Fairy Houses...

To help get you started on the activity and challenge part of this month's theme, I've looked up a few fairy houses!

Some are quite simple....like this one from Family Fun magazine...



and others are more elaborate



There is a TON of information on creating fairy houses on the web, Here is just one tutorial... you shouldn't have any difficulty finding things to spark your creativity! (Many are made by altering inexpensive birdhouses from craft stores...here is a link to a place that sells completed ones...for inspiration only of course!

After creating your fairy house, furnish it will a few little lovelies. Use an old place mat as the floor. Add a toadstool to perch on, and a flower for a bed.
Maybe a firefly to light the way.

Then, find a lovely place in the garden for it. Or on your patio, balcony, wherever!
Fairies fly, ya know! Ours will most likely be placed in a large planter so Mojo doesn't accidentally 'sprinkle' on it while watering the yard...ahem...

As an alternative you could make a sweet little felt fairy house like this one....here is the tutorial.

I'll post more with tutorials later...this should get you going though!

All the way from Australia!

YAY! I got my package yesterday from Natalie in Australia! Here's a quick pic...I blog about it in further detail in this post on my blog. I wanted to keep this post short and sweet since we're on to next months theme now. YAY for FAIRIES!

THANK YOU NATALIE! I love it all!

Fairy Tutorials and ideas....

I've had such fun finding tutorials for fairies!

I didn't know there were so many kinds! We have flower fairies, snowflake fairies, forest fairies, mushroom fairies...the list goes on and on.

I didn't link them all...just too many. But here is a little taste of what you can find simply by using google!

here is one link... and another....

Fairy Stuff has cuties for inspiration, including a tutorial, just scroll down...and down some more!

here is a link to a lovely snowflake fairy tutorial

here is a link to a sweet needle felted fairy (just a picture though...)

here is a link to a sweet little felt fairy tutorial

and ANOTHER felt fairy link...

and a flower fairy...

look at these cuties...here is the link
they are a bit large but it will give you a good idea....

this link shows several types of fairies, no tutorial but several lovely photos! (Since it is not a tutorial, I didn't want to post the photos....but be sure to check it out and scroll DOWN!)

Here is a sweet flower fairy tutorial! Sorry no photo...I couldn't get it to copy!

Please remember to make these as lovely as you can and keep them delicate in nature...

Come back tomorrow as I have some Fairy House links ready for you!

Tickled Pink!

My January YOE from Ramie has arrived! YAY!  Here is the parcel... I sooooo patiently took a photo - when really all I wanted to do was RIP it open!

  

And there inside was this:

 

Then this:

 

Ooh...so many beautiful packages to open!  Where to start - so exciting!

Ta da...!

 

Look, look, look - can you see what I got! :) 

How divine are the 3 acorn ornaments - all a bit special!

Some yummy teas - can't wait to try

Notecards - gorgeous!

And wait for it - 2 nappy covers for my darling 10mth old boy!

Here is a close up of the ornaments:

Ramie!!!  Thank you so much!  You totally made my day, heck month!  Love it all - you are so clever and so incredibly thoughtful. xxx

Had to share this with you all too:

 Sporting one of his brand new nappy covers!

 

 

February's theme!

A rustle in the wind reminds us a fairy is near...

February's ornament theme: FAIRY!

Challenge: use glitter! You know you GOTTA have glitter on a fairy!

Activity: create your own FAIRY HOUSE!

There are SO many fairy's out there....I have a post scheduled tomorrow with some links so be sure to check it out!

February's challenge is to use glitter on your fairy ornament. (how could you NOT?)

February's activity is to create your own fairy house.
I encourage you to use this as an opportunity to take a walk with someone special.
Go walking through the woods or on a walking trail in your neighborhood, even a local park. While walking, collect natural items to use in your creation.

Some fairy houses use only natural items while others just a few....use your imagination!
Think of feathers, rocks, pebbles, twigs, leaves, acorns, pine cones, seed pods.....




As always, I encourage you to post about your creations so we can all see it!




"Soft moss a downy pillow makes, and green leaves spread a tent,
Where Faerie fold may rest and sleep until their night is spent.
The bluebird sings a lullaby, the firefly gives a light,
The twinkling stars are candles bright, Sleep, Faeries all, Good Night."

~Elizabeth T. Dillingham, "A Faery Song"

OH, I FEEL SOOOO SPOILT!!!!

My package arrived today from Jenny................I love it:-> Jenny, thank you for spoiling me!!!

Each item came wrapped............and this is the part that I think was just so clever.....Jenny used a sewing pattern to wrap each item - I think that was brilliant.

As you can see from the picture above, I got a lovely shiny pinecone with some acorn friends attached to it - the paint is a really shiny silver, it's going to look so pretty with Christmas lights reflecting off it.

I also got some notepaper with acorns all over it, some shower gel, some of the cutest little acorn earrings (do you think we can just go back to Fall for a little while?), and a pinecone necklace - so delicate.

Then I also got THE cutest salt and pepper shaker set...

Is that not the cutest thing you've ever seen?

Thanks again so much Jenny - you were a great partner:->

January's Calendar Shot

Here is the January picture from the calendar doorprize I won. Isn't he just the cutest little bird!?