Storybook Cottage

aka "Three Bears Cottage"

Rik Pierce's "Storybook Cottage - Days 1 & 2

July 2004

Days 1 & 2 Days 3 & 4 Days 5 & 6 Finishing Diary

Day 1

I have been waiting three years to take Rik Pierce's Storybook Cottage (aka "Three Bears Cottage") class! It has finally returned to Shellie's Miniature Mania! Here is the proto-type that Rik has built.

As with many of Rik's classes, we start with some basic 1/2" gatorboard for the main walls.

And many pieces of resin cast windows, doors and fireplace mantel. They have been prepared for painting with a spray can of gray primer.

And of course, no Rik Pierce class would not be complete without a handmade "Sawz-all" tool and a mountain of raw lumber to distressingly distress! The tool is made by Rik by gluing on wooden handle over the "sawz-all" blade.

Interested in how to paint plain cast resin to look like brick? Check out the short brick painting tutorial.

9.6 hours of class, one hour of homework (distressing more wood).

Day 2

After hours and hours of distressing small shapes of wood, we glue them onto the gatorfoam.

We drill tiny holes to eventually create the look of wooden pegs holding together the timber.

The roof trusses are glued together and kept in a perfect angle in this pre-built wooden form. There is a piece of wax paper between the board and the trusses to prevent gluing the truss *to* the form.

Days 1 & 2 Days 3 & 4 Days 5 & 6 Finishing Diary

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Laura Isabella laura@sylvan.com San Jose, CA
Last updated 1/2/2005

Day 1
	I have been waiting three years to take Rik Pierce's Storybook Cottage (aka "Three Bears Cottage") class! It has finally returned to Shellie's Miniature Mania! Here is the proto-type that Rik has built.
	As with many of Rik's classes, we start with some basic 1/2" gatorboard for the main walls.
	And many pieces of resin cast windows, doors and fireplace mantel. They have been prepared for painting with a spray can of gray primer.
	And of course, no Rik Pierce class would not be complete without a handmade "Sawz-all" tool and a mountain of raw lumber to distressingly distress! The tool is made by Rik by gluing on wooden handle over the "sawz-all" blade.
	Interested in how to paint plain cast resin to look like brick? Check out the short brick painting tutorial. 9.6 hours of class, one hour of homework (distressing more wood).
Day 2
	After hours and hours of distressing small shapes of wood, we glue them onto the gatorfoam.
	We drill tiny holes to eventually create the look of wooden pegs holding together the timber.
	The roof trusses are glued together and kept in a perfect angle in this pre-built wooden form. There is a piece of wax paper between the board and the trusses to prevent gluing the truss to the form.