So once the rooftops are out of the way and you've cleaned up all that glitter, we can move on to putting a house or two (or 25) together. First I cut out a container, drawer and back, then score them on the lines for folding.
You can ad masking tape to hold the tabs while they dry. I had to sand the edges of my first one with an emery board because it was such a tight fit. I don't use a glue gun for the houses because I don't like bumps on my houses but I will use a glue gun later to give the project extra support, just not on my houses because I want them as smooth as possible. I'm very sloppy with a glue gun.
You may have to do a little trimming and massaging things into place depending on how well your lines are scored. It's OK if it doesn't line up exactly because we're going to cover it with paper anyway and trim where necessary.
I painted the sides on my drawer and container that I wasn't going to cover with paper. No need to paint the bottom of the container as it will be glued to the platform.
The rest is just making it look pretty and gluing things into place.
Two down and only 23 more to go. And that might take a couple of days but after I get at least nine houses made, I'll move on to part 3 and go over putting it together bottom layer first.
This is my pattern that you can use:
Next: Making the platforms and stacking layers - pt 3
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