Step 2.... 1/2?

So, more assembly this morning. Put that little front gabled window thingy on the front slope of the roof. It took a bit of doing because I'm pretty sure I'm doing all of this wrong, or at least in the wrong order but whatever.

Anyway, once I finally got the stupid thing lined up correctly, I used the other figurative half of the roll of tape to secure it to the roof so it can dry.

Progress!

Step 2: Assembly

Yay! I get to start putting together my dollhouse!

And using lots of masking tape to do so!

Like, a lot of it.

I should have bought two rolls.

Anyway!

So I grab my Aleene's Tacky Glue, my masking tape, and go to work!

I spread glue into the appropriate grooves and set the floors in, and affixed them with about twenty pieces of tape. I also glued the top of the roof together, which I then taped together with half a roll of tape.

Also glued it to the house as well, make sure the angle was correct.

I don't think I should have done that quite yet but you know what, that's okay.

I also assembled the front topmost window. I put the tiny angled pieces for its roof on there, glued them on, and taped them on too.

Again, I should have bought two rolls because this actually is taking a lot of tape.

And now we wait.

While I waited for the house to dry, I decided to also put together the window frames, because apparently, those couldn't be preassembled.

Nothing quite like spending a couple of hours on a Saturday night gluing, taping, and rubber banding tiny little window frames.

The important part is that I finished them.

Hopefully this thing dries quickly.

Step 1: Painting the dollhouse

So, after I squared up the window and door frame, I looked at the directions and it told me I needed to paint the house.

No primer, just paint.

The directions told me that I don't need to use a primer since I'll be sanding between the coats anyway, and the first coat of paint acts like primer so... guess that saves me some money?

So I picked out my paint scheme...

Yellow for the house, blue for the shutters and door, and white for the trim.

I went to Lowes to buy paint since you can have samples made of any color you want. What I didn't know is some companies actually already have samples made, so that was a pretty quick and easy process. Walked in, grabbed the samples, paid, and walked out.

Then came the fun part!

Painting!

And geeze were they right. The first coat of paint seeped right into the wood of the dollhouse. I continued to paint though, and once I was done with the first coat, I did the next step, which was sanding.

Never sand in the house, people, especially with a fine sandpaper like I did. There was yellow dust everywhere.

EVERYWHERE!

It was really annoying to clean up.

I should have used the vacuum.

Anyway, after the first coat and sanding like my life depended on it, I checked on the directions to see what to do and they told me to put the damn thing together before putting on the final coats of paint.

CAN DO!

Happy birthday to me!

OMG guys!

My husband got me a dollhouse for my birthday! I'm so excited. I'm 99% sure he is regretting this decision, but hopefully, he understands this is an investment for the future... or something.

So, it's a kit from Hobby Lobby (shout out to the hobbs). It's a three-story dollhouse with a front porch.

Looking at the directions, it looks like the first step is just a lot of prep. And by a lot of prep, I mean just squaring up all the windows and the door. Then, after that, I will need to put it together and paint it. Or is it paint and then put together? Either way, I'll get this done.

And then once completed, you wanna know what I'm gonna do? That's right...

BUILD FURNITURE FOR THIS MOTHER!

Oh my god I'm so excited!