I just love these Gypsy Garden Miniatures by Genevieve Gail. They are super colorful and adorable and feature all-weather paint and a unique distressed finish. You can mix and match them however you like. My favorite is the little camper, too cute.
Mia and I are just starting to plan our fairy garden now. We will get little plants to add. It will keep us busy through autumn and we will add Halloween min1atures in October!
I found this article on Wikihow that has some great tips:
How to Create a Fairy Garden
Nothing is quite so magical as the thought that fairies may be making their home in your garden. By planting flowers and adding fairy homes to your garden, you are sure to create a garden that is a place of wonder. Follow these steps to create your own, beautiful fairy garden.
Creating Your Fairy Garden
Create a Fairy Garden Step 1
Pick a location. If you already have a garden, decide whether or not you would like your whole garden to be a fairy garden. Perhaps you would just like to keep a portion of your garden as a regular garden (to give the fairies some privacy perhaps.) Creating a divider with stepping stones, river rocks, or small fencing can do the trick when making a border for your fairy garden.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 2
Plant flowers in your garden. Try to layer your plants by planting ground-cover plants, medium-height flowers, and taller flowers. Planting flowers of different heights will give your garden a lovely, layered look. Be sure to select plants that grow well in the environment you live in. For example, if you live in a desert, it’s best to avoid trying to grow jungle plants. Ask an employee at your local home improvement store for the best flowers to plant in your particular area.[1] Plant ground cover plants like moss. Moss and other plants like it are soft to the touch (perfect for resting fairies) and will cover up any patches of dirt left in between flowers. Plant brightly-colored flowers. Fairies (and people) are incredibly drawn to flowers that are bright and cheerful. Try roses, sunflowers, snapdragon, daisies, pansies, and foxgloves. If the flowers smell really nice, that’s an added bonus.
Add a trellis for your flowers. Trellises are pieces of interlaced, painted wood. Flowers will climb up trellises and create what appear to be walls of plants. You can purchase flat trellises, entryway trellises, and archway trellises.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 3 Attract birds to your garden.
Fairies love birds. The best way to get birds interested in your garden is by hanging feeders. You can either hang feeders from trees in your garden, or get a feeder that hangs from its own pole.
Be aware that different types of birds have different feeders and food that they need. For instance, attract hummingbirds with red feeders filled with sugar water. Provide nesting boxes for birds. You can build your own birdhouse or buy one at a store.
Add a bird bath to your fairy garden. The birds and fairies will both appreciate the extra source of water.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 4 Attract animals to your garden.
Fairies love animals, but keep in mind that those furry woodland creatures might also enjoy dining on the flowers you just planted. To avoid this, add food for the animals (to distract them from the flowers.) The easiest things to plant in your garden that will attract animals are berries. Plant berry bushes--the animals, fairies, and your family will all enjoy the berries that come from the plants.[3] To attract butterflies to your garden plant flowers like Aster, Daylily, Lavender, Hollyhock, Goldenrods, and Zinnias.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 5 Add fairy homes.
Fairies, like any other creature, want a place to feel safe and rest their weary heads. You can either purchase a fairy home at a garden store or build your own. Build a fairy house out of natural materials. Gather four sturdy sticks and stick them in the soil so that they will not tip over. Lean or wrap bark on the sides to create the walls. Place two stones at the front of the house, leaving a space between the two so that a door is created. Use large leaves as the roof of the house or place another piece of bark on top. These are all merely suggestions--feel free to get creative with your fairy houses; they can be very fun to build!
Create a Fairy Garden Step 6 Add windchimes.
Fairies need music--windchimes are the perfect way to provide a beautiful sound to your garden without disturbing the neighbors. Hang windchimes off of branches or on metal poles you place in your garden. You can also make your own windchimes.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 7 Add water.
As stated above, a bird bath is a great way to add a little water to your garden. You can also have a fountain installed, or build your own small ponds. All of these watery additions will attract birds, animals, and fairies to your backyard.
Create a Fairy Garden Step 8 Leave out sweets.
Fairies love sweets such as candy. Designate a small pot or bowl for leaving candy in. Make sure to unwrap the candy so that no animals who may want to eat the candy will have to deal with the plastic wrap. Place the bowl in a shady part of your garden.
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