Fairy Houses - Snail Shell Fairy House Tutorial

This week some neighborhood kids surprised me with a basket full of snail shells!

They asked me what I would make with all these shells and I told them that I would try to make another fairy house but this time a house for the Snail Fairy.

This fairy house is built exactly the same way as the cork fairy house but this time I used snail shells instead of cork slices. Finally I painted the shells with a non toxic coating to enhance the colours but you can also use olive oil. Don't oil them in advance otherwise the shells won't stick with the glue.

For the complete step by step photo-tutorial click here

The fairy houses are very light and easy to attach to any surface, this time I used dried bark. I'm in love with the soft tones and spiral forms of these snail shells, each one is unique... just perfect for a fairy house!

Have a magical day!

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