Inside & Outside the Book

I took one look inside the box and instructions and closed it up and listed it for sale. I didn't even want to attempt this. The instructions do not make sense to me and everything is glued and fabricated. But I found a YouTube video and, invigorated by my last very successful and satisfying build, I decided to take it on.

You guys! Oof! I may have bit off more than I can chew. This one is TEDIOUS! This is going to take forever but I will persevere! Nothing clicks together. It's all glue.

I made a lot of progress today! The time flew by! This is what 4 hours gets me.

Dear God help me! The sofa....! It took 3 hours! (Only because I like to make sure things are dry before gluing something new.) Aleene's fabric glue worked like a dream on the orange cloth but not at all on the red and white checkered.

Today was about small details. The air conditioner, the flower pot (don't get me started on that little beast!), the table with books and boxes. It was all fairly easy (did I mention the flower pot?) Now on to planting grass.

The grass isn't my favorite thing to do. I've experimented with different techniques and so far brushing Elmer's glue then sprinkling seems to get the most realistic results.

Had a little window of time so I did a few more things. I'm saving the table and chairs as those are gonna take some time and focus.