How to Make a Fairy Garden - Easy DIY Treehouse Fairy Garden

Steps

1. 1. Stain the Wood Panel Base for the Fairy Garden

   Start with a 12 inch wood panel or shallow tray. For a darker, woodsy look, thin some brown acrylic paint with water and brush it over the whole piece, edges included.

   Tip: Paint the underside too if the garden will sit on a table you want to keep clean.

   

2. 2. Cover a Mini Terracotta Pot in Moss for the Fairy House

   Turn a mini terracotta pot upside down. This becomes a mossy stump that lifts the fairy house up.

   Tip: Work over foil or wax paper. Moss sheds everywhere.

   

3. 3. Set the Fairy Treehouse on Its Moss Pot

   Take your fairy treehouse and set it on top of the mossy pot. Check that it sits level before you glue, then attach it with a good amount of hot glue.

   Tip: Hold the house still for a minute while the glue sets so it does not lean.

   

4. 4. Build a Tiny Craft Stick Ladder for the Fairy House

   Cut the rounded ends off two craft sticks and trim each to 3 inches for the rails. Cut three 1 inch pieces from a third stick for the rungs.

   Tip: Strong kitchen scissors can cut craft sticks if you do not have miter shears.

   

5. 5. Glue the Fairy Treehouse to the Back of the Base

   Once the paint and glue are dry, it is time to assemble. Put the treehouse in a back corner of the panel, where it will be the focal point.

   Tip: Lay all the pieces out loose first to plan the layout before anything is glued.

   

6. 6. Add Faux Succulents Beside the Fairy Treehouse

   Frame the house with a small plant on each side. These mini potted faux succulents came from a craft store for under a dollar each.

   Tip: Real succulent cuttings work in a planter version, but never glue living plants.

   

7. 7. Glue the Gate and Start the Fairy Garden Path

   Glue a small fairy gate to the centre of the front edge. Now link the gate to the house with a path.

   Tip: Mix stone sizes and colours so the path looks like it grew there.

   

8. 8. Fill the Fairy Garden Path With Moss

   Make the path wider wherever it looks thin by adding more stones. Then dab tacky glue between the rocks and press small pinches of reindeer moss into the gaps.

   Tip: Tweezers help push moss into the tight spots between stones.

   

9. 9. Attach the Ladder to the Fairy Treehouse Door

   Take the painted craft stick ladder and lean it from the end of the pebble path up to the treehouse door. When the angle looks right, fix both ends with hot glue.

   Tip: Glue the bottom first, then the top, so the ladder does not slide while it sets.

   

10. 10. Add Miniatures to Finish the Fairy Garden

    Now for the fun part. Add your miniatures: a wishing well, a bird bath, a wheelbarrow, a tiny beehive and a welcome sign.

    Tip: Step back after every few pieces. Fewer, well placed minis look better than a crowd.