Illuminate - Twinkle Trio

I created three new fairy gardens recently. If you're not new here, you know I can create my fairy gardens quickly and with very little cash because I have an inventory of decor at my disposal. So, while one container can be planted with a setting of plants, it can be changed up by adding new decor. Taking it even further, you can add lights to a miniature garden to add ambiance and a few extra hours of enjoyment after the sun clocks out.

Here are three of my most recent container gardens amplified by the faint glow of dispersed fairy lights as well as inner lighting. Some fairy houses I've purchased come with the ability to be lit up, furthering the fantasy that this is indeed an inhabitable dwelling with the indoor lights on, shining out through the windows. It adds an extra charm to it all, don't you think?

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Illuminate - Color Bursts

Here are my newest garden lights in action. I purchased these on clearance at Walgreens. They were $3.50 each (two strands pictured above) and are battery operated. I do prefer solar light options, but I don't mind having a few battery-powered pieces, especially at clearance price. These lights slowly fade into different colors shown in the video below.

I don't have a specific garden in mind, but they might make good lighting for a July 4 garden. We'll find other uses for them in the meantime. How do you use lights in your garden?

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Illuminate - Copper Canvas

This piece of wall decor was purchased at a second hand store for $1 a long time ago. The color was faded and it needed new life. The top left photo shows the original state of the piece and the top right photo is after I painted it white. White is a much better base color to work with since it will allow any top coat to show its true color. 

The photos below are my second coat of paint with copper. For some reason the camera refused to capture the true color; it looks red but I promise it is copper (as you'll see in the following pictures). I chose copper to match the lights which have copper wire that I planned to pair with this project. This project was inspired by a post shared on Google+. I've had this piece for a long time and knew it would perfect for this project.

After the paint dried, I wrapped a string of solar lights purchased from the Wish app around the iron work and attached it to my fence with some string to reinforce the structure. I'm really pleased with how bright these tiny lights are. They were very cheap and I will probably buy more in the future. 

The lights in the glass containers near the bottom of this garden are tea lights; my previous preferred method to illuminating my garden. The difference in color and brightness is very apparent here. I plan to replace most of the lights in my garden with solar lights because they're so convenient.

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