Art break - Fairy House

Brace yourself, this is a big one!

I had the idea a little while a go (while doped up on Endone for the nerve pain) that I should make a little house for the fairies to live it.
It should be waterproof, have a solar light, windows with 'glass', and a functional door.

Then as I was browsing an art shop (then on codeine)  I spied this:

It was a sign!

So I quickly decided on a colour scheme. Cream (antique white) for the outer walls and inner roof, wisteria for the inner walls, and violet for the outer roof/ window sills/ accessories.

The first step was to paint it, which required up to 3 coats on some pieces and could only be done one side at a time (for obvious reasons).

Recycling the magazines!

I asked Parental unit 2 to pick up a solar garden light for me and this is the dissected component.

To fit a solar light to the roof, I needed a hole. I cut this out using a scalpel because I'm a derp who has never done woodwork before. 

It worked well but broke the tip of my blade (good thing I have more). 

For the windows, I cut some plastic into squares.

Easy to see!

And added curtains!

To brighten the light a bit, I painted the surrounding plastic with white paint then gold glitter.

Almost looks happy :)

All of the wood was sprayed with clear varnish on both sides, to  protect it a bit more.

All the components were hot glued together, the glue sealing up any cracks. I also added a mirror on the back wall (inside obviously).

Light off.

Light on!!!

The roof was also given a plastic cover to protect it from rain.

Plastic yet to be trimmed.

With the door I got one from online and had to cut it down a bit to fit the house.

It didn't have any handles so I added some using these 'cover buttons'. I don't know what they are really for, but I also used some to make a few mushrooms!

Then I painted the door dark purple.

And then varnished it.

To attach it, I had these wee little hinges. I first glued them in place then hammered in some tiny nails. To hold the nails for hammering, I used blu-tac. 

To protect the inside of the house, I ended up blu-tac-ing the door closed so it wouldn't get bugs in it. I put a clear plastic veranda over the door to protect it even more.

Mmmm, blurry!

To keep it off the ground and keep it dry, I popped it onto these tubes with sand (weight) in them. 

Finally we pop a chair inside for any visiting fairies and a kitteh outside.

Verdict: Kinda goofed by putting the solar panel on the least sunny side possible. 
But, my parents love it! And I do too! <3

Art break - Pot of Gold at the end of the rainbow for S

I asked my friend S (who I have been bffs with for ~20 years) what she wanted for her birthday this year. She said money.
Money is nice, but I had to think of a way to make it more annoying. 
S loves leprechauns, so I decided to put $30 (in gold, $1 coins) into a pot of gold at the end of a rainbow. 
I started with a large yoghourt  container and a clear piece of plastic:

Light reflection FTW!

Next I cut the plastic into an arch, to become my rainbow. I also cut the top of the container to make it more 'pot-like':

The arch is a little hard to see ATM.

I painted the arch up as a rainbow using acrylic paint. Acrylic paint would stick to the plastic well and give a good colour intensity:

There it is!

I also put a layer of modelling paste onto the pot, to give it a bit more of a bulge around the middle:

Pipe-cleaners were used to give the pot a bit more of a lip and some handles:

These were then covered in modelling paste to help blend them in and make them easier to paint: 

The inside of the pot was painted gold and the outside painted black (both using acrylic paint, for the colour intensity, ability to stick to the medium, and it dries quickly):

Finally the rainbow and some cotton ball clouds were stuck on using a hot glue gun. I also added some chocolate coins:

Final verdict: S loved it! :D