Hello again, the last 2 years have been, to say the least, very challenging hence the reason I have not updated any of my projects. My health took a turn for the worse and I ended up this time last year having major life-saving surgery. Happily, I am much better and have started to get back to some kind of normality and back crafting again.
Today I am sharing my latest project something I have been wanting to make for a few years and this Christmas I finally managed to do it.
My Santa Claus house....
The structure of the house is cardboard and scratch-built. Using only a steel ruler, craft knife and glue I measured and cut the cardboard.
The windows were made from Bass wood and the front door was bought for a previous project but never used. Nothing special about the cardboard it was all just kept from any large deliveries we've had over the past couple of years. I doubled it up to ensure it was sturdy enough.
The interior walls were next and of course, I had to try Santa for size😊
Next was the roof fitting and cutting a space for the dormer windows, again no pattern I just tried to measure what I thought was the best size, and thankfully it worked out fine.
Next was the decor. I used papers from my craft stash that were bought for scrapbooking and card-making with a Christmas theme. On the top floor right is the bedroom and on left the bathroom
the green carpet is glittered felt
The dormer windows were made and fitted and the downstairs windows were also fitted.
The roof tiles and outside trim.
I decided to keep the colours traditional red and green with a touch of cream on the inside.
The kitchen units were all handmade with bass wood and painted with acrylics
Below you can see the Aga cooker in the corner
I made a small table from the lid of an aerosol can covered it with corrugated card and some Christmas themed fabric.
Finishing the outside front
The inside is now decorated, Mr & Mrs Claus are very happy in their cosy little cottage
Santa having a well earned snooze by the fire
I made a chair for Mrs Claus
Upstairs their cosy bedroom and festive bathroom
The house is open at the back and sits on a lazy Susan so that I can turn it easily
The video wouldn't upload here so I have put a link to my FB page the video is the last pic on the post for the Santa House
I hope you liked the Santa house, I still have a few things I would like to add but that can wait till Christmas and New Year are over.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to everyone and thank you for popping into my blog today
Veronica xx