Collect the mandatory supplies and see photos beneath:
- 4 items of 8-½” x 11” cardstock
- Ruler, scissors and/or exacto knife, clear tape
- Coloured tissue paper
- Battery-powered votive candle
Step 1
- Take one piece of cardstock. Flip it so one of many quick ends is towards you.
- Use the ruler on the lengthy aspect to measure and mark 7 inches from the underside.
- On the opposite lengthy aspect, instantly throughout from the primary mark, make one other, additionally at 7 inches from the underside.
- On the prime, on the quick aspect, make a mark at 4-¼ inches from both aspect (the middle).
Step 2
- Draw a line from every mark on the lengthy aspect to the mark on the quick aspect to create the height of the roof.
- Use the scissors to chop alongside the 2 strains and take away the corners.
- Draw a line between the 7-inch marks, fold alongside the road however make certain to open the fold.
- You now have one wall-and-roof part.
Step 3
- Utilizing the opposite three items of cardstock, repeat the method with the identical measurements, cuts and folds.
- You must now have 4 wall-and-roof sections.
Step 4
- Place the 4 sections collectively, becoming a member of three of the partitions.
- The roof factors needs to be on the prime, pointing away from you.
- Use the clear tape to affix the three of the wall sections collectively.
- Preserve the fanal flat!
Step 5
- On all 4 partitions, use the exacto knife to chop out rectangles, roughly 2-inches large by 1-inch excessive. They are often reduce in a random style or in a sample.
- Reduce and tape small items of coloured tissue paper over the areas.
- This would be the inside your fanal.
Step 6
- Fold the fanal, retaining the tissue paper and tape to the within.
- Tape the final two partitions collectively to kind a dice. Fastidiously, fold the roof section towards each other and tape the roof edges collectively. It could be useful to place your hand contained in the fanal to push up as you press tape on the highest.
- You might have completed the construction of the fanal. Now you possibly can adorn it with designs or vacation needs, utilizing acrylic paint or markers.
Step 7
- Activate the battery-powered votive candle and place it contained in the
fanal . - You now have your very personal Haitian-inspired Christmas custom, a
fanal .
Joyeux noel!
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