Barber Shop Door and Chair - #17

I built this barber door and chair for my friend, Susan, who has been cutting my hair for the last 20 years or so.  The door is balsa.  The awning is a fine woven fabric that I glued to a balsa frame before soaking it with super glueand painting it and hand lettering the name.  The barber pole and chair are carved from modeling foam. 

The "OPEN" sign I printed on the computer and it hangs from a nail in the door.  It has "CLOSED" on the back side and can be flipped around.

The scissors are just cut from ABS plastic sheet and paint detailed.

Fantasy Door on a Carved Tree Branch - #18

This is a commissioned door for my friend Rob.  He wanted it as a present for his daughter.  This is one of my more elaborate doors, not only from the shape of the door, the stained glass window, and the carved foam tree branch, but this one also has a battery operated light inside to act as a night light.

I bought a AA battery box and micro-switch at Radio Shack and wired up a couple of Christmas light light bulbs behind the door.

Christmas Tree Ornament Doors - #19

I have built a couple of sets of Christmas tree ornament fairy doors as gifts.  These were built for Christmas 2009. 

These are really tiny....only about 2-1/2 inches tall.  The doors are all balsa.  I used a small copper nail for the door knob, bits of copper cut for the hinges, and carved the bows from modeling foam.

Makenzie's Fantasy Door - #20

This is the only fairy door I have built that I don't have a picture of or at least can't find a picture of at the moment.  Will update the post when/if I find one.

Trap Doors! #21-23

I built 3 different fairy-sized trap doors.  These are approximately 4" square.  All balsa with copper or steel hardware. 

The blue one is for my friends Glenn and Jeannie.  The green one is for my friend Mary and the brown one is the fairies' entrance into our house here in Dearborn.  I have it installed in the ceiling of our porch.

The second and third pictures show the one installed at our house.

Carissa's Door #22

 This is one of my more elaborate and whimsical door built for Jill's friend and classmate, Carissa.

The door and awning are all balsa.  The stone is carved from rigid modeling foam.  It includes a crystal entry light, glass bead stepping stones and wind chimes built by Jill.

It even has a "stained glass" window in the door.

Betty Boop Door #25

Another commissioned door by my good friend Brian Fye for his lovely wife, Shannon.  Obviously she is a fan of Betty Boop.