I’d Like to Introduce You to My Church
In retrospect, I suppose maybe it was supposed to be a little ol’ schoolhouse but, for whatever reason, it always struck me as a church. Thus, I gave it stained glass windows. Okay, the windows are just red, but that was my only option at the time I put this together.
The more I think about it, the more I’m beginning to realize it was supposed to be a schoolhouse. Painted in schoolhouse red, this little building would certainly look the part.
Oh, well. It’s a church now!
I did this several years ago. You can see the damage on the top as well as on part of the roof, from where it suffered a fall from a bookshelf once.
This was a pre-made wooden building that you can buy at a craft store and paint it your own way. The bottom of the structure has a hole for a light to be inserted. On the side, you can see a little slot where a cord could run out.
I removed one wall. I had to do so very carefully, as these are glued together fairly well. I needed to get the wall off so I could glue the “windows” on the inside. All the windows are is a colored transparency–the kind you’d run through a copy machine normally. I just cut one down to size and glued inside. I did not glue the wall back in. It slides into place fairly well, and I wanted to have access in case I wanted to add anything else on the inside.
The steps are painted in a grey color to simulate concrete. I went with a purple color for the walls, which I thought was appropriate for a church. If I had been thinking schoolhouse, it would be red.
The roof was done with a special crackling paint. First, you paint the roof a light color, or whatever color it is you want to show through. In this case, I think it was a light gray. Then, you paint over it with the darker color. I don’t remember if that’s the layer that crackles or if you have to add something additional. Anyway, the effect you see on the roof is what you get, which, I think, makes it resemble shingles. Or at least an old roof.
Anyway, it’s a good idea to take a break now and then from the things you normally do, and do something a little different. Something that can take your mind off other things and let you relax a bit.
So, there you go. Welcome to my church!
The key to anything is usually for the front door. Church is always open!
I think doing ANYTHING relaxing is a “must” every now and a gain. again
Halloween used to be somewhat of a hobby of mine. I usually started around late summer putting stuff together: making fake hands and painting them, making faces and painting them, making fake tombstones and painting them…
I guess this church was something a little different from that.
I really like your little church! I totally agree with you that you should always have something totally different you can switch to for a little while. It really does give your brain a chance to switch gears and solve problems without hurting your brain. I like how you did your stained glass windows. That would have been something I’d do too with the transparency paper.
Thanks!
If I had a color copier back then, I may have used a clear transparency and printed something on it to be more like stained glass windows.
But, just a single color will do in a pinch. I think I may have had a choice of yellow or red. Or maybe not. Maybe I would have mixed them up if I could have used two colors.
I’ve come for my Sunday school lesson Pastor Dan! What will this week’s sermon be about?
Liberty and free will.
Hello Church pleased to meet you- my name’s Michelle… do you come here often?
No. Do you?
Actually I am pretty regular at my own church-
so I can’t be lured with pretty steeples and fancy pews- if that’s what you are getting at.
BTW- your site link is down.
Here’s the church, here’s the steeple look inside. Hey! Where are all the people?
At Arby’s $5 Roast Beef sale.
OMG that’s yummy add cheese and a side of curly fries and tha’s complete heaven I tell ya!