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Fairy Garden

Invite a family of fairies to your backyard with this dainty fairy garden made using a clay pot. Your kids will love transforming a simple pot into fun garden decor piece.

At a Glance:

#6070 Skill Level: Intermediate Time:
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This project features these great brands:

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supplies

Apple Barrel ® Colors - White, 2 oz. - 20503

Number Needed: 1 $0.99
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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Cloudless, 2 oz. - 20741

Number Needed: 1 $0.99
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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Apricot, 2 oz. - 20764

Number Needed: 1 $0.99
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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Candy Pink, 2 oz. - 21465

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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Pale Daffodil, 2 oz. - 21473

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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Lime Sherbert, 2 oz. - 21480

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Apple Barrel ® Colors - Lavender Sachet, 2 oz. - 21893

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instructions

Other Supplies

Medium clay pot, 2 foam balls, Dowel rod, 8 Assorted buttons, Small silk daisy flower, Medium flat brush, Small flat brush, Hot glue gun, Floral foam, Small decorative rocks, Small bag of wood beads, Bag of wood bodies, Small Spouncer®

Instructions

  1. Paint pot with White and let dry.
  2. Paint large flowers using flat brush and Candy Pink, repeat around pot and let dry.
  3. Paint scallop edge with Cloudless and flat brush on edge of pot and let dry.
  4. Dip the end of brush handle into White paint and dot onto scallop as shown. Let dry.
  5. Using Hot Glue add buttons to center of each flower as shown.
  6. Cut foam balls in half with kitchen knife to create tree tops. Paint with Lime Sherbet and let dry.
  7. Cut dowel rod into three pieces­ of different length. Paint with Territorial Beige and let dry.
  8. Dip Spouncer into White and add dots as shown. Let dry.
  9. Poke dowel rods into foam as shown to create Trees.
  10. To create the fairies, glue beads to wood bodies as shown. Paint each fairy in the colors shown in photo, let dry. To add small dots dip end of brush handle into paint and dot.
  11. Cut apart petals on small silk flower to create wings and hair as shown. Glue to fairy with hot flue.
  12. Fill clay pot with floral foam. Cut foam as needed to make it fit into clay pot.
  13. Cover floral foam with decorative rocks.
  14. Insert dowel rods through the rocks and into the floral foam.
  15. Arrange fairies as desired and glue into place.

Disclaimer: The information found in each project is presented in good faith, but no warranty is given, nor results guaranteed, nor is freedom from any patent to be inferred. Since we have no control over physical conditions surrounding the application of information herein contained, Plaid Enterprises, Inc. disclaims any liability for untoward results.

Important: Please be sure to thoroughly read the instructions for all products, paying particular attention to all cautions and warnings shown to ensure the proper and safe use of the product.

Copyright: All Rights Reserved. No part of this Project may be reproduced in any form without permission in writing, except for your personal use, except by reviewer, who may in reviewing this project, quote brief passages in a magazine or newspaper.

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