Tea Light Village • Barn

2015 Note:

I have continued to expand Tea Light Village and made the files available at my sister site. Visit 3dcuts.com for mote information about additional Tea Light Village Files. I have 9 buildings available now!

Project Description: 

Tea Light Village is a series of tiny buildings designed specifically to fit over small LED Tea Lights so readily available these days.  The lights provide a warm glow which brings life to the village display.

Warning: Only use LED Tea Lights. DO NOT use regular candle tea lights.

This specific tutorial is for the Barn.  The barn is in the same file as the cottage. A tutorial for the cottage is here and for the tree ( also included) is here.

Files can be purchased as a group at 3dcuts.com here for savings.

Files in the Tea Light Village series include with links to the cutting file at Silhouette:

• 3D Tea Light Village Cottage and Barn Cutting File 
• 3D Tea Light Village Town House and Village Store Cutting File
• 3D Tea Light Village Church Cutting File

There are 4 tutorials

• Village Buildings
• Barn
• Church
• Pine Tree

Tea Light Barn Tutorial

Tutorial assembled using Silhouette Software Release 2.7.18. This tutorial assumes you already know how to use the Silhouette and Silhouette software.

Supplies Needed:

• Templates from Silhouette On-Line Store (Links above).
• Glue dots 3/16"
• Silhouette Cameo or Portrait
• Card Stock 
• Wax paper
• Glue
• Scissors

Steps for completing the Barn:

1. Download the cutting file for your Silhouette Cutting machine from the Silhouette Online Store here (Links to all three cutting files above).

2. Prepare the files:

• The downloaded Silhouette file for the barn looks like this.  The barn portion fits on 8.5 x 11" paper and can be cut on either a Portrait or Cameo Silhouette. You must separate it from the cottage.

• Copy the shapes for the barn and paste them into a new file if you want to cut it from smaller card stock. Here are the two shapes needed for the barn.

3. Cut the files

• The cut settings will depend on the paper you use. I have been using white index card stock and cutting at a speed of 3, a depth of 33 and the blade set to 3.
• Carefully remove the cut files from the backing mat.

4. Add wax paper scraps to the inside of all the windows. This will allow the candle light to have a more natural glow.

• I cut rectangles of wax paper to fit the windows on each side.
• Use regular paper glue to hold these in place.

5. Assemble the Barn. 

• Fold in all the fold lines (dotted) on the barn. They all fold in toward the wax paper side.

• Glue the two sidewalls of the barn together. Be sure to line up the bottoms.

• Glue the roof to the roof tabs.
• Glue the side closest to the fold first and then add glue dots to each section and stick in place.

• Fold the roof.

• Glue the roof cover in place on section at a time. This gives the building overhangs.

• Directions for making the trees are here. Directions for the cottage are here.
• Finish them and add them to the village.

**********

© 2013 Marji Roy, Ashbee Design