Make your own whimsical fairy garden with these creative DIY fairy garden ideas as inspiration. Since it’s such a fun and easy activity, it makes a great summer craft idea to do with your kids over the break. There are fairy garden ideas for containers, the yard, and indoors. Plus, there are DIY projects for fairy garden accessories so you can build your own fairy furniture and villages.
Here are a few helpful guides for choosing for your miniature garden plants:
- https://empressofdirt.net/plants-for-miniature-gardens/
- https://www.bhg.com/gardening/houseplants/projects/top-plants-for-fairy-gardens/
DIY Fairy Garden Ideas
How to Start a Fairy Garden from Crafts by Amanda
Magical Lights in the Fairy Garden from Little Tudor on the Prairie
Magical DIY Fairy House Planter from Crafts Unleashed
Affordable Fairy Garden from Mommy Moments
Tiered Terra Cotta Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Flower Pot Miniature Fairy Garden from By Stephanie Lynn
Broken Pot Fairy Garden from J & J Acres
Stacked Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Broken Pot Fairy Garden from Buzzfeed
Step by Step Fairy Garden Tutorial from Joann’s Blog
Beach Fairy Garden from Jolene’s Gardening
Fairy Garden with Mermaid from Home Talk
Cave Fairy Garden with Mermaid from Youtube
Beach Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Beach Fairy Garden with Water and Flamingos (source unknown)
Cute Fairy Garden from The Magic Onion
Fairy Garden from Creamer Chronicles
Easy DIY Fairy Garden from Meatloaf and Melodrama
Terra Cotta Fairy Garden from Purely from the Heart
DIY Fairy Garden from Aidie’s Hideaway
Fairy Garden with Mossy Roofed House (source unknown)
Wheel Barrel Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Fairy Garden in a Barrel Planter from My Frugal Adventures
Fairy Garden Orb (source unknown)
Here is a tutorial for how to make the grapevine balls. Adding the twinkle lights would make it extra magical! Just cut a hole of the ball and add your fairy accessories
Magical Fairy Garden from The Magic Onion
Thrifted Bird Bath Fairy Garden from See Vanessa Craft
Teacup Fairy Garden from The Magic Onion
Welcome Village from The Magic Onions
Fairies In The Garden from A Cuppa Tea With Me
DIY Planter Fairy Garden from Life Creatively Organized
Fairy Tree House (source unknown)
Large Fairy Village from Fairy Gardens
Container Fairy Garden with Colorful Banner (source unknown)
Wicker Basket Fairy Garden from Echoes of Laughter
Bonsai Tree Fairy Garden from Lil Blue Boo
Wood Box Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Fairy Garden in Hanging Planter from Dollar Tree
DIY Planter Fairy Garden from I Heart Nap Time
Wheel Barrel Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Pinecone Fairy House from A Little Fur in the Paint
Succulent Fairy Garden from Crafts Unleashed
Stone Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Miniature Fairy Garden (Video Tutorial) from AkameruKawaii
Fairy Garden in a Wagon from Minnie’s Milestones
Fairy Garden with a Patio from 625 Cruse Avenue
Shop Fairy Gardens on Amazon
DIY Fairy Garden Accessories
Acorn Lantern Fairy “Light”
Magical Doorway from DIY Network
Twig and Twine Ladder from Juise
Fairy Gems from Little Monster
Bridge Over Water from Juise
Fairy Garden Clothesline
tulle ribbon + mini clothespins + cotton twine + decorative hair pins
Fairy Clothesline
thick twigs + twine + min clothespins + fabric scraps + DIY toadstools (see below) + wood slices
Wood Fence and Hammock from The Magic Onion
twigs + wood glue + thread + fabric scrap
Flower Fairies from Lemon Zest
Solar Powered Fairy House from Creative Green Living
DIY Jar Mushroom House from Practik Ideas
DIY Stone Fairy House (source unknown)
Terra Cotta Fairy House
Just paint them, add fairy doors and windows
Pinecone Roof from Jennifer Decorates
This tutorial is meant for a Christmas Village but would also work for a fairy garden
Twine Beehive from DIY Fairy Gardens
Tiny Fairy Gardens from Think Crafts
Mini Toadstools from The Magic Onions
Acorn Birdhouses from Empress of Dirt
Magical Clay Toadstools from Fairy Gardens
Old Jar Into a Mushroom Fairy House from DIY & Crafts
Polymer Clay Frog from Empress of Dirt
Miniature Birds Nests from The Spruce
Fairy Mailbox
Fairy Well from Juise
Acorn Bird’s Nest from Twig and Toadstool
Fairy Garden Arbor
twigs + wood glue
Fairy Umbrella from Kiwi Co
Water Fountain
Bird Bath Fountains
scallop shells + water + glitter + food coloring + wood slice + hot glue gun + mini birds
Hot Glue Waterfall from Happiness is Crafting
Popsicle Bench from Meatloaf and Melodrama
Fairy Garden Wishing Well from Pinterest
Fairy Garden Tools from Hometalk
Popsicle Stick Fairy Doors
Stone Fairy House from Inhabitat
Flickering Fire Pit
LED tea light candle + twigs + pebbles + glue gun
Fairy Garden Chairs from Diva of DIY
Fairy Bicycles from Gardening Living
Gazing Balls
Fairy Garden Furniture from Our Beautifully Messy House
Dragonflies Using Maple Seeds & Twigs from Filth Wizardry
Dollar Store DIY Fairy Garden Lantern
Hilda Landeros says
love your page
do you have any ideas on rustic decor for apartments?
