Roof flop

I used card stock and made a mockup of the pointed roof idea and it looked weird. The height of the point compared to the rest of the roofline was just off. So plain flat roof it is. Although I may add a little edge trim of some kind so it's not so blah.

On a side note I am starting to plan a list of things I need to pack for our trip to Hawaii soon. I have been scouring online looking for allowed items for flight projects. I want to bring the embroidery quilt blocks I am making for Elora's bed, hey are stamped embroidery in two colors so there is no graph needed, few supplies and relatively compact to work on. I know you can't take circular thread cutters or scissors above 4in. I have seen that you can take dental floss and use that to cut your threads. I was just worried they'd confiscate any needles. I wanted to bring 2. One for use and one as a spare. Anyone know if that would be prohibited or have a personal story of not being allowed to bring them? My Aunt flew in a couple weeks ago and she said there was a woman knitting on her flight. I can't imagine embroidery needed posing more of a threat than knitting needles but I've seen crazier things.

Lattice continues

Last night I made another section of lattice for the side of the house and have decided not to continue with another for the front. Instead I will just make the brick steps large enough to cover the section I left undone. The lattice was much better spaced this time but all three are different and that bothers me. So I will be working with winter landscapes and accessories to draw the eye away from the differences. I also talked over the tower roof with my husband and we both thought a pointed roof, rather than a flat top would look nicer and be a perfect place for the weathervane I've always wanted to add. I haven't figured out how I will accomplish that yet but I am working on it.

Now off the craft topic, my daughter has what my son is still trying to get over. Right now she is napping but she has a temp of 100.1 an I hate that. She can barely breathe with her nose being both stuffy and runny at the same time. I hope her nap helps in the healing.

The end of a nice weekend

My son is sick with what appears to be a cold and possible start of laryngitis. He sounds terrible but he seems to be feeling fine otherwise. My daughter had the same thing a little over a week ago. I pray he feels better in the morning.

This weekend was great! Friday night I shared a sleep over with my kids at their my parents so I could visit my aunt from out of town. They try to make it possible for her to come visit once a year and I really look forward to it. Saturday we went home and the start of Aidan's cold began. We spent dinner with my parents and then headed home.

Sunday Aidan's cold was getting a little worse. We played Sorry and he watched a movie with his dad and sister while I snuck away to play with my dollhouse, pictures of that work was posted yesterday. Today, Aidan sounds horrible. We played some more Sorry and tried to get him to rest, but telling a five year old to rest because they are sick is like talking to a wall. Makes me nervous when you hear them trying to breathe because they are stuffy. Vapor baths are wonderful but it made his voice even worse. I think it's because it got things moving.

I worked on my dollhouse again off and on throughout the day. This morning I got the roof on but tonight I glued the tower together, minus that roof and I painted the balcony railing on one side and based the other. In this picture the finished railing is drying, thus the wood corner shoved beneath it as a spacer. I am so close to finished on the exterior construction and then I can move to the interior.

Roof started

I decided to do the roof since it's such a large endeavor I'd rather do it on a weekend. I painted and glued it in place and it definitely made a difference. I also have the tower roof in a test fit. I will be shrinking the flat roof and I have vetoed the railing for a weathervane. The railing just seems off to me. I know it is probably accurate but I don't like it. I will be painting and using textured spray painting shingles for this house. That will take a long., long time as they are not speed shingles but individual.

As promised

Here are two views of tonight's progress. I am absolutely thrilled with how this house is looking. This is the best work I have done so far and I am actually happy with it. It is also the most detailed work I have done yet. A lot of credit has to go to the structure itself. It is a dream to work with and that makes me want to try even harder to have a house that I can look at later and say, wow, I did that.

Lots of progress!

It may not appear to be a lot but it is in fact a LOT of little things completed today. I finished bricking the foundation, sealed, "mortared" and sealed again. I painted and installed the porch trim bottom edge and top edge. I cut, glued, stained and installed the balcony floor. I also painted and installed the corner edge trims to the front of the house. At this moment everything is drying with lots and lots of blue painters tape. Once it is all dried I will finish aging the exterior walls and will either begin on installing the roof, or painting the railing to finish the balcony. I haven't decided yet. I also have two more lattice sections to build and install, or one more and one section of two step stairs in the front, (brick and wood). Either way I'll need stair it just depends on their size as to whether or not I need that second lattice section. For the steps I will have to raid my stash of supplies and see if I have anything I can use for them. I will be taking pictures soon and uploading them so you can see too.