{"id":19051,"date":"2014-10-02T03:05:47","date_gmt":"2014-10-02T10:05:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19051"},"modified":"2014-09-23T15:17:14","modified_gmt":"2014-09-23T22:17:14","slug":"fairy-doors-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-077","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/fairy-doors-polymer-clay-tutorial-vol-077\/19051\/","title":{"rendered":"Fairy Doors | Polymer Clay Tutorial Vol-077"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/?p=19051#video\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90572-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-1.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Fairy Doors - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">6 Videos #572 to #577: <\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Enchanted miniature decor for the Gnomes and Fairies that may be scampering around your home.<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I have been getting requests for a Fairy Door Tutorial for some time now, and had never gotten around to it. Now that I have, I can see that they are so much fun, and I&#8217;m sure I&#8217;ll be making lots of them!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Fairy Doors are wonderful little doorways into the magical miniature world of whimsy. You will find them in homes, gardens and forests. Some are large (around 8 &#8211; 10 inches) to accommodate gnomes and elves&#8230; and some are small (only 1 &#8211; 2 inches), more suited for Fairies, mice or maybe even a Borrower or two.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you have never been exposed to the idea of Fairy Doors and all the wonderful and creative ways they can be placed, then do a quick search on Pinterest or Google and you&#8217;ll be delighted and amazed. You&#8217;ll find they are in forests and parks, cafes and back lanes, in homes nestled in stairwells or embedded onto a Mantle. Basically, anywhere that a Fairy, Gnome or Elf would like to live, is the perfect place for a faerie door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">And if fairy doors around your home are not your thing, you can make them into jewelry, or you can use the techniques that you learn in this very full tutorial, in other polymer clay projects.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Posted just below is a Sneak Peak and overview of my Polymer Clay Fairy Doors Tutorial. The rest of the 6 part video series will be posted tomorrow (Friday, October 3rd, 2014) in Vol-077 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Tutor Library<\/a>.<a name=\"video\"><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">BTW, if these <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=IGlmBSybmj8\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Fairy Doors<\/a> look exciting to you, please do click that YouTube Like button. Many of you have been giving the Thumbs Up to the weekly YouTube videos, which is great&#8230; <strong><em>Thank You!<\/em><\/strong> However, these monthly <em>intro<\/em> clips need some <em>love<\/em> as well. When they don&#8217;t get as many <em>likes<\/em>, it makes it look like they are not appreciated as much&#8230; which surely can&#8217;t be true with all the nice comments you all leave :)<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IGlmBSybmj8?rel=0\" width=\"575\" height=\"323\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-077-1: Video #572: <span style=\"color: #800000;\">Introduction:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span> <span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this 6 part video tutorial series, you will learn how to make a wonderful full sized fairy door with a faux brick surround, a faux wooden door, faux stone entrance and creative accessories such as a whimsical lantern and post of miniature sweet pea vines. Included are many tips, tricks and techniques that you can use to create an adorable project in the colors and styles I suggest, or your own. Truly a one-of-a-kind polymer clay project. This project would make a great gift for yourself, a friend or a child. Plus all the techniques are great for making whatever other polymer clay creations you can dream up!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90573-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-2.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 2 Fairy Doors Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-077-2: Video #573:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Faux Brick:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will learn how to take some scrap polymer clay, and create a base that will become your fairy door with a faux brick surround. I will show you some neat tricks for laying out your design and how to make your own grout\/mortar tool out of a popsicle stick. You&#8217;ll also learn the techniques you need to get a realistic texture on your faux brick, that will have you swearing that the tiny replica&#8217;s are actually real!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90574-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-3.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 3 Fairy Doors Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">Vol-077-3: Video #574:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Coloring Brick &amp; Faux Wood Door:<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video I will show you the tips and tricks for creating the awesome texture for the faux wooden door, and then how to give the brick and the wood it&#8217;s realistic coloring using chalk pastels. With the right tools and techniques, you&#8217;ll be surprised just how quickly and easily the polymer transforms from a hunk of random bits of clay, to the realistic look of brick and wood.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90575-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-4.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 4 Fairy Doors Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-077-4: Video #575:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Faux Stone and Accessories:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will use the skills learned while making the brick, and transfer them into a faux stone entrance way for your lovely fairy door. This faux stone technique can not only be used as the flooring for your tiny front step, but can be also be used in place of the brick that surrounds your small little door (if you like). In addition, you will learn how to take common jewelry findings and household items, and combine them to make door handles, windows, hinges and house lights. Let your junk drawer and your imagination run wild, and see what kind of creative accessories you can come up with for your little gnome home entryway!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90576-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-5.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 5 Fairy Doors Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-077-5: Video #576:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Flower Pots Sweet Pea Vines:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this video you will learn how easy it really is to fashion the worlds tiniest sweet pea vines that climb the brick and wind their way around the door to your fairy house. Even though they are incredibly tiny and very detailed, that doesn&#8217;t mean they are hard to make. You just have to know the tricks on how to make them. They do take awhile, but they are well worth the effort, for the resulting looks you&#8217;ll get from your admiring friends (and the appreciation from the Fairies you planted them there for).<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" class=\"external\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" style=\"margin: 0px; border: 0pt none;\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/2014-10\/02-90577-polymer-clay-fairy-doors-077-6.jpg\" alt=\"Pt 6 Fairy Doors Tutorial - Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"255\" height=\"146\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><strong>Vol-077-6: Video #577:<br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #800000;\">Baking Finishing Antiquing:<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">In this final video of the series, you will receive the knowledge of exactly how to bake, finish and antique your creation to perfection. I&#8217;ll also share with you some unique ideas for modifications and personalization, so that you can truly feel proud of the this project for many delightful years to come!