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    Home » DIY Crafts » Thrift Store Crafts

    Make a Fairy Garden in a Thrifted Teacup

    Published: Mar 16, 2018 · Modified: May 27, 2022 by Christina Dennis · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads · 11 Comments

    Every year at about this time, I start to get the itch to garden. I can't WAIT to get our flower beds all cleaned up for Spring and plant some veggies! Meanwhile, I thought it would be fun to make the tiniest, cutest fairy garden in a thrifted teacup. Even though the plants in this little garden aren't real, it still reminds me that Spring is coming and we can plant real flowers soon! Let me share with you how to make this adorable fairy garden in a thrifted teacup - it would make a fantastic gift or decor item for Spring.

    How to make a fairy garden in a thrifted teacup

    To begin, I found a beautiful vintage teacup at my local thrift store. I loved this one because of its rose pattern and gold details.

    How to make a fairy garden in a thrifted teacup

    Next, I filled my teacup with fine gravel. I made everything in this little fairy garden removable just in case I ever wanted to use the teacup as an actual teacup in the future! On top of the gravel, I added a mini faux tree, a tiny mushroom table and chair I found at Michaels, and I glued a miniature tea set on top of the table.

    How to make a fairy garden in a thrifted teacup

    I put some reindeer moss on the teacup and the saucer to add more greenery. Finally, I created a miniature ladder out of twigs from our woods and tacked that to the teacup with some small dabs of hot glue.

    Watch my video below to learn how to make a tiny fairy garden in a thrifted tea cup:

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    1. iHanna

      March 16, 2018 at 6:20 pm

      Super cute!

      Reply
    2. Tadej

      April 07, 2018 at 2:20 am

      My girlfriend will love this, thanks.

      Reply
      • Lindsay - The DIY Mommy

        April 07, 2018 at 8:54 am

        Make it a date night!

        Reply
    3. Products sell

      July 05, 2018 at 6:45 am

      Ah! What a beautiful idea. This is the way our mind desires. We can think a lot of these in our blog as well. Thank you for promoting tips and wonderful inspirations!

      Reply
    4. Debbie-Dabble

      August 01, 2019 at 7:25 am

      Absolutely love this!! Just darling!! I may just have to try my hand at making one!! Thanks for sharing!!
      Hugs,
      Deb

      Reply
    5. handmade by amalia

      January 18, 2020 at 2:57 am

      This is so sweet. I hope that the fairies are very happy in their new home.
      Amalia
      xo

      Reply
    6. Jeanne

      January 21, 2020 at 10:24 pm

      This is so neat, and I have many teacups!

      Reply
    7. Debbie-Dabble

      February 02, 2020 at 7:23 am

      Totally LOVE this!! So cute!!
      Hugs,
      Debbie

      Reply

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