Faerie furniture
Mar 11th, 2008 | By Fiona Broome | Category: Faerie arts and crafts
(click on image to see it larger)This faerie door is the second one I made, around 1997. The first one was simpler in terms of buying parts, painting them, and assembling them. It was too formal for my home, so I replaced it. The first one is in a Florida apartment right now, where the faeries visit my daughter and her Disney World roommates.This second one was made with basic dollhouse parts: a hinged door and frame, a sparkly doorknob set, and the sides of stairs.To the door, frame, and stair framework, I added twigs, acorns, and dried flowers. The twigs were collected outside my front door. Most of the acorns came from Salem, Massachusetts, where they seemed to be all over the ground, everywhere I walked.The dried flowers came from a local crafts shop, and from the crafts section of a fabric store. It’s a matter of personal taste, but I use natural flowers, not the dyed ones. The moss will fade to a more brownish-green, after you open the package. The flowers generally retain their brilliance.I do nothing to the twigs, acorns, or flowers to preserve them. So far, there hasn’t been any problem. However, if you live in an area where bugs or small animals are a problem, you might want to spray each item with a protective coat of a matte acrylic finish. This spray is available in the hardware section of WalMart, or in any crafts supply store.
In front of the faerie door, I have a small ceramic mouse that I bought in Ayr, Scotland.
The Door
side view of faerie door
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