Summon the sparkling spirits of nature with one of these magical garden features.
Fairies are nature spirits: conscious beings that inhabit all the many and varied expressions of the natural world.
If you’d like to infuse your yard with their whimsy, wildness, and magic, here are ten things that will do just that.
Hummingbirds are fairy creatures themselves, and fairies attract more fairies.
2. A Bird Bath
Once fairies discover your bird bath, they’ll have a hard time staying away – particularly during the hot summer months.
3. A Gazing Ball
Fairies adore shiny things. And spherical shiny things (like gazing balls) are like fairy kryptonite.
4. Wind Chimes
Melodic wind chimes (and also bells) make a sound that fairies can’t resist. Extra credit if they’re shiny or otherwise catch the light.
5. Libations in Walnut Shells
Fairies love to party! Throw the fairy party of the year in your yard by offering them beer or champagne, using walnut shells as cups.
6. Crystals
Many fairies consider colorful, shiny, or sparkly crystals to be precious treasures indeed.
7. A Fairy House
Find an adorable little fairy house and place it at the base of a tree. Or, make your own!
8. Fairy Garden Art
Decorating your yard with a fairy statue or fairy flag sends a clear message: fairies welcome here.
9. Flowers
Where there are flowers, there are fairies. Flowers with a particular affinity for fairies include lilacs, bluebells, vervain, foxglove, yarrow, daisies, violets, and pansies.
10. Whimsical Lighting
Fairies simply cannot abide harsh lighting. So be sure to light your yard with things like twinkle lights, flickering solar torch lights, colored floral solar lights, or really any whimsical lighting scheme that makes you feel like you’re in fairyland.
Think you might actually BE a fairy? You could be right! Check out these 8 Signs That You Are a Fairy-person.
Do you want to leave offerings for the fairies to keep them coming back? Check out these 9 Delightful Fairy Offerings.
And to master the art of creating a magical home, check out my online workshop, Good Energy and Magical Housekeeping Essentials.
Love these suggestions–thank you! That sounds like some party with beer-filled walnut shells. 🙂