A Carousel Box That Really Spins

Two versions of the carousel.  The one on the left does not have the box base.

I love carousels.  I remember as a child going on carousel rides in Asbury Park, NJ in the summer. I wanted to recreate these memories in making this design. This carousel really spins because there is an axle built into the center of the carousel.  It took about 30 minutes to cut this design with my Cameo Silhouette machine and about 60 minutes to put it together.  I think the effort is well worth it.

Here is the PDF. The directions are for the yellow, blue and red design carousel.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYZjFsa3ZLYTJvbDA/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-wOdDLeLoniW7y_SuEJ7QSg

Here is the .Studio file.  I used cardstock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYNGRQYTJVZksyc3c/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-y5az-6FY6gY_3hLJxDDUmQ

Apply glue to the cones as shown.

Adhere the cones together to make the top of the carousel. Align the seams of each section of the cone.

Top of Carousel

Glue the diamond strips to the border as shown.

Slide the small strips of paper over a glue stick.



Form into a circle and glue. This will be for the top of the carousel.

Bend the tabs upward.

 Glue as shown

Bend into a circle and glue together.

 Completed design.  Notice there is a ledge.  This is where the circle will be held in place.

Add the circle.

 This is what it looks like when you turn it over.  I did not use any glue at this point.

 Using a glue stick, glue the second circle and place it in the center of the lid.

Placing the circle in the center of the lid.

Completed lid.

 Bend the tabs and put glue as shown on the box.

 Form the box as shown.  Apply glue from a glue stick to one on the circles.

 Add the unglued circle to the center of the box.

Turn the box over and add the glued circle to the bottom of the box.

Completed box.

 Glue the horses as shown.  There is a tab on each horse for placement.

 Make the short tube. Glue into a tube as shown.

 Glue it to the center of the carousel.

 Attach the top of the carousel.

 Glue the horses and the tube to make one complete unit.

 Glue the flag and long tube together.  This is the center axle which allows the carousel to spin.

 This axle goes through the center of the cone.

 The axle goes through the center of the short tube.

 It comes out through the bottom of the carousel assembly where the horses are.  DO NOT GLUE the axle here.

 

 Add the round piece of paper shown on the left to the center axle.

 NOW...Glue the axle to this piece of paper.  This will allow the axle to move freely and spin.

 Here it is glued.

 Carousel assembly almost completed.

 Add glue to the center of the ring design.

 Slip the circle around the cone.  Notice where you place the seams before allowing the glue to dry.

 

 Notice where the glue is...this is should be even all around.

 One more step to go...

 

 Glue the bottom of the carousel to the box base.

 Completed carousel.

 

Carousels are lovely especially when they spin!

I have updated this design and explain how it was constructed. https://papercraftetc.blogspot.com/2020/06/a-stem-project-carousel-that-really.html 

 

 



A Little Round Trinket Box to Hold Your Treasures

 

Pretty Little Trinket Boxes

 

The Box is 2 inches deep and about 3 inches wide.

Here is a simple round box to hold your trinkets.  I needed the pattern of this box for my next creation, a carousel box.  Look for the post in a few days, as I have already completed the carousel but I wanted to post this simple round box first. I used math to create this shape. I needed to find the circumference of the top and the bottom of the box.  Using the formula, Circumference of the Circle = 3.14 x Diameter of the Circle (The diameter is the length of a straight line going from side to side across the circle through the center point.), I found the lengths of the strips of paper which go around the sides of this box.

Here is the PDF file of the box.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYc1NqX0NMR0l6WUU/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-_86LLbPAUocdogQtIfguOg


Here is the .Studio file.  I used cardstock.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYRHFsOUJKNnZ6czQ/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-qbGBzI3tfsL7Mxi9jfwcBg

Layout the pattern pieces.  Make sure to separate the two top circles and two bottom circles as the size of the two top circles are bigger.

 

Glue the bottom(green) and top(blue) sides together.  Bend the tabs at a right angle as shown.

 

Glue the correct size circle to each piece.

 

Put glue on each circle using a glue stick as the paper will not warp as much as other types of glue.

 

Attach to the correct circle to each piece.

 

Add glue to the strip of paper as shown.

 

And attach it to the middle of the lid.

 

  I added the glue to the paper before I attached it to the lid. I rolled the paper over the top of the glue stick to get glue on the paper.

 

Here is what it looks like when completed.