Howard:

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

Thanks,

Steve

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

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…

Thanks Howard.

never thought to sift it first.

great tip.

Steve

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

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?

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

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

Howard...

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.

the "padre" is finished...images below...my very best regards...howard...

Father Brown completes the project. Looks wonderful. Lucy