Thursday 15 November 2012

NEW Gnome Garden Starter Kit

{News from the Garden Sparkle Workshop}
We have revamped our Gnome Garden Starter Kits with the delightfully joyful Jolly Gnomes. $28.00 plus P&P. These kits make the perfect gnomey gift for Christmas! Combined postage for multiple kits is the best option ♥ Follow this link and it will take you straight through to the album: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.258784700897173.52013.133843963391248&type=1


Friday 9 November 2012

Christmas Craft Fair

Wow we have such a divinely blessed weekend of markets ahead of us. On Saturday - we will be at the Little Street Markets and on Sunday - we will be at the Leukemia Foundation 'Christmas Craft Fair' in Cairns. Looking forward to meeting up ...with our local enchanted gardeners and friends ♥ Here are the details for the Leukaemia Foundation Christmas Craft Fair ...
 

 
 
Date: this Sunday 11th November
Time: 9am - 2pm,
Venue: Fred Moule Pavillion, Cairns Showgrounds, Mulgrave Rd.
Come along and purchase some great gifts for Christmas.
Park on Mulgrave Rd. Over 138 stalls and gold coin donation for entry and funds acquired on the day go to the Leukaemia Foundation, to help them provide the support they give to Leukaema suffers in our area and also with the research needed to come up with a cure.
Divine crafty goodness, yummy food and drinks, Cent Sale, face painting and activities for the kiddies :)
 


Saturday 20 October 2012

Fairy Fun ~ Halloween Market ~ Is open!


{Fairy Important Update}
Our Halloween Market is now open on our fb page.
The market album will be open for shopping from 9.30am (QLD time) on Saturday 20th October until 8pm (QLD time) on Wednesday 24th October.
 

  
I have had so much fun creating these special items for you all. I personally delight in Halloween.... the costumes, the quirkyness, the magic and the enchantment and I wish to share this with you. Here are some highlights from our market album... and this link will take you straight through to the album on our fb page: http://www.facebook.com/gardensparkle?ref=hl#!/media/set/?set=a.289847904457519.61941.133843963391248&type=1

Set of Set of 5 x Magical Mushrooms plus a free baby frog ~  $20.00 plus P&P
 
 
Trick or Treat Friends ~ Mini Garden Kit,  $22.00 plus P&P  
 
   
Enchanted Dragon Garden Kit (green dragon) ~  $36.00 plus P&P
 
 
Fairy Cottage Door (Earth Brown),  $20.00 plus P&P

Friday 19 October 2012

Create your own fairy tale....

Hello my lovelies....
This goes out to all of those creative souls and budding fairy artists out there!
Jane Davenport (a wonderfully whimsical Australian artist) hosts online art classes...and I spied this magical workshop: CREATE YOUR OWN FAIRY TALE
 
 
If you would like to learn how to draw fairies and mermaids with Jane Davenport.....just follow this link through to her site: http://www.janedavenport.com/workshops/joynal-creating-your-own-fairy-tale/
 
 
Flower Fairy Blue by Jane Davenport
 


Thursday 18 October 2012

A home for a hobbit.....

Good morning my lovelies! I spy with my little eye.....mmmm is that a house for a wee hobbit?
I just wanted to share this creative gardening idea with you all... so if have any old or holey gum boots lying around ... and you get cracking there might be a hobbit out there ready to move in....
 

Image credit: www.indulgy.com via Pinterest

Sunday 14 October 2012

Fairy Halloween....

I have been busy designing and creating ..... stay tuned as the Mini Halloween Market is coming sooooooon.......

Thursday 4 October 2012

Fairy Hearts..

Hi hi and fairy blessings to your day!
I just wanted to share with you a beautiful idea from the lovely Nordag.... Fairy Hearts!


On her website she tells....

"In our home we are fortunate enough to have fairies visit our garden. We know that they come because they leave tiny glass hearts behind for the children to find. Their favourite place to leave them is in the sand pit but they can be found anywhere. They even seem to follow us to the beach and when we go on a family walk.
When the children have had a bad time or have done something really good, the fairies leave larger hearts under their pillows. They love to find these and they become really special to them. The little girl in our house has one special 'dream heart' that she sleeps with every night that keeps the bad dreams away.
We store our glass hearts in a little glass jar. The children love looking at them but if they have a friend who is upset, or want to show someone that they love them, they give the hearts away..."

Read more and discover more magical ideas at Nordag's website: http://www.nordag.co.uk/ideas

Much light
xx Kate



Thursday 27 September 2012

Fairy lovely stepping stones....

Greetings my lovelies,
I am always on the look out for new and fantabulous ideas.... and here is one! Check out these sparkly shiny fairy stepping stones created by Nordag and her family.
 
 
To find out more visit Nordag's website 'Making Childhood Magical' : http://www.nordag.co.uk/ideas
 
We love your work Nordag! xxx

Thursday 20 September 2012

How to make slippers fit for the Queen of the fairies.....

 
The Nature of Grace Blog is one of my latest discoveries and what a gem I have found!
What really caught my eye were these divine fairy slippers...
 
 
Follow this link to read more about how to create beautiful fairy shoes like these....
 
Sparkles and light to your day xx Kate


Sunday 16 September 2012

Garden Sparkle Spring Market....

Happy Spring and abundant New Moon my lovelies ♥
It's time to sow seeds, freshen up and nurture our fairy gardens.
So be sure to stop by our Spring Market album today at 4pm (QLD time) to pick up some delightfully enchanting treats. The album will be open all week.
 
