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Fairy Tea Party in Cage

Miniature Fairy Garden Party in a Birdcage – delightful!

FairyGardenCage

Project Instructions:

 

Designed by: Lori Butler

Skill level (1-5): 3

Time to complete:  1 hour

Age range: 14+

Messy level (1-5): 1

Materials:

  • (2) Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Cafe Chair (#1503-43)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – White Table (#1503-40)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Coffee Cup (#1503-06)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Heart Cake (#1503-07)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Pastry Plate (#1503-05)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Strawberries (#1503-13)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Cookies (#1503-78)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Medium Mushrooms (#1503-23)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Hanging Planter(#1503-74)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Birdcage/Bird (#1503-56)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Fairy (#1503-72)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Serving Tray (#1503-00)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Tall Green Plant (#1503-90)
  • Sparrow Innovations Miniatures – Bicycle (#1503-64)
  • Artminds Glitter Stacker – Crystal Diamond
  • Craft moss ball,1.5 inch diameter
  • Wire Cage
  • Silk flowers
  • Floral Foam
  • Wooden Dowel
  • Scrapbook paper
  • Twine
  • Craft moss, sheet moss
  • Craft bird
  • Craft glue
  • Hot glue
  • Scissors

Steps:

  1. Cut a piece of sheet moss to fit into cage, covering bottom.
  2. Cover Fairy’s wings and bird’s wings with craft glue, sprinkle with glitter, let dry.
  3. Glue Fairy, bird, and silk flower leaves to outside of cage as shown in photo.
  4. Place flowers inside garden basket as shown, attach to cage.
  5. Cut pieces of silk flowers, glue into cage as shown.
  6. Cut triangles of scrapbook paper, fold over twine, secure with glue to make banner.
  7. Tie banner to cage as shown in photo.
  8. Glue Coffee Cup and Pastry Plate to table.
  9. Glue table and chairs  inside cage as shown.
  10. Make tree by inserting moss ball onto wooden dowel, secure with glue.
  11. Glue Floral foam covered with moss to bottom of cage, insert tree, securing with glue.
  12. Glue Bicycle next to tree.
  13. Glue Heart Cake to Serving Tray, glue Serving Tray to moss.
  14. Glue Bird Cage, Strawberries, Green Plant, and Plate of Cookies onto moss.
  15. Insert Mushrooms into foam.