Fresh Clips: Make Fairy House Furniture

Excerpted from Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars. ©2009 by Sharon Lovejoy. Used by permission of Workman Publishing. All rights reserved.
June/July 2010
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Children (and many adults!) love fairies. You can make fairies a part of your favorite child’s life by providing some areas for play and a ready supply of natural objects. Wherever you look outdoors, you’ll find natural treasures to build and furnish a fairy house.

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Excerpted from Toad Cottages & Shooting Stars. ©2009 by Sharon Lovejoy. Used by permission of Workman Publishing. All rights reserved.


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