Myrtle, lovely stairs. Really complex and fiddly! must be very dextrous.
How long to make the stairs?
Thank you both!
The time it took was difficult to work out because I work until a natural pause - a meal, the loo, the end of a section or page. I probably worked about four hours yesterday and then stopped once the stairs were finished.
The wood steps were easy - glue two sides, bend the black paper to make the riser and stick to the wood - you'll see I folded it in the wrong place on the top stair. It has a bulge where it should have been a line across the top. You can see where the actual fold should have been.
Then threading on the post and adjusting them to rotate the stairs more or less equally - all this was about 25 minutes.
Glueing the dollar signs took another 15 minutes and I had to work out where I should glue them as I originally thought they should be on the step itself but compromised by sticking on the side.
The longest bit was the bannister. I wanted to glue it just to the top edge of the dollars but that was impossible, so I glued to the "front" at the top. That took another 15-20 minutes and I had to keep glueing and holding till I worked it out.
And 11 pieces each of wood, risers and dollars and the bannister had to be pressed out carefully so I think it was probably about 90 minutes in the end.
I get really absorbed. DH has provided me with a scalpel and I found an old rigid mouse mat, so the cutting out has got easier. I've bought a metal ruler, a cutting mat and a set of craft tweezers to help.
Having said it was too fiddly I'm now realising just how much I have enjoyed it. It's possible likely I'll order another book nook soon.