How to Make a Cozy Cabin Facial Tissue Box Cover

Step-by-Step Guide

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   Step 1: Use the pencil to trace the perimeter of all four sides of the box of tissues onto the plywood.

   This is so that the cabin will easily fit over your box of tissues., This will be connected to the top of the sides of the cabin, to support the roof panels.
   
   The long edge of the triangle should be the same length as the top of the side wall of the cabin.
   
   The right angle should be opposite this edge, this will be at the top of the roof. , The panels will meet at the peak of the roof.
   
   The length should match the longest edge of the walls.
   
   The width should be the length of the right angle triangle plus a small overhang.
   
   Include a slit on one of the roof panels for the tissues to come out. ,, Reinforce by gluing the cardboard., Reinforce with cardboard., Reinforce the inside of roof panels with cardboard, ensuring that you cut out the slit for the tissue box., Most importantly, check that it will fit over a standard tissue box., Paint the whole cabin black.
   
   Don't worry if you don't want the cabin to be black, because you'll be sticking items all over it, then you can paint it your desired colour later.
   
   Wait for the paint to dry before you start gluing the other items onto it., Using a metal ruler and a utility knife, cut long one centimetre wide strips out of a shingle. Then divide the strips into small 1 centimeter (0.4 in) x
   2.5 centimeter (1.0 in) rectangles.,, Pencil them onto the cabin., Cut the frames from the wood or plywood.
   
   Make them about
   0.5cm wide.
   
   Paint the frames in your desired colours. , Don't forget the door handle!, Cut the white tape into thin strips and add them to the window panes in a grid shape––these are for making fancy windows., Cover up the edges of the painted door and the window panes to make it as neat as possible., Cut them to size and glue them on vertically or horizontally, whichever you prefer., Enjoy!
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   Step 2: Use the ruler to measure and mark a slightly larger rectangle (about an extra centimetre) around the four traced sides of the facial tissue box.

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   Step 3: Draw a right angled triangle onto the plywood.

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   Step 4: Draw the roof panels onto the plywood.

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   Step 5: Cut all of the shapes out of the plywood.

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   Step 6: Glue the triangles to the top of the side walls (right angle to the top).

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   Step 7: Glue the walls together.

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   Step 8: Glue the roof panels onto the walls.

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   Step 9: Check that the walls align and that the roof is accurate.

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    Step 10: Decorate your cozy cabin tissue box cover.

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    Step 11: Make the shingles for the roof.

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    Step 12: Glue the mini shingles onto the roof.

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    Step 13: Decide the location and size of the cabin's windows and doors.

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    Step 14: Make small wood planks for the frames of the windows and doors.

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    Step 15: Paint the door directly onto the cabin

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    Step 16: just inside of your pencil lines.

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    Step 17: For the window

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    Step 18: cut the aluminium foil to size just inside of your pencil lines on the cabin (these will be the window panes).

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    Step 19: When dry

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    Step 20: glue the frames onto the cabin in the desired locations.

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    Step 21: Paint the mini wood planks your desired colour.

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    Step 22: Slip the cabin tissue box over your box of tissues.

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