2009 Fairy Folklore and Events

I am determined to have a load of fairy stuff to share with you between January 1st and Fairy Day which is June 24th...in fact this year I am planning a special Fairy festival for June...I can't wait to share the details with you....So even though the blog has been a bit inactive...I will be adding more content after the first!!

Fairy Thoughts

I need to get you updated on my fairy gardens and all things fairy like. I found the cutest stone houses at the flea markey. Well actually a house and a barn...they are actually pretty good sized...I'll get some pictures up of them soon. I put them in the garden but all the rain sort of washed out the roof color so I am in the process of restaining them and then spraying them with a sealant to hopefully keep them a bit better. The price was awesome but I love them so much I'd like them to last several seasons.

This summer weather has created havoc for the fairy beds...the ones in front are doing well as they are shaded quite a bit but the back rock bed is dry and my plantings are just not holding up. When the weather cools I may plant some mums in the bed to get the fairy garden ready for our Boo Bash party. First it rained all of June and then July got things going ending with sorching weather which has traveled into August with us.

In other fairy news....I am making up the fairy tea bags as gifts this year and I am also on the look out for some fairy charms and those little pottery bottles to make the fairy dust. I am thinking about making a fairy basket for my little neice. I have so many ideas i just need to get to pulling them together.

I'll try to pop in more often. I am in the process of collecting some fairy folklore and I'd like to share that with you also.

Christmas Fairy Tea

Here's a little poem you can make to include with a nice Christmasy tea...I am going to put a tea bag inside a gold or red tiny bag and attach this poem I wrote:

Little Fairy, twinkling bright
Gather your magic through the night
Melting the snowflakes, glistening cold
Only as much as a teacup will hold

Christmas spices, flavored just right
Warmed by the fire, what a delight
Fairy tea in your cup,
Warms the soul so drink it up!

PLEASE Note: This poem is copyrighted. You may use it for personal use only. Do not re-publish it anywhere else!

Cute Fairy Garden Accessories

Here's a whole kit of fairy garden stuff from HERE A little pricey for me but it sure gives you some ideas of cute little things to be looking for. Once the mud clears up here...if ever....I am off to put some moss in my beds....this weekend is booked with graduation stuff....but one evening next week will work!!!

Fairy Garden Progress

This is a photo of the square stone I mentioned that I bought at the dollar store...for ummmm...a dollar. I thought the saying was particularly cute for a fairy garden. I decided to use it in the front bed because more people will see it there.
Here is one of the fairy rings. It's a little hard to see but the center piece is the stone fountain. With a fairy to the left and the wooden walk way. Of course I still need to add the ferns and flowering moss. The picture below shows a little closer up.
Here is the second fairy ring and all it has so far is a little house I picked up at the flea market for 25 cents. I am going to plant moss in a circle around the edge of the ring. I am not sure what other tidbits I will find to decorate this fairy ring.
Both of the rings will be surrounded by day lilies and hostas once they get growing for this season. They are up but they get a lot bigger within the next month!

Working on the Fairy Gardens

Today is shaping up to be a beautiful day outside. I am working on my Fairy Garden that is in the front of the house along our walkway. I took apart an old garden barrel that was falling apart and used the two rings from the barrel to create two round fairy gardens among the day lilies and hostas. They are only partially finished but if I get a minute I'll snap some pictures to post for you. The two rings sort of highlight the fairy section and yet blend in nicely. Otherwise I was afraid the tiny stuff would get lost among the larger plants. One of the rings has the little stone water fountain, another piece of decor picked up at the dollar store, a stone fairy, a wooden walkway and two pretty flat stones...The other ring has just a little house in it right now.

I am really itching to actually plant a few flowers in the rings but here in Missouri people warn against planting before Mother's Day so I will have to wait until next weekend!! I am thinking about a couple ferns and some flowering moss. Well back to work...I just came in to put on a load of laundry...then I have a bit of a mess on the walkway to clean up!!!

Fairy News

Well I found the cutest little stone (flat and square) at the dollar store...it says "With Grateful Hearts Gather Here" isn't that the cutest little saying for a fairy garden? I actually put it in the flower bed at the front of the house...right next to out sidewalk. I had a bush (small one) die in this bed so I am sticking in a few annuals to fill the space this year. I thought I'd throw a few fairy items in for good measure. The rest of the bed looks splendid with hostas and day lilies. I also placed a little stone fountain that I picked up at the flea market for 25 cents. It's suppose to have a battery for water to flow...but Ijust thought it looked cute as a fairy fountain so its in the front bed also. There are a couple of fairly small fairy statues at Walmart that I plan to pick up and stick in this bed also...I'll try to take a few pics soon so you can see this tiny area of the bed...the weather is warmer but I'm not planting anything until AFTER Mother's Day!!!

Flea Market Fairy Finds

I found the cutest little wooden houses for a dollar each at the flea market....they are the perfect size...now I need to paint them...add some doors and maybe shutters...and moss on the roof. They are all the same so as I decorate them I will try to give each one a bit of personality. The bed is cleaned out and the stump in placed....so planting and creating is soon to follow!!!

Fairy Glitter

Collecting Fairy Things

As I said earlier half the fun of the fairy garden will be collecting things to go in it. This is a little bench and table that I actually picked up last year at the flea market....just cause it was little and cute. They are the perfect size for the fairy garden. The minature fence was at Walmart in the craft supplies. I will most likely pick up a few more sections of fence to use. I have a couple more dollar stores finds that I want to take pics of and will share them later.

Fairy Garden Site of Interest

This is from a blog at Enchanted Fairy Gardens.

It is a site well worth checking out. There are wonderful examples of Fairy Gardens and there is a store site too as well as the blog. The store is called Enchanted Gardens Check out all the minature fairy sized things they have. I love browsing the site and getting ideas for the Fairy Garden I am about to create!!

Ten Things I Love About Fairies

1. They are tiny
2. They are magical
3. They touch my inner spirit and make me smile.
4. They have unique personalities
5. They fly
6. They remind me of butterflies!!
7. They touch the imagination!
8. They are beautiful
9. They bring some enchantment into the world.
10. They are playful.

Fairy Gardens

I have been reading about creating a fairy garden and I have just the spot for it...I will post more about that later and describe the process and hopefully take some photos of it in process...may use them for a few pages in my Garden Art Journal also.

Yes It's True

I am starting yet another blog...this one is just for me and just for fun...I love Fairies...and since June 24th is Fairy Day....I just discovered this....I simply couldn't resist. So if you are interested keep watching....if not ...check out some of my other blogs...hopefully one will have something of interest to you.