My son brought me home these pieces of very heavy metal. They were teeth on a excavator:-) and would make neat birdhouses too but I want to paint a fairy town. I hope to string solar lights up inside of them and have it shine through the hole.

I got a book by Lin Wellford from the library and looked online but nothing seems to be what I want, LOL

I would think you could look at some of the painted birdhouse designs for ideas too. Or look at some of the actual fairy houses on the Garden Junk forum to get ideas for shapes of doors and other details. I know Luvstoclick had made some really cute fairy houses. You could do a search for hers.

There is a post on here with lots of sites for free patterns too, but I don't remember any that had fairy houses. Maybe someone else will be able to help.

Good luck on your project, and I'm sure they will look really cute. And remember that you can glue bark, rocks, moss, shingles, etc. on them in addition to painting on them. Just make sure you use a weather proof glue like the GE Silicone II.

Luvs

Luvs idea of using birdhouses works too. I've posted a link to one site that has some that may work for you.

I think however you do them they are gonna turn out so cute. Be sure and post pictures for us!