Bring whimsy and charm to your outdoor space with these DIY fairy garden ideas.
Whether you are looking for miniature container fairy gardens or large backyard landcaping ideas, there are plenty of indoor and outdoor DIY garden ideas for every budget and space that will give your home or yard a magical enchanted forest look! Regardless of whether you’re an experienced gardener or a beginner, you’ll find plenty of DIY projects to help you create creative and whimical garden!
DIY Fairy Garden Ideas
Container Gardens
Magical Twinkle Lights from Little Tudor on the Prairie
Affordable Fairy Gardening with Birdhouse from Mommy Moments
Tiered Terra Cotta Gardens with Succulents (source unknown)
Flower Pot Miniature Gardens from By Stephanie Lynn
Broken Pot Fairy Garden from J & J Acres
Stacked Fairy Gardens (source unknown)
Broken Pots from Buzzfeed
Step-by-Step Fairy House Tutorial from Joann’s Blog
Beach Themed Garden with Mermaid from Home Talk
Cave Fairy Garden with Mermaid from Youtube
Beach with Picket Fence and Glass Gems as Water (source unknown)
Beach with Water and Flamingos (source unknown)
Wine Barrel Fairy Garden from Creamer Chronicles
Fairy Sitting on a Bench from Meatloaf and Melodrama
Clay Pot Gardens from Purely from the Heart
DIY Fairy Garden from Aidie’s Hideaway
Wheel Barrel Fairy Garden (source unknown)
Indoor or Outdoor Barrel Planter from My Frugal Adventures
Grapevine Fairy Orb (source unknown)
Popsicle Stick Roof House from The Magic Onion
Thrifted Bird Bath Garden from See Vanessa Craft
Teacup Fairy Garden from The Magic Onion
Fairies In The Garden from A Cuppa Tea With Me
Container Fairy Garden with Colorful Banner (source unknown)
Wicker Basket Gardens from Echoes of Laughter
Bonsai Tree from Lil Blue Boo
Wood Box Gardening (source unknown)
Mini Garden in a Hanging Planter from Dollar Tree
DIY Planter from I Heart Nap Time
Wheel Barrel (source unknown)
Succulent Gardens from Crafts Unleashed
Stone Garden (source unknown)
Indoor Wagon Mini Garden from Minnie’s Milestones
Other Fairy Garden Ideas
How to Start a Fairy Garden from Crafts by Amanda
Cute Fairy Garden from The Magic Onion
Welcome Village Landscape from The Magic Onions
Large Backyard Village from Fairy Gardens
Whimsical Tree House (source unknown)
Garden with Patio Furniture from 625 Cruse Avenue
DIY Fairy Garden Accessories
Houses
Pinecone Roof House from A Little Fur in the Paint
Terra Cotta House Planter (source unknown)
Solar Powered House from Creative Green Living
DIY House Planter from Life Creatively Organized
Mason Jar Mushroom House from Practik Ideas
River Rocks House (source unknown)
Terra Cotta House with Doors
Just paint them, add fairy doors and windows
Old Jar Into a Mushroom House from DIY & Crafts
Stone House from Inhabitat
Water Features
Tree Bark Bridge Over Water from Juise
Shell Tiered 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
Other Accessory Fairy Garden Ideas
Acorn Lantern “Light”
Magical Doorway from DIY Network
Twig and Twine Ladder from Juise
Sparkly Gems from Little Monster
Mini Tulle Skirts on Clothesline
tulle ribbon + mini clothespins + cotton twine + decorative hair pins
Clothesline for Fairies
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
Twine Beehive from DIY Fairy Gardens
Tiny Succulent Gardens from Think Crafts
Mini Toadstools from The Magic Onions
Acorn Birdhouses from Empress of Dirt
Magical Clay Toadstools from Fairy Gardens
Polymer Clay Frog from Empress of Dirt
Miniature Birds Nests from The Spruce
Mini Mailbox
Fairy Well from Juise
Acorn Bird’s Nest from Twig and Toadstool
Mini Stick Arbor
Flower Umbrella from Kiwi Co
Popsicle Stick Bench from Meatloaf and Melodrama
Wishing Well from Pinterest
Miniature Tools from Hometalk
Popsicle Stick Doors
Flickering Fire Pit
LED tea light candle + twigs + pebbles + glue gun
Twig Chairs from Diva of DIY
Button Bicycles from Gardening Living
Gazing Balls
Miniature Furniture from Our Beautifully Messy House
Dragonflies Using Maple Seeds & Twigs from Filth Wizardry
More Gardening Ideas
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…