Make a Detailed Paper Lighthouse and Windmill Craft on Found Rock's or Stone's

Hey everyone!!! I have had this idea in the back of my mind for so long, but for some reason I thought it was some complicated thing...But after going to a park & picking a few rocks, hacking them to size.....I had an idea.

You can do this model with any building, but I used a Lighthouse, and windmill.

I LOVE how these turned out, I made three other ones and gifted them to my sisters, they love em'

Les go.

This project's difficulty depends on how much detail + size you want, so the tools are Super simple!!!

• Glue (PVA, school, or white glue (NOT SUPERGLUE))
• Precision knife (Scissors are USELESS for this!!!)
• Some rocks (sourcing them is the fun part you can go long, short, flat, round, whatever!!!)
• Card-stock Paper (Watercolor paper is the BEST!!!)

That's it...

Find some rocks:

Make sure you you have permission to collect rocks!!! I sourced them from beside a road.

And whenever you get one, don't over-collect, save some for the others!!!

Follow laws!

Since the rock is not a perfect flat shape (if it is than you are blessed) we need to make a flat base with some paper.

Since I was making an "industrial" type building I thought a latices style base front would do.

Free-hand it! first sketch it out 2ith a pencil, than cut it out.

Glue it to the stone.

My building is 1CM width and 2CM long, and around 1CM tall.

Add a small sheet on top of it as well.

Glue it to the paper base on top of the rock.

The windows are SO small that I just use the tip of the knife and press gently down. it wil give you small windows!

make as many as you wish!

ADD A ROOF TO!

Here are the steps:

• Cut out two thin strips of paper.
• Use a marker to marker to determine how wide the radius should be.
• Cut out MANY small pieces.
• Glue them to both sides and build the shape that way going around and gluing the small parts.

The build is in the details!

I cut out TWO ladders, and a small water drop type shape, to simulate the water wheel in action!

I also added a small crumple of paper to simulate brush, and foliage.

I also cut out a few people as well!!!

For the second build I first sketched out the basic shape of the lighthouse body and traced it onto a peice of paper.

I then rolled it up, and cut it at an angle that would fit my SPECIFIC rock.

Glue a circle base to the top, and glue the whole assembly TO the rock.

For the top, I made a shallow cone & a small spire, I glued it to the top of the building.

I made a conifer tree, just remeber to keep it looking organic, and natural make trees in odd numbers. 1, 3, 5, 7, etc

I cut out the shape and twisted it to make it 3D.

Here are some ideas!:

1. Tire swing
2. more small pebbles glued on the base-rock
3. a ladder
4. a car
5. a bike
6. a group of people (this would look EPIC)

They look...ELEGANT

I have them on my desk right now, & I cant stop looking at them!!!!! they look so "satisfying" in there monochrome simplistic charm....

I truly hope you make one, its always better if you make a few though!!!

Thank you so much for stopping by & I can't wait to see what you all do.

PEACE!!!