My Little Bird Garden Exploding Box Surprise KitCompleted by Margaret McCartney

I printed the box sides and the lid onto good quality 300gsm white card and cut these out. I printed the inside panels and the bird house onto 200gsm white card and cut these out.

I printed the pockets also onto 200gsm white card and then fed all these sheets back through the printer to print the backing paper on the reverse.

The other elements I printed onto good quality 280gsm photographic paper and cut these out. I followed the instructions to assemble the box and lid. I added the pockets to the inside of each panel using wet glue.

I added the panels printed onto photographic paper to each side using thin foam tape. I assembled the bird house as instructed and added the birds, nests and birdhouse to this using wet glue.

I put a battery candle inside the birdhouse and left one side of the roof free so that it can be opened to take the candle in and out to switch it on/off.

Gorgeous when completed. Not difficult to do but it does take some time and patience but well worth it.