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.
DaiseyJayne.com
Stop It!!! This is too cute!!!!!
Jill
Sweet - good job on the bunting too!!
Betsy@My Salvaged Treasures
How cute is this? I think you might have started something here...fairy gardens minus the fairies.
Danni Baird @ Silo Hill Farm
That is just plain fun! I love it!
Michelle
This is so cute! I love that ferris wheel.
Mary Anne Komar
How wonderful, now you have us all in a delightful fizziness looking at all sorts of wee things to use!
TARYTERRE
What a clever idea. You implemented it well.
Ocean Breezes and Country Sneezes
How beautiful! I've been thinking about a fairy garden too! I just love them!
Debby
This is right up my alley, my clown alley. Way to go Pam.
Carlene @ Organized Clutter
How fun is this? I love the little clown you found last week. The banner is adorable!
LizlovesVintage
So cute!! Love this Pam..
Your on a roll with some great ideas 🙂
Have a great week!
xxx Liz
Shabby chic Sandy
That is just adorable--knew you woul find the perfect home for the clown :)!
Ceekay-THINKIN of HOME/Doublewide Decor
Oh, I like it...very unique!
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
Lottie
Pam, that is the cutest fairy garden! Now my head is spinning with how I make one, too! Have a great week!
Melinda
I LOVE IT!
Too darn cute.
M 🙂