Thank you so so much for the replies :) I had figured it out right before I got the first response and I can’t believe I did that but I forgot the dowels!! Arghhhh. Ended up lifting the top layer off and remaking the base layer and it all turned out fantastic but I now have a very big reminder sign taped to my wall about the dowels lol. Still can’t believe after all these years that I forgot that but it has been an extremely tiring and stressful week so it’s no wonder. Thank you to all who replied!
Kerry Feland