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Tutorial - Ledge Village School House

Project Description:

The Ledge Village is series of 3D

buildings and accessories that can be
combined in a mix and match fashion to
build tiny villages on small ledges
around your home. The buildings are
thin, with all detail on the front so they
fit on small trim ledges. A growing
number of files for Ledge Village can be
found at 3dcut.com

This tutorial is for the School House.

Ledge Village by Marji Roy of 3dCuts.com

Supplies Needed:
 Cutting File downloaded on 3DCuts.com
here
Your preferred adhesives

Glue Dots
Scor-Tape
Zig Glue Pen
Scotch Tape

Card Stock

Steps for completing the 3-D Ledge Village School House project:

1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine at 3dCuts.com.

2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine.

3. Prepare the files:.

Click here for detailed steps on how to use .SVG files on your Silhouette (with Design Studio).
Click here for steps on how to use these .SVG files in Design Space with your Cricut Explore.
Each piece will fit on 8.5 x 11" card stock. You will need to cut and paste the pieces to different
pages to cut. I cut the main house from one piece of card stock and all the others from another.
The fence has been separated into a fencing file also included.

Parts Sizes:

All Parts together - 7.03676" w x 10.3946"h

4. Cut the files:

Paper colors are your preference. I like

the simplicity of the all white but others
have used a variety of card stock with
great results. The file is grouped together.
You can ungroup it in order to cut various
parts from different papers.
The windows and smaller details (like the
 picket fence) require you to understand
how you cutting machine and blade best
cut details. I find working with a good
blade and mat and my Silhouette cut
settings set on Card stock with a blade of 3, a speed of 4 and a thickness of 24 works nicely.

Building Assembly

Some general notes: I have constructed

many ledge houses over the years. My
adhesive preference is always choices
that keep my fingers dry and clean, but I
also want permanence. We all have
favorite adhesives and many work. For a
long time I used glue dots extensively and
many of the photos in this tutorial show
glue dots. I still use them in selective
places but I have combined them with
Scor-Tape. I especially like Scor-Tape
because I can apply it to the tabs but
LEAVE THE BACKING ON until I want to
position a tab. I find that I can be more
precise in placement using this technique.
I use fine point tweezers to peel off the
backing. This allows me to reach into a
seam and pull the backing off as I press in
place.

Place strips of Scor-Tape on all tabs on

the main building. Leave the backing on the Scor-Tape.
You might want to wait on those around the bell tower until you understand which sides get
adhered.

5. Position the bell.

Fold on all dotted fold lines in the bell
tower as shown in the photo.
Notice the bottom flaps fold out and all
other tower parts fold in.
The extension that is the bell folds in,
back and out.
This will make more sense as you position
the bell.
When complete, the bell is positioned
abut 1/8" behind the front wall of the bell
tower. It will be framed by the opening in the front of the bell tower.

Apply strips of Scor-Tape to the two side

panels of the bell extension.

Peel the backing strip off the side piece on

the connected end.
Fold it back and adhere to the side wall as
shown in photo.
 Peel off the backing on the other side strip
and adhere it to the opposite wall of the
bell tower as shown in the photo.

6. Fold the house.

Fold all the dotted lines inward.

5. Assembel the building.

Add Scor-Tape or Glue Dots to all tabs.

It is important to make square corners. I
start at the bottom and get that even and
then move up to the roof line.
First peel the Scor-tape on the short tabs
on the base and adhere those to the side
walls of the school.

Adhere the tiny triangle tabs at the top of

the side walls to the roof.

Position the school back over the sides.

Peel the Scor-Tape off the base tab fist
and adhere the base to the back wall.
Use tweezers and peel the Scor-Tape on
the side wall and adhere the side wall to
the back.

Adhere the tiny triangle tabs on the side of

the bell tower under the top edge of the
barn roof panels.

Adhere the wall tab on the right side wall

of the bell tower to the back of the front of
the bell tower.
 Adhere the tab at the peak of the tower
roof together.
Add glue dots to all the remaining tabs
and glue the roof down in position.

Add the roof covers to both the school

and the tower.
Each folds in half and gets adhered with
the overhang to the front.

Done! What building is next?

And how will you display them?

Ledge Village by Marji Roy of 3DCuts.com