By Air Polnam-in Davis from Charming Succulents How to make a succulent fairy garden I’ve always loved fairy gardening and everything miniature. I’m also obsessed with succulents! I absolutely adore them! I propagate succulents from leaves and found that they grow quite slowly. There are so many varieties of succulents to choose from, so many […]
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‘Welcome to your new home’, the sign says. Welcome to Lilac Hill Fairy Village created by Lia and Ryan. After much dreaming, planning, tinkering and embellishing this extensive fairy village is ready for its new fairy tenants. Come on…tread carefully…and let’s take a peak at this most delightful fairy garden which also happens to have won first […]
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Boo! B is for broomsticks witches to fly, O is outrageous spooks that go by, O is for orange pumpkins so bright, These are the signs of a Halloween night. (Author unknown). As Halloween draws near I beckon you a little closer… to take a peek at these spooky and kooky possibilities and I invite […]
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Tip toe quietly…..and shhhhh….you might just spy a fairy in Ann Baker’s fairy garden. Watch your step and come along on a little tour of her magical fairy garden. First up…Welcome to Tree Trunk Mansion. Take note of the beautiful wooden fairy door, miniature stone work and landscaped gardens. Here’s a snap shot which Ann […]
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Hi there Sparklers! I hope you are as delighted as I am in this recent collaboration with the lovely Kate, Possom and Boo from ‘Laughing Kids Learn’ blog. Over the last few months we have been playing around with the possibilities of a mobile fairy garden. One designed to entice enriching small world play but […]
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It’s no secret that all of us here at Garden Sparkle LOVE unicorns! We love anything to do with their sparkly, rainbow goodness. We’ll take your unicorn shaped cushions, fluffy stuffed unicorns, tights with unicorns shooting rainbows, even a bit of unicorn poop! But there’s nothing better than a bit of unicorn sugary goodness! I’ve […]
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Dearest Garden Sparklers & fairy gardening fans, I’d like to present to you our third Customer Spotlight! Read on and be inspired by Sis one of our favourite local fairy gardeners (from Far North QLD). Delight in her creative fairy gardens and find out how she made a wonderful fairy pole and how you can too! […]
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Well folks we have been absolutely cooking in Far North Queensland of late! Absolutely cooking! So when it was just too hot for fairy play outside….we brought fairy play inside! So it’s with a squeeeeeel of excitement that I share with you our recent arty, crafty, indoor fairy play project! We just spent the weekend […]
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Just like you, fairies love to celebrate Christmas. It’s a time of joy and of giving, both things that fairies enjoy! If you’re only just starting off in the fairy garden world (lucky you!) then we’d suggest you start with our special Christmas Fairy Garden Kit. We release a limited edition Christmas Fairy Garden Kit […]
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LIKE and follow our facebook page each day to find out about each prize we are giving away in our ‘Twelve Days of Christmas Giveaway’. T&Cs: The names of winners will be announced here on our blog. Winners have 24 hours to claim their prize, no redraws. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or […]
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Day in day out you will find me (Fairy Kate) packing fairy garden orders in the Garden Sparkle workshop…bubble wrapping, taping, blessing and sparkling. Then as each parcel is posted off I go on to wonder who will be receiving these magical goodies at the other end? and what they will create with them? Just […]
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Creating a terrarium fairy garden is a fun and inspiring project for all ages, whole families, siblings, best friends and solo gardeners! They also make a very unique and refreshing gift and can decorated according to different themes and designed to convey a special meaning or message (NOTE TO SELF: terrariums for birthdays, housewarmings and […]
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Hi Garden Sparklers! This month I’d like to share with you another Customer Spotlight. As most of you know, in addition to my online store I also run a Fairy Garden Stall at the monthly Tanks Markets in Cairns, Far North Queensland. For the past four years my stall has drawn in local and interstate […]
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Dear Garden Sparklers, I hope you are all faring well this winter! Before time gets away on me I’d love to share some winter treats with you all. A collection of winter themed bits and pieces I have gathered along the way this season. So, make yourself a nice hot cuppa (because Scilla Fairy says […]
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For many of us…..everyday is ‘Fairy Day’ right? Why yes of course! Right? However… there is a day aside from ‘everyday’ and the solstices that unites all fairy lovers the world over – and it’s the 24th of June! International Fairy Day! Fairy Day! World Fairy Day! It is a day for all to don […]
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Dearest Garden Sparklers & fairy gardening fans, We regularly receive photographs and feed back from our customers detailing wondrous fairy garden creations and projects. We are literally blown away each day by what you send us! It is heart warming to know that YOU are all out there helping us make the world a more […]
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It’s the wee hours of Easter morning. The sun has just begun to poke it’s head above the horizon and shine light into the darkness. It’s cool and quiet….colour catches my eye…. there’s something going on in our herb garden! Upon closer inspection it seems the fairies have taken up residence in amongst the chives and […]
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As you can see from the delights in the Easter Market, I’ve been having a really fun time ‘getting my Easter on’ at Garden Sparkle and wanted to share with you a fun and easy Easter craft project. Fairy gardens can be created in any type of container with either real or artificial plants. For […]
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‘Fairy Garden, fairy garden…fairy garden…’, it’s all you can hear now….the enchanted realm is calling, the fairies are itching for you to get started and your children keep asking for one. Now is the time! At Garden Sparkle HQ, I regularly receive messages from fans with requests for information on how to get started. Such […]
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Finally it’s here after the most gruelling lead up to this momentous achievement. The fairy factory has been running 17 hours a day for the last 3 years and just when I (Fairy Kate) thought there was nothing left in the fairy dust jar…all the fairies, gnomes, unicorns, and Garden Sparkle friends united as one […]
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