Ledge Village Lamp Post - Tutorial

Project Description

This tiny lamp post is sized to add street lighting to your Ledge Village projects. It is designed for mini fairy lights to be inserted up the center and strung together for illumination. It was designed for the Christmas Eve Shadow Box Project here but can be used for any Ledge Village set-up.

Ledge Village is a large group of narrow buildings created for displaying villages on tiny ledges. You can view display ideas for Ledge Village here.

Cutting File available here from https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village/ledge-village-lamp-post

Here are many of the other buildings available for Ledge Village. These cutting files are available here.

Supplies needed:

Major Parts Sizes - as download.

LampPosts, Bows as grouped - 6.1092” w x 10.3722” h (Note - this will make 3 lamp posts

The image to the right shows all the parts in the groupings as downloaded.

Steps for completing the Lamp Post:

Special Note: I update the instructions online. Check here for adjustments and additional information.

1. Download the cutting files for your cutting machine here from the 3dcuts.com store. https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village/ledge-village-lamp-post . For those of you that are reading this as a pdf I recommend viewing it online at my tutorials page at this url. https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village-lamp-post-tutorial - There all the links will be live.

2. Load the files into your cutting software following the steps for your cutting machine. Re-size if necessary and then ungroup and separate all layers. If re-sizing isn’t necessary open the separated layer and use that one.

  • For the Silhouette:

  • SIL Files from uploaded SVG purchased from 3dcuts.com:

    • The SVG files may need to be turned into cutting files. Click here for detailed steps on how to use SVG files on your Silhouette. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-upload-svg-silhouette

    • DXF files can be opened in the basic edition of Silhouette Design Studio but often require modifications. I recommend using the Designer or Business Edition and using svg files. DXF files do not always maintain file sizes and you may need to adjust according to sizes noted above.

  • For Cricut Explore: Here is a guide for importing into Cricut Design Space. http://www.3dcuts.com/tutorial-adding-3dcuts-files-to-cricut . Remember to ATTACH files before cutting in Cricut.

  • For Brother ScanNCut: The svg files will need to be transferred to files for your particular machine. You can change SVG files to FCM files at http://www.canvasworkspace.com/ or Google "How to import SVG files into a ScanNCut" for links to tutorials. Some models of Brother Scan N Cut can directly import the SVG files. Some files are on 12” mat so you may need to select 12 x 24” mat for correct sizing. Check sizing before you cut. Sizes are noted above.

3.  Cut the files.

  • It is best to have good quality card stock and a good blade and clean, sticky mat. I use the Premium blade and the Nicapa mat.

4. Assembly

6. Share

Ledge Village - by Marji Roy of 3DCuts.com, 3D cutting files in .svg, .dxf, and .pdf formats for use with Silhouette, Cricut and other cutting machines, paper crafting files

Ledge Village - by Marji Roy of 3DCuts.com, 3D cutting files in .svg, .dxf, and .pdf formats for use with Silhouette, Cricut and other cutting machines, paper crafting files

I love to see your finished projects. Please send photos to me at marji@3dcuts.com or share your photos on facebook, facebook crafting groups, pinterest and instagram. You can also send it to me at marji@3dcuts.com.

To see other Ledge Village displays visit this page on my website - https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village-ideas