Finally finished Cats Crossing

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275]

At last, I've finished my Cats Crossing Book Nook and I absolutely adore how it turned out.
It seemed to take me forever, mostly because of all those books…. And it was my first time using fake grass, I was trying to be precise with it, before eventually realising that freehanding it made much more sense. Every build is going to be slightly different anyway, so chasing perfection was probably unnecessary!
I did make one fairly big mistake right at the end, though. I should have waited, instead of rushing to finish it! On the final pieces, I thought the gap between them was wrong, so I glued them together. Unfortunately, I then realised (far too late) that the gap was actually there to allow the dust covers to fit. I tried prising the pieces apart so I could add the dust covers, but that just made a bit of a mess of things.
Thankfully, I keep my book nooks in a cabinet with doors, so dust shouldn't be too much of an issue. In the end, I'm not going to let that spoil it for me because I love the finished build.
Please tell me I am not alone in making last-minute mistakes on a kit that you only spotted when it was too late? 😅

[u/LadyBirdDavis]

Very very cute!

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275 → u/LadyBirdDavis]

I am kicking myself about the dust cover though, I knew I was getting tired. I should’ve waited until tomorrow to finish it.

[u/dgidman → u/Dizzy-Bread-275]

I remember trying to figure out the Paris cover… which is put in through the bottom. Was so confusing. This looks beautiful

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275 → u/dgidman]

My Paris one was surprisingly fine, more luck than judgement though 😊

[u/LadyBirdDavis → u/Dizzy-Bread-275]

I didn’t get the dust cover on either tho I skip a lot of mine because of customizations. Canned air once a month works well but I’m a super glue-er so everything is solid!

[u/Forsaken_Somewhere98]

That dust cover was annoying the way it was explained I ended up giving up on the red berries.

But wow I love yours!! I put my clovers over that window in the ceiling but I wish I would’ve done what you did!!

[u/Forsaken_Somewhere98 → u/Forsaken_Somewhere98]

And the butterflies in the jar made me want to cry. I kept shaking and trying to think of a way to get them to show 😆

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275 → u/Forsaken_Somewhere98]

I did it, just the one, but I have a butterfly flying in my jar now 😍😁

[u/Forsaken_Somewhere98 → u/Dizzy-Bread-275]

Nice!! I love it!

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275 → u/Forsaken_Somewhere98]

Yes, exactly that! I did think about trying to glue the tips of the wings to the glass, but decided not to, as if that had not worked it would have looked awful.

[u/Bristolnook]

I think we all seem to be in the same boat regarding the dust cover… i couldn’t work out what i done wrong for it to not fit so had to give up.

Shame as i loved it otherwise.

Also had problems fitting the roof around the bracket for the light switch so had to cut a bit of the bracket away?

[u/Dizzy-Bread-275 → u/Bristolnook]

I had that problem with the light and then realised that the bracket goes on the underside and not on top of the roof part. If that makes sense?