Greenleaf contest

I've entered Greenleaf Dollhouse's Spring Fling contest. You get a small workshop dollhouse, just one room with double doors on the front and a cupola on the roof. I've got lots of ideas for mine. This is the first kit I've ever put together so it will be a challenge just making the house, let alone decorating the inside.

Armed with Tacky Glue and masking tape I carefully glued the floor to the sides, matching everything so that the walls and floor are all flush. It was a little tricky keeping one side in place while putting the opposite end on, but once the front was ready to be glued on it all held together. Of course, I haven't had time to take the masking tape off yet, but I hope there is enough glue to hold it all together.

I spray painted the pieces inside a cardboard box outdoors on a nice day. Had to wait for a day that was not too windy (and not snowing for once). I was going to paint in the garage but Bill nixed that idea. He didn't want any overspray floating over to his customer's motorcycles. Funny about that, isn't he? Okay, okay, I see his point.

I mixed a batch of acrylic paint for the trim. I used light blue and tan to get a soft blue. I painted a few pieces of trim, nervously wondering if I really had enough paint for all of the trim. I knew if I ran out of paint I probably would not be able to match the color exactly as I had just squeezed a little of this and a little of that into the dish. Luckily there was plenty of paint and I really like the color. I'm a blue person.

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