Tea Light Village • Rose Arbor Tutorial
Project Description:
Tea Light Village is a series of tiny buildings designed specifically to fit over small LED Tea Lights so readily available these days. The lights provide a warm glow which brings life to the village display.
Warning: Only use LED Tea Lights. DO NOT use regular candle tea lights.
This specific tutorial is for the folding of the rose arbor released in 2015.
There are many tutorials for the Tea Light series including:
Tea Light Village Hexagon and Pentagon Bases 2017- updated 2020
Tea Light Rose Arbor Tutorial
Supplies Needed:
Rose Arboer Cutting File
Cutting Machine & Software
Card Stock
Size of Files:
Rose Arbor: All parts grouped together - 5.4774” w X 8.1529” h
Steps for Folding the Rose Arbor:
1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine.
2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine.
3. Prepare the files:.
For the Silhouette:
SIL Files from upload SVG purchased from 3dcuts.com:
The SVG files may need to be turned into cutting files. Click here for detailed steps on how to use SVG files on your Silhouette. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-upload-svg-silhouette
DXF files can be opened in the basic edition of Silhouette Design Studio but often require modifications. I recommend using the Designer Edition and using svg files. DXF files do not always maintain file sizes and you may need to adjust according to sizes noted above.
For Cricut Explore:Remember to ATTACH files before cutting in Cricut. Here is a guide for importing into Cricut Design Space. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-adding-3dcuts-files-to-cricut.
For Brother ScanNCut: The svg files will need to be transferred to files for your particular machine. You can change SVG files to FCM files at http://www.canvasworkspace.com/ or Google "How to import SVG files into a ScanNCut" for links to tutorials. Some models of Brother Scan N Cut can directly import the SVG files.
4. Cut the files.
It is best to have good quality card stock and a good blade and clean, sticky mat. I use the Premium blade and the Nicapa mat. These files do have intricate cuts and you need to know which settings your machine works best with.
5. Curl the center portion of the U shape to form the arbor.
I pulled it over the edge of my table to encourage a smooth curve.
6. Fold back the wings.
Fold back the left and right wings to form the front picket fence.
7. Fit to a structure.
The rose arbor is held in place by whatever tea light structure you chose to attach it to. Here I am attaching it to the Saltbox house which has an offset door.
Fold and cut the fence to the right length for your structure.
I use repositional glue dots to hold the fence in place because I often move fences.
You can shape the fence any which way as long as it gets supported by a building.
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