Build a Fairy House!

It's International Fairy Day today!  Why not craft a fairy house to celebrate?  It's the perfect project to keep little ones busy and the process is so fun and magical!  Here's some ideas to get you started:

Image via momfluential.  Head on over for great tips on how to put together your own fairy house kit.  Not only do these make great gifts, they are great to have on hand when you need something quick to occupy the kids!

Left to right:
1.  Via kiwi crate.
2.  Enchanted Fairy Garden Kit.
3.  Via Crafts By Amanda.
4.  Via Musings from A Stay at Home Mom.
5.  Fairy Houses...Everywhere!  By Barry & Tracy Kane.
6.  Via Fiskars.
We hope these ideas inspire you to get out there and build a fairy house this summer! Happy Fairy Day!

Create Your Own Indoor Fairy Garden.

It's hard to believe that tomorrow is the first official day of spring and right now it's snowing here in New England!  After a week of sunny bright skies, I think it's safe to say we have spring fever!

Lately I've had an obsession with fairy gardens and I've been pinning them like crazy on Pinterest.  I can't wait to create one of my own in our garden this year!  

Having A Little Lair® makes it easy for fairies to visit inside our home, but wouldn't it be fun to create a garden space for them too?  Since we won't be able to plant outdoors for the next few weeks, I thought it would be fun to create an indoor fairy garden.

Here's what we used to get started:

Craft stores have tons of affordable dollhouse accessories to choose from for decoration.  Here's a few of our favorites:  Park Bench, Fencing, Garden Tools, Birdhouse, little terra cotta pots.

I already had this great old table/planting container in my attic, but really you could use just about anything.  Just make sure it's easy to water and you have a nice bright location to place it.  Covering the planting soil with sheet moss is key to creating that little garden feel.

I love that this project can be a "work in progress" and we can add to it or make changes whenever we want to.  I already have some fun ideas that I'll share with you later this week.    

We plan on leaving a little note outside our fairy door tonight in hopes that a passing fairy may stop by for a visit.  Who knows, we may even find a sprinkling of fairy dust tomorrow morning. 

Happy New Year & DIY Fairy Slippers!

Happy New Year!

We thought it would be fun to kick off January with a focus on fairies.  Aside from the ever popular tooth fairy, garden & woodland fairies are a favorite around here.

It was love at first sight when we spotted this fairy slipper tutorial!

Although we don't have any little girls of our own, we can only imagine how fun it would be to craft these adorable little slippers together.  They are the perfect accessory to a crown of flowers and ribbon for the ultimate in fairy dress up play.

Be sure to stop by The Nature of Grace blog for the DIY instructions.  We love that her family also receives fun visits from a leprechaun!