good morning...

the dead tree is one limb from a soft plastic "floral pick" from hobby lobby...it came with sequins on the tips but...i've removed them...

i made stepping stones from random cut pieces of cardboard...

now the fun part...primer, paint, some texture, assembly and final details...

my very best regards...howard...

Howard's article on making dead trees from floral picks is here:

http://littleglitterhouses.com/paul/win ... al_pix.htm




For Halloween trees, he leaves the little barbs on so they look dangerous.

greetings to all...

too hot outside to do anything here in north florida except stay inside and finish this project...

i'll let the picture tell the story...except to say this...

beware of thing that go bump in the night...

my very best regards...howard...

Another masterpiece.

Is the base coco covered?

putzinVT...

hello...base is covered with sawdust colored with craft paint...

it's a lot like making "coconut"...sift the sawdust, mix with craft paint and a little water...let stand...spread out on newspaper to dry...sift one more time...

not as fine a finish as "coconut" and does not have the wonderful sheen of "coconut"...

my very best regards...howard...

Very NICE.

Really COOL house Howard!! I love the crooked mullions those are super cool!! Awesome little figure too!! How many houses do you have in your spook hill village? It would be neat to see a pic with them all together!!

BrianB...

I will take some new pix and post...but may be a day or so...

My very best regards...Howard...

As much as my slightly OCD mind craves straight lines and exact corners, I love this little cottage. I am reminded of a German silent film, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (Das Cabinet des Dr. Caligari). It is full of strange and spooky lines and windows and shapes, although it is in black and white. I would recommend it to anyone for inspiration for projects like Howard's "spook hill" creations.

Wow, Howard!