sister_raphael: thatsfantastic (thatsfantastic)


Potential gold balls roof finial idea number one. Looks not too bad, really! For cake toppers! I have them in two sizes, so this is the first of the two to try. They came wired, so with care, I wound three of them together and wrapped fine wired around the three stems. I glued for extra sturdiness, and of course, the holes I drilled in the roof to accommodate them were too small.

I have ordered some wooden balls which I was going to wire, but this may be a quite reasonable alternative until I figure how to attach a wire thread to wooden balls and not have them slip off repeatedly. I'm sure small children to some extent, and nosy parents to a much larger extent, will be tugging at them to see if they'll come off. Which they will.


sister_raphael: doingart (doingart)

Work in progress... finials to add, and stand to make, but I'm very happy with the progress so far! I can make the stand myself. Ive got enough stuff lying around. My friend, Mim from the re-enactment group, Oltramar,  suggested for the toppers 3 wooden beds wired together (sand the bits that touch a bit for a better fit) and then gilded, which is probably what I'll try.

Manuscript image from 1350-1375 Bruges, Public Library, MS. SVC 010A.


sister_raphael: (underconstruction)

What to do when its a cyclone and your squirrel doesn't have a house?

Build one!

The manuscript I chose is the one here, from
1350-1375 Bruges, Public Library, MS. SVC 010A.. It's a work in progress and needs to be less tall, be painted and have finials added. The little gold finials are a whole other kettle of fish.


Some issues to work out, but the basic house itself is off to a reasonable start.

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