Fairy House

17 years ago

I have been having internet connection problems for the last couple weeks so its been hard to get to post pictures but I finally managed to get some uploaded to photo bucket of my fairy house. I was inspired by Jeannespines gift from the Summer Junk Exchange(-: She gave me the barn flowers(-: Anyhow from there I created this...(-:

The barn flowers covered the holes on the original birdhouse and are the "windows"

I had all the things to make the house including the huge fungus that is on the front of the house. My daughter gave me the piece of deer antler and other fungus for the roof. The shingles are pieces of pinecone. My husband collected the moss for me.

The number 8 is off a telephone pole we rescued years ago.

The door is a piece of driftwood I cut and I used pepsi can pop tops for hinges. The door handle is an old screw.

I made the little porch light out of a acorn top and a piece of safety glass I broke to fit.

The umbrella is a lotus seed pod. The table I cut from driftwood and the chairs are pieces of deer antler and almond shells.

I used slate on the house and grouted it to make it look like a real rock siding. The patio is also pieces of slate I broke and grouted. The front steps were made from windchime knockers that were left after the windchimes broke.

I used snail shells from the deceased snails in the yard. I used them as planting pots and put moss in them and glued them to the patio.

Today I had my husband help me and we drilled holes in the back to put in two additional "windows" and one other hole on the bottom. I plan to add a light to it so it will light up at night(-: I think that is all.

Oh and I used GE Silicone Glue to glue the whole thing together.(-:

Here is a link that might be useful: fairy house on photo bucket

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Comments (11)

jeannespines
17 years ago
OMgosh, Cindee, your fairy house is awesome! Wow, what alot of work! You've come up with some very original ideas..love the "lotus seed pod" for the umbrella!(and happy you found a use for the barnwood bloom!) Where are you putting this wonderful GJ (art) project? TFS pics & hope your computer woes are over! Jeanne S.
sunnyca_gw
17 years ago
Wonderful work of art!! Lot of thought went into all the details on this 1! The slate looks like stone house, the door is hinged to 2nd piece of driftwood,great job!! Jeanne's flower's look great on the front. Snails make cute planters!! Jan
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luna_llena_feliz
17 years ago
That is really adorable. Lots of cute ideas there. I really have to get crackin' on mine since I have so many great materials to use now. Thanks for the inspiration!
daisyme
17 years ago
Oh, Cindee! This fairy house is adorable. You are quite the artist! Thank you so much for sharing how you did it. I looked at that fairy door and wondered what you'd used. Your house is so wonderful and whimsical!
User
17 years ago
Love it! Love it! Love it!
nonacook
17 years ago
An absolutely wonderful house!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am so glad you told us all the details.
Since I can no longer print text from In. Ex.
at this site(don't know why) I will have to
sign on at Mozilla to print the instructions.
At least I could put
it on my Clippings, until I get that done!
texasfern
17 years ago
Wow! Just makes you want to move in!
excessfroufrou
17 years ago
Just precious and so, so creative. It's just looks cozy and earthy. I have not done any fairy houses, but this sure makes me want to start, I have a little stash going for when I'm ready.
Syble
luvs2click
17 years ago
It's awesome, cindee! Very creative and unique!
Arlene
princess_mimi
17 years ago
Absolutely FABULOUS! The fairies will be vying to see who gets to move in!

~~Mimi
tennesseetrash
17 years ago
Natural ...... organic ....... realistic ...... as always, beautiful work, Cindee!!!

Also inspirational ..... Big thumbs up! ~tenderlee