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Teacup Fairy Village Gardens

Teacup Fairy Village Gardens -use teacups and teapots to create these whimsical miniature fairy gardens with polymer clay houses and mushrooms.

Teacup Fairy Village Gardens -use teacups and teapots to create these whimsical miniature fairy gardens with polymer clay houses and mushrooms.These Teacup Fairy Village Gardens couldn’t be cuter.  They’re an update of the original Teacup Fairy Gardens I made a few years ago. They’re very simple to make, and a really fun DIY.

Also, be sure to check out some more amazing outdoor projects at the end of this post from some of my favourite bloggers.

how to make a fairy village in a teacup

Teacup Fairy Village GardensI was inspired by some cute little pottery mini houses I saw, and decided to try and make my own version with oven bake clay.  They worked out really great and they were quite easy to put together.

polymer clay fairy houses and mushrooms.

How To Make Miniature Fairy Houses and Mushrooms:

Materials:

  • Oven Bake Clay
  • Toothpicks
  • Match Stick and Lollipop Stick
  • Parchment Paper

how to make miniature fairy houses from polymer clay

To Make the Miniature Fairy Houses:

Use a small piece of oven bake clay and work it in your hands until it’s soft.  Working on a piece of parchment paper, shape the clay into a cube with your fingers, and using the flat surface of the table and your fingers,  create the pointed roof on one end.

To create the windows and doors, use the end of a match stick to make small squares.  Use the long side of the match stick to create long doors.  And you can make circles using the end of a lollipop stick for round windows.

Insert a wooden toothpick into the house.

Bake according to package directions, taking care not to burn them.

When they’re cool, they’re ready to insert into plants.

how to make miniature mushrooms from polymer clay

To Make the Miniature Fairy Garden Mushrooms:

Roll a small amount of soft clay around the toothpick.  Leave a gap at the pointed end to insert into the mushroom cap.

Create a mushroom cap using your fingers to mold it, and then insert the tip of the toothpick into it to attach it to its stem.

Back according to the package directions, again taking care not to burn them because they’ll discolour.

When cooled, add them in your plant arrangements.

miniature houses and mushrooms from polymer clay

Planting

I thought it would be fun and playful to make my little fairy villages in a teapot and some teacups. I went to the thrift store to find mine and they were really inexpensive.

polymer clay fairy village

When you’re making your fairy garden in a teacup or teapot it’s a good idea to add some stones to the bottom of your container, since succulents don’t like to be too wet, and they have no drainage holes.

fairy garden plants

Next add in your succulent plants.  I found some of my plants from the nursery were too big for my small containers, so I just divided them.  To divide them look for natural separations and just pull them apart.  Leave as much soil around the roots as you can.  This part can be a little nerve wracking, but just carefully go for it.  I did mine a few weeks ago and they look amazing, so I know it didn’t damage them at all to divide them up.

fairy garden succulent plants

When you’re placing your plants, be sure to leave a small place for your village.  Start by adding some fine pea gravel to the exposed soil.  Then, I added two or three houses to each one, and two or three of the mushrooms.

succulent fairy gardens

Teacup Fairy Villiage Gardens -use teacups and teapots to create these whimiscal miniature fairy gardens with polymere clay houses and mushrooms.

I love how whimsical and fun they are.

Teacup Fairy Village Gardens

miniature teapot fairy gardens

I also really like how you don’t necessarily notice the houses and mushrooms at first, until you take a closer look.  They’re a little hidden away, just how I imagine the fairies like it. 😉

Teacup and teapot Fairy Village Gardens

Once these are done, enjoy them indoors or outdoors, watering them regularly just like you would any succulent.  I’ve used the oven baked clay outside in fairy gardens many, many times and it weathers great.  So I’m sure these little houses and mushrooms will last and last outside.

fairy garden in a teacup

With Teacup Fairy Village Gardens, life really is a party!

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You might also like our How To Make A Fairy House post here.

Also check out our Fairy Garden Picnic here.

Fairy Garden Picnic: create a fairy garden scene with miniature diy dollhouse style polymer clay food for your own miniature fairy garden.

You might also enjoy our Shade Fairy Garden here.

Fairy Garden for the Shade: use shade fairy garden plants, fairy garden house, and fairy garden accessories to create the perfect shade loving fairy garden.

6 Comments

  1. These are gorgeous! i realize its an antique from a shop, but am in love with that teapot. What a great use for a teapot! Is th3ere a mark on the bottom what china co. made it back in the day? thanks so much.

    Marguerite

  2. Cutest idea Dannyelle! I’ve always wanted to make a fairy garden and just never do…they’re SO cute so I think this is the year!

  3. This is seriously the cutest thing I have ever seen! What a fun project. I am going to make one of these for my mom – she would love it! xoxo

  4. Oh my goodness, I love this so much! Your clay structures are so whimsical and adorable! And oh my, I love your gold teapot too! What a wonderful project!

  5. Thanks Marguerite, sorry I didn’t see a mark on the bottom. Isn’t it pretty? I found it at the thrift store with no lid, so it was perfect for this little project.
    Dannyelle

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