october 2000 hom...little glitter house version...

Post by **PutzinVT** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 3:45 pm

Howard:

can you give some detail into the "birdcage gravel" texture technique your using.

Thanks,

Steve

Post by **Laurie** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 8:17 pm

Very nice Howard. I am especially impressed with the window mullions. That's very exacting work.

Post by **Howard** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:09 pm

PutzinVT wrote:Howard:

can you give some detail into the "birdcage gravel" texture technique your using.

Thanks,

Steve

Steve…

Guess I should have described as a “sand finish” rather than “birdcage gravel”…you can use actual “birdcage gravel” from the pet supply store…“kid’s play sand” or “builders sand” from the home/hardware store…I pass it through a sifter to get out the really large chunks…

The above products are coarser and have a more random texture than “craft store sand”…

I mix white glue in the primer and sprinkle on the “sand” with an old salt shaker…sometimes a couple of coats of primer and sand to get the finish I want…then it’s on to craft paint, a blush of mica flakes and glitter in selected areas and “Snow-Tex” highlights…

Hope this makes sense…my very best regards…Howard…

Post by **PutzinVT** » Sat Oct 03, 2015 9:47 pm

Thanks Howard.

never thought to sift it first.

great tip.

Steve

Post by **les** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 9:19 am

Outstanding, Howard!!! Truly a job well done!!!

Post by **paulrace** » Sun Oct 04, 2015 8:32 pm

Just got back from a short trip. Howard, that church is great, and a great tribute to the original. Thanks as always for sharing.

Laurie, if you have a craft cutter like a Silhouette that you can drive with a computer, I have some tips on making those windows here:

http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/html/ ... terns.html

I'm told the new Cricut will work from a computer but I'm doing fine with the one I hacked way back when. Plus I don't trust them, after they crippled their old ones to take that option away - who knows what the next "mandatory firmware update" will do?

Post by **Howard** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 8:21 am

Thanks, Steve, "PutzinVT"...I'm working on a "padre" flattie...go here...

http://www.cardboardchristmas.com/forum ... 5903#p5903

Howard...

Post by **Laurie** » Mon Oct 05, 2015 10:39 am

Paul,
Thanks for the tip on the craft cutter, but alas, I had to look up what exactly a craft cutter was, as all I'm familiar with is the ol' X-acto knife cutter. The article was informative though, but I'm still back in the dark ages.

Howard, your padre is looking good.