A few weeks ago I participated in a library-sponsored fairy house-building program. I do not consider myself skilled when it comes to crafts, so this was outside my comfort zone and really stretched my imagination's capabilities. Recently an exchange of comments took place following a post by 
This is what I took home after the program! I used a plastic ice cream bucket for a base, dried leaves and both dried and fresh moss on the sides, buttons to outline a doorway, and feathers glued to a paper plate for the roof. All of the moss, leaves, feathers, buttons, etc., were provided by the library.
But then I wasn't sure where to put my creation! I really didn't have room in my house, but the paper plate roof was not going to hold up outdoors. As a compromise, I put it out on our covered deck, and then the paper plate roof blew off one day. So I decided to remodel. (Note to 
Some of the moss had been quite damp when I first put it to use, and it didn't stay glued in place. One of the stones I put along part of the bottom had also fallen off. So my first task was to glue those back in place.
With only a slight plan in mind, I began layering bits of bark on the top of the bucket.
I added some bits of moss and lichens here and there, and used something that was almost like hair to cover the edges near the top. It was growing on a larch tree, and I'm not sure what its proper name is. The original door was bits of a pinecone glued in the button doorway. I took those off and glued a smidgen of fabric in its place. I'm still not sure about that upside-down butterfly! I might re-do that doorway one more time.
Since heavy rain was in the forecast, I opted to put my remodeled fairy house back on the patio table for now. I hope to move it back under the tree when the weather gets a bit more summery.