thinkin' of spring ~

I know we have a few more months of snow to go before springtime hits my neck of the woods ~ but a girl can dream of warmer days ... can't she?

I really can't wait to be digging around in the flower beds and making some fairy houses.  In case you don't know what a fairy house is ~ it's just a little place you make in your garden ... of natural materials ... for the fairies to hang out in :) My Grandlove's ~ Brooke and Bailey ~ can't wait to help me with this project.

Such as this pic from the internet:

image from the internet

You can keep them small and simple or go big ... like this couple did:

image from the internet

Even though there's a foot of snow on the ground ... and more in the forecast ... we did start on a few things for the fairy house - that could possibly turn into a village if the enthusiasm holds out.

Here's the start of some patio pavers ... sea shells drying in cement.  The forms are from the plastic container of a pack of cookies.  They look bigger on the picture than they actually are - they're about 3"x3"

a little fencing ... a ladder and a table top?

It'll be interesting to see what we come up with :)  At least we have a ton of natural materials right outside the door to play with.  We just have to wait for the snow to go!

Here's a scrapbook page of our little neighbor girls ~ Morgan and Megan in their Halloween costumes a few years back that I turned into garden fairies in my own garden:

Until next time ...
So it goes in my neck of the woods.
~mel