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Fairy Houses

By Sherri Osborn, About.com

Suzanne Bowser
Dress up your garden or even a shelf with these fun fairy houses submitted by Brenda.

Materials Needed:

  • Flat bases, such as piece of bark from tree.
  • Large stone, sea shell, something to use as house
  • Tiny stones, gravel etc. for walk ways
  • Tiny dried flowers, bag of potpourri works great
  • Anything natural that you find outdoors
  • Wood glue
  • Spray varnish
Instructions:
Start with the flat base. Choose item for a house and glue to base. Add walkways, trees, flower beds, windows, antennas, gazing balls, swings, porches, little piles of fire wood, just let your imagation go wild.

Spray with varnish and you're done.

- See a larger photo of this craft completed by Suzanne Bowser

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