Ledge Village Tower House - Tutorial

Project Description

Tower House v2 of 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

Tower House v2 of 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 is a large group of narrow buildings created for displaying villages on tiny ledges. Because they are thin (under 1”) they are perfect for displaying tiny villages on the thin ledge around your home. This tutorial is for the assembly of the Tower House which was added in SVG format to Ledge Village in 2020. It is a two story home with a tower. A different version of this has been available on the SIL store for much longer.

To see ideas for displaying these buildings check out the Ledge Village Ideas page here.

Cutting File available here from https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village/ledge-village-tower-house-v2

You can purchase a crown molding floating shelf to display your Ledge Village. Here is a display I made in 2020 with the two new buildings plus some old favorite. From left to right Tudor Manor, Tower House v2, Chapel, Store 2, Dormer house. See supplies for links to the shelf.

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

Supplies needed:

Major Parts Sizes - as download- see diagram below.

Main Building group - 10.204” w x 7.9705” h

Building Parts 2(Tower) - 10.2601” w x 7.8911” h

Trees and fence (optional) - 8.9454” w x 7.4231” h

Check the sizes of your pieces before cutting. Different Cuttingmachine/software combos may re-szie things and you want to be sure it is correct before you cut. The parts are shown below in 8.5 x 11” groupings.

  • Cutting File available here from 3dcuts.com. https://3dcuts.com/ledge-village/ledge-village-tower-house-v2

  • Card stock- 3 pieces 8.5 x 11” white - I used the Neenah Index Card stock from Amazon - affiliate link below- for the white. (Note Index Card Stock weight is different than regular card stock. The 110 lb is just a little heavier than 65 lb regular.)

  • Art Glitter Glue

  • 1/4” Scor-Tape

  • Wax paper or other translucent paper

  • Lights (optional) I used the LED fairy lights (Size depends or your display. You may want a larger set for a larger display.)

  • Display Ledge (optional)

Order supplies from Amazon:

(Affiliate links work for USA customers only. Other countries will need to search in their local Amazon for the products.)

The image to the right shows all the parts in the groupings as downloaded. There is one file that has ALL the parts in it. It is labeled with ALL in the name. Download that only if you want to re-rized all parts for use. It is easier to download the individual groupings unless you need to re-size.

Check the sizes of your downloads before cutting. Compare to the sizes listed above.

Steps for completing the Ledge Village Tower House v2:

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-tower-house-v2 . 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-tower-house-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.

  • Before you cut decide if you will want the fence or trees. These take a long time to cut. You can delete them if you will not be using them.

  • Also decide if you want to add lights. If you are not going to add lights you can remove the openings in the back of the structure and just cut that as a solid wall. This is optional. You can leave it as is, cut it out and just glue the door in place. This is explained in the video tutorial. YO will need to be able to release a compound path to remove this.

  • 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.

7. Give this to someone special.

Who are you making this for? Enjoy giving.

8. Experiment!

This project can be modified in many ways. Share photos of your display in the crafting groups on Facebook, in Pinterest or by emailing them to me - marji@3dcuts.com

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