Fairy Land Christmas Tree

The chill is in the air and the wind is blowing so we are inviting all the fairies to come in and warm up.

A few days ago I asked hubby to make a flat Christmas tree to display many of his hand painted fairy doors are are so charming. There is a door for every style of fairy.

It's topped with the quilted star I made a few years ago.

Hubby's hand painted fairy doors are available for sale on our
Paris Cabinet Etsy shop, click here.

Roses and Fairy Doors at the Castle Shed

It's full springtime! We have a couple of rose bushes tucked along the edge of the yard. The yellow rose is so fragrant, they should all be so.

A couple of weeks ago Jan made a large custom order of doors and windows. It was for a lady in Atlanta for a large tree in her front yard and some for gifts. 

They have three coats of UV varnish to be suitable for the outdoors. Above are a few more he made for the Paris Cabinet Etsy shop. The doors for outdoors are thicker and have a sawtooth hanger on the back to hang on a small nail. The shop section where they are available is Here.

My favorite is the lavender door with a touch of shimmering gold on the window, really makes it look like light coming through. Hubby is so talented at painting these incredible little doors.

 

We have had tea and meals in front of the garden shed and have really enjoyed it.

We still have much to do to finish the garden shed. Oh, it's calling me for tea!

The Paris Cabinet Etsy shop's home page is Here.

Fairies to Come Live in the Garden Castle Shed

Late winter and now spring has been busy with many things to do. We are rather spoiled, not enjoying working in cold weather so the garden castle shed project has been slow, here is a peak at it now.

After many comments from family that the light gray looked like primer and many discussions I agreed, it just didn't feel right. Maybe it was also that it popped out too much. We are very happy with the beige color and Jan did the door frame so I could paint it. Over the next few months, as time allows, we will build the doors, add vertical trim, do the stone base and many other details. Finishing the copper finials is next. That stalled problem project has some new solutions so it will be soon.

We brought out some of Jan's beautiful hand painted fairy doors to be photographed. These are just a few of the designs he has made.

It's time for the fairies to come live in the garden castle shed.

 All the detail looks so dimensional but they are perfectly flat, paintings on wood.

His doors are available by clicking here.

Garden Castle Shed Second Turret

Early in the morning we went out to take a look at our garden castle shed construction site. Jan slipped on one of the roof octagons and the view up was so interesting I had to take a photo. It looks much bigger than it really is, I was standing below.

After returning from my office meeting I had doors to ship. Jan has been busy painting the orders, two were multiple doors, and three orders for one door each ordered from our Etsy shop, Paris Cabinet.

The second turret is started.

 

 

When the second turret framing is done we will need to decide how to proceed with the turret roofs since they are so high.