prudentpennypincher.com says
Glad you enjoy it! 🙂 I do have a post on rustic decor (https://www.prudentpennypincher.com/diy-rustic-home-decor-ideas/), but not all the ideas are specifically for apartments. However, it does feature many rustic space saving storage ideas that would be suitable for apartments!
Denise says
Love these ideas! My 10 year old granddaughter and I are planning to reserve a corner of my flower bed for an ongoing fairy garden. Can’t wait to try some of your designs. Plus, we are into recycling and what better way to use water and cola bottles?!
Linda Holder says
I loved your ideals & I want to try to make one for somebody that I think at lot of. I am 74 & I would like to know if I could make one in an old metal serving tray 16″ round & 2″deep? Can I make fairy garden without real flowers in the garden for someone that can not grow flowers? She needs to some thing to help her feel better & make her smile again because she can not help she is sick. Please send me an email back to me so I can look for things to us to make with. Any help will be blessing for her while being sick & will make me proud that I helped her feel like smiling again. My email address is grandmawh@gmail.com & thanks in advance for helping making her feel like smiling again.
Mary Juradstinnett says
I would like to try and help you if I could? Oh I’m sorry I was just reading your post and toughed my ❤️.you are a good friend Bless you!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Any way I make dragonfly’s out of old wire from old t.v sets. I would like to try and see what I can do. Is that o.k.?
La Veta says
Hi there Gramma. You can make your fairycgarden in anything and with anything you chose. It IS your garden after all. Plants and flowers do not have to be real especially if they are going to stay inside. If she does want a easy real plant to take care of in her tiny garden succulents are always a good idea. They need very little watering and not too awful much soil either. Good luck and have fun.
Mary van Aswegen says
VERY,VERY excitemening to do can not wait to do my own fairy garden cottage, extra. Very interesting thank you. For sharing the ideas.
Orla says
Thanks so much for gathering all the wonderful fairy garden ideas pics and tutorials together in one spot makes it so much easier to research plan and create your own fairy garden
Roberta says
Love all of your ideas, got my inspiration to get going on all my stuff I have bought. Also collecting twigs I cannot keep a plant alive. Lol thanks for sharing so many ideas. I want to form a fairy garden clum. Thank you
Gabby Baker says
I was given an old rusty wheelbarrow for my yard. After song so many great ideas I know that I want to turn it into a fairy garden. I have so many craft supplies that I won’t have too but much.
Rosalinda Henry says
Wonderful ideas!!
I have been saving a small radio flyer wagon and now know what to do with it!😀
Deborah Armstrong says
Thanks for sharing your ideas. I’m going to try and make my first fairy Garden soon and you gave me some good ideas for it. I to have a lot of craft supplies and we have some trees that my husband usually cut up and throw them away. I told him I would like to have them to make something’s for the Garden. Thanks 😊 again for sharing your ideas.
Dottye Thibodeaux says
Wonderful ideas! I’m excited to get started. I’m moving into a tiny house & can’t wait to start on a fairy garden very soon! Your ideas are sensational & easy to do. Thank you so much for helping us get started on an adventure in the land of fairies! I’m 80 yrs. young & had never thought to do this so it’s a learning experience for me. I’m gonna have mine placed in a child’s wheelbarrow so I can move it around from time-to-time. Thanks for all your helpful advice & pics to help us…