Let your imagination run wild with fabulous garden designs. Houses for fairies, elves and gnomes in the garden at the dacha (20 photos) Fairy-tale display for the landscape of the dacha for a fairy

Remember fairy tales and legends about tiny inhabitants of gardens, fields and forests - gnomes, fairies, elves? Why not add a little magic to your cottage or garden? city ​​apartment by making a miniature fairy door on a tree or wall? Making a fairy tale come true is quite simple; you can make such a decorative door with your own hands from different materials. We invite you to watch several master classes and many ideas for such a cute garden decoration.

Master classes on how to make a door for a fairy from polymer clay

Miniature fairy doors made of polymer clay are perhaps the easiest to make. As a rule, such doors are made of a solid structure, without the ability to open and close. But you can give free rein to your imagination and create beautifully decorated stucco fairy doors using colored glass, beads, mosaics, small parts And decorative elements.

Option 1

Although such decorative doors for fairies most often used for landscape design and decoration of flower beds and gardens, their presence in the interior can be very original. For example, this method of creating a door from polymer clay is one of the simplest. It can be safely used as a basis for similar garden and interior crafts.

Required tools and materials:

• polymer clay (white or colored);
• optional - acrylic paints in brown shades;
• decorative door fittings;
• rolling pin;
• butter knife;
• cling film;
• parchment paper.

⇒ Step 1. Roll out the clay with a rolling pin into an oval pancake. Since you will later use this rolling pin to roll out the dough, it is better to wrap it cling film so that later it is easy to clean the surface of the rolling pin from chemical composition polymer clay.

⇒ Step 2. Using a knife, draw the outline of the door on the pancake and cut off the excess parts.

⇒ Step 3. Using the blunt side of a butter knife, cut grooves into the surface of the clay to imitate wooden planks on the door.

⇒ Step 4. Insert decorative door hardware into the clay.

⇒ Step 5. Put the door on parchment paper and place in the oven at the temperature and time specified in the instructions polymer clay. After baking, let the door cool completely.

⇒ Step 6. If you used white clay, now is the time to color it. Apply a lighter shade of acrylic paint first, and then a darker shade in the grooves and a few places.

Ready! A rope ladder going down from the door will look beautiful. The crossbars can also be made from clay or using wooden sticks.

Option 2

Second interesting option creating a door for fairy tale hero consists of imitating the texture of wood using layers of colored clay.

• polymer clay for the door in four (or more) colors - white, orange, light brown and dark brown;
• polymer clay for the door frame;
• rolling pin;
• cling film;
• decorative door fittings (in in this case, beads and a pendant in the form of a Celtic knot were used to create the ornament);
• parchment paper.

⇒ Step 1. Roll out four pieces of clay into thin sheets. Stack them one on top of the other, from light color until dark.

⇒ Step 2. Cut the resulting plate into two parts and fold them one on top of the other. Then roll everything up.

⇒ Step 3. Give it a roll rectangular shape, trim the ends. Cut a piece of it 1 - 2 cm thick. Using a rolling pin, roll it out into a pancake from which to cut out the door. Use a slab of clay of a different color to make a door frame. Place the door on it.

⇒ Step 4. To make the door seem “recessed” in the door frame, make another pancake, squeeze out patterns on it with some object, then cut out the frame with a knife and door hinges, attach around the door.

⇒ Step 5. Bake the door in the oven as directed in the polymer clay instructions. Glue the fittings.

Master class on how to make garden doors for fairies from plywood

Wooden decorative doors for gnomes and fairies look more natural and natural than clay ones, especially on the bark of a tree, an old stump or in thickets of plants in a flower bed.

Option 3

Required materials and tools:

• plywood (wooden board);
• loops;
• bead (button, button) as a door handle;
• screws;
• acrylic paints (marker);
• wood burning device;
• screwdriver;
• electric jigsaw.

⇒ Step 1. Suppose you have an old stump with a hollow on your property that you want to turn into original decoration garden Measure the hollow. Use a pencil to draw the outline of the door and door frame onto the plywood or wood board.

⇒ Step 2. Use a jigsaw to cut out the door and frame. Sandpaper process the cuts.

⇒ Step 3. Draw vertical stripes at regular intervals on the door. Using a Dremel (engraving machine), go over them, creating grooves. Then use a wood burning tool to follow the furrows, so you can imitate a log door. In principle, you can safely skip the step with the engraving machine and immediately burn wood. You can burn some ornaments, drawings and even an inscription on the frame.

⇒ Step 4. Color all the elements acrylic paints or markers.

⇒ Step 5. Screw it to the door door handle and other decorative details, and then use hinges and screws to attach the door to the frame.

Garden fairies will definitely love this house!

Garden door design ideas for fairies and gnomes

Original design technique, able to amaze visitors and cause sincere admiration, especially among children - to create a fabulous mini garden with your own hands. It allows you to create not only a beautiful unique composition in a limited space, but also to create your own little inner world.

Another name for a mini garden is a fairy garden. Indeed, a fairytale landscape allows you to bring a little magic into everyday life.

The basis of this technique is the combination small plants, small houses and other elements (paths, bridges, figures of people and animals, etc.), which together tell a story and form a certain mood.

You can create such a garden in miniature yourself. Its content is determined by the author’s imagination and available materials, but certain rules exist.

First of all, prepare the container or container in which the plants will grow. For this they can be used old tree stump, a cart, a tree trunk, a small delimited space (for example, near the wall of a house) or, as in the photo, a broken pot.

The container needs to be filled fertile soil and consider the drainage system. Consider how you will water and care for your plants. A lot depends on the decorative elements. It is desirable that miniature compositions be of the same scale and worked out in detail.

Products from natural materials. Mini flower arrangements can be very interesting. Miniature lighting gives them a special charm, especially in the evening, as if the fairy tale itself is coming to visit you.

SEE landscape design ideas:

You may be wondering what a fairy garden is. This is a miniature garden with tiny houses, plants, trees, paths and other details.
People of all ages are interested in this hobby because it great way show your creativity and create a real fairy-tale world in a tiny space. I propose to take a look at 20 of the most stunning examples of such gardening.
20. Oz Fairy Garden
This composition is from glass bottles green color is so similar to the emerald city, as if the small country of Oz in own garden. And the “Wizard of the House” sign gives a feeling of real magic.


19. Picnic for US Independence Day
This garden is notable for the fact that it is far from mythological and is dedicated to the 4th of July holiday. We see with you a typical picture of this holiday: relaxing in the courtyard of the house, burgers and sausages on the grill, a garland with the American flag.


18. Bilbo Baggins' Cottage
If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, then you will definitely love this Hobbit House replica. The bonsai, the house in the hill and the fence are all incredibly accurately recreated, but such work requires a lot of effort and skill.


17. Dwarf's house
Most often, fairy gardens are made in large pots, tubs, and barrels, but the creator of this house decided to use a tree trunk. He carved windows and doors into it and decorated it with all kinds of forest riches. This house definitely belongs to a gnome.


16. House for a fairy in a tree stump
This fairytale house was carved from a tree stump in the backyard. Stairs leading to the door, windows and a small pond, this work is not as richly decorated as the previous one, but a little girl also worked on its creation.


15. Fairy garden for fairies in a garden wheelbarrow
A miniature garden can be created anywhere and anywhere convenient and this is a big plus. For example, this rather spacious garden in a wheelbarrow: a house, branching paths, a pond and a lot of vegetation.


14. Fairy garden in a book
The garden can even be housed in a scrap book. Many of us learned about fairies from books such as Peter Pan, so the garden in the book is perfect way lure fairies.


13. Cinder block fairy garden
Another one interesting idea- patio with cinder block garden. Cinder blocks typically represent noisy modern world, an association immediately arises with a new skyscraper under construction. But this garden with moss and plants has a calming atmosphere


12. Garden in a coffee table
All previous gardens are located in nature, even somewhat merging with it, but bringing them home while maintaining the integrity of the details is almost impossible. Another thing is this coffee table. Just a stunning example of the existence of nature within the walls of a house. Such a garden fills the space with life and attracts attention.


11. Hanging garden
Inspired hanging gardens Babylon, this garden is located in hanging basket. The design and decor of this garden is simple, but the placement makes it stand out from all others.


10. Fairy garden in a cup
If you don't have room in your home for a wheelbarrow garden, you can even create one in a cup! The simplicity of this fairy garden makes it even more enchanting.


9. Fireplace in the fairy garden
The fireplace further enlivens the miniature garden, which no longer resembles a work of art, but a real little world of fairies into which we can look. The fairies will be so enchanted by the fire that they will not notice your presence.


8. Wishing Well
All you have to do is throw a coin into the well and your wish will come true! Another wonderful decoration for your miniature garden will be a wishing well. They say that from such a well you can even hear the laughter of fairies.


7. Snowy fairy garden
Many people love snow, and winter seems like an absolutely fabulous time of year to them. If you are one of those people, then give your miniature garden winter atmosphere. True, the Tinker Bell fairy in her light dress will no longer be able to live here, but much less capricious elves from the North Pole will settle here. When you get tired of the “snow,” just remove the fluff and cotton wool and plant more greenery.

6. Fairy Village
For some people, a fairy garden is not enough; they create entire streets, parks and even municipalities. But if you have free time, patience and means, then why don't you fulfill your dream? This large fairy garden was created by Lyn Rejabek from Buffalo.

5. Treehouses
This house has two main differences from the other house that was already described earlier. Firstly, the windows and doors are not cut through, and secondly, this living tree. The amount of detail is simply amazing, we can see how life flows on the small streets of Paris


4. Fairy garden in a suitcase
A garden in a suitcase looks mysterious and intriguing. This is a combination of a soft, even silk lining of a suitcase and earth with wild vegetation impresses the viewer. For such a garden, it is best to take an old vintage suitcase.


3. Wooden castle
This castle, although not a copy, is somewhat similar to Hogwarts. Nothing sparks the imagination like JK Rowling's novels, and a whole generation of children grew up reading them and loved to wave a wand and whisper "Wingardium Leviosa."


2. House in a shoe
There is a fairy tale about an old woman who lives in a shoe. And in this garden we managed to recreate that same house in a worn shoe, surrounded by flowers and trees. Such magical gardens are able to return us to the world of childhood and fairy tales.


1. Japanese-style fairy garden
The most best examples gardens are those that can transport the viewer into a fantasy world. Some people imagine Japan as a foggy, strange place with low buildings, paper walls and screen doors. This garden, with a house on a hill near a pond, takes us to the Land of the Rising Sun and enchants with its beauty and serenity. If you also want to interest your guests, then recreate such a garden.