Fabulous Fairy Bread

This is probably not the best post considering i have just started on a diet, but what is a fairy blog without some mention of fairy bread.

For those of you in Australia (and i think New Zealand), you will know that fairy bread is basic requirement at every child's birthday party.

For those who don't live down under, let me introduce you to this fun party food that is always devoured in about 2 seconds flat (usually by me).

Fairy bread is white bread, spread with  butter or margarine and then smothered in hundreds and thousands (of fairy poop as it's sometimes known).

It's usually cut into triangles but i have seen some very creative ways of displaying fairy bread on my fairy party journey.

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I have been known to try and make fairy bread a tad healthier - we usually use the sprinkles with no artificial colouring, they are a little on the dull side but the kids still love them. Unfortunately, you can't really substitute on the white bread,it's just not the same. Oh, and it's always best to go for the really large sliced bread as you can get more out of each slice, especially when making shapes.

I have seen it made with nutella instead of butter, i personally haven't tried it but I'm a nutella junkie so it may be on the menu and my sons birthday party in October.

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So there you have it, ridiculously simple and guaranteed to please!! 

Faery Blessings

Dannii xx

 

An end and a new beginning

For those of you who follow our Facebook page, you've probably heard the news that Enchanted Garden will no longer be operating out of our beautiful Berrima location.

 

 I was very sad to make this decision but for many reasons closing the shop was the only option. It is by no means the end of a bricks and mortar presence for Enchanted Garden, we are just putting it on hold until the time is right and somewhere more suitable becomes available.

Even though will will no longer trade from the Berrima shop, i will still endeavour to set up the plaster painting studio in various Southern Highlands locations during the school holidays. I have received lots of fabulous feedback about our plaster painting activity so i really want to keep that going. I will be expanding to include other crafts as well as a few other magical ideas i have up my sleeve.

 

Unfortunately, the closure of the shop means we can no longer host fabulous parties in the party room. I received so much wonderful feedback from everyone who had a party there, that it made the decision to close a million times harder. As with all endings though, there are new beginnings......

We are not stopping our parties, instead, we will just bring them to you. 

All the good things about an Enchanted Garden party will be brought to your house, all you need to provide is the food, space and the children of course. We are hoping to even include some catered packages in the near future so you won't have to do a thing but sit back and relax while the  kids have a ball.

 Party packages will be available on our website soon.

So, for our last little bit of time at our lovely Berrima shop, we will be doing plaster painting all next week. The studio will be open Monday 9/1/12 until Saturday 14/1/12 from 10am till 2:30pm. There is no need to book for plaster painting, just show up and have fun.

1/20 Wingecarribee Street, Berrima

sales@enchantedgarden.com.au

Faery Blessings.....

Dannii xx

Treasures in the garden

I'm excited about the new faery dust vials that we now have at Enchanted Garden. They are just so tiny and magical. 

The label on each one has been hand dyed and burned by me (with guidance from the faeries) and i can just imagine how enchanting they would be hidden throughout a garden for a fairy party.

Speaking of garden fairy parties, I am still waiting to hear back from the real estate agent in regards to a commercial property i am trying to lease for my shop. It has it's very own garden (front & back) and my imagination is working overtime thinking of all the magical places i can create there!! Expect to see a LOT of faery dust.

Some more treasures from my garden, but this is of the edible kind. We have an abundance of tomatoes growing in our veggie patch. All different varieties. The kids have been having great fun picking the red ones (and the odd green one too).

We haven't had much luck keeping a veggie patch thriving in the past, but this time we are determined to make it work. Inquisitive children and a hungry pet bunny do make it a little tricky to keep everything alive, but we are working on it. We had a great crop of celery last year which i hope to start growing again.

That's all from me today, it's another hot, hot day so I'm off to find a a way to keep the kids cool this afternoon.

Faery Blessings.....

Danielle

Fairy Crystals

I'm so excited to show you our newest product at Enchanted Garden:

Fairy Crystals

These sweet little bottles measure approx. 5cm high and are filled with a gorgeous blend of amethyst and rose quartz crystals.

They are perfect as magical party favours or just a sweet little gift for someone special. Each one comes in it's own organza bag.

I haven't got them on the website yet as i am just midway through the process of changing over to the new site. They will hopefully be on there by the end of August.  In the meantime, if you wish to purchase any, please contact me at: greenfaery@internode.on.net

They are $2.50 each, or for a party pack of 8 or more $2.00 each.