 
There is a selection of mini sets, ornaments on sale, limited edition Springtime Garden Kits and two very special OOAK Enchanted Indoor Play Sets (our first release....yipppeee!) ..... ♥
Follow this link and it will take you straight through to the Spring Market Album
 
 

 

Tuesday 11 September 2012

{Update from our Workshop}

The Garden Sparkle Spring Market is coming sooooon to fb land ♥
and a quick
{Update from our Workshop}
 ..... New Fairy Garden Kits and Enchanted Play Sets are in the pipeline too so stay tuned!
Happy Spring gardening my lovelies xxx
 
 

Thursday 6 September 2012

Pebbles pebbles pebbles

Nature is so rich with treasures.... the fairies know this ... and there are some of us who can also see and appreciate the gems in our natural environment ... I love to gather natural materials to add to my fairy gardens. Here is some pebble inspiration ....

 
Collection of interesting pebbles pinned by Bonnie Roberston via Pinterest
 
 
A beautiful illustration of the path that leads to a fairy abode.
Image credit: www.fairyhouses.com via Pinterest
 
 
I love this idea of using pebbles to create foot prints.



I love how this fairy abode has been created using natural materials and the floor made of stones and the pathway of glass. Image credit: www.commercial appeal.com via Pinterest.
 
 
 
Image credit: Originally pinned by Rebecca Horwood on Craft via Pinterest
 
 
Rocks and pebbles can be positioned to create enchanted environments for the fairies and gnomes!
Image credit: unknown - from Pinterest.
 
What magic can you create with pebbles in your fairy garden?
 

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Monday 16 July 2012

Hot Air Balloon rides for fairies....

I love the idea of turning trash into treasure. Check out these gorgeous repurposed lightbulb hot air balloons. Perhaps the fairies would like to try this mode of transport hee hee


Follow this link: http://dollarstorecrafts.com/2012/04/make-recycled-light-bulb-hot-air-balloons/

Saturday 7 July 2012

Luscious tropical greeness...

I love visiting the Botanical Garden in Cairns.....it oozes luscious tropical greeness.....
  

 The wonderous forms, colours and textures inspire my work.


I love being still here, just breathing the clean fresh air and being aware of all my senses.        Definately one of my favourite - Food for the Soul - places.

Monday 25 June 2012

And the winner is ....

Good afternoon everyone ♥ At the market on Sunday we had a free raffle to win a hand made fairy door. I just wanted to let you know that Jodie from Forest Gardens, Cairns is our lucky winner ♥ Congratulations Jodie!

Sunday 24 June 2012

To market to market.... on International Fairy Day!

Today is 'International Fairy Day' .... to celebrate in style Garden Sparkle is having its first ever market stall at the TANKS ~ Body, Mind and Soul Festival in Cairns. Please flutter on over to say hi! We have plenty of magic fairy dust to share around :O) We are also running a free raffle to win a magical fairy door! Here is a pic of me with my friend Harold the Gnome.
Blessings,
Kate xx


Happy Fairy Day!!


Wishing you all a happy and glorious International Fairy Day!!

'...Fairy Day is a holiday sprung from the imagination of a fairy artist and believer, and brought to life with the help of many of her talented friends and fellow fairy lovers. With the world enjoying a surge of interest in all things fairy, we feel that now is the perfect time to introduce a yearly holiday to celebrate the fae. This holiday is for everyone who believes in the magic of fairytales. It is for those imaginative souls who dare to dream impossible dreams. It is for the children of the world, wide eyed and open to the magic that surrounds them. It is for adults too, who long to capture a bit of that magic they remember from thier own childhood. Please join us in supporting this wonderful holiday...' www.fairyday.com


How divine is this cake for the faeries!

Here are some fun things you can do today to celebrate International Fairy Day.
  • Read favourite fairytales and dress up as your favourite characters
  • Bake and decorate fairy cakes
  • Have a fairy tea party
  • Make an offering of sweet treats and milk for the faeries at the bottom of your garden
  • Create a fairy garden
  • Collect natural treasures such as seed pods, bark, twigs, leaves, rocks, pebbles and shells to add to your fairy garden
  • Paint and draw pictures of the faeries and fae realm
  • Paint and decorate pebbles and stones for your enchanted fairy garden
  • Go for a walk through the forest or your local botanical gardens to admire the beauty of nature
  • Play, listen and dance to beautiful instrumental music such as harp or flute (other favourites are Enya and Lisa Gerrard).
  • Create a fairy circle of petals and leaves in the garden



Thursday 21 June 2012

Fairy fun craft

What are you planning for International Fairy Day? Here's a fairy fun and creative activity that you can enjoy with the wee ones and a beautiful way to celebrate the fae folk!

Follow this link to the Bowdabra Blog to see how it's done:

Wednesday 20 June 2012

Casting, baking, painting and dusting with sparkles

The Garden Sparkle workshop is a hive of activity at the moment in preparation for the TANKS ~ Body, Mind and Soul Festival in Cairns. Fairy doors are being cast, mushroom houses painted, mini toadstools baked, garden starter kits packaged up! It is all go :o)

Monday 11 June 2012

Upcoming fairy celebrations....

Not long now .... mark your diaries for the 24th June is International Fairy Day and also Midsummer Solstice :O) A magical time of year no matter what hemisphere you live in!



Friday 1 June 2012

The fairies are blogging at last!

Well here we are finally!!! The Garden Sparkle blog has been a long time coming .... so I wish you to extend a very warm welcome to all of my fairy gardening friends; I hope we can meet here often.This blog will of course be a work in progress. Do pop by every now and then as I'll be posting all sorts of enchanting tips and inspiration for your fairy or gnome garden. Much love and fairy blessings from Far North Queensland,
Kate x