5 of our Favorite Fairy Doors that are rustic and inspiring are made from natural elements from the forest.

You probably know by now that I’m a big fan of fairy gardens. I really love making them. Lately, I’ve been searching for inspiration for a big fairy garden

How to Make Fairy Doors/Fairylands and Open Up a Whole New World!: Fairy doors are an opening to another space and time. Fairies are out there, it is just up to us to provide them with homes...we do that by giving them a door, a portal as it were, to their living space. They can live anywhere, but prefer wooded a…

I have made four different fairy doors so far for my various Fairy Products. I will show you how I made each one. Step by step instructions with photos Fairy Door How To Make a Basic Fairy Door Materials and Tools needed A piece of wood Black acrylic paint 2 different colours of acrylic paint Clear gloss acrylic paint Jigsaw Wood file Ruler I was able to get the wood free because my sister had replaced her old wooden fence. I have many 6 ft by 4 inch wooden slats. Some are warped but most are fine.Choose the wood carefully. It needs to be completely flat or the door will not sit right. If you are making the doors for outside make sure you choose the appropriate wood. Fairy Door Shapes Cutting the Wood to Make the Fairy Door Decide on the size of the door you want to make. The width of the wood will determine this unless you plan to buy it new. Measure the size onto your first piece and mark the end of the door. Draw the arch of the door on to the wood. This will be on the top of the wood piece. Always cut the arch first. Once this is done to your satisfaction then you can cut the end of the door. Now you have your door shape. Use a wood file to smooth the door and make it neater. Door before it was smoothed out Door after it was smoothed out Creating the Fairy Door How To Make the Arch Take the ruler and draw a light straight line down one of the sides. Do the same to the other side to the exact width as the first one. Go to the top of the door and mark a dot in the centre. Then move it down to the same size of the gap on the sides. From this dot draw the line of the arch to meet the line of the left side. Do the same from the right side. Now you have created your arch. If you are happy with the shape you can mark out the lines deeper by going over them with the pencil a few times. If the shape is a bit shaky just mark it out again until you are satisfied with it. Then you can mark them a few more times to make them easier to see. Draw the arch way with a pencil How To Paint the Arch of the Fairy Door On the inside of the line of the arch paint whatever colour you prefer as long as it is going to contrast the colour you intend to paint the main part of the door. Be careful to stay within the lines. Leave to dry completely before you begin the next step. Painting the Fairy Door How you paint the main part of the fairy doors depends on what you are using them for. Or indeed your own taste. For adults I prefer to only paint the arch bricks and leave the main part of the door in its natural wood . If the wood I am using is not up to standard to leave like this then I paint it brown. Once I have finished the arch I use clear acrylic gloss paint to give a nice finish. I like to paint the doors in bright colours when I make them for children. So choose whatever colour you prefer and paint it. Leave to dry completely before you proceed to the next step. Now you want to draw out the outline of the large bricks around the sides. Get your pencil and draw your first brick at the very top. This brick is the largest one and is twice the size of most of the others. Go to the top of the arch and make another dot in the centre. This is the middle of your first brick. Draw a line to the left and then to the right from the top. Continue until you have made your brick. Have a look at the photo to see exactly what I mean. Draw the remaining lines down both sides. How To Make a Fairy Door Now you want to mark out the lines on the door. Using your ruler and pencil start from the centre of the top of the door and draw a line down to the bottom. On either side of this line draw another line the same distance apart. This will give you four wooden slates of the door. Be careful at this stage not to transfer the pencil lead onto the painted door from your hands. It is very easy to do but also easy to avoid. If you do mark the door finish the lines and then paint over the effected parts with your original colour. If you intend to draw the hinges and a door knob now it the time to do it. Draw them with a pencil lightly first. When you are satisfied with them mark with the pencil a few more times to make the darker. see the above photo. How to Paint the Lines of the Door and Create the Bricks I always start with the archway bricks. Mainly in black paint. I sometimes use a dark purple if painting a door for children. The colour needs to be dark because you want to bring out the light colour of the bricks. Start from the top on your main brick. Carefully paint on the lines around the colour. This first brick will be straight but after that the other bricks need to be painted in different shapes to give the impression of different sizes. Look at the photos below to get a better idea of how best to achieve this. Leave to dry completely before you paint the lines on the door and the hinges and door knob. Paint these the same colour as the lines on the bricks. Leave to dry. As you can see from the photo the hinges and doorknob have been painted over. You can still see a faint outline of the shapes. Paint these black. Paint the whole door with Clear gloss acrylic paint. This gives a nice finish. Completed Fairy Doors Fairy Door Fairy Door on an Indoor Fairy Garden Fairy Door Fairy Door Fairy Doors for Children When I am making fairy doors for children I use stones, beads or buttons for the hinges and door knob. I also decorate some of the bricks. Kids love colour and different textures. Gluing the Door Knob and Hinges Please be careful when gluing the pieces onto the door. A glue gun will give you a very bad burn if you do not use it correctly. I use an old hole maker to press down on the wood for small pieces. This helps you to avoid the heat of the glue. It depends what you have in your craft supplies on what you can use. If you intend to make these in order to sell then you should look out for all suitable items in craft shops, yard sales, car boots sales etc. Most of my first doors were made from old jewelry, buttons etc that my family gave me. So make sure you ask all relatives for old stuff they no longer use. See the photos below for some of the doors I have finished off in this way Tooth Fairy Door Fairy Door Fairy Door Wall Art Fairy Door

