I finished up my Halloween House for this year! This quarter-inch project started as a bare-bones kit from Jill Castoral. She adds suggestions for finishing, some of which I did and some of which I went my own way on. Learned a lot about aging and creating siding and shingles from card stock. (See previous post for more about that, and scroll down for more about the landscaping.)

I added LEDs to the inside for some spooky lighting. Two in the fireplace and one in the fat candle by the books. Wires go out the back to a battery.

For the landscape: I used a round wooden base from Michaels, and then built up the hill from layers of styrofoam, which I painted black. I added soil and green clumpy stuff from Woodland Scenics. I also got the tree form from them (it’s a flat plastic thing but I painted and bent it into the shape I wanted.)

I got the tiny dead leaves from a model railroad site via Amazon (https://www.amazon.com/Realistic-Miniature-Simulation-Architecture-Landscape/dp/B09JBXW8WW/, though there are less expensive versions.)

After I glued on all the landscaping materials, I gave it wash after wash of gray and black paints until I liked it.

I used leftover bits from kits (e.g., the headboard discarded in the yard) and my stash to grunge up the place.

I did a lot of experimentation on this project, which was fun!

Happy Halloween!!