Something differentA 3D Traditional Nativity scene in a barnIt has a flap at the back so you can add your electronic lighting to illuminated the back of the barnThere are 2 layers inside the barn on is the Nativity layer which ifs the front layer and there is another one behind that which is a vellum layer with a delicate design cut into it so that your lights will illuminate with a subtle glow giving the overall look very impressive
3D Nativity Barn with rear access flap to add battery powered lighting
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I unzipped the file and uploaded into Cricut Design Space. Despite putting the various components onto separate canvases in Cricut, Cricut Design Space took an age to load, sort onto mats and finally cut (message wow that is a really large project and will take a while to load! Despite it only being 4 roof squares).
After much debate between my husband and I we finally decided which pieces were which. Be warned there are no instructions so trying to decide which was plinth and which was roof was difficult and even then we had 2 pieces left that we didn't know what to do with.
After deciding which pieces were which we had our own A3 white 300gsm printed double sided in wood (for barn pieces) Straw thatch (for roof), Scattered straw for floor and stone for plinth. The angels I cut in gold glitter, the three kings in holographic and the holy family in black 220gsm card. The shepherd I cut out twice, once in green stripe and once in sheep fleece effect. I then cut the sheep off and glued over the green striped.
It took over 4 hours to construct and if you are even a mm out the front of the barn bows out. We ended up putting support struts of our own making across the roof to stabilise. The hinged door at the back is, in my opinion, too big and so close to the bottom that the hinge started to rip at the fold when accessed.
We inserted some thin fairy lights into the back. It looks awesome. But be warned it is confusing without instructions and very time consuming to make, but overall very pretty.
Uploaded the file to Design Space and although there are no instructions it is quite simple to follow, however I am having a problem with my internet not being fast enough so I decided to do a 'dummy run' first (additional photo 2) before making the one I wanted.
Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it.
For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted.
All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate.
The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched.
The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst.
I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth.
Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind.
From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue.
I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap.
I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces.
I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads.
I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest.
I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed.
Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.
Uploaded the file to Design Space and although there are no instructions it is quite simple to follow, however I am having a problem with my internet not being fast enough so I decided to do a 'dummy run' first (additional photo 2) before making the one I wanted.
Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it.
For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted.
All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate.
The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched.
The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst.
I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth.
Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind.
From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue.
I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap.
I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces.
I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads.
I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest.
I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed.
Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.
Uploaded the file to Design Space and although there are no instructions it is quite simple to follow, however I am having a problem with my internet not being fast enough so I decided to do a 'dummy run' first (additional photo 2) before making the one I wanted.
Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it.
For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted.
All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate.
The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched.
The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst.
I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth.
Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind.
From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue.
I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap.
I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces.
I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads.
I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest.
I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed.
Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.
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After much debate between my husband and I we finally decided which pieces were which. Be warned there are no instructions so trying to decide which was plinth and which was roof was difficult and even then we had 2 pieces left that we didn't know what to do with.
After deciding which pieces were which we had our own A3 white 300gsm printed double sided in wood (for barn pieces) Straw thatch (for roof), Scattered straw for floor and stone for plinth. The angels I cut in gold glitter, the three kings in holographic and the holy family in black 220gsm card. The shepherd I cut out twice, once in green stripe and once in sheep fleece effect. I then cut the sheep off and glued over the green striped.
It took over 4 hours to construct and if you are even a mm out the front of the barn bows out. We ended up putting support struts of our own making across the roof to stabilise. The hinged door at the back is, in my opinion, too big and so close to the bottom that the hinge started to rip at the fold when accessed.
We inserted some thin fairy lights into the back. It looks awesome. But be warned it is confusing without instructions and very time consuming to make, but overall very pretty.){kind=link}
 before making the one I wanted. Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it. For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted. All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate. The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched. The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst. I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth. Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind. From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue. I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap. I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces. I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads. I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest. I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed. Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.){kind=link}
 before making the one I wanted. Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it. For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted. All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate. The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched. The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst. I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth. Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind. From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue. I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap. I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces. I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads. I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest. I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed. Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.){kind=link}
 before making the one I wanted. Remember to ungroup and then go to each element and attach the what should be score lines and change them from cut to score which does take a while but the end result is worth it. For the dummy run I cut out on thin white card (170 gsm) and then assembled. I then regrouped the elements and enlarged them and then changed the colours of the mats to the colours I wanted. All elements were cut out on 270 gsm cardstock except for the back where the light comes through which I cut from velum although you could use coloured acetate. The plinth I cut using dark brown, the base from dark grey, the stable from off white, the roof sections from mid brown and the top covers from a straw colour as I thought that this would be thatched. The figures I cut out twice, once in black and once in white. I assembled the plinth first by folding on the score lines and then attatching together with glue although you could use dst. I assembled the stable next and attached to the base before attaching to the plinth. Before putting the roof sections on put the backdrop in place after checking that the light will fit in behind. From the white cut out figues I cut the figures and the crib out and glued these to the black and then coloured them in and also covered the black star with silver glitter glue. I then attached this to the inside of the stable in front of the back drop leaving a small gap. I highlighted some of the stars above the stable with silver glitter glue. I then made up the roof sections and attached these to the roof of the stable before covering with the straw coloured roof pieces. I then attached the angels which I had cut out from silver glitter card using glue. Finally I attached the figures of the wise men and shepard which were cut out in black cardstock using foam pads. I decided to glue the 2 white sheep over the top of the black to give a bit more interest. I inserted the light into the back and used 2 brads to hold the back door in place when it was closed. Main photo shows the finished project with the lighting turned on. Additional photo 1 shows the project with the lighting off.){kind=link}