4 Post Fairy Bed

Create a lovely fairy bed for use as a decoration or imaginative play.

The inspiration for this piece was a posting over at The Magic Onions. http://themagiconions.blogspot.com/2009/09/how-to-make-fairys-bed.html

Items used:

• Popsicle or craft sticks
• Silk flowers and leaves
• Sea shells
• Fabric paint or glitter glue
• Hot glue gun and glue
• Craft scissors
• Clear acrylic spray (optional)

To make the bed, use the craft scissors to cut one of the sticks in half. Glue down 6 sticks to each piece of the cut half.

Glue down the the flower and leaves to the top fo the bed.

Glue a shell to each corner of the bed on the bottom.

To make the posts, use two sticks and glue a small conical shell about 1/2 inch from each edge so the open side is up. Put a stick in each shell and glue the stick to shell.

Glue a conical shell to the top of each post then decorate with fabric paint or glitter glue.

Glue the posts to the bottom of the bed. Spray with clear acrylic paint for protection from elements if using for an outside decoration.

Fairy Commode

Make a fairy commode out of sea shells because fairies need to answer the call of Mother Nature too.

Items used:

• 1 bag of shells
• Hot glue gun and glue sticks

I got the bag of decorative shells for $1 from the dollar store. Pick out the shells that you want to use - I used 3 small scallop shells and 1 small conical shell.

Stand on of the scallob shells on its side and turn the other one upside down to make the lid and bowl.

Turn the other scallop shell upside down to make a base and glue the bottom of the bowl to the base, then glue the conical shell on one of the sides to create a flush handle.