Turn A Dollar Tree Bird House Into A Stunning Fairy Sanctuary With An Affordable DIY

If you're in need of a little extra magic in your life, try harnessing it by summoning all sorts of fairies to your garden and home. Entice the enchanting creatures by creating a fairy village filled with adorable fairy house decor. Elevate your fairy retreat by adding housing for your winged, celestial visitors using this affordable Dollar Tree DIY that transforms a simple wooden bird house into a stunning fairy sanctuary. Paired with other items from your local Dollar Tree, this DIY craft project can help add a whimsical touch to your garden in anticipation of springtime weather. So cast away your winter woes by planning an enchanting craft day and make these stunning fairy sanctuaries while watching fairy movies to inspire you. 

All you'll need to create your ethereal fairy safe havens are a few items from your local Dollar Tree, a hot glue gun, and some other art materials depending on your vision for your fairy home. The key element and overall focal point of this project is the Crafters Square Decorative Wooden DIY Bird House. Pick up a few of these houses and some other materials that might include a base for your fairy home. You can use this Crafters Square Wooden Tray with Handles, this Crafters Square Wooden Pallet, or a simple and basic wood plank board to give your mythical visitor a plot of land in addition to a whimsical abode. 

Assembling your fairy sanctuary is easy — just place your bird house onto the base you've chosen or opt to hang it in a tree for an aerial view. Decorating the fairy retreat, however, is where your creative liberties can roam free. Paint the house in one color or many colors to start. You can even cover the outside of your tiny house in bark to make it blend in with its surroundings. Drawing inspiration from your favorite fairy characters, you can purchase many types of decor and furnishings from the crafting section at Dollar Tree. To attract nature-loving fairies, add floral garden moss to the base and roof of your bird-turned-fairy house. Create a paved walkway leading up the front door using small pebbles like these Multi-Toned River Pebbles. Secure all of your exterior design elements to the house using a hot glue gun or craft glue.

Once your fairy villas are finished, give them ample time to dry. When sufficiently dried, you can place them throughout your garden alongside adorable plant pot fairy houses or amidst beds of flowers. Securing the decorated house on top of a wooden base can make it easier to lay on the ground (it also gives you more area to decorate and have fun with while crafting). If you'd rather limit your exterior designing to the house itself, you can hang your decorated fairy dwelling on tree branches by fastening a hook to the house and looping twine through it. For more seasonal structures, decorate your fairy dwellings with festive accessories and colors. Add tinsel or faux snow for Christmastime or small pumpkins and plastic spiders for Halloween.