Ponies and Fairies

Ponies appeared in the fairy garden

and oh what fun the fairies had!!!

~ Violet ~

Cotswald Cottage

Welcome to the Cotswolds, England!

and the "Europe: Simply Irresistible" link party

hosted by Anita of the blog Castles Crowns and Cottages

 I have a little cottage and a garden to share with you

The garden patio is ready for you,

~ with a bistro table set up with candlelight and cake ~

The lambs are always wandering here in the Cotswolds and welcome you too

We shall have cake

And enjoy our visit into the evening by candlelight

My Cotswold cottage is small, but always delighted by guests

Especially Fairy Friends 

{ and blog visitors like you! }

Thank you for coming,

now hop on over to Castles Crowns and Cottages

here

to continue your tour of Europe!

~ Violet ~

Celebrate!

 In Red White and Blue!!!

Having Fun With my New Flag Scarf

Summer Fun and Celebrations Abound!

~ Violet ~

Fairy Mail

The Garden Fairies Have Been Writing Letters

And the Children are Delighted!

Notes, or Scrolls and even Little Gifts of Sparkle!

They Enjoy Drawing Each Other

With Touches of Glittery Fairy Dust

~

Leaving Gifts of Art for the Children

Who are So Excited to Check the Mailboxes

~ There's also been treasures of tiny jewels and golden pebbles! ~

The Beautiful Magic of Summer Days is Upon Us!

~ Violet ~

The Fairy and Her Afghan Hound

Morning Light in the Fairy Garden Today

How fun to discover the fairy has an Afghan Hound

that looks so much like ours!

~ Violet ~

A Little Fairy Cottage

Aqua Paint to enhance a birdhouse-turned-fairy-house

{do you see the tiny horse in the pasture?}

the bird house as purchased at T.J. Max

I used craft paint on the window and door trim,

covered up the round attic opening and painted the windows to look like glass

~ the garden fairies are enjoying their new cottage ~

and

The LUPINE planted last year has multiplied

and is growing gorgeously!

Oh how spring brings such delight!

~ Violet ~

A Garden Inspired by the Beach

We visit the Oregon Coast yearly and I love the flowers and gardens

in Cannon Beach with a view of Haystack Rock and the ocean

{the dogs like it there too}

After visiting there in April, I came home wanting to create

a miniature garden with a beach theme.

Flowers, a tree (a dwarf form of Japanese Cedar), a sandy beach

and of course, the ocean!

with Haystack Rock off in the distance

We always see dogs at Cannon Beach

{and bring our own}

The black one above is resting on Scotch Moss,

a ground cover perennial

and the white one is running on the beach,

past the sandcastles and beach umbrella

These last 3 photos have a blue sky appearing above the ocean

I used pastels on paper as a photo prop

and now I want to figure out how to keep a sky out there

beyond the ocean!

{my back yard fairy garden has a painted background, so why not?}

I added some glitter to the sparkly sand,

not sure what a wind storm or heavy rain will do to this garden,

but this week has beautiful weather so I'm not going to think about that now.

~Violet ~