#3d halloween paper crafts windows#

For tips on creating fun paper cuts like this one, see the FAQ section on my website. I use Adobe Illustrator for all my designs, and a Cricut Maker to bring my creations to life. If you are curious, the blue patterned paper I used for this design came from a pack called Humble Abode and the yellow striped paper came from a pack called Fresh Air, by Park Lane-both of which I found at Joann’s. Plus, it’s always great to play with colors that are a little bit fantastical compared to most buildings in the real world. Then, attach the flower pots to the sides of the building and the bicycle to the front, and your 3D café is complete!īuildings are one of my very favorite types of papercrafts to design! Implementing different architectural styles and adding my own little whimsical elements is just so much fun. Layer the pieces of the bicycle and the flower pots. Line up the bottom tabs of your café structure with the slits in the base, and glue the tabs to the underside. Take the base and fold along the score lines. Use the tabs in the back to attach the whole thing to the front of the café, just above the door.ħ. Then, glue the other, longer decorative piece on top of the awning. Attach the tabs one or two at a time around the sides/top of the front awning piece. Take the longer yellow awning piece and fold along the score lines. Attach the smaller, decorative piece to the front section. I found it to be easiest to start with the half-circle piece, then the roof, and finish with the back.Ħ. Carefully attach the whole thing to the rest of the structure, one tab at a time. Take your back/roof piece and fold along the score lines. Connect them to the curve of the half-circle.ĥ. Take the two strips on top and fold the little tabs inward. Attach your two, completed window display boxes to the interior of your main structure, behind the clear windows.įold the whole thing along the score lines, making the middle section pop outward. Place one chandelier and two cakes in each window display using foam tape.Ĥ. Use the tabs to connect the sides, and flare the tabs that are left outward. Then, take your two window display boxes (light yellow, in the design), and fold along the score lines. Layer together your itty bitty cakes with their cake stands.

#3d halloween paper crafts windows#

Then, glue the clear windows and vellum windows on the inside of the main structural piece.Īfter that, glue all of the exterior, decorative pieces to the outside of the building, like so.ģ. Start by layering the outer decorative pieces together.

I used a lime green color to mark the score lines, so hopefully that helps! If you’re having trouble with the score lines, check out this video.Ģ. Note: If you are using the SVG files that includes the score lines, don’t forget to set them as such in Cricut Design Space and attach them to their shapes before sending them through your cutting machine. Use your cutting machine or X-ACTO knife, along with my template, to cut out all of your 3D café pieces. View the full-size tutorial photos below.

Set page margins to zero if you have trouble fitting the template on one page (FILE, PAGE SETUP or FILE, PRINTER SETUP in most browsers).When assembled, this project is about 6.75' tall, 5.25' wide, and 3.5' deep.

Close template window when done printing to return to this screen.

'colors practice' - color the background of each spider a different color.

'numbers practice' - count the spiders.

Print as many copies of template 3 as you like and keep adding spiders to the bottom of the other spiders and the monster to make a very busy halloween scene!.

String one spider through each of the holes so it hangs down from the monster.

punch four holes in the bottom of the monster template.

Punch, do it through the spider that is cut from the bottom, not the one that is cut from the top.

Glue a piece of ribbon, string or thread onto the top (or hole punch a small hole and tie a ribbon through).

Slide the pieces together, top to bottom.

Cut on one of the dotted lines of each template piece (onlyĬut as far as the dotted line goes, not all the way through the piece).

Glue together so the pieces are colored on both sides.

Optional: Put thin cardboard in between the front and back of each template piece to make them a bit sturdier.

Fold each piece in half (on the dashed line) so they are all colored on both the front and the back.

Print template of choice and color as necessary.something to color with (if using the B&W version),.This is a cute, simple paper craft that results in a 3D ornament you can hang around the room.