Fairy Houses 2025

I have built different fairy house designs recently. Fairy houses that can be played with. Full of fairy miniatures: - fairy dust bottles, fairy wands, crystal balls, spell books, scrolls, fairy doors, stone stacks, gemstones,  a fairy picture, a fireplace, vases of flowers, perfume bottles, dream catchers, curtains, fairy bed, table and chairs, hutch unit,  shelves, mushrooms, etc The fairy house is made of a plywood base with drift wood and bark for walls. Embellished with pine cone flowers, strawflowers, artificial leaves and flowers, signs and of course comes with a fairy!

                                          "Enchanted Purple Fairy House"

"Charli's Fairy House"

"Jorja's Fairy House"

"Seaside Fairy House"

"Stevie's Fairy House"

And a fairy, of course

                                                 

 

My New Craft Room - My Happy Place

 As part of the renovation to our cottage I was able to get a purpose built craft room. I love all things pretty, everything has flowers on it.

 I make a vast array of hobbies and crafts; Quilting, sewing, decorating boxes, stone painting, pebble art, tablemats, table runners, cushion covers, knitting for my grandchildren, crocheting, watercolour painting, cards, soft toys, bandana bibs, quilted baby bags, baby mobiles, baby name plaques, computer bags, fabric hand bags, concrete mushrooms, furniture renovation,  recovering furniture, jewellery - earrings, necklaces, bracelets, sewing kits, aprons, dolls house in a suitcase, fairy houses, fairy doors, dolls houses, muslin wraps, teddy bears, fabric covered journals, buntings, curtains and blinds, pin cushions, needle books, shell pictures, shell dolls, fabric roses, fabric flowers, succulent pictures, vegetable name sticks, obelisks, topiary, houseplants, propagation, wind chimes.

I also have written two books, my grandmothers life story and my fathers life story.  I am currently writing my uncles life story.

My new sewing machine, Brother Innovis A80.

My Houseplant Displays June 2021

 recently entered a competition to show my houseplants. I have over 100 plants and they really make my home.

My kitchen hutch

Backdoor topiary

                                                 

Cyclamens

Succulents

Succulents in the back porch,  san pedro cactus, pear cactus, etc

Peace lilies, maidenhair ferns, asparagus ferns etc

Peace lilies

Doris - renovation of a 1974 Sprite Caravan

Another project I have been working on over the summer of 2015/2016. 

Before and after photos.

 Camping at Lake Tekapo, South Island, New Zealand before renovation

Renovated on the inside, still to be painted on outside

Before

AFTER INTERIOR RENOVATION

 with new squab covers and squabs, new curtains - thermal backed, buntings, newly painted everything.

COUNTRY CHIC COTTAGE - A miniature house

I have just got back from Melbourne, Australia where I visited my brother and one of my sons. I also went to the VAME Miniature Show and Exhibition, where there were miniatures galore. Coming from little old New Zealand, we just don't have the population to justify such an awesome display of miniatures. And the miniatures available for sale were just amazing!

So, here is the (very nearly) finished interior of my Country Chic Cottage.

All the little things I bought at the show are incredible, They make the finishing touches to my miniature cottage.

Hope you enjoy the tour of my Country Chic Cottage, miniature house 2015