WATERFALL, WISHING WELL, WONDERFUL FAIRY GARDEN CRAFTS
Welcome to another Wacky Workshops project, fairy garden crafts.
As I promised in my last post I will show you how to make a dry waterfall, a wonderful wishing well and a really fun fishing game for your fairy garden lake.
The reason I chose the dry waterfall was to keep the tiny Goddesses dry. I knew if I incorporated water into their very special garden they would not be able to resist splashing it everywhere. That might be fun in summer but I don’t want to feel responsible for their winter colds.
The beauty of this waterfall is you can use the same technique to make beautiful stained glass hanging ornaments, in just a few steps.
FAIRY GARDEN CRAFTS – WATERFALL
LET’S GET STARTED
SUPPLIES
- Plastic gems – green or blue
- Foil
- Oven tray
- Very hot oven.
METHOD
- First turn your oven on to very high (200 Celsius – 400 Fahrenheit) and let it heat up.
- Line your oven tray with foil.
- Form the shape of the waterfall using a length of tin foil. You can scrunch up bits of foil to add bumps to put under this which will give your waterfall curves.
- Make a well in the length of foil to hold your plastic gems.
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- Place in the hot oven for 20 minutes or until the plastic has melted. Check on it every five minutes or so.
- It’s a good idea to have the windows open – the plastic gets smelly as it melts.
- When the plastic has melted take it out of the oven. Be very careful the plastic gets REALLY HOT.
- Allow to cool before removing and adding to your fairy garden. You could add a little blue marble stream leading from the waterfall to the fairy garden lake.
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TIP: Use this same method, only putting the gems inside metal cookie cutters, to make beautiful hanging ornaments.
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FAIRY GARDEN CRAFT – WISHING WELL
This fairy garden craft is a little more kid-friendly as it does not require the oven.
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SUPPLIES
- One 400 g capacity tin can
- 48 paddle pop sticks (I used pre-coloured ones but you could use plain and then paint. If you use spray paint then it won’t wear off as fast if it’s left in the weather.)
- Good quality craft glue
- 2 – 3 rubber bands
- 2 dolly pegs.
METHOD
Ensure you have a good, smooth workspace. The glue gets a little messy in this craft and if you work on a cutting board (I used a glass one) then it is easier to pry the sticky paddle pop sticks off the surface without destroying the craft.
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- Glue 10 paddle pop sticks together side by side then lay another stick horizontally on each end. Do this twice to form the roof of the wishing well.
- Cover the tin can in glue and glue remaining paddle pop sticks around. Use the rubber bands to hold in place while the glue is drying
- Position the dolly pegs on the can across from each other at the height you would like your roof and glue in place.
- Form a tent with the two roof pieces and glue at the top.
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- When everything is really dry, glue the roof to the dolly pegs.
- All that’s left is to have fun decorating your wishing well… and to maybe make a wish or two.
FAIRY GARDEN CRAFT – FUN FISHING GAMES
While this makes a perfect game for any fairy garden lake it is also great as a party game – just put the fish in a bowl and let the little ones go fishing. Different coloured fish could be worth different points or could represent some tiny gift for the clever fisherman.
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SUPPLIES
- Different coloured foam sheets
- Paper clips
- Pen
- Scissors
- Glue
- Chopstick
- String
- Magnet
METHOD
- Draw different kinds of fish and sea creatures on the foam sheets, ensuring your drawings are larger than the size of a paper clip and cut out two of each shape. We did fish, starfish, an octopus, seahorses and a bunch of other sea creatures. I know it’s a lake but it’s in a fairy garden so it’s magic!
- Using a little glue, put the two shapes together with a paper clip glued in between.
- Attach string to the chopstick and then the magnet to the other end of the string – your ‘fishing rod’ will now pick up the foam sea creatures.
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Hope you enjoyed these crafts. If you did, share them on Facebook and Pinterest and spread the joy. Want more fun fairy crafts? Read Making These Fairy Furniture Projects is a Walk in the Park.
Happy crafting and have a gleeful week, Tamuria.