Stonework

Beautiful stonework !!!! Do you mind me asking how you did it ?

Not at all Kim. Its Art Maché which is a sort of papier maché in powder form. You mix it with water to a pulpy consistency, glue your walls and spread it on. It goes on a bit lumpy so you have to spread it out flat with your fingers or a palette knife. I wet my fingers and smooth the surface and then inscribe the mortar lines with a candle carving tool - a cheap steel one I bought on Ebay.. It takes a couple of days to dry thoroughly before you can paint it but it dries rock hard and isn't too heavy. I made a hole for a porch light and stuck a piece of wire through it until I'd finished the stonework. You could always drill it afterwards though. You can paint and seal it all afterwards as you choose.

following your words it looks easy but...i am sure it is not, not for me at least

From what I have read and what Rik Pierce told me, making brick exteriors this way is far more difficult than just laying mini bricks. I doubt I could have kept the pattern as consistent as you have. The finished exterior is perfect.

Thanks Jeremy, the inconsistencies make it a bit more realistic I think (that's my excuse anyway)