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Jun 14, 2013

Fairy Houses - DIY Milk Carton Flower Fairy Home


Yesterday I suddenly had inspiration to create a new kind of fairy house that could be used as a flower pot too. I'm very pleased with the result especially since I can finally recycle our milk cartons into fairy houses.



 Like always this is very easy to create!

1 - You need a used, well rinsed milk carton (the ones in Holland have a spout that can be used to water the plants).
2 - Prick a hole in the side of the carton with scissors and cut out 2 square windows. You can use the flaps to create shutters, but this time I just removed them.
3 - Fill the bottom with some soil and fill the carton with succulents till just above the square windows.
Optional; cut the support bar between the windows to easily fill the carton with plants. Later you can restore it when you cover the carton with barch.
4 - Cover the entire sides of the carton with barch and moss and create a barch roof using a hot glue gun. And finally decorate the house with pressed flowers, moss, snail shells and feathers.


These homes will attract the flower fairies of the plants that are growing inside.
Good luck and I wish you a magical weekend!
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15 comments:

  1. prettydreamerJune 14, 2013 at 7:34 PM

    oh, sas, I wish my home were blooming like your little house here!

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    1. sasJune 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM

      What a lovely thing to say Pamela, thank you :)

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  2. Silvina SoaveJune 15, 2013 at 2:58 AM

    Precioso trabajo!!
    Un abrazo y feliz fin de semana.

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    1. sasJune 16, 2013 at 11:59 PM

      Thank you dear Silvina,
      sending one right back to you ...xxx!

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  3. vkJune 15, 2013 at 3:39 AM

    This is magical Sas! absolutely magical! WOW... thanks :) .. Vani

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    1. sasJune 17, 2013 at 12:01 AM

      And thank you for your lovely comment Vani :)

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  4. JShelbyJune 15, 2013 at 5:45 PM

    This is a great idea! That is going to be one happy plant!

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    1. sasJune 17, 2013 at 12:02 AM

      It seems to like it so far haha :)
      Thank you Jennifer and I wish you a wonderful Sunday,
      xxx sas

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  5. HeatherJune 19, 2013 at 1:25 PM

    This is beautiful! What a wonderful idea!

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  6. sasJune 21, 2013 at 12:24 AM

    Thank you, it looks lovely as wall decor too :)

    Warm greetings
    xxx sas

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  7. HannahWJune 25, 2013 at 8:49 PM

    So beautiful. Like always! Thanks so much for sharing with us at Eco-Kids Tuesday! I hope you join us again today! http://likemamalikedaughter.blogspot.com/2013/06/eco-kids-tuesday_25.html

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  8. Kristin_TexasMarch 17, 2015 at 9:49 PM

    Now this is pretty! I just finished making my first fairy house and fairy tree, so finding your blog has been a great find! (I found it through Pinterest via your ADORABLE snail shells fairy house). I just started putting together a new fairy house, with cardboard milk cartons this time, but I can't get started because no matter how much I scrub and scrub and scrub... that sour milk smell keeps returning. Do you have any ideas on how I can fix that? I rinsed and scrubbed them with witch hazel last night, but nothing's worked permanently so far.

    Again... LOVE your blog and creations.

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  9. sasMarch 19, 2015 at 5:38 PM

    Welcome Kristin so nice to see you here!
    The reason why I use milk cartons for these fairy house planters is because of the coating inside the cartons. This way when you water the plants inside the house the water won't leak out the cartons. I think you better choose a different carton box without coating when you want to make an empty fairy house. When you fill the cartons with plants you won't smell the milk in the coating....Good luck :) xxxsas

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    1. Kristin_TexasApril 1, 2015 at 10:24 PM

      I guess that's what I need to do then... incorporate plants. I always want to upcycle/recycle to build my fairy houses, so the milk cartons seemed a good idea.

      And this is definitely the best way to learn; through trial and error and asking questions, so... thanks for replying!

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    2. sasApril 1, 2015 at 11:55 PM

      That is so true Kristin, trial and error are the basis of each form of creativity.
      And if there is one person who knows everything about that it's me hihi.
      Thank you for sharing :) xxx

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