Once upon a time there was a magical garden.. full of real life fairies….who made real life fairy houses and believed in the power of their sparkly imaginations…
Most fairies know that the best magic is somewhere between what we see and what we believe… …
Hiding in the laundry…
Behind the flowers at the fishpond…..
But especially in the magical old hut at the bottom of the garden…
So, despite, every other grown up thinking they were a tiny bit mad.. one big person decided to make a new village slightly closer to home.. just in case any visitors happened to fly by..
After two years of .. er….mishaps.. there were plenty of mosaic pieces to pick from….
So with patient neighbours and a big hammer they began smashing and sorting…
A fairy path was picked out with different stone slabs as well as treasured shells, seaglass, marbles, stones and other magical finds.
A rare and deliciously indulgent zone was entered into, on and off for a few days, in the gaps between children and animals who needed food and attention, and the body parts could relax in a rare moment of heat from the sun.
After a little bit of internet inspiration……
Tiles were covered in broken china, and an initial plan of colours and design attached with waterproof tile adhesive..
Next the tiles were grouted with weatherproof stuff!! And then the village was patched together with areas of fake grass, coloured stones from the garden centre, to make paths and rivers, and painted in places to create pebbles, rocks and grassy banks. The paint used was acrylic and the coloured shed paint stuff used for the garden path. This all took a while to do, but by doing things properly.. getting each section into a seperate colour, texture and knowing what your plan for a design along the way gives a better finish and confuses the fairies a lot less.
There is a beach with fishermen…
These little folks, collected by a well-wisher were donated to The Beach Hut lady last Summer at St Abbs Summer Fayre!
A Circus with animals, optical illusions and a glittery tent. We are sure this becomes a den of iniquity after lights out…xx
There is a Park with trees, picnic tables and a bridge over the path..
A playpark with a pool and fountain, a glittery elf and a ladybird convoy…
A duck-pond with benches and real ducks….
A church, with a green man and fairy gravestones..
Various houses including a shell house and the woodland pixie’s house. Already there are signs of life….
There is a bus to get about in…
And a gate for well meaning non-fairie folk…
And a fairy hill..
The grown ups and small people around here are waiting for visitors -winged or not..
This is a village which will keep on growing.. Night and day xx
A few more details…
Re-painting Aldi fairies !!! , Tiny tiny tables and a bridge for beetles!
Not sure which type though…
Better get the sketches out for the next plan….
keep believing xxx