Fairy Garden Contest

I really enjoy the whimsical blog The Magic Onions.  They've been holding a fairy garden contest these last few years; I knew I wanted to submit something this year.  I wanted to stick to using natural elements as much as possible, while still making it colorful and fun.  We went on a walk and gathered different materials from the greenbelt behind our house.

I'm happy to report that 98% of the materials are natural, aside from the paint and one or two store-bought decorative pieces.  The girls had a lot of fun picking up sticks, and Mirabel shared some of her ideas and even contributed to some of the painted pieces (the rocks).  The fairy is made out of sticks and other objects dropped from a tree in our greenbelt; her wings are made out of leaves.  The butterfly was made using similar materials.  My step dad actually carved that little toadstool house and gave it to us! We just painted it :). The paint isn't natural ;).  I used acrylic for that.

Here's our submission for this year's fairy contest sponsored by The Magic Onions.