Where can I buy stuff to make a fairy garden?

7 Places to Find Inexpensive Fairy Garden Supplies

  • Michael’s Craft Store. While Michael’s does offer a fairy garden section; the section you should look in is dollhouse miniatures.
  • Dollar Tree.
  • Gardening Centers.
  • Your Kitchen.
  • Your Recycling Bin.
  • Your Own Backyard.
  • Thrift Stores.

What is the scale for a fairy garden?

Like model railroads, fairy gardens come in many scales. The most common is 1:12 or 1″ scale, which means one inch in your miniatures is the equivalent of one foot in the real world.

How do you make a cheap fairy garden?

How To Make An Inexpensive Fairy Garden

  1. Start off with an inexpensive container.
  2. Make sure the container has drainage holes.
  3. Put a layer of small stones over the holes to help with drainage.
  4. Fill the container with potting soil.
  5. Use colored glass pieces for the stream.

How do you make a mini garden tray?

Initially, the container is filled to a depth of 7-8 cm with pebbles and gravels for drainage. Over this, a soil mixture consisting of equal parts of good garden loam, sand and leaf-mould or cocopeat is filled leaving a gap of 1-2 cm from the rim for watering. The miniature garden has to be placed in full sun.

How do you make a fairy garden box?

Gather a simple box and fill it with:

  1. A few plants and flowers. These can be store bought, or from your own garden.
  2. Dried moss. This can be found at craft and garden stores.
  3. A small bag of rocks. These can be used to build things, make paths, or as decoration in your garden.
  4. A few embellishments.

What size are fairy houses?

Most accessories you can buy are very tiny – houses typically are under 30cm high – but if you make things yourself you can choose a larger scale. Because they started in the US the scales of bought accessories tend to be imperial – typically 1:12 (one inch to one foot).

What’s the purpose of a fairy garden?

A Fairy Garden is a small container garden or a small cultivated space near a tree with miniature sized plants and elements, the purpose of which is to be a place for fairies to live. Fairies can be hand picked and placed in the garden. Or the habitat can be built so that fairies will visit when no one is looking.