When I decided to do a fairy garden, I wanted to do something different. I didn't want to be cliche and actually put a fairy in it.
What fun is that?
And you all know how much I love the clown from the other day,
so when I found a teeny tiny dollhouse ferris wheel, my head was spinning (a little more than normal).
How cool would it to be to have a circus/carnival/fair themed fairy garden?
Can you even call it a fairy garden if you don't have any fairies in it? I may have to check the official fairy garden rule book.
For the flag bunting, I used wooden shish kebab sticks stuck in the dirt with drinking straws placed over them. Then I took bakers twine and glued it to the tops of the poles along with red teeny tiny pom poms.
The flag part is just scrapbooking paper cut and folded over the bakers twine and glued into place.
Now, you may ask if it is just for show?
Of course. The greatest show on earth!!!
But seriously, with paper bunting this will only look nice for a few weeks on my covered back porch and then Mr. Clown will be coming back inside to my son's room for safe keeping.
The plants in the garden are Vampire Dianthus which will have blood red flowers on it (I don't normally buy red flowers, but it seemed to go with a circus theme),
Sedum Kamtschaticum Ellacombeanum - a low spreading groundcover and
Bacopa Scopia Great White which is trailing and has pretty white flowers on it.
The whole thing is planted in a thrifted rusty enamelware basin previously seen in my Thrifty Finds post from March.
Oddly enough, I cleaned the dirt and grime out of it, shined it up and refilled it with dirt. Go figure.
Melinda
I LOVE IT!
Too darn cute.
M 🙂
Lottie
Pam, that is the cutest fairy garden! Now my head is spinning with how I make one, too! Have a great week!
The Quintessential Magpie
This is SO cute. I would never have thought to do a circus as a fairy garden, but that is SO clever. And I love your your clown, too. Do you know my husband is afraid of clowns? It happened when one turned up at his second birthday party. So we like to tease him by giving him things with clowns n them. He says they are all malevolent, and I say he is silly!
XO,
Sheila
Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME/Doublewide Decor
Oh, I like it...very unique!
Shabby chic Sandy
That is just adorable--knew you woul find the perfect home for the clown :)!
LizlovesVintage
So cute!! Love this Pam..
Your on a roll with some great ideas 🙂
Have a great week!
xxx Liz
Carlene @ Organized Clutter
How fun is this? I love the little clown you found last week. The banner is adorable!
Debby
This is right up my alley, my clown alley. Way to go Pam.
Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes
How beautiful! I've been thinking about a fairy garden too! I just love them!
TARYTERRE
What a clever idea. You implemented it well.
Mary Anne Komar
How wonderful, now you have us all in a delightful fizziness looking at all sorts of wee things to use!
Michelle
This is so cute! I love that ferris wheel.
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm
That is just plain fun! I love it!
[email protected] Salvaged Treasures
How cute is this? I think you might have started something here...fairy gardens minus the fairies.
Jill
Sweet - good job on the bunting too!!
DaiseyJayne.com
Stop It!!! This is too cute!!!!!
Musings from Kim K.
Totally clever. I love mini bunting and using the decorative straws with the skewers is brilliant. Well done. I had plans all last summer to do a fairy garden with Josie and never did. It's going back on the list (when the weather finally cooperates).
Marissa
O that looks so springy, beautiful, and looks like you had fun creating it...
You always inspire me!
marty (A Stroll Thru Life)
How fun, I love the circus theme. Cute, cute, cute. Thanks for joining Inspire Me. Hugs, Marty
Olive
Pam, it is adorable. The clown is so special and does deserve his own world/garden. Pinning. hugs, olive