Magical Miniature Gardens & Homes: Create Tiny Worlds of Fairy Magic & Delight with Natural, Handmade Décor
Donni Webber
4/5 stars
Magical Miniature Gardens & Homes is filled with charming ideas for making a fairy garden or home. The photos are gorgeous; it's worth owning the book just to browse through the environments and decor.
The instructions for creating the pieces of the fairy land are detailed, and accompanied by illustrations. However, despite the title saying "natural decor", many of the them are made from materials that one doesn't usually have on hand, such as polymer clay or copper wire. More than a few were also of fairly complicated design: twisting wire, weaving a basket, making bricks. Crafting tools are used that require an adult, and that are also not available in every home. It certainly is not a book that a child could follow to create a fairy home, and the less crafty of adults will also find it difficult.
While it may not be able to be an instruction guide for every reader, it will spark the imagination and possibly lead to other designs made from things on hand. Also, as I said above, it is a pleasure simply to peruse the photos.
