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Currently working on 'Villa Villekula' home to Pippi Longstocking.

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Stained Glass Sky Light

So I've been giving this a lot of thought and finally put that thought into action. I decided to create a sky light for the 3rd floor of my Beacon Hill. I started by 'sizing' my pattern. Then I cut all my glass pieces. Did a 'dry fit' :lol: And then went ahead and added my copper foil. Foiling is very time consuming . . . and that doesn't include wrestling with the foil! Once the foiling was done I was able to solder the piece

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Attachment is Complete!

Well, I've been back at the Beacon Hill this week and have accomplished quite a lot!! I've had the workmen working overtime!! I attached the conservatory foundation to the house by bolting it on and then glued the conservatory to the foundation. Then I set about filling in pieces of the house that I had to cut away to make way for the conservatory. Trim to connect the house and conservatory. I glued on the new siding. I cut away the

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The worst is over!

Well, the worst part about this whole project is over! We took of the window bay without too much difficulty, but many tears were shed! :lol: Before: During: After: Once the bay was off I set the conservatory and marked the other areas of the house that were to come off to accommodate the roofline of the conservatory. Good thing I checked and thought about it for a while! I nearly cut into the second floor bathroom wall!!

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Beacon Hill Conservatory

August 5th Well, since Brian pilfered (actually, he very generously offered) my Orchid to do the shingling, I decided it was about high time to get that conservatory done. So, after rescuing it from the garage (where it's been taking up space for months, much to Brian's chagrin) and dusting off the cobwebs, I proceeded to spray paint touchups and then spray painted the roof trim pieces. This piece of styrofoam worked like a charm to hold all the pieces while I spray painted them.

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