I love this wee house. It is less than an inch tall and the base is
about 3/4 of an inch square. It was so much fun to play with and I loved
it so much, this house has become a two part project as I thought up
about eleventy things to do with it while putting it together. Lora here
for Gypsy Soul Laser Cuts!
Just give you a bit of scale...
Here is where I started:
I glued the house together, but left the roof off as I wanted to paint the interior white.
I then gave the outside of the house a preliminary coat of yellow.
I glued the roof on....
And chose the Tiny Pointed Shingles to put on the roof.
I
started from the bottom and worked my way up the top, staggering the
pieces so that the points form a diamond shape, not lined up.
After
one side was done, I drew a line with a marker as a guide to where I
wanted the shingle overhang to be, and cut them with a pair of sharp
scissors.
I
did the same thing to the other side, then added a ridge decoration.
The little piece was from the shingles I used...it's the strip between
the shingle pieces and is a little bit thinner. Perfect for a ridge
vent!
I gave the entire piece a coat of Titan Buff.
And painted the roof in chocolate brown...
and red.
I
added details with a fine brush, like lintels over the windows and
doors and a threshold on the bottom of the doorway. And tiny little
flowers and vines on the window sills. and a small tree in the corner.
I
used a round #3 brush, pretty small and kind of dotted and blobbed the
floral details as the house is so small painting a detailed flower
wouldn't be noticed very well.
A very fun project and part of a story yet to come!
Thank you for stopping by!
SUPPLIES:
1:12 Gingerbread House
Tiny Shingles Pointed
Acrylic Paint
2 comments:
Adorable! Looks like a fairy’s dollhouse.
So cute! It looks like a teeny tiny version of a house in Oberammergau, Germany.
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