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To Fairy House Highlights 2016
To Fairy House Festival 2018

FAIRY AND HOBBIT HOUSE FESTIVAL HIGHLIGHTS 2017


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Fairies and fairy godmothers abound.

Fairy and Hobbit House People's Choice Winners
First Place
Mary Verzina of Milton NH,

Way to go, Mary. That hollow tree trunk really makes it!
Below is the back side:
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​You make good chicken salad wraps, too!
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Second Place
Nicole Hamilton of Milford, NH.
​Exquisite detail.
​Nicky won second place last year as well!
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Third Place
Catherine Reynolds of Rochester, NH.
This was the center of an environment... there was a path to it, and ancillary structures.
Catherine has volunteered here many hours, too.
Neat, huh?
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Runner Up
Melissa Kimball.
A zillion pieces of fairy glass were artfully hidden in this piece, and its companion pieces. You would have to see this live to appreciate the intricacy.
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The houses were remarkable:
Ranging from the small to sprawling:
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Some build-your-owns took whole groups hours to complete, all helped out!
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A personal favorite: I think the hag's face is brilliant, and the back was a multi-storied old-lady-in-the-shoe house.
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But it is the People that Make It!

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First Lady of New Hampshire, Valerie Sununu, gave reading to enchanted woodland sprits.



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Tracy Kane, author of the Fairy Houses series, www.fairyhouses.com, was totally gracious to crowds of people, read from her books, and gave good advice to all comers.


​Wizards and Maids
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Mitska sold accessories.


And thanks to our wandering minstrel, Hazel Dellario. She was a sweetie...and played well too!
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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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From the very young...
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...to the young at heart.
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Even the Earth Goddess was dressed to the nines.
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She needs no wings.
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See a neat video of the (domino) Gnome Home being built and flattened here.




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
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        Fairy House Kids, LLC

Other
        Popovers on the Square
        
Sweet Meadows Flower and Gift Shop
        
Churchill's Garden Center
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        Lindt Chocolates 
        ​Telly's Restaurant and Pizzeria
        Victoria's Kitchen Cafe
        Pizza Spinners

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    • Blooms
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    • Butterflies
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    • Program Calendar
    • Fairy and Hobbit House Festival
  • Get Involved
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    • Gift Memberships
    • Donate
    • Volunteer
    • Business Partnerships
  • About
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