Fall Fairy Door - Handmade fairy garden accessory, fall themed fairy door, autumn fairy home, fall decor, miniature fairy garden, fairy tree DESCRIPTION What a cute door! Anyone walking along your fairy trail or fairy garden will notice this lovely fall fairy door. This fairy garden door is handmade out of wood and decorated with miniature fall foliage, pumpkin, and even a little woodland squirrel! This door is perfect on a tree trunk, large rock, stump or log, or even wall. This fairy door would also look cute inside the house, propped up on a shelf, against the floorboard, or as part of your indoor fairy garden display. Welcome your fairy folk and gnome creatures to your garden with this enchanting entrance. Let your fairy friends step into the whimsical world you have created. HANDMADE This piece will be handcrafted when ordered and will vary slightly from the photo as natural materials show their own individual characteristics. The handmade nature of this work means that this fairy garden accessory will be uniquely yours and yours only! WEATHER This fairy garden accessory is handmade with wood and moss. We cannot guarantee how weatherproof this door is, but we do add a layer of water resistant sealer over the paint. you would like to use this piece outdoors, we recommend finding a shady and covered area, protected from elements like wind and rain. We cannot guarantee how well this fairy garden accessory will tolerate extreme heat, high winds, or water. Not recommended as a toy for young children. Small pieces may cause choking. DIMENSIONS The Fall Fairy Door measures approximately 6-7 inches high, 7 inches wide, and 3 inches deep (the wooden porch/stoop). -------------------------------------------- Fairies can be found by looking for - Fairy garden, fairy house, fairy garden accessories, fairy miniatures, faeries, fairy door, fairy dust, fairy wand, fae, fairy staff, fairy accessories, fairy furniture, garden fairy, fairy garden potting shed, fairy swing, fairy bed, fairy garden tools, fairy bridge, miniature fairies, fairy ladder, dollhouse, fairy window, fairy windows, gnome house, gnome home, gnome window, fairy garden window, fairy garden windows, fairy garden ladder, feenhaus, feenhaus fenster, fairy window for trees, gnome windows, gnome door, fairy door, fairy doors, fairy doors and windows, gnome windows, outdoor fairy garden, indoor fairy garden, wooden door, handmade journal, leather journal, wooden journal

Pixie, Elf & Fairy Door Fun Garden Resin Ornament Height 18.5cm; Width 9cm; Depth 7cm Can be used in the garden or in the home - Even works as a Christmas decoration for Santa's Elves! Why not give them as a gift to a green fingered garden lover? Colourful, fun and affordable figurine

I was so impressed with fairy garden doors from popsicle sticks, I had to try it myself. I didn't know how quick and easy fairy garden doors are to make!

Behind this large, timeworn green door, one can imagine labyrinthine tunnels winding their way through the most secret parts of the earth … or perhaps a long-forgotten vault of gnomish treasure. We call this mysterious portal the “Emerald Caverns” fairy door, so named for the Green Man adorning the keystone, the emerald crystal clusters, and the greenish tint of many of its rough-hewn stones. The Green Man is an ancient symbol found throughout the world representing the triumph of Nature and its eternal abundance, this door’s motif. Supporting that theme are the generous bunches of crystals growing from the stones, representative of the natural beauty and wealth of the earth. Crystals, of course, are also known to be very attractive to all manner of ethereal beings. Please note this fairy door does not open, at least not by human hands. Since each fairy door is uniquely hand painted, no two doors are exactly the same. We're currently offering this door with one of two types of hardware, a bronze or an iron finish. The Emerald Caverns fairy door looks great at the base of a stone wall, the trunk of a moss-covered tree, or even decorating your mantle place, or any auspicious spot you use for attracting abundance into your home. Dimensions: 6.5” H x 7.5” W x 1.5” D

We’re a big fan of fairy doors and gnome doors here at our house. We have a gnome door in one of our trees out front and have made salt dough fairy doors inside in past years (click here to …

The Ulysses Butterfly Fairy Door This whimsical little fairy door will delight young and old fairy lovers. It's details include beautiful aqua coloured butterflies and polymer clay fungi. The Ulysses Butterfly Fairy Door is handmade in Melbourne from predominantly recycled, reclaimed and foraged materials. Please see the video for more of an understanding of scale. The fairy door measures approximately 20cm high x 18cm wide. - For indoor use only. - Not suitable for very young children due to choking hazards. - Due to the nature of these doors being unique and handcrafted no two doors are ever the same. This is due to what materials are available at the time of making. However the colour of the door will never change. Returns: - The Fairy Folk Shoppe will only return products if they arrive broken or damaged in transit.

Your junk drawer is full of odds and ends that are perfect for recycling into fairy garden furniture using these easy upcycling ideas!