Ideas for Tablescapes Using Miniature Fairy Garden Accessories

As I gaze out my studio window, the river looks like a mirror and images of the shoreline seem painted on the water. All the leaves have fallen to the ground to create a blanket of colors in orange, rust, and golden tones. Fall is here in the northern regions of Wisconsin. Knowing that our grandchildren will soon be visiting, I started thinking of ways to extend the beauty of fall. My creative side began visualizing how I could use my fairy garden accessories to decorate the dining room table. Here are some of my designs…

Home Sweet Home

Using the river as an inspiration, I positioned an antique mirror on the table and then I placed a circle of red Dogwood twigs in the middle. Mounds of Reindeer Moss, filled in the cluster of the twigs, softened the effect, and added an accent color. Now it was time to place a fairy house as the focus of the design. Fall fairy accessories, which included a wooden wagon with rustic wheels, burnt orange colored Putka Pumpkins, a majestic turkey, and miniature plants in tiny pots, added much whimsy to the decoration.  Montford Hen and Chicks, in the tiny pots, added another layer of the fall color to the tablescape. As a final touch, I inserted a battery-operated tea light, inside the fairy house, to add a warm glow in the evening hours.

Birch Bark Inspired Tablescape

This time I selected the Birch Bark Tea Cup Planters to create a simple, but attractive decoration for the table. Since repetition is a good design practice, I lined up five identical teacup planters in the middle of the table. The teacups, placed on a runner made from burlap, were equally spaced apart. The contrast between the beige, textured burlap and the whiteness of the birch bark design created a pleasing effect. Now I needed to select miniature plants for the teacups. Since the principle of this decoration is a simple, repetitive design, I searched for five identical plants. When I saw the Acorus gramineus minimus, Green Dwarf Sweet Flag in the greenhouse, I knew this miniature plant had the shape I desired – the leaves were spiky with smooth blades pointing up to the sky. Now it was time to bring the teacups to the potting shed to add soil and plant a Green Dwarf Sweet Flag in each cup. In less than an hour, I had an easy-to-do tablescape or a decoration for the fireplace mantel using miniature garden accessories.

The Gathering of Fairy Friends

Every miniature gardener needs to plan a tablescape with fairies! As I was enjoying an end-of-the-year dinner party for the greenhouse, I glanced at the place card with my name on it. I had another idea for a fall table decoration using fairy accessories. Start with a four-inch leaf cut out of a metallic gold cardstock. I would recommend using a die cut machine to make cutting the leaves a quick and easy task. Place a leaf on the table, at the top of the place setting, for each dinner guest. Next, cut off the top of a little orange or white pumpkin and scoop out the seeds. Fill the inside of the pumpkin with a preserved green moss or dried fairy moss. Next, place a fairy, shaped in a sitting position, on the pumpkin. Placing the cap back on top, in a slanted position and securing it with a toothpick, added a decorative touch. Lastly, position the place card in front of the miniature gardening creation.

I see that the sun is starting to come out. It is going to be a beautiful fall day. Planning miniature garden tablescapes made the morning go by quickly, but it is now time to work on my perennial bed. If always seems so sad to pack up my fairy garden, as I know that falling snow is soon going to sneak upon us. I had a fun time bringing the fall season indoors and enjoying my garden accessories a little longer.