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| Paper Gazebo |
Dear friends I have been fascinated by
Gazebos for a long time and wanted to make a 3 D Paper Gazebo .The Paper Gazebos I saw online were all made using SVG files and since I dont have an electronic cutting machine ,improvised and made one using die cuts and paper rolls.
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| Paper Gazebo |
My 3 D Gazebo is big enough to house a little doll.It can also be called a
Bird house or
Lantern as it houses a battery operated tea light.
How to make a 3 D Paper Lantern/GazeboMaking any 3 D structure in paper looks deadly complicated but its completely do-able if you break it down into parts!
And though I used die cuts to make the roof of my 3 D Gazebo, you can make one without using any fancy equipment!
To make it easier, I will break down the Paper Gazebo tutorial into 3 parts
- How to make the Dome of the Gazebo
- How to make the Supporting walls/Pillars
- How to make the base of the Gazebo
How to make the Dome of the Gazebo |
| Paper Lantern tutorial |
You can make the roof of your Gazebo anyway you fancy! Here are some options:-
- Conical Dome:The easiest way to make the dome of the Gazebo would be to cut a thick card into a circle and glue it in a dome shape- you could decorate the rim of the cone with lace and pearls and it would look spectacular!
- Pyramid Shape: If you like Pyramid shape [ I do!!] you can follow these tutorials to make a pyramid and use it as your Gazebo roof: Pyramid Decoration tutorial , Pyramid tutorial
- Hemispherical Dome: If you want a simple style Gazebo just use 2 circles and make a dome like I did to make a 3 D pram shaped box using this Pram Box tutorial
- Slanting Roof: You can adapt the roof I made for this Wishing Well to make a Gazebo roof too!
- Fancy Domed Roof: If you really wanted a challenge ,you could make a real fancy 3 D domed roof using a printable like I did in the Taj Mahal Model
- Using Die Cuts /Hand cut shapes
I used the same Marianne Petra Corner die set I used to make the
3 D Chariot.
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| Paper Lantern tutorial |
You don't really have to use the same dies I used-- just try playing with whatever die cut shape you have on hand or hand cut a shape you fancy.
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| 3 D Gazebo tutorial |
The picture above shows how the die cut looked before I inked it and heat embossed it with WOW clear sparkle embossing powder as described in the
3 D Chariot making post.
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| Gazebo tutorial |
I cut and heat embossed 6 of the above die cuts.Scored and folded them in half as shown below. As I said don't despair if you don't have the exact die I have shown-- you can make a gazebo dome using a humble circle shape too and use it as a base to make the rest of your Gazebo! [See tutorial to make a 3 D structure using Circles : Easy Paper decoration tutorial ] |
| Gazebo tutorial |
Apply glue to half of one folded die cut shape and stick to half of another one as shown below |
| Gazebo tutorial |
Stick all 6 pieces and your dome is nearly done.You get a fairly lovely shape even if you use only 5 die cuts but I found working with 6 made the rest of the 3 D construction easier [ like placing the pillars] ! |
| Gazebo tutorial |
Before you stick the last 2 pieces, add a hook if you plan to hang your lantern. I used a long jewelry finding and threaded a large bead on one end and made a hook on the other end.Later on I added a dangling heart to the hook on the inside and a pearl- ruby to the hook on the top. |
| Gazebo tutorial |
To complete the Gazebo roof, I used the Marianne die cut shown below which was again a bit plain on simply die cutting it but on embossing with Spellbinders embossing pads revealed beautiful embossed designs!It looks rather plain doesn't it..well instead of inking and embossing , I took a shortcut!
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| Marianne Petra Corner |
I know many of you will be already knowing how to emboss your die cuts with the Bigshot/Cuttlebug...well this was the first time I did it ! So but sharing the embossing steps in case you didnt and remember its yet another way to explore the maximum potential of your dies!
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| Die cut embossing |
After you have cut the die. keep the dic cut paper within the die itself [on your acrylic cutting plate]and place a Spellbinders Embossing pad atop it and then your other cutting plate.
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| Die cut embossing |
Just one run through your big shot and you will get beautiful embossed impressions on your die cut as shown below.
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| Die cut embossing |
Before I got the embossing pad, I tried to emboss die cuts with thick felt and even foam-- I did manage to get some amount of embossing but my foam/ felt spoilt and disintegrated real fast and on comparison the embossing was not as deep and beautiful as what I got using the proper Spellbinders Embossing pad. There are many embossing pads out there but I hear the Spellbinders one is the best!
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| Embossed Die cut |
Attached 6 of the above die-cuts between the arms of the basic frame made earlier to make it more sturdy.Here is the aerial view of the Gazebo roof showing the pretty dies and bows. |
| Paper Gazebo tutorial |
Here you can see the dangling heart and pearly beaded sprays [See Easy Beaded Spray tutorial ] hanging from the center of the Gazebo roof. |
| Paper Lantern tutorial |
How to make the Base of the Gazebo/Lantern
Make the base of your Lantern / Gazebo to match the shape of your roof. The easiest shapes are simple squares and circles.
I cut a circle from ivory card to form the base of my Paper Lantern and placed a battery operated tea-light on it and surrounded it with embossed die- cuts made by folding the 3rd design of die cuts from the same Marianne Petra Corner die set
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| Paper Lantern tutorial |
Here is how the tea- light looks when it is lighted up.
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| Paper Lantern tutorial |
You can stick the circle of card on a thick cardboard or even a CD.To make the base even sturdier, after adding the pillars ,wrap a piece of corrugated paper around the pillars along the circumference of your circular base.
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| Paper Lantern Base |
How to make the Supports/Pillars of the Paper Lantern/GazeboYou could use strips of card folded at right angles to make the supports but I found it easiest to use rolls of corrugated paper as pillars.
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| Paper Lantern tutorial |
Corrugated paper is super easy to fashion into rolls. I used
1 inch width corrugated card , cut 6 pieces into lengths I wanted and rolled them up tight to form pillars.Stick the pillars on the circular base and on to the roof of the Gazebo.
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| Paper Lantern tutorial |
Tip to make 3 D Paper-crafts : Obsessing a bit about symmetry, gluing and re-gluing is the key to building a good looking and sturdy Paper Lantern/Gazebo! Working with 6 eg :6 spokes on the roof, 6 pillars, 6 sides etc makes it easier to build a symmetrical 3 D structure than working with 5 !
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| Paper Gazebo |
The delicate lacey bows I used on my Gazebo are Sue Wilson dies from Crafters Corner.
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| Paper Gazebo |
I do hope you enjoyed my first do it yourself web diyLantern ,and hoping some of the principles shared will come in useful to help you make your own Diwali /Christmas Lantern for the upcoming festive season.Here is another adaptation of this 3 D lantern : Festive Lantern |
| Paper Lantern |
Supplies:Embossing: WOW Embossing Powder Clear Sparkle, Versamark Watermark Stamp pad, Ranger Heat gun;Dies :From Crafters Corner: Marianne creatable Petra Corners ,Tattered Lace Lacy Rose, Sue Wilson Filigree Bow, Lifestyle crafts Circle Die, Spellbinders Lace hearts;Embellishments: Crystal Beaded pollen from Crafters Corner;Lace : Commercial street Bangalore
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