FAIRY AND HOBBIT HOUSE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 2016
Read even more about our Fairy and Hobbit House Weekend on our blog: Digging Deeper: Gardening, Art and Life at Bedrock
Fairy and Hobbit House People's Choice Winners
First Place
Lynn McLouglin of North Andover, MA,
and Dara Casey of Andover, MA.
See a video of this creative masterpiece, including its detailed interior, here.
Lynn McLouglin of North Andover, MA,
and Dara Casey of Andover, MA.
See a video of this creative masterpiece, including its detailed interior, here.
Second Place
Nicole Hamilton of Milford, NH.
Nicole Hamilton of Milford, NH.
Third Place
Nancy Zechel of the Portsmouth Garden Club.
Nancy also won the Grand Prize of the 2015 Portsmouth Fairy House Tour, as well as first place in 2014. This exhibit got second place this year. What a talented person.
Nancy Zechel of the Portsmouth Garden Club.
Nancy also won the Grand Prize of the 2015 Portsmouth Fairy House Tour, as well as first place in 2014. This exhibit got second place this year. What a talented person.
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But...the creativity, energy, and care that went into these houses is to be marvelled at. Look at the detail on some:
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A singing choir made of chicken bones.
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Tiny seedpods as fringe.
Ram's Horns form tiny entrance with milk bottle.
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An entire dining room.
The roof is made from paper-wasp nests.
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Other Notables
The Design & Landscape Division of Labrie Enterprises, a Landscape design and maintenance firm, built an environment:
...and then made it small but exact in every detail:
Tracy Kane, author of the Fairy Houses series, www.fairyhouses.com, was totally gracious and read from her books, and gave good advice to all comers.
Michael Lang was here all three days, playing guitar and telling stories. When it rained, he read in the barn!
See his website here.
See his website here.
Ingrid Cary offered face painting, a mix of airbrush and traditional face painting techniques.
A novel photographer, Mary Liz Lancaster, of Fairy House Kids, provided photo composites of kids into fairy scenes.
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And thanks to our wandering minstrel, Lydia Ahlstrom. So cute!
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Great art, provided by painter Peggy Hepburn of Somersworth, NH:
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And, of course, lots of fairies:
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Sponsorships
We Want to Acknowledge and Thank our wonderful Sponsors:
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Silver Level Rolling Green Nursery, Greenland, NH Northeast Credit Union, Portsmouth, NH Cider Hill Farm and Farm Store, Amesbury, MA Smuttynose Brewery and Hayseed Restaurant, Hampton NH Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth, NH Federal Savings Bank, Dover, NH Bronze Level
Flag Hill Winery and Distillery, Lee NH Fairy House Kids, LLC Other Popovers on the Square Sweet Meadows Flower and Gift Shop Churchill's Garden Center Lindt Chocolates Telly's Restaurant and Pizzeria Victoria's Kitchen Cafe Pizza Spinners |
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