tower house with raised base and steps...

Post by **Howard** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 10:36 am

greetings to all...

it's another new month and another new project...but this time i'm starting with the base...just the opposite of how i usually work...

the flat base measures 7 1/4" x 4 1/4" x 1/8" thick...the raised part measures 5 3/4" x 2 3/4 x 3/4" thick...stairs are approximately 1" wide...the bases are the usual laminated corrugated cardboard with heavy card stock edge banding and covered with paper...

i'll be posting progress pictures of the house later...it's one of the most interesting houses i've seen in a long time...and i get to build two at the same time...

i've had invaluable help from several sources with this project...but i swore to protect their identity...

my very best regards...howard...

Post by **maria** » Sun Nov 02, 2014 6:02 pm

cant wait!

Post by **Howard** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:44 pm

greetings to all...

two houses finished and delivered...the house is basically a center section with a triangular tower on each side...

i'll post a couple of construction pictures in a follow up post...

sand finish with glitter and mica highlights plus blue glitter on the roof and balcony...roof has a little snow-tex as usual...

first time i have ever used trees decorated with beads...

my very best regards...

howard...

here in north florida...and looking forward to our FIRST FREEZE of the season!...

Post by **Howard** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 3:51 pm

a couple of construction pictures...overall height turned out to be a little less than 5" including the base...

howard...

Post by **Laurie** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 4:33 pm

Very nice, and festive. The colored balls balance out the blue glitter nicely. Are those luffa sponge trees that you added balls to?
- Laurie

Post by **Howard** » Tue Nov 18, 2014 5:10 pm

Laurie wrote:Very nice, and festive. The colored balls balance out the blue glitter nicely. Are those luffa sponge trees that you added balls to?
- Laurie

trees with balls are "luffa"...balls are from those strings of dollar store "party beads"...

other very thin trees are bottle brush trees i "pruned" to shape...

(then i found the "canadian pine stems" i posted in the topic about the pack-o-fun church)...

my very best regards...howard...