Make a Teeny, Tiny Hammock for Your Fairy Garden
$1
1 Hour
Easy
Do you like building fairy gardens? You do 🙂 then I’ve got something really cute and easy for you today.
To celebrate the beautiful weather we're having I thought I’d make our garden fairies this little fairy hammock for them to relax in. I wanted to share a bit on how we did it so your fairies could have one too. All you need is some fabric, a skewer or toothpick, string, embroidery needle, scissors, pliers and some wire.
Start by cutting a 4 7/8” x 3 7/8” strip of fabric. (This will form the seat of the hammock). I unraveled the fabric just a little give it a pretty edge. Fold the fabric in half, length wise and measure 5/8" from the edge and then cut as shown above. Cut the string into two 12" pieces and then sew down the other edge of the piece of fabric. Leave about 3" of the string at the top, you’ll need it later to hang the hammock. Knot the string at the top and then gather the string until the fabric forms a nice cupped shape just big enough for the fairies to sit comfortably. Tie a knot at the bottom once you’re happy.
Cut the skewer or toothpick so that it’s about 3" long. Tie the two top bits of string to the skewer making sure that they’re equal. Tie the string together at the top with a small loop knot. Then tie the bottom strings in the same way. Once again you need to check that they’re equal, otherwise you’ll end up with a lopsided hammock.
Check that the hammock hangs nicely. You may need to move the string around a bit on the skewer until it looks right. You can hang the hammock in a tree or you make a small stand out of wire.
All that’s left to do is sit back and wait for the fairies or a photo bomb cat, lol!! I’d love to hear what you think about our tiny little fairy hammock. Share your thoughts in the comments below and let me know. For loads more pictures and detailed step by step by step instructions come visit us on the blog. We've also made full blown human version of the same hammock and you can get those instructions here
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