Ages 18+
Fairy Garden Part One
Skills/Topics:
-Fairy Garden
-Outdoor Decor
Supply List:
-Hot Glue Gun & Glue
-Sticks
-Moss
-Thin Jute/Hemp
-Nut/Acorn Caps
-Birch Bark
-Cardboard Tube (cardboard tube from duct tape or packing tape preferable)
-Rocks
-Scissors or Saw
-Ruler (if desired)
Alternative Supply List:
-Use other outdoor or craft materials
Overview:
Create furniture for your fairy garden, create one or create all. Each step will be a different piece of furniture. Check back next week to see how I put together my fairy garden.
Project Directions:
Step 1: Door (Easy Difficulty)
For this step you will sticks, scissors, hot glue gun, hot glue gun sticks, and moss. Cut two curved pieces for the top and bottom pieces of the door. (If you want to make it easier to make the door, you straight top and bottom pieces instead of curved pieces) Cut and glue pieces to fit between the curved pieces. Add extra glue and support sticks perpendicular to the other sticks for extra support. Add extra details such as moss. I also added a dog tag I found in my yard to the door.
Step Two: Firepit & Logs (Easy Difficulty)
For this step you will need birch bark, rocks, moss, sticks, scissors, a hot glue gun, and hot glue gun sticks. Glue layers of birch bark together, then cut it into a circle - don't worry if the circle is not perfect. Glue small rocks to the edge of the birch bark. Cut and glue small sticks and stack the sticks to make a "teepee" formation within the rocks. Add moss for detail. Cut five sticks to the length. Glue three sticks together, then two sticks on top, then one on top - this is log pile. Add moss for detail.
Step Three: Bench (Medium Difficulty)
For this step you will need sticks, moss, scissors, a hot glue gun and hot glue gun sticks. When cutting same length pieces try to use sticks that are approximately the same diameter. First cut five sticks to the same length. Then glue the sticks together - this is the seat of the bench. Add extra glue on the back if needed. For additional support add three sticks perpendicular to the five sticks on the back of the bench. Cut four sticks the same length for the legs of the bench - these sticks should be thick enough to support the weight of the bench. Glue these onto the bottom of the bench in each corner. Cut six sticks (or four sticks) to the same length. These pieces will be used to support the arm rail. You can chose to use six pieces to replicate my design which has one straight piece and two diagonalnol pieces or just use two straight pieces - glue these pieces on the top of the bench. Then cut and glue two same length sticks for arm rails. Glue a curved sticks to the top back of the arm rails or the top back of the bench. Cut and glue sticks to create the back of the bench. Each stick start at the top of the bench and end at the curved stick. These sticks can be vertical or diagonal. I added some pieces going in slightly different directions to add more interest. Glue moss to add an extra detail. I added moss to the bench seat.
Step Four: Well (Medium Difficulty)
For this step you will need sticks, scissors, jute/hemp, a nut, a cardboard tube, a hot glue gun, and hot glue gun sticks. Glue two tall sticks with a "Y" top to the outside of opposite sides of a cardboard tube. I used two pieces of a paper towel roll glued together but a cardboard tube from inside a duct tape roll would be ideal - or similar sized tape roll. Then glue sticks the height of the tube to the inside and outside of the tube. Glue a stick across the top of the "Y's." Cut a nut in half (or look for a half of a nut) and carve out the inside of a nut. Cut two pieces of jute/hemp to the stick just added and to the inside of the nut. This will serve as a "bucket." Add some moss for extra details.
Step Five: Picnic Table (Hard Difficulty)
For this step you will need sticks, moss, scissors, acorn lids, a hot glue gun and hot glue gun sticks. When cutting same length pieces try to use sticks that are approximately the same diameter. First cut twelve sticks to the same length. Then glue six sticks together - this is the top of the table. Then glue three pieces together - this is bench one. Repeat this step for the second bench. Add extra glue on the back if needed. For additional support add three sticks perpendicular to the six sticks on the back of the table and benches. Cut two sticks to the same length. These sticks are used to connect the two benches together. When deciding how long to make these sticks lay out the table and benches. You can lay it out with the benches pressed up against the side of the table or the table slightly overlapping the benches. Glue the sticks to the bottom of each bench perpendicular to the three long sticks that make up the bench. Now for the hardest step! Cut four pieces the same length and use these pieces to create an "X." The top (when the table is sitting right side up) of the "X" will be glued to the bottom of the table on each short side of the table. I added two small sticks between the table and "x" sticks for support. The bottom of the "X" sticks (when sitting right side up) will sit on the floor/ground. Glue the sticks connecting the benches to the "X." Try to make sure the benches are parallel to the floor/ground. Add supports/ extra sticks to make sure the picnic table sits parallel to the floor/ground. Refer to pictures as needed. Add acorn tops to the top of the table as well as moss to add extra details.
