I know, I know, I am really late/behind getting these last 3 doors posted (but I was also late getting some of them finished, so I guess that tracks lol). Again, I didn't take a lot of pictures of my progress as I went along, but I suppose since I'm posting all 3 in one post that's probably not a bad thing...
So, without further ado....
(*note: I was having trouble getting my computer to cooperate and then I don't know why it posted the photos in the opposite order of what I wanted them on here, but after fighting with my computer already I didn't have it in me to try to fix it/redo it lol.....)
September:
This was actually technically the last door finished. I just finished the landscaping earlier today actually (or I think finished anyway..... I'm not sure if I might add a little something to it, but I don't know what yet), because I kept forgetting and/or not being able to get ink for my printer to make the garden flag (Which *spoiler alert* was one of the most important elements for this door, which you'll see why in the pictures). This door was fun too, because it is one of the two doors that the compartment it goes in has a portrait ratio rather than landscape (tall rather than wide) so I was able to really add plenty of craftsman detail with the portico woodwork. I also finally figured out a way to make a fluffy wreath bow that actually worked out really well and easily for me. I used thin washi tape folded over on itself and then made the bow like I would a real life bow.
October:
This door took me a while to actually get finished because I really didn't have a clear picture of how I wanted it to look. I pretty much had just bought/gathered a bunch of Halloween themed stuff and just kind of picked and chose as I went. Which of course meant I took forever making every decision (and of course left me with leftover Halloween decor, but that's totally okay because I still have a Halloween bakery and possibly another Halloween mini to make at some point). By the time it was all said and done I was pretty happy with how it turned out.
November:
I don't really have much to say about the November door to introduce it... Being the last of a series, especially one that included 12 individual projects, is always a little bittersweet, and at one point I wasn't sure if I was really going to like how this one turned out, but I'm happy to say that once it was all together I was definitely happy with it as the note to end on.
Oh! By the way.... did you remember to look for the "Hello" on each of these door scenes?..... The garden flag in September says "Hello"; one of the ghosts in October has "Hello" written on it; and the turkey wreath on the November door is holding a banner that says "Hello".
I do still need to put hangers on the back of the display for these and then permanently install them and then I need to figure out how I'm going to do the plexiglass cover for both display boxes, so I will be doing the finishing up stuff still into the new year, and once I get that all done I will probably post one more post for them with all of that taken care of and maybe a few pictures of them hanging on my wall (I think I'm going to hang them by my front door).
I really loved having these monthly little projects to work on through the year (even if they didn't always get done on time), so I have another monthly series planned for 2021, but this time it will have some differences.... without giving too much away (you'll have to wait for another post for that), I will say that it will be a different scale, and each month will start with the exact same scene and just the decor change..... Which I plan on getting started prepping tomorrow, so I will post more details soon!
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