 December seems to always end up being a crazy mash-up of decorating, shopping, cooking and at least one art project. Most years, I try to make something new to add into my décor. Last year's project was a wooden Christmas village- a joint effort by my husband and myself. I designed and drew the layout, which he then cut out and I completed with spackle, glue gun "drawing" and paint and glitter. It ended up being more time consuming than expected, so, I'm finishing it up this year. Also, on this year's holiday projects is a small portrait I'm doing for my nephew Cooper to gift his girlfriend, Abby.
I planned the houses to sit in my kitchen window- but also saved the templates I drew so I can use them again in the future. I actually drew them connecting to one another in a kind of paper doll format. Anyway, I got everything done except for their supports....(which probably won't happen till next year....) I used Putz houses for inspiration- I think they are so beautiful! After I drew and traced the template for Bill to cut out, I lightly sanded the edges and then outlined the houses with hot glue to create a bit of dimension and hide any defects.  Putz houses make great references!  Then, I used spackle to help each house look a bit more three dimensional   Note to self: snowfall spackle looks best AFTER painting the house- thankfully, it is easy to go back over it | ||
I used some old easels to create a base to support them in my window and next year, I want to create a weighted base for them to stand on....always something more to do
I'm really thrilled with how they turned out! I haven't told Bill yet, but I'm already planning a larger haunted Halloween version of this for our front porch!
Happy Holidays & cheers,
Stephanie
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| I almost forgot- here's Abby with her beloved Rosie! |
