You know how when you’re married, each spouse takes on the duties they are good at / like to do?
Well I do all of the decorating on the inside of the house, and Topher takes care of the landscaping outside of the house.
Yesterday, I decided to shake things up a little bit around here, and I crossed the line in the sand and ventured to outdoor land. Mind you … I didn’t venture further than the front steps, but I do what I can.
I found a big flower pot out in our garage.
For this project, I needed to take a section out of the side of this pot, so I pulled-out my Dremel (loaded with a carbide cutting tip), covered-up with my facemask, and threw on my trusty 3M safety goggles.
Be warned … although the cutting isn’t difficult, terra cotta dust goes everywhere, so I found a place outside where I could work.
When I was finished, I replaced the cutting tip with a grinder tip and smoothed-out some of the sharper edges.
Once I had my section removed, I was ready to fill the pot with soil.
I placed a coffee filter along the bottom of the pot to allow the water to adequately drain without losing any soil, and then I simply added the dirt.
I filled-in my pot with potting soil and found a place for the removed section of terra cotta.
Next, I placed moss all over the surface and around the half-buried section.
I then added a tiny bridge, a little hut and a house, a little door and a couple of little gnomes. I also added in some different colored moss for some more color.
I thought it turned out super cute, and my little Fairy Garden will be there to greet anyone who comes up to the door!
Original article and pictures take www.restorationredoux.com site
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