another look built with the "basic cottage pattern"...

Post by **Howard** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 12:36 pm

greetings to all...

yes...a new month...and another new project...(guess that's no surprise)...

it may be a new project...but it's based on the same "basic cottage pattern" i've used many, many times before...i fall back on this pattern when i want to try a new color combination or finish...

here's the link to the original article...

http://www.littleglitterhouses.com/paul ... houses.htm

all i do is change the location and size of the door and windows...then add a new detail or two...like the window in the section that sticks out from the front on the left...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **paulrace** » Fri Aug 01, 2014 9:49 pm

Waiting with baited breath. Because I just ate worms. . . .

Post by **Howard** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 7:57 am

good morning...

all the cardboard work is finished...now on to primer, paint, finish, final assembly and details...

base measures a little over 4" x 5" x 5/8" high...overall height, including base, is approximately 4 1/2"...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **paulrace** » Mon Aug 04, 2014 5:41 pm

Very nice, and not that dissimilar from a lot of real houses in the neighborhood I grew up in.

Post by **Howard** » Sat Aug 09, 2014 8:57 pm

good evening...from a very warm and humid north florida...

i finish the cottage yesterday afternoon and took a few pix a short while ago...

not 100% sure i am sold on the colors...got to shy away from gray/silver...

all the window mullion are hand cut from foil paper...not as perfect as die cut window mullions...

but none of the openings are a standard size...

i put an extra shot of mica flakes in the glitter as well...not 100% sold on that either...

my very best regards...howard...