This was a fun and easy summer craft, inspired by the lovely frozen charlotte pots made by Karla Nathan. The base is a peat pot from the garden store, with a photo-copy of antique wallpaper modge-podged on top (couldn't bring myself to use the real stuff - it's an ongoing problem!) The wings are vintage music, edged in glitter. Making the little dresses for the charlottes was the best part. It's just lace and ribbon, but I spent forever trying things on them - never too old for dress-up I guess! The blue fairy pot needs a bit more, one of these days I'll get around to it.
If you don't know the story of Frozen Charlottes, go here and read a bit - they are absolutely fascinating. If you keep an eye on ebay and etsy you can generally find some reasonably priced ones, or occasionally a local antique place will have a bowl of them. Most of them come straight from Nurnburg, Germany, where they were tossed in big pits behind the factory, as they were damaged during manufacture.
How nice! These turned out pretty. But really, don't be afraid to use the real wallpaper! The texture of it is so good to work with you'll enjoy it
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