We have noticed a significant uptick in walkers of all ages in our neighborhood, as you might expect in these days of social isolation, so I cooked up a project to amuse the passers by.
The design of this Hobbit house is based on the movie set design for Lord Of The Rings, and most of the parts were cut from acrylic. I thought that might last longer in the dirt. Some of the accent pieces as well as the door were made of Baltic birch, and I made stencils to create the brickwork with texture paste. After gluing everything together, I coated the whole project with 2-part epoxy resin for weather resistance. We inserted it into the hillside next to our driveway just now. The blue particles are grass seed. I’ll update the photo once everything is growing in nicely.
Wow that is so cool! Big upgrade from the kindness rock hunt they want everyone in my neighborhood to do in lieu of the Easter egg hunt. Of course I want to laser a rock instead of paint one, just haven’t found one I think will work (I’m sure there are lots in the creek but the snakes have emerged, yikes!) This looks like a cool alternative to try and make for it!
Oooooo, I totally forgot we put out some river rocks in one of the beds last spring! It’s on the side of the house I never see, so I completely forgot about it! Great idea, thanks!
Reminds me of the elf/fairy tree in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. I think it’s been removed, but it was a recent addition when we were there for Spring break in 2013, iirc.
Like I said, it’s a work in progress. I plan to add more details. What I was thinking of was a sign in elvish typography that reads “ Dogs, please don’t pee on me.”
you might want to look at Micro clover seeds instead of grass. Grass will cover your door and have to be cut. Clover is low maintenance and good for your lawn.
That is super cute! I’m a big hobbit fan, so that makes it all the better. A friend of mine is one of the owners of Blue Toucan Studios (shameless plug for a friend) and I love seeing their doors around Rochester NY. http://www.bluetoucanstudios.com/#fairydoors!
Even got a special one made, inspired by a favorite SyFi series. Lives on my desk!
