Beach Fairy Garden

Hi everyone.  If you're a follower of my blog, then you know that my favourite Season is Summer, that it's just never too hot for me and that I absolutely love, love the beach and could happily have made a career as a Beach Bum 😁 

When I'm not at the beach, I'm normally thinking about it, planning our next trip to it, or just wishing that I was there.  So, this is what I was busy with today ... my very own Beach Fairy Garden!

My husband filled the pot about 3/4 full with some sort of foam spray that solidified. This filled up the pot very nicely and keeps it light.  Then I layered about 2" of sand sloping it down towards the "sea".  I used aqua crushed glass for the ocean.  The beach house was purchased at Hobby Lobby and it was all built from there.  All the palm trees, grasses, ferns, and chair set were purchased from Amazon - most under the "cake toppers" section.  The mermaid, turtles and driftwood were also purchased from Amazon but under the "doll house" section.  The small section of fence, sea shells and lights are from my stash.

It took me a while to get everything just the way I had envisioned it, but I must admit that I enjoyed every minute of it, and I'm quite please with the way it came out.  Now, every time I walk by it, I mentally count the sleeps till I'm at the beach again, and God willing, this year it will be without Covid or any of it's cousins!

I hope you enjoyed your visit today.

Crafty hugs,

Mother's Day

Oh boy, you're probably thinking that I'm very late sharing my Mother's Day card and you'd be right.  But life hasn't been that easy lately and has taken over most of my crafting time.  I'd still like to share with you the card I made for my mom and my Mother's Day gift from hubby and daughter.

So first onto the card I made for my mom, who is currently visiting us and made Mother's Day  even more special :-)

When I got this Stitch & Do kit (No. 61) and saw this momma swan with her babies (cygnets), it reminded me of my mom.  We are only two children, my brother and I, but my mom always kept us under her wings - safe, loved and pampered. So you see, this image was perfect for the front of my card.  I cut an additional little guy and placed him on the inside of the card. The greeting stamp is from the Cardz TV stamp set called Happy Days.

Now let me tell you about the gift I got from my hubby and my daughter.

I've wanted a fairy garden, for quite a while, to put on my patio. I think they are super cute and fun and a nice addition to the garden. My daughter recently made one to put by her front door and that got me going to make one for myself.  The timing couldn't have been more perfect. On Mother's Day, hubby surprised me with most of the goodies needed to make a fairy garden and my daughter supplied the rest :-)

So here is my little piece of garden whimsy ...

  

I had such fun putting it all together, and I'm so happy with the way it came out, that I'm already looking forward to my next project - a miniature mermaid lagoon :-) I have the perfect place for it, but it will be indoors.

Well, crafting friends, I hope you enjoyed my Mother's Day post even if it was late.

I have a few more cards to share with you, so look out for more posts to come within the next few days. 

Wishing you all a wonderful weekend.

Hugs,