Cut the piece of paper into a square.
How to make a paper house roof.
Start by folding a piece of 8 5 x 11 printer paper in half.
This will help you to make designs over the thick paper.
Let the tips of the leaves extend over the edge a little.
This paper craft is really very fun.
It s ok if they are perfectly straight.
When you reach the top on the other side of the roof run that paper up and over as well.
Step by step instructions on how to make a paper house.
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.
That way you ll end up with a watertight ridge.
Also mark that the vertical cuts in the strips of cardboard alternate.
It is a very easy and quick way to make a paper house.
In order to make the walls for the house you need to bend the paper at.
With the two pieces folded to the center take scissors and cut the roof of the house by trimming off two small triangles off each side.
Start on the next layer overlapping the leaves.
Scoring on cardboard to simulate the ribs on your rusted tin roof.
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.
Cut the paper using a scissor.
Every cut is positioned in the middle of the slate direct below.
Glue the leaves along the bottom overlapping the sides as much as you want.
Once you re done folding you can cut along the straight crease line that you.
To make this paper house you need 3 sheets of a4.
Fold a piece of paper.
Paste a thin white paper over the thick paper to make.
Unfold then fold in each end to the center line as shown below.
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.
Create creases in your square.
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.
The idea is to fold it up and cut it into a square.
As a general rule of thumb roofing a house involves more than just adding exterior shingles.
Making a simple paper house 1.