The homes are made out of resin and I used Model Magic clay to repair the holes in the Fairy's Homes. Model Magic may not have been the best choice, but it was what I had in my craft supplies. The first house had a very small hole in it right where the flowers and plants were placed on the front of the house. I just rolled up a few pieces of clay and placed them on the house to cover the hole. When the clay had dried for a few days I painted the plants with green acrylic craft paint, let it dry and then sprayed it with a clear coat.
The second Tudor stone cottage was a bit trickier. I placed a larger piece of flattened Model Magic and placed it over the hole so that it was on the cottage about a half to an inch beyond the edge of the hole. I then smoothed it out thinner and thinner away from the edge of the hole to help it blend into the solid part of the house.
Then using the handle of a skinny paintbrush I replicated the pattern of the stone and thatch of the cottage into the clay. When it was just the way I wanted it I let the clay dry for several days.
Painting this cottage was a little harder because I had to try to match the unique colors. For the stone I used a creamy white and let it dry. I used a green color that matched the under color of the thatch and the color in the cracks. Next, I rubbed the green on the white to dirty it up a bit. For the bottom thatch on the house I painted it green and then I mixed several shades of brown until I found the right shade. I then painted over the green with the brown, let it dry and then sprayed it with a clear coat.
The last house was damaged the most and had the biggest hole. I took a thin piece of wood that was shaped like a heart that has from past projects. I glued the heart inside behind the hole with hot glue. This was to keep the clay from falling inside the hole.
I used a thick piece of Model Magic and placed in over the hole. I molded the clay into a leaf and a half of another leaf. Then I used the end of the brush again to form the veins and spine of the leaf. Once the hole was covered and the leaves and vines were formed I let the clay dry for a few days.
I mixed several brown shades of paint for the house, and a few shades of green for the leaves and vines shading the dark green with some lighter shades of green. After the house was painted and dried I sprayed it with a clear coat.
All the houses were finished and ready to go back into the Fairy Garden. We moved the FEMA (Fairy Emergency Management Agency) tents to a special spot that will now be the Fairy's camping vacation spot.
Next time we have a predicted hail storm the Fairy Garden will be evacuated to the patio.
