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Hey I had an idea this morning, to maybe help you?  You said previously that you draft things up on CAD but never finish them.  Well here’s an idea.  Let’s start small.

Find some cardboard, have a hot glue gun, a ruler, a pencil, and a utility knife to cut the cardboard.

Now I’ll guide you to make a very simple house.

Cut out a square with 8 inch sides.  This is your floor.

Now cut out two pieces measuring, 8 inches long and 6 inches tall.

Glue those in parallel onto the floor.

Now draw out two pieces measuring 8 inches (minus the thickness of the two walls together) long, by 6 inches tall like the walls.  Now, find the center for the top and bottom lines, and draw a line from the bottom and 3 inches above the top line.

Now simply use your ruler to draw out the triangle, using that centerline.

Cut the two pieces out, and glue them to the floor and other walls, on the inside seam.  You can use painter’s tape to hold the walls together, so gluing is more easy.

Almost done!

Before you begin, turn the cardboard so the corrugation is up and down, facing you.  If you did this right, the corrugation should look like this:  /\/\/\/\/\

Now draw out a rectangle that measures 9 inches by 17 inches.  Find the center, and draw out the centerline.   You can use your ruler (or the blunt side of a butter knife) and press along the centerline to make a crease,  if you break the paper it’s ok.

Now cut out the rectangle, and fold it on the crease as even as you can.

Center the roof onto the walls, and glue the roof on.

Viola!  You made a house.

I realize this sounds easy, and great for kids, but it also allows you to take the next step, take a deep breath, and now make the house again, but with windows and doors.

After that, just use your imagination to focus on what one thing could be added next, then do it.

Hope this helps, and hey, it’s a cheap exercise.  🙂

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