Garden Clean Up Finished!

What a beautiful day it was. Wednesday November 6th and it was 70 degrees and sunny in Southwest Pennsylvania. It is one of those days you notice and say to yourself, "This is it. The last day of beautifully weather for this year."

I took advantage of the day and finished bringing all of the garden items indoors for the winter. As I was cleaning up the Fairy Gardens I noticed how wonderfully the entrance at the Oak tree had weathered and looked like it became part of the tree. This is the only place I will leave untouched.  Remember only the Fairies can open the door! I also want to see how well things over winter. I know the tiny clay pots will most likely crack but the Granddaughters will be visiting this winter and I want them to find the fairy entrance.

Cleaning up the Fairy Garden

Today is a beautiful day in Greensburg PA. The sun is shining and it is a great day to start bringing in all of the fairy garden furniture and supplies.  Best part of Fall clean up is looking forward to next Spring. I will be moving and expanding the fairy gardens.  I am considering starting at the front door of our house and having a continued path to all of the fairies favorite places in the gardens. I have collected supplies for build many pieces of furniture and houses. Winter is great for hibernating and building fairy crafts for the garden.
I will be collecting fancy china tea cups all winter to prepare for the "Tea Cup Swing Tree" in the garden next
year.

Fairy Halloween

The fairies have decorated the fairy door at the entrance of our house.  Only the fairies can open the door!

Fairy Furniture Book

The move is completed.  I am getting familiar with Greensburg PA.  I like living in a small city.
I spent most of the summer cleaning out and cutting back the gardens. Fall has arrived and I have put the gardens on hold until Spring. I have all winter to adjust the new landscape design. I am sure it will change many times on paper.

I have had so many requests for a pattern to the fairy furniture. I have decided to put the pattern

and step by step instructions into a book. Writing the book has been fun for me. There are many 

photos of fairy furniture and other fairy garden crafts. I hope to have the book published by mid 

November. A great Christmas gift for the Fairy Gardener!

We are still moving but the Fairies need furniture

Moving is really a chore! High stress levels and surprises around every corner. But sometimes you just have to sit back and relax with a craft.

I trimmed a few branches off my crab apple tree and made this beautiful "Fairy Queen Chair". This chair is a real show stopper! My sis gave me some feathers her Peacock "Petey" had lost. I used some broken jewelry parts and sea shells to ad bling. The tiny pillows are made from felting fiber.

House Hunters

Wow! I guess I am really moving.  We listed the house on Thursday, had 16 showings over the following three days. Got an offer on Monday.

Whats next?
I have not spent any time in the Pittsburgh area. I don't think I have even driven past it on a long family road trip. I did find a house I like on the internet. (what did we do before the internet?) I hope the house meets my expectations. Could this be a future home to my garden fairies? Of course they are going with me.

We are going on an adventure

I find my life changing with the start of spring. 

We are relocating to the Pittsburgh area this year. 

We are getting the house ready to put on the market.

Here we go again!!!

Easy Terrarium

I hunt thrift stores for glass containers. This is preserved moss and an air plant. Easy easy!

Winter Projects

I adore the promise of Spring. Only one more month of Winter.

I am lucky to be spending 5 weeks away from the midwest winter and

enjoying sunny Florida. The sunshine and solitude has been just what i needed to

complete the illustrations for my farm fairy book. I have a good start on making 

fairy furniture and built a new fairy house today. 

Holiday Decorating

We reclaimed a few items to use for decorating the Urns at the front of the shop.

The great thing about spending the money on an iron urn is, you can use it over and over and it can be left outdoors all year.

We used cuttings from various trees and shrubs from our own yard to create the arrangement.

Kiwi vine worked great for hanging sparkly stars.  The golden crab apple branches looked great with the brown stars.

The bow was made from burlap wired ribbon and the centerpiece was made from gluing piece of old sweaters onto a bowling ball I purchased from Goodwill.