Peggy Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I continue to work on my little Orchid and it is showing a little progress. At the moment, I have prepared the dormers, am working on the front door BUT I am totally stuck on the bay window. The illustrated instructions are not sinking into this wee brain of mine so I am giving it a rest and doing things that do not take as much brain power. I plan to follow LPCullen's tutorial to brick it trying to make it look like my real house. Wish me luck and patience. Thanks all for all the great help I find here on the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Your wallpapers are very pretty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Thank you, Holly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
armymom166 Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 I had to do some thinking on that bay window myself. It'll probably come right to you in the middle of the night... :0) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Fortunately I had cut my teeth on the bays in both the Sugarplum Cottage, the Glencroft and the McKinley before I had to tackle the Orchid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stickyfingers Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Looks good so far! I did not enjoy making the bay window. I think I had to sand some pieces down quite a bit to get everything to fit, and then still had to fill in with putty and strip wood. And I did what you're doing- when I got to a part that was making me crazy, then work on something else for a while. There's always something else to do, paint, sand, etc. It all comes together in the end! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 The bamboo skewers fill those gaps between the bay sections nicely, and spackle fills in and smoothes out any remaining gaps, and then can be sanded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peggy Posted November 6, 2016 Author Share Posted November 6, 2016 Debra said, "It will probably come to you in the middle of the night". She was right. I woke up with some insight that I had not had before which includes, like Holly says, spackling and filling in the gaps. For now, at least all the major pieces are glued and waiting to dry. Also have the gable and dormers ready to go. Going to work on the porch. It is so nice to be able to share. I was feeling a bit alone with my frustration till I shared with you all so thanks so much for your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
havanaholly Posted November 6, 2016 Share Posted November 6, 2016 Peggy, dear, we have all had the same frustrations somewhere along the way, and we have found several different ways to deal with them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamer14 Posted November 7, 2016 Share Posted November 7, 2016 Peggy ~ What you have done so far looks great. I really like your choice of wallpapers. You'll figure out your window and it will great. In the garfield bay window I found sanding and wood filler to be quite useful. Can't wait to see how your bay window turns out. Thanks for sharing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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