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><script src=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F3f42a97a-01e4-4163-bd42-cc61f556c6f1\" charset=\"utf-8\">\/\/ <![CDATA[\n\n\/\/ ]]><\/script><\/p>\n<p><noscript><A HREF=\"http:\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?ServiceVersion=20070822&#038;MarketPlace=US&#038;ID=V20070822%2FUS%2Fhubp0da1-20%2F8001%2F3f42a97a-01e4-4163-bd42-cc61f556c6f1&#038;Operation=NoScript\">Amazon.com Widgets<\/A><\/noscript><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong> Other Suggested Supplies:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Baking tray with foil pan or card stock for tenting.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Wooden Popsicle Stick.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Paper Towel.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Small selection of findings and household items for handles, hinges, lights, etc.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Scrap Clay.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Grid Ruler.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Old Toothbrush and Coarse Brush for Texture.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Coarse Grit Sandpaper 50 grit.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Super Glue or other polymer clay safe glue if needed.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"color: #808080;\">By the way, many of the <em>&#8220;shopping&#8221;<\/em> links I provide for the various tools and supplies used in my tutorials, are <em>&#8220;affiliate&#8221;<\/em> resources. That means companies like Amazon and the other suppliers I refer, pay me a small commission if you click on the links <em>and<\/em> end up making a purchase at their site. It&#8217;s not a lot, but every little bit helps in keeping the cost of my tutorials down. And, the prices for products that you may purchase through my links, are exactly the same as what you would normally pay, even if it is a <em>&#8220;sale&#8221;<\/em> price. So please feel free to click whenever you need to pick up a few things for your studio. Thanks so much for your support.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Polymer Clay Fairy Door<\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"> Tutorial described above, is available in Vol-077 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n[wp_ad_camp_1]<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">&#8230;<\/span><strong> Please Note:<\/strong><\/span> A general prerequisite for all of my monthly library tutorials is that you have a good understanding of the polymer clay basics, including: conditioning clay, using a pasta machine, clay blade and other simple tools, making Skinner Blends, baking clay, as well as sanding and finishing. If you need help in these areas, my <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/crse\/01-more.html\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Beginners Course<\/a> will get you up to speed quickly. There is also plenty of free information on this blog. Use the search box at the top of the page to find articles on specific topics.<\/span><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>***********************************************************************************************<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #808080;\"><span style=\"font-size: x-large; color: #000000;\">Customer Feedback About Membership Value:<\/span><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy, you are inspiring, and, as so many others have said, you really know how to teach some difficult things and make them clear and doable. <\/span><\/span><strong><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Fran-V<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">These are so pretty! I haven&#8217;t played with clay in a while and these make me want to play again! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Joyce-R<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Great tutorial. Thanks again I always learn so much from you. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: large; color: #000000;\"><strong>~Cindy-P <\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Love the tute it was everything and more than I expected. Texture can make the bead as much as color and put the two together and you have it all. Lietz family ALL is what we got in this tute. What we get with every tute from Cindy. Weeks to come just keep getting more exciting by the moment. Thank you for giving your most and making this another fun filled year that just keeps getting better and better! <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Peggy-B<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">I think it&#8217;s awesome that you and your family have thought of a way to change things up for yourselves and make it even better for all of us! You are right on about change bringing growth. There are a lot of people tutoring, but not with such heart as you and your family do. I have been a member for a while. and it&#8217;s good to know you&#8217;ll be there whenever I need you! I don&#8217;t post a lot, but since I&#8217;m on a roll here, I want to thank you for your enthusiasm that comes with every project, technique and tip that you bring to us. Happy trails and the Lord bless and keep you in all you do. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Laurie-W<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<blockquote><p><span style=\"color: #800000;\"><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">Cindy your teaching style so clear that it makes it doable. Thanks again for your professionalism. <\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size: medium; color: #000000;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size: large;\">~Patty-J<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">The full video series for the <\/span><em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\"><strong>Polymer Clay Fairy Doors <\/strong><\/span><\/em><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">tutorial described above, is available in Vol-077 at the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadvideos.com\/back-issues-03\/#vol-077\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"external external_icon\">Polymer Clay Library<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: medium;\">If you would like to receive 3 free beginner videos right now, plus some free color recipes that get sent out each week in my Friday email newsletter, please click this link: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Polymer Clay Tutorials<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<table style=\"width: 575px;\" border=\"0\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 200px;\"><\/td>\n<td align=\"right\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/cindy-sig.jpg\" alt=\"Cindy Lietz Signature\" width=\"114\" height=\"99\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/images\/blog\/polymer-clay-tutor.jpg\" alt=\"Polymer Clay Tutor\" width=\"200\" height=\"26\" align=\"right\" border=\"0\" \/><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>6 Videos #572 to #577: Enchanted miniature decor for the Gnomes and Fairies that may be scampering around your home.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2664],"tags":[2607,2671,2702,2721],"class_list":["post-19051","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-polymer-clay-tutorials","tag-faux-rocks-metals","tag-miniatures-foodies-sculpted-figures-dolls-fairies-trolls","tag-mixed-media-scrapbooking","tag-polymer-clay-flowers"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19051","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/6"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19051"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19051\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19051"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19051"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.beadsandbeading.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19051"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}