Shingling

Oscar's helping! :)

Shingling done...and more progress

Today was a trying day, but I came home to Jay waiting in the car to take me out for a nice dinner.That made things better.

When I got home I attacked the Glencroft with stain, varnish, paint and then decided to start the chimney. Why not? So here are some pictures from that experience. I probably won't get to do anything with it again until Wednesday (at the soonest) since I am working late tomorrow, but I am happy since I got further than I planned today.

The stained (and varnished) shingles:

 

 Below is the top of the chimney. I added bricks to the middle section, and some paperclay to the chimney section below the bricks and above the roofline. Then, I took mortar and spread it over all of the top of the chimney (except for the very top). I took a wet cloth and removed the mortar from the bricks' surfaces and then let the rest dry. Once it dried, I went over it with white acrylic paint. And now it has a cool stucco effect.

 

The bottom of the chimney is in progress. I am adding bricks in patches, then I am going to fill in the rest with paperclay, and add mortar as I did above. I will paint over the mortar-covered paperclay with the white paint so it looks as if the bricks have been partially stuccoed-over.

Can't wait to finish!! All I have left is the front door....

Yay! Almost done with shingling!

So I woke up early today and continued on the Glencroft shingling. I spent much of the day on it and made a lot of progress. I should mention that Netflix can be your best friend when doing something as time-consuming and repetitive as shingling. :)

All I have left to do is one panel as you can see in the pics below. I also did some paint touch-ups. :) I am very happy to get this process over with, since I think, so far, it was my least favorite part - haha. I hit some serious momentum once I got a routine down, though I am tempted to try some other shingling techniques in the future (those quick strips from Greenleaf look tempting and easy. I also like the asphalt shingles, though they are a little pricier).

I am done with shingling for the night, I think. Tomorrow, we've got errands to run and things to do, so I am not sure how much I'll tackle, but Spring Break is around the corner and and I foresee some extra crafty time. :)

Once I done adding in this last shingles, I need to figure out how to finish off the edges and stain the shingles (a slightly darker brown). And, of course, there's still the chimney to finish (bricks? plaster?) and the front door to add on.

Happy weekend, everyone!

Some progress in shingling...

Snow day today so I worked from home, then spent some time researching for inspiration and doing some crafty stuff. I have taken the momentum I've been feeling lately and pulled the Glencroft out of the bedroom and continued with the shingling. I didn't get too terribly far, but I made progress. I want to get this part DONE so I can decorate the house and display it. (And to move on to other things, too!)

I also set up another scene in the roombox which was a lot of fun. Here are some pics. :)