Old Lyme — Artists were getting their pieces ready Wednesday for the Florence Griswold Museum's annual Wee Faerie Village exhibit.

This is the ninth year Madeline Kwasniewski of Niantic has participated in the show. She and partner T. Arthur Donnelly were working on installing branches and placing birds in their piece "Avery's Surreal Aviary" on Wednesday.

One of Kwasniewski's favorite things is to come during the weekends and watch visitors' reactions to the pieces. "This is for the little girl in me," she said of why she always participates.

The show, themed "Folly Woods," is open Oct. 1-31 and features over 20 faerie homes on the museum grounds. Its theme is a play on ornamental buildings popular on country estates, parks and gardens in the 18th and 19th centuries. For more information, including a schedule of special events, visit florencegriswoldmuseum.org.

Jess Zeedyk of Cromwell was working on attaching moss to her piece "Flora's Artistic Atrium" on Wednesday. She said she first visited the event with her daughter about 10 years ago and after that, knew she had to participate.

"I've always made little fairy houses," she said, "coming here felt like coming home."