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Making Fairy Garden Accessories: 22 Enchanting Projects for Your Backyard (Fox Chapel Publishing) Craft Fairy Houses, a Gnome Garden, a Swing, a Wishing Well, and More, Plus Learn How to Add Lighting by Andrew Fahmy, Anna-Marie Fahmy, Anna-Marie Fahmy
informative
inspiring
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
An absolutely gorgeous book jam packed with projects and beautiful photographs to complement them.
Being a miniaturist myself from a very young age, I found this book really easy to follow. The projects range from accessories to doors to whole houses and each decorated really sweetly. As the authors said early on in the introduction, fairy houses don't have to be very strict with scale as the wee folk might find bits for their houses out of many things found in nature or repurposed into mini things. That is one thing reassuring to know. The other being that fairy houses can take on many forms and however it turns out is exactly what it was meant to be!
There is a really comprehensive list of materials, tools and techniques in the front of the book and each section is a wealth of knowledge. More than just a list of materials and tools, it has explanations for what object is best used with what and where they can be found. The technique section is golden because you'll find these not only needed for the projects in the book but for others as commonly necessary.
The projects are very well explained in a step by step way with photos to accompany each step. They also allow for variation in designs and putting your own spin on things. My personal favourites being the door with steps and the hobbit door, secret staircase house, and the fairy desk, bookcase, swing and firepit! Oh my goodness how cute was the firepit!! The Gnome frame is a definite make for me as I haven't ever seen anything quite like it before.
All in all, I loved it and think this would be a wonderful addition to my library.
Many thanks to Netgalley, Fox Chapel Publishing and Anna-Marie and Andrew Fahmy for allowing me to read a copy. All opinions expressed are my own.
Being a miniaturist myself from a very young age, I found this book really easy to follow. The projects range from accessories to doors to whole houses and each decorated really sweetly. As the authors said early on in the introduction, fairy houses don't have to be very strict with scale as the wee folk might find bits for their houses out of many things found in nature or repurposed into mini things. That is one thing reassuring to know. The other being that fairy houses can take on many forms and however it turns out is exactly what it was meant to be!
There is a really comprehensive list of materials, tools and techniques in the front of the book and each section is a wealth of knowledge. More than just a list of materials and tools, it has explanations for what object is best used with what and where they can be found. The technique section is golden because you'll find these not only needed for the projects in the book but for others as commonly necessary.
The projects are very well explained in a step by step way with photos to accompany each step. They also allow for variation in designs and putting your own spin on things. My personal favourites being the door with steps and the hobbit door, secret staircase house, and the fairy desk, bookcase, swing and firepit! Oh my goodness how cute was the firepit!! The Gnome frame is a definite make for me as I haven't ever seen anything quite like it before.
All in all, I loved it and think this would be a wonderful addition to my library.
Many thanks to Netgalley, Fox Chapel Publishing and Anna-Marie and Andrew Fahmy for allowing me to read a copy. All opinions expressed are my own.