I love making fairy houses! They’re so cute and add a whimsical pop wherever you put them. This time I made a fairy house in an old stump in my grandparents’ woods. I bought the toadstool table set and ladder from Hobby Lobby, and the rest of the things I had on hand. But the great thing about fairy houses is you can make them however you like – with lots of store bought goodies or with none at all! It’s really fun to make a fairy house out of only natural things, such as twigs, moss, bark, nutshells, and rocks.
You definitely don’t have to make your fairy house in a stump – you can even make one in a pretty pot for inside. I’ll walk you through how I made this fairy house to give you some inspiration, then you can change things up however you like.
Step 1: Find a hollow stump.
Step 2: Fill with rubbish (leaves, dirt, sticks, rocks) on bottom, and top off with nice pretty dirt. Don’t fill the stump all the way to the top. Make sure the dirt is tamped down well, or else when it rains the dirt will compress.
Step 3: Carpet your fairy house with a layer of moss. Moss is probably my favorite ingredient to use in fairy houses. 🙂
Step 4: Furnish the fairies’ home! This is how I furnished mine:
A note about the pond: the flower pond actually used to be a birdfeeder, but since it had broken off its pole, we stopped up the drainage holes with hot glue and used it as a pond. 🙂
Now for the ladder and bedroom parts:
I used this tiny wooden ladder to provide the fairies with a way to enter their house – in case their wings are sore. 😉 If your ladder isn’t long enough, you may have to set a stone under it. I also happened to find a perfectly arched twig, so I used that as an entryway arch.
For the bedroom, I wedged some twigs in a narrow passageway to make another ladder from the top floor to the bedroom. The furnishings are a little sparse down there. 😛
Step 5: Water any plants or moss you planted, and fill any ponds with water.
Ta-daa! You’re finished!
Have you ever made a fairy house? What was your favorite part of this one?
***Allison***
Such a cute and creative idea…
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Thank you, Betty!
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Really great repurposing of something that could otherwise be an eyesore!
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Thank you! Yes, I agree!
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Hey…… That is really pretty n cute……. Ummm…..how did u make d table???
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Thank you! I actually bought the table and the toadstool chairs from Hobby Lobby. 😉
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Amazing creative details! Loved it.
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Thanks so much!
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This is BEAUTIFUL<3
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Aww, thank you!
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The blue glass pebbles on the path are my favourite part. Best use of them I seen
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Aww, why thank you! I like them too! It adds a little extra magic. 🙂
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This is so beautiful, amazing!!!
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Thank you! 😀
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This is such a cute idea, #loveeiit
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Aww, thank you!
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That’s amazing
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Aww, thanks!
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Hey can you help me get a large audience like yours …please
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I actually had way less followers until this post was featured on Discover!
But I think it helps to gain an audience if you post regularly, post about interesting, real things rather than just updates and stuff, and interact with other bloggers and blogs. 🙂 I hope that helps! I’m not a professional blogger or anything, but those are some of the things that I go by when I think about following a blog. 😀
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Thankyou
But how did you get featured in discover
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To tell the truth, I’m not really sure! I was super surprised! The WordPress Editor who featured me said she found my post by searching for “DIY”. So I guess it helps to add tags and categories. That way when people search for things, your relevant posts will more likely come up. 🙂
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Thankyou
…I really like your writing…
I write emotional poems
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Thank you! 😀
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very creative 🙂 awesome 🙂
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Thank you!
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I have always wanted to make a fairy garden but the planting is what is stopping me. I never thought of a fairy house! Yours is very cute!
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Thank you! I’m glad you found this, then! If you don’t even want to plant moss, you can buy fake or dried moss at stores. 🙂
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Great advice! Thanks!
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You’re quite welcome! 😀
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Its so pretty and cute😊
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Thank you, Melanie!
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I love this ! I might try it out one week as part of my NEWTS challenge 🙂
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Ooh, that’s great! I’m glad you liked it!
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this is really awesome! I like it very much, 🙂
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Why thank you! 😀
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I like the idea of using hollow stump, really look a lot like a real fairy house.. 😀 well done!
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Aww, thank you again! I agree, it does make it look more like a fairy house.
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and very artistic, i love arts thats why. 🙂
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Me too!
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adorable 🙂
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Thanks!
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How cute, a great idea for the kids to create one during the summer holidays….. Makes me wish my kids were little again!
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Thanks! Ha ha, yes. XD
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Cutest thing ever 😍! This would be a great summer project to do with kids. Personally I’m 27 with no kids, and wishing I had a tree stump right now!
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Aww, thank you SO much! Yes, I agree!
Ha ha, fairy houses are fun to make no matter what age you are. 😉
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So cute!
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Thanks!
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Wow I make fairy house’s all the time
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They’re fun, aren’t they? 😀
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Definitely the best
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heyy there, I recently discovered your blog & I love it. I just started my own blog & would love it if you could visit it & maybe give me some feedback? I know it would really help me.Thank you In advantage. Love, B.
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Aww, thanks! I’ll go check out your blog…
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I am so glad to find your blog.You took me to the woods with you. A lot of fun things to read.
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Aww, thanks so much! Glad to hear it. 🙂
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The local paper here recently had an article about fairy homes appearing in a local forest. Seems they were all the work of a local woman who, with her daughter, spotted a hollow at the base of an old tree and decided it was a perfect fairy home. So she started decorating little hollows and holes like that one, to the great puzzlement of hikers.
Her primary suggestion to those who wanted to make their own – use natural materials. Fairies don’t like plastic or metal or glass. Go with things like wood, cotton, and stone. Things you find in the area are the best.
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Wow, that’s so neat! I’ve thought before that it would be fun to just randomly scatter fairy houses through a forest. That would be a fun hike. 🙂
I agree. Natural materials (or at least materials that look natural, like a faux stone fairy house) are best for outdoor fairy houses.
Thanks for the interesting story! 😀
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Love your fairy house ❤️❤️❤️ Most specially the detail of having the twig arch at the entrance, the toad stool and the lamp nook 😊
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Why thank you! 😀 I love those things too!
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Lovely! We have just moved to a house which overlooks the woods and to help my little girls settle we told them fairies live in the woods and would watch over them. I’m sure there’s a stump out there waiting to be moved into. Love the idea.
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Oh yes, I’m sure that would be lovely. 🙂 Thanks!
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This is so cute. I love the blue stones for stepping stones and the toadstool table and chairs! What a cute way to transform a old tree. And I of course love fairy-tale things! We just made toad “stools” for our playroom:) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doS2Ncnr9v8
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Thank you for the comment! Ooh, that sounds really cute!
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I love this but I wonder how it would survive our pile of snow in the winter, I guess I could bring in the furniture, lol or cover with plastic 🙂
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Thanks! Yes, you would definitely need to get furniture made for outdoors. 😀
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So cute!
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Thank you!
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I love this whole concept – a fairy home out of a tree stump, what a magical idea! I just discovered your blog and looks like I’m going to be spending alot of time here! Thanks Allison and God bless 🙂
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Thanks so much! I’m glad you like it! 😀
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Love this!!!!
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Thanks so much!
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This is gorgeous!
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Thank you so much!
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I love this! Great post! 🙂
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Thank you so much!
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So pretty! Love these for wedding decor! ❤️
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Thank you! Oh yes, that would be a beautiful centerpiece!
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We blog on wedding ideas and inspiration on http://www.wittyvows.com this would fit right in! Do head over and look at some of our stuff 🙂
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Alright! 🙂
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Giving life to fairy tales..
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Thank you! I know, right?!
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Adorable!!!
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Why thank you!
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This is so cute, I’m definitely going to try it with my little ones 🙂
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I’m so happy you like it! I hope your fairy house turns out well. 🙂
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Awhh I love this it’s so teeny and cute! Agh I want it so much! haha 😉 ❤
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Hee hee! Thanks so much, Tabi! I’m glad you like it. 😀
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aww it’s so so so cute a realistic
i want it but i am really lazy to make it!
😉 ❤
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Ha ha, aww thanks! I’m glad you like it. XD
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awwww…..
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😀
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love these amazing.
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Aww, thanks!
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We have acres of forest so am planning a faraway tree. Cute post.
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That’s so neat! 😀 Thanks!
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I Love that this is so beautiful in so many ways.
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Aww, thanks! 😀
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awww this is so cute! I have a fairy garden too, but it’s in a large planter box instead! Your’s is adorable!
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Aww, thank you! ❤ Ooh really? That sounds so cute! I love fairy gardens. 🙂
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Of course! Yah! I actually posted it on my blog when I first started blogging! It is! Me too!
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Ooh, neat! 😀
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Yah!
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