Cut Out + Keep

Tealight Houses

Handmade Christmas

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/tealight-houses • Posted by Ryland Peters & Small

These pretty tealight houses have a simple but stylish Scandinavian look that is very appealing. Set the finished row of houses up on the mantelshelf with a tealight behind each house section – the open windows and doors will be lit with a warm glow, making a charming display.

You will need

Project Budget
Cheap

Time

1 h 00

Difficulty

Nice & Simple
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Description

These pretty tealight houses have a simple but stylish Scandinavian look that is very appealing. Set the finished row of houses up on the mantelshelf with a tealight behind each house section – the open windows and doors will be lit with a warm glow, making a charming display.

Instructions

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    Enlarge the templates by 200 percent. With tracing paper and a pencil, trace the template and carefully transfer the outline onto the thin white card.

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    Using a scalpel or craft knife, cut out the outline of the houses. Cut out the windows and decorations on the houses, taking care not to cut the indicated score lines.

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    Score the fold lines where indicated and fold back. Score down between each house.

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    Fold one house forward and one house back to make a corrugated row of houses. Place a tealight behind each house at a safe distance.