Catching Up . . .

Posted on March 10, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

Baby Box became “Dew Drop”. After painting, she was embellished with aluminum soda can cutouts for window frames and round leaves for the potted tree. A pull-tab, screen, and wires form the front door. A plastic end cap was cut down to create a pot for the twisted scrap wire tree, and crushed lava rock dust was added for the pot mulch.

I’ve had the flu and been out of commission the last few weeks, so I’m taking a day to catch up the Blog with the papercrete fairy house projects. Some of the fairy houses were pretty cut-n-dry to develop. They were hand formed over disposable food containers, un-molded after set, dried, painted, and embellished.Continue reading→

Hobbit Haven Finished

Posted on February 28, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

Hobbit Haven is ready for any wee folk that may be in need of a home.

Sorry to leave you folks hanging. I was sick, busy, and . . . never mind. Here are a couple of photos of the finished hobbit house, a.k.a., one of the flopped hobbits.Continue reading→

Experimental Papercrete Hedge Growth Results

Posted on February 24, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

Cured hedge growth/roof waiting for paint. A little thinner than I would have liked, but sturdy enough!

For those of you awaiting the results of the experimental Hobbit Haven Hedge growth results, here ya go!Continue reading→

Papercrete Fairy House Hedge Growth

Posted on February 20, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

The front of Hobbit Haven (protected by a plastic bag) after the cement-soaked dish towel was formed into place.

I already have a few hours invested in Hobbit Haven and wasn’t happy with any painted options that I imagined for the top of the house. I wanted dimensional “hedge growth”, so I’m trying a technique of soaking fabric in cement slurry (watery cement). The idea is that the cemented fabric can be draped over an object, formed as needed, and then left to cure and dry.Continue reading→

Never Give Up!

Posted on February 17, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

“Hobbit Haven” features carved stones on the chimney and around the doorway and windows. It will have a fitted wooden door and a moss roof.

The hobbit houses LIVE . . . the flopped hobbits didn’t flop!!Continue reading→

Waiting Game

Posted on February 12, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

As I suspected, the Hobbit houses didn’t do very well. It took two days before I could remove them from the molds, and they might collapse anyway. They’re still wet, fragile, and spongy. I’m afraid this batch failed! I’m letting them set out to see if they will harden up any, or just flop. Either way, I can’t use them. I learned a lesson (or two), so it wasn’t a complete waste of time and materials . . . disappointing though!Continue reading→

Fairy Houses Formed

Posted on February 11, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

The R2D2-like mold was made from disposable plastic containers, Easter egg half, foam packing material, shopping bag, tape, and a straw. It yielded an “Angry House” once formed with papercrete. The pattern of the roofline made it appear a bit ticked-off, but I liked it, so I left it. The papercrete felt really good and I have high hopes for this one!Continue reading→

Gettin’ Ready . . .

Posted on February 9, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

Fairy House Molds

I’m gearing up for a big papercrete house and pot-making session! Cross your fingers that I can get these molds out of the houses once the ‘crete has set. I’ll be posting pics of the process as I go.

Re-purposing aluminum drink cans to the max!

Posted on January 25, 2014June 10, 2015 by Beverly

Steampunk Fairy Mini Garden

I create miniature garden accessories from found materials and I’ve used aluminum and tin cans for many projects, like Steampunk Miniature Fairy Garden whose windmill and roof were fashioned from recycled cans.Continue reading→