So Sean will be 6 years old on June 23rd and he hasn't lost his first tooth yet. I am guessing it will happen soon even though he has no loose ones. I saw great ideas on Pinterest including a Tooth Fairy Door. Naturally I went ape shit about it and pinned about 50 examples. So with an idea in mind of what I want I have started.
Supplies (All purchased from Hobby Lobby)
Doll House Door: $8.99
Knob, Key plate & Key: $2.99
Hinges: $4.99 (I don't know if I will use these yet.)
Wood Plaque: $2.33
Sandpaper
Glue
Drill
Router
And a torch if things go poorly...
So here is what I started with.
You can buy fancy doors too, however I have a boy and I am sure he wouldn't like that. In the picture you can see that I already drilled a hole out where the keyhole will be. I used an 1/8 in drill bit because it is okay if it's slightly bigger than the key hole because the key plate will cover it. Also, I have no idea how I am going to keep track of these microscopic keys. Can you even see them in the picture?
Next up, the wood plaque!
I didn't take a picture prior to Dan cutting a hole in it... OOPS! Oh well. Anyway as you can see I left a little more room at the bottom of the plaque the reason for which I will show you later.
So this is what the door looks like in the plaque. Unlike a lot of the pictures I saw on Pinterest I wanted my door to be functional. I don't know where or how I am going to hang this, but I wanted to be sure to not limit myself for later. Underneath the door is going to be a step, which is why I left the extra room.
That's it for tonight. I will finish the post when I finish the project. Now I have to clean up before bed so there isn't any suspicious questions in the morning.
