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Autor: Uh, Lá lá! | Publicado: 2012-12-05T17:55:00-02:00



Cereal Box House Tutorial





I have had this tutorial on my mind for so long!I love little houses and creating wee villages, definitelya carry over from my childhood, and have been wantingto make some of my own to&nbsp;play&nbsp;decorate with. I figuredI could make houses from all the cardboard boxes inmy recycling so now I have finally taken pictures andwritten up a tutorial to share with you!There are a lot of pictures but the tutorial is actuallyvery simple. Once the house is made it can be paintedor covered with paper or even left plain. You can alsoleave one flap open and use it as a gift box, part of anadvent, or just a hiding place for treasures :)Supplies:cardboard box from the pantrystraight edgepencilscissorsthick white gluesomething to score withOptional:clamp, clothespins, or painter'stape for holding pieces untilthey dry

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#1: undo all the seams and lay your box out flat with theunprinted side facing up







#2: draw a line across the box at leastone inch&nbsp;below&nbsp;the mid line













#3: cut the original vertical fold lines from the top tothe marked line; lines to cut are marked with awhite dot in the picture



#4: score across the box on top of your drawn line







#5: cut off the little flap at the arrow; cut off two of thetop flaps - where the X's are in the picture







#6: turn over and apply glue to the small side seam flap







#7: fold up box in reverse and clamp or holduntil side seam is dry







#8: fold and glue the bottom of the box



#9: here's the box all glued up in reverse and the top iscut and ready to make the roof#10: fold all four sides down on the score line you madeearlier in #4 then fold back up straight&nbsp;#11: apply glue to the small flap at the top of the shortside panel (see arrow in picture #10); put glue on theunprinted side and glue together as above#12: lay box on its side, then mark and score angledroof edges against the front and back panels ofthe box (all four angles)

#13: cut off top section of each front and back panelat the peak of the roof

#14: cut side panels along the angled roof line about3/8" away from your marked and scored line(do this for all four angles)

#15: cut off an angled tip at the peak of thesides (four times)#16: fold all four flaps that you just cut towards thebox; apply glue on all the flaps and tuck into the roof#17: here's your house all glued andready to be decorated!Experiment with a variety of boxes; the small housein the middle is made from two pudding boxes gluedtogether and the square house on the right is from atea box. You can also change the height of the roof byadjusting the length of the four verticalcuts you made in #3.These houses were all taped instead of being glued andthen I covered them with paper.These houses were painted with acrylic paint. They canbe drawn on after they have dried. The little house withthe green roof is made from an allergy medicine box.I hope you'll try to make some houses. They areeasy enough for older kids to do and younger kidscan have someone else make the house and thenenjoy the painting and decorating.&nbsp;

Ornament Advent Day 3:Glitter House Ornaments!



These little Glitter House ornaments are agreat way to recycle small cardboard packaging.The boxes used above are a spice box and jellobox. For young kids, prepare the houses inadvance but older kids will easily be able tomake these on their own.Supplies:small cardboard pantry boxscissorsglueacrylic paintpaint brushglitterstring or floss for hangingDirections:→ follow my tutorial&nbsp;here&nbsp;for making a housefrom a cardboard box→ paint the house as you like, let dry→ using a paint brush, spread the glue on thehouse and cover with glitter, let dry→ attach string or floss for hanging