This project is really coming together. I had fun putting the hedges together after I got my brain wrapped around the inside and outside curves. Then it was a matter of hot gluing the pieces together and letting it set overnight. I had a few adjustments to make and I was ready for the stones.
Just to back up a bit, I used wet and dry foam for the base of the hedges. It was easy to cut and sculpt into shape. They measure 1" wide by 1" high. I think they could have been a little narrower, but there's nothing like a healthy, robust hedge!
Then using tacky glue, I spread a good amount in an area and then showered it with the sand and gravel mix I bought to mimic the little boxwood leaves. I think it worked out pretty well although they did look like bird suet cakes. LOL! After I let it dry for several hours, I dabbed on acrylic deep green paint mixed with just a little bit of water so that it was easier to dab on. I'll be going over it all with some lighter green and yellow to give it some highlights once everything dries really well.
After all that was taken care of, I spread glue on the paths in between the hedges and sprinkled on the sand and gravel mix. I purchased the mix in brown just for this purpose.
The last step will be to set everything in place with some Mod Podge so that the little stones don't end up all over the place.
Once our 3D printer arrives, I'll be printing a fountain I found on the Bamboo maker site. This will be the pièce de résistance!
I'm looking forward to wrapping up this little project so that I can move on to creating Lucy's bedroom. In a previous post I mentioned I was going to create a Tea Room, and then I found Lucy (who is going to be Rosemary's governess) and she'll need a bedroom. So first up will be to add new wallpaper . . . of course (sigh) . . .
