Happy Halloween!

 

I finished up a new Halloween decoration!!!

I've had these figures for about two years. It was supposed to be a finished project for last year. But of course that didn't happen the way I planned. You may have seen some of the little guys on the work bench in other posts. 

I'm finally getting the base built.

For those interested....here's a few shots of the build.

Concept drawing for the cottage.

I made it out of foam core and matte board. Pretty simple. The hardest part was figuring out the angles for the roof and gable. I made an actual wood door with craft stix and the head of a push pin. The porch and gable supports are plaster bricks.

The base is some thick press board that came as packing material in our new TV earlier this summer. I have a few others which will come in handy in other projects. 

Save that packing material!!! Reuse!! Recycle!!

The roof was some textured, model railroad, styrene sheets.

Now for some landscaping using wall spackle for garden mounds, ground coffee and sand mix for dirt, and some natural stones.

Primed

Painted

Then add the foliage.

Cottage built, complete with a cat in the window, ready for the figures.

Thanks for stopping by.

Happy Halloween!

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