Popsicle Stick Barrel

This is a quick, cheap and easy decoration for a garden or imaginative play with a Barbie or G.I. Joe doll. Items used:

• Tin can
• Popsicle or craft sticks
• Hot Glue Gun and glue sticks
• 2 thick rubber bands

If you are going to use the barrel outside, cut out the bottom of the can also.

Use a dab of glue on the popsicle stick to hold it to the can.

After you have a few sticks glued down, put the rubber band around bottom but a bit towards the center of the can and slide the remaining sticks around the can until all are in place.

Add a dab of glue to the underside of each stick (you will have to lift it up a bit) to secure it to the can. Slide the other rubber band on the can and adjust both so one is more towards the top and the other more towards the bottom.

Frog Pond

This is another decoration for my fairy/whimsy garden.

Items used:

• CD or DVD
• Large plastic lid
• Decorative Stones
• Silk leaf
• Craft Scissors and/or an X-Acto knife
• Frog (purchased, or link to make a rock frog below)
• Hot glue gun and glue stick

Glue the silk leaf to the center of the CD.

Cut a hole in the plastic lid that is smaller than the circumference of the and poke holes around the edge to allow water to drain.

Glue CD in the center and glue the decorative stones around the CD. I then glued the frog to the leaf. If you want to make a rock frog instead of using a purchased frog, The steps to make the frog are here. http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/09/rock-frog.html

Fairy House - Funky and with Flowers

Here is another fairy house for the garden under my eaves and for this one, I decided to make it funkier and with flowers. The link to the original project and link to the original inspiration at Filth Wizardry is here: http://craftsandcreationswithkathy.blogspot.com/2009/07/fairy-house.html For this project I used markers and green fabric paint to decorate, along with gluing on silk flowers and leaves to the cap, then sprayed everything with clear acrylic glue.

TOAD HOUSE

This is for my fairy/whimsy garden and based on an origina project by Valerie E. at Cut Out and Keep. http://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/toad_houses Items used:

• Small plastic container
• Craft Scissors or Xacto knife.
• Small decorative stones
• Old potpourri
• Popsicle stick
• Black marker
• Glue gun and glue sticks
• Clear acrylic spray paint

I used an old medium sized sour cream container as the base. I turned it upside down and cut out a doorway with a pair of craft scissors.

I next glued on the decorative stones and potpourri with a hot glue gun and glued them to the sides and the top of the container.

For the sign, I used popsicle stick and black marker and wrote "Toad House" on it and glued it to the top.

It the sprayed the "house" with clear acrylic spray paint and allowed it to dry, then applied a second coat to help hold the items on and help protect it from the elements.