Make Your Own Mausoleum!
Some people have asked how to make the little models I do for my book series. Well today I have a fun little craft you can do at home to make your very own paper mausoleum!
All you need is a printer, some scissors and tape (or white glue if you want to be super neat about it), some popsicle sticks or thin balsa wood, and about twenty minutes of free time!
Click the cut-link below for the printer images (they are very big, so they may load slowly!) Print them at exactly the size shown, and note that there's a number for how many you print of each. So X4 means print four copies of a piece.
Cut out the pieces, following the red lines, then assemble as follows:
For each tower base, fold along the dotted lines into a rectangular box, then tape the edges together (you can also use white glue if you don't like the way the tape looks).
Cut four 5" long balsa wood pieces (or use popsicle sticks) for each tower, and glue them along the inside corners of each tower, so that exactly 3 inches of wood is sticking up from inside the tower. Make sure they're even, or the tower caps won't sit correctly on them!
While the glue dries, cut out your tower cap pieces (4 pieces) and fold along the dotted lines, until they form little triangular cone caps for your towers. Tape or glue the ends together. Cut out a little square of scrap paper that's a little bit bigger than the base of your tower cap and glue or tape the tower cap to the top of it. Repeat for the other three tower caps.
When your tower base sticks are dry, you can glue your tower caps right to the top of them.
Finally, cut out the front arch piece for your mausoleum and glue a small length of stick to the back of it, to make it stand upright. Tape or glue the sides of the arch to the two front towers.
And you're all done with your very own Paperleum!
All you need is a printer, some scissors and tape (or white glue if you want to be super neat about it), some popsicle sticks or thin balsa wood, and about twenty minutes of free time!
Click the cut-link below for the printer images (they are very big, so they may load slowly!) Print them at exactly the size shown, and note that there's a number for how many you print of each. So X4 means print four copies of a piece.
Cut out the pieces, following the red lines, then assemble as follows:
For each tower base, fold along the dotted lines into a rectangular box, then tape the edges together (you can also use white glue if you don't like the way the tape looks).
Cut four 5" long balsa wood pieces (or use popsicle sticks) for each tower, and glue them along the inside corners of each tower, so that exactly 3 inches of wood is sticking up from inside the tower. Make sure they're even, or the tower caps won't sit correctly on them!
While the glue dries, cut out your tower cap pieces (4 pieces) and fold along the dotted lines, until they form little triangular cone caps for your towers. Tape or glue the ends together. Cut out a little square of scrap paper that's a little bit bigger than the base of your tower cap and glue or tape the tower cap to the top of it. Repeat for the other three tower caps.
When your tower base sticks are dry, you can glue your tower caps right to the top of them.
Finally, cut out the front arch piece for your mausoleum and glue a small length of stick to the back of it, to make it stand upright. Tape or glue the sides of the arch to the two front towers.
And you're all done with your very own Paperleum!