There will be NO CRYING when you get your hands on this unique cactus house craft idea from Glued To My Crafts!

Keep scrolling for the full how-to on this FIRST SEEN HERE Paper Plate Cactus Fairy House craft tutorial! We even have a free printable to get you started even faster!

Today’s green cactus fairy house idea is actually something I was toying around with back in early February, before the Twilight Zone of Covid-19 hit.

Back then {and I’m not sure if they do now} Dollar Tree had a whole new line of “fairy garden” figurines for sale, that had me inspired to make a unique cactus fairy house out of paper plates. It’s amazing how my mind works… right?!

So that day, after grabbing a pack of green paper plates from their party aisle, I came home and started played around with a few different printable designs in my head. Three months later… here we are and I’m finally happy with what I came up with!

Although it took me longer than I thought to put it together into a tutorial, it however WON’T take that long for you to assemble today! It’s another one of our unique kid craft ideas that literally can be done in about 30 minutes or less {and that’s me being super over-conservative with that number!}

With today’s paper cactus fairy house themed tutorial, you are going to take a few basic craft supplies and our free printable, to make into a cozy safe-haven for some of your new fairy friends to call home. The nice thing about this DIY is that YOU can customize your cactus fairy homes by adding your own creative touches like different craft mediums, stickers and glitter etc. – all of which you probably already have in your craft stash right now!

So on that note… it’s time to get to it! Find the full tutorial and free printable template below! Remember – at Glued To My Crafts we set up the framework for you but we want YOU can make it however you like. So please don’t feel restricted by our “tutorial” or even provided printable. We just hope to inspire you to make your own magical cactus fairy house today! Heck – I even encourage you to think of different shapes or characters to put in your home!

Happy crafting, my friends!! Don’t forget to share pictures of your creations on our Facebook page to admire from afar! #gluedtomycrafts

Cactus Fairy House Craft Supplies:

• Large Paper Plate {one per cactus house craft}
• FREE Cactus Fairy House Template {download HERE}
• White Cardstock {affiliate link}
• Color Printer
• Paper Craft Scissors
• Crayons, Coloring Pencils or Markers
• Black Sharpie Marker
• Various Flower Stickers {I found mine at Michaels recently}
• School Glue
• Hand-Held Office Stapler
• optional – small stickers, glitter, rhinestones etc.

Directions:

• First things first – cut off a small section of your large paper plate to make the bottom of the fairy house flat.
• Discard the small piece you just cut off.
• Next up – if need be – paint the paper plate completely green with craft paint. If you bought pre-colored green paper plates, skip this step.
• If painting, set aside the paper plate to let it dry completely.
• Now download and print the FREE Cactus fairy house printout listed above in the supply list.
• Print out the file in color on a single sheet of white cardstock. You only need to print one out per craft.
• Go ahead and color in the cactus pieces GREEN and the single door piece however you like.
• Use the Sharpie marker to draw on “spikes” on paper pieces you just colored green green.
• Once everything is colored, use scissors to trim out each section in the printable.
• Now decide which windows you are going to use for your craft {you only need two windows.} There are several different versions of fairies in windows.
• Next up – grab your trimmed down paper plate piece from earlier, the stapler and the school glue.
• Start gluing and stapling your paper pieces to the paper plate, in their designated spots. The cactus pieces will go towards the top/sides and I highly suggest you start with the large oval pieces & work from there.
• Now go ahead and also glue/staple the flowers on top of the paper plate to create a roof line.
• At this point in time you can use the black Sharpie marker again, to draw on “spikes” in any blank areas that you think need some filler.
• Now add anything else you like for that custom look {like some stickers or glitter!} before displaying proudly!

Pair This Craft With These Ideas: 

• Popsicle Stick Cactus Friend
• Popsicle Stick Troll House
• Puffy Paint Cactus
• Paper Plate Mushroom Fairy House
• Popsicle Stick Garden Fairies

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