Build a cool and whimsical fairy house lamp!

Fairy House Lamp

Now that this shape was ready for leaves, I knew I wanted more on the bottom to stick out and act as pergolas etc so I added wire shapes here.

Fairy House Lamp

At this point, I knew I needed the bonsai to be custom-made, so I went and saw a friend who is an expert. He took an existing plastic pot and sat it in the existing hole I had left. We then roughly drew the landscape shape around the pot and cut it down to size so it would fit in the hole and not be seen. He then planted and shaped the foliage for me.

Fairy House Lamp

I decided I wanted a balcony out the side so got a bag of Icypole sticks. I made a cardboard template of the rough shape but spent a lot of time getting the inside shape right. I knew it was going to sit next to the house and I wanted it to sit flush. I took my template and sticks on top, glued them together with craft glue and used sharp scissors to cut it all into shape.

I glued it to the plaster edge I had left myself and then hot glued sticks from the bottom to the ground for structural support. I then hand-painted the creamy white sticks to look like darker timber.

Fairy House Lamp

I then added sticks, string and beads I had bought from Spotlight.

Fairy House Lamp

I added the same string and beads to the bridge…

Fairy House Lamp

And added heaps of moss everywhere with craft/wood glue and fake moss.

Fairy House Lamp

Time to furnish and decorate… I found mini chairs, tables and fences online from a specialty store in Perth…

Fairy House Lamp

I bent the fence to follow the contours of my landscape and hot-glued it in.

I got plastic filing folders from Officeworks. I bought three of them in purple (my daughter’s favourite colour) and cut them to shape so they would roll up inside the wood and add colour to the light.

Fairy House Lamp

I bought little flowers and stick on gemstones from the spotlight to finish embellishing it.

Fairy House Lamp

I also got a round-offcut, glued it on for the verandah and glued it in two posts.

I then sculpted the front door out of Sculpey and glued it in, leaving it slightly open to let light out and make it look inviting… I glued a bead on for the door handle.

Fairy House Lamp
Fairy House Lamp

One happy little camper! Happy Birthday Jade

Fairy House Lamp

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