What fun I had at Faerieville, U.S.A.! Located on the grounds of the Florence Griswold Museum in Old Lyme, CT, the tiny village is open September 30th - October 29th this year. Admission includes entry to the museum as well as a map of the village with scavenger-hunt-type-questions at each numbered stop. Built by volunteers, each faerie garden has its own theme and design. It's a great way to meet people as everyone takes joy in discovering the hunted item! I took more photos than seems reasonable, but I wanted to remember it all. I'll share a few of my favorites with you today.
Some are in trees.
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| The Sugar Crumb Faerie Bakery - Jessica Zydeek |
Some are small.
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| Wee Free Faerieville Public Library - John and Leslie Keogh |
Some are large.
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| Underwater Academy For Seafaeries - Students from Deep River Elementary School Led by Art Teacher Diana DeWolf-Carfi |
There are beautiful views everywhere. |
| Lieutenant River, Old Lyme, CT |
And every so often you spot some faeries!
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| Adorable! |
Instead of paintings of water lilies, you'll find paintings on water lilies!
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| The Not-So-Metropolitan Museum of Wee Faerie Art - Natalie O'Brien and Fifth Grade Class of Pleasant Valley Elementary School, South Windsor, CT |
A beach, complete with sand sculptures on the lawn.
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| Sandtopia - Professional Sand Sculpture Greg Grady |
Look carefully, and among the flowers you'll find a village.
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| Perennial gardens at the FloGris |
An old window creates a backdrop for shoppers.  |
| Flora & Feathers Vintage Fashion Boutique - Kristen Thornton |
Need more plant ideas for your garden? Visit the local botanical garden's greenhouse.
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| Plant Palace - Dee Dee Charnok, Teddi Curtiss, Bobbie Padgett, and Gay Thorn |
The doors open wide, welcoming all at the chapel.
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| The Bark Barrow Chapel - Katie Scarlett Faile and Erik Faile |
A pine cone lid for this greens covered teapot that steams white feathers from its spout!
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| Tilly's Tea Room - Cheryl Poirier, Lisa Reneson, and Tammi Flynn |
Some gardens were created almost entirely from natural materials. Can you spot the tiny box of popcorn?
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| Frolic-In Movie Theater - Adam Pipkin and Erica Sunshine |
Some were cleverly crafted of odds and ends.
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| All Pro Automotive of Faerieville - Dave Graybill |
Of course when your Faerie Village is in Old Lyme, there must be an art studio...
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| Shoreline Academy Of The Arts - Shelby Chadwick |
... and an antique shop.
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| Birtwistle Antiques - Mary Ann Besier, Rudi Besier, Kurt Besier, and Edie Twining |
Oh there's more, much more! But that would spoil all your fun when you go to visit A Wee Faerie Village!
Laura S. Pringle is the author of The Pringle Plan, a series of educational guides.
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