You can make your own fairie home out of any non metal container actually!
This website may have been mentioned here already, but in case you guys didnt see it, here's the link:
www.miniature-gardens.com/attract-fairies.html
Some of the miniature things they sell are really cheap. They also sell fairie and elf doors you can prop up to a tree. I guess it's like a portal for the fairies.. or else fairies notice them and get a kick out of them.., especially if you place them in your indoor or outdoor garden.
I saw a photo of one of the fairy doors in the fairygardens.com website of someone submitted. They said that they noticed a blue light flying around where they decorated one night., and it seemed to be interested in the miniature door.
The stuff is really cute! check it out!
Now, if you want to make your own little cottages for the Fae folks, You can use any shell ... I use plastic houseplant containers.. square or cylinder ones of any size.
Cut out a little entrance, and a little window near the top if you'd like
Get a glue gun and heat it up.. and gather all the things you want to cover it with.. and these should be all non-metal objects. That is very important as Nature Spirits don't feel comfortable around metal above ground.. the fairies in the city areas will tolerate it, but they don't love it.
Some of the things you can glue all over the container are: Pinecones, twigs, pretty leaves. dried mosses of all kinds (perfect for filling in the little gaps that need to be covered) seashells, colored glass marbles or florist marbels, semi-precious stones or any stone, maple seedlings (those helicopter propellor-like things that fall from the Maple trees), acorn caps, bark pieces, feathers, etc.
If you can't find these things in your area, you can pick up that all natural pot pourri they sell in craft stores or TJ Maxx, etc., that are all scented pinecones, seed pods, etc.. that people buy to put in bowls in thier homes.. You can buy that and glue them on your home if you live in a city area with little or no wildlife or trees . Even buy a container of seashells, and glue the shells all over the container.. THe seashell fairy cottage looks gourgeous after you get it done!
P.S. If you live in the city and can't have a garden, you can grow houseplants or other plants in pots inside with those grow lights. Terrariums are another idea., and you can add polished stones here and there on the table, and other natural things. That's one way of attracting them in, I heard. Keep metal away from your garden area though.
