFlat xoxo

Jane Austin said...

Hi, this is so original & fun, I’m sure the little girl will love it. It’s very pretty & I love all the different elements you have used. Thank you for taking part in the Bleeding Art challenges this month & good luck.
Jane DT member

Priyanka Srivastava said...

It is such a beautiful one! Awesome! Thanks for playing along in our challenge! All the best!

Cheers,
Priyanka Srivastava
DT (Mixed Media Academy)

Gale said...

Lovely creation! Thank you for sharing with us over here at The Fairy and the Unicorn Challenge and best of luck with your entry. Love to see you join in each month. Thank you.
Gale DT for
https://thefairyandtheunicornchallenge.blogspot.com/

Jane Savage said...

What a gorgeous, magical make!
Thank you for joining us this month at We Love 2 Create With Polkadoodles! Jane (DT) Paper, Pencils & Pretty Things xxx

Priya Satish said...

Beautiful project. Thank you for joining us at the Mixed Media Academy Challenge - Priya Satish DT

Unknown said...

Lovely garden. Love the steps with popstick. Thanks for playing with has. (Dishita- Admin team MMA)

Savyakala by Asha said...

beautiful project. loved the way you upcycled it. Asha(admin team MMA)

Shalhev Gan said...

Beautiful project. Thank you for joining us at the Mixed Media Academy Challenge
DT Shalhev Gan

Anonymous said...

Wow! Such an interesting project! Thank you for participating in the Mixed Media Academy challenge!