I used up the rest of my DAS air-drying clay and covered what will be the interior of the chimney:

I almost waited too long to scribe the stone outlines in it because I got so tied up in siding-- the DAS sets up in a couple hours...

I wanted to use a particular pattern of my embossed paper (from Hobby Lobby) for the parlor ceiling, but I hadn't remembered how low I was getting in the ceiling papers last time I went to HL, and there wasn't even a whole sheet left of the paper. So I decided to parse it out on a cardstock template and fill in the gaps with woodwork.

You'll notice that I have the same type of light in the parlor as in the foyer- I had meant to use a nice hanging globe that I think I got from Manor House, but this is why I should never get lights that aren't advertized as having replaceable bulbs:

It didn't light up when I plugged it in, so I was trying to get the globe off and it finally came off leaving a big shard still attached... It turned out that the bulb was loose! Sigh...

I have been siding, and have finished all but some bits around the bays:

I remembered to attach the porch light with the siding this time! (I forgot on the Westville and had to drill a hole through the kitchen wall and cover it up inside with a strategically placed shelf...) I also took a tip from Gina (formerly butterflyex; now MoreMinis) and traced out where the arch trim sits so that I could avoid having siding where the decorative holes in the trim will be. I almost forgot to carve out the siding to accommodate the front wall slots, and punched a hole in my parlor paper whilst trying to carve out a slot with the siding piece already in place; I'll have to put a patch on that bit of wallpaper, I think... (I cut the rest of the slots in the siding before I installed it, after that!)