A Rocking Horse Favor Box That Really Rocks

 

I love rocking horses. My Auntie Arax bought a red and black horse for my brother when he was little.  As a child, I enjoyed playing on the horse with its rocking motion. I recreated this sensation with this paper rocking horse.  It moves back and forth with very little effort.

Here is the PDF.  I used cardstock for the entire horse except for the eyes which is glossy black vinyl because I like the look of shiny eyes.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYOGhwamljNWo5alE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-bnW32oFo96PiHcsFy3RFUw

Here is the .Studio file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYR2NEQzJ4c1BDWmM/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-oiWVYs0YvfWbivMK1hkMcw

Glue on the black eyes on each side of the horse.

 Glue on the tail, mane and hair by the eyes.

 Glue the star rocker to the outside of the horse.

 Glue on the bridle and add the beige circle and star.

 Glue the beige stars to the rocker.

 Glue on the beige stars to the saddle.

 Make the saddle box by folding the box and putting glue on the six tabs as shown.

 Attach the rocker support and one side of the saddle box to the horse.  Make sure the saddle box can be opened from the back position.

 Alignment photo of saddle box.

 Glue on the other side of the horse to complete the figure.

 Completed rocking horse without the inside rocker or saddle bags.

 Glue on the inside rocker to both sides.

 Glue and align the saddle bags.  Start on one side with the star.

   Add the top saddle piece (square piece) and then the other star saddle piece to complete the rocking horse.

 Box in open position.

I hope you enjoy making this rocking horse.  It is truly amazing to see it rock!

Easter Bunny Swing Card

 

 Easter Bunny Swing Card

I made this Easter card to look like the inside of an egg. The interior scene swings outward.  I recommend adding a dot of glue at the top and bottom of this scene as this will tear if the card is repeatedly opened and closed. The card is sized for an A6 envelope.

I used cardstock.  Here is the PDF.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYUjM2alJ6RFlrTjg/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-3LUbLdHCcYGTjZr2ESzFug

Here is the .Studio file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYZndURDVHbV9DeEE/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-HLGDCxq5VwDwHcUcbