Start by folding a piece of 8 5 x 11 printer paper in half.
How to make a paper house roof.
Let the tips of the leaves extend over the edge a little.
Also mark that the vertical cuts in the strips of cardboard alternate.
Cut the paper using a scissor.
Step by step instructions on how to make a paper house.
When you reach the top on the other side of the roof run that paper up and over as well.
Unfold then fold in each end to the center line as shown below.
Create creases in your square.
Fold a piece of paper.
The idea is to fold it up and cut it into a square.
Making a simple paper house 1.
Just like you apply shingles on a real house apply the paper leaves starting at the bottom of the roof of your diy fairy house.
Grab a regular 8 5 x11 sheet of paper.
It is a very easy and quick way to make a paper house.
The idea is to paste the strips of cardboard on the wooden roof of the house making sure evere strip partly covers the one underneath.
Scoring on cardboard to simulate the ribs on your rusted tin roof.
That way you ll end up with a watertight ridge.
Roofing a house can easily become a full weekend diy project especially if you are looking to install a roof on a house that is non traditional in size or style.
This will help you to make designs over the thick paper.
Once you re done folding you can cut along the straight crease line that you.
Paste a thin white paper over the thick paper to make.
Glue the leaves along the bottom overlapping the sides as much as you want.
To make this paper house you need 3 sheets of a4.
On the front of the house add windows and a door.
Score the cardboard to look like the ribbing on rusted tin roofs.
Cut the piece of paper into a square.
It s ok if they are perfectly straight.
Start on the next layer overlapping the leaves.
Use a dull pencil or a stylus and your ruler to score some parallel lines on your roof to look like the ribs you see on metal roofs.
When you reach the top of the roof run your last row long photo 6 and drape the paper over the peak top ridge onto the other side.
This paper craft is really very fun.
Every cut is positioned in the middle of the slate direct below.