Christmas · No machine
A tiny folded-paper Christmas village
A row of simple standing house cards for a shelf, desk or place setting.
STARTER GUIDE · AWAITING MAKER TESTING
Let’s make something lovely.
- 01
Fold each 4 × 6-inch rectangle across its six-inch length to make a four-inch-wide, three-inch-high tent card. Crease firmly.
- 02
Stand one folded card on a flat table. Its folded edge becomes the roof ridge; keep the two bottom edges level.
- 03
Cut a separate broad triangle about four inches wide and two inches high. Glue its lower portion to the front of the card so the point rises above the fold.
- 04
Add a paper door and draw windows. Leave the back plain or write a guest’s name there if it will be a place card.
- 05
Make two more houses using slightly different roof heights. Let glued parts dry flat before standing the cards up again.
- 06
Arrange the houses with space between them. These are paper decorations, not candle holders; use a nearby battery-powered light rather than placing a flame inside.
If a heavy roof tips a house, reduce its size or use lighter paper.
Make it personal
Write a favorite winter memory inside each folded card.
Ask AI for three simple house-front sketches using only rectangles and triangles, with no tiny cutouts; redraw your chosen shapes at full size.
Build a plan & personalized prompt ↗The photograph is collection inspiration, not documentation of these exact steps. Allow additional drying time. Estimated materials cost excludes equipment. Check your equipment and material instructions, verify template dimensions, and make a sample before a batch.
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