Well, I've made a lot of progress during this last week. The roof is on, the tower attic is up, and I've painted the rooftop.
This is what it looks like as I'm typing:
Lookin' good, huh? I've decided to tackle the dreaded shingling today. It's going to be tedious work, but if I watch a good movie or something, it shouldn't be too bad. Right? Anyway, I've decided against staining and am just going to paint it using an "antiquing" method I read about online. I'm supposed to put a base coat of paint down and then use a darker paint that's been watered down for a top coat. I hope it turns out okay. I would hate to have put in all this work just to have it get screwed up. I'll just have to be careful and do a few test shingles first.
Also, last night I started on some more clay work. I made part of my "wailing wall" (more on that to come later), and I made a medusa head inspired by a trip through the Hollywood Wax Museum in Hollywood, CA. It creeped both me and my sister out, so I thought it would be an excellent addition.
I also made a lot of good buys this weekend:
-Some skeleton garland from Big Lots
-Cool sword charm from Hobby Lobby
-Mini books, bottles, and brooms
-Spanish Moss for the yard
-A gargoyle for the roof
Well, I guess I should get back to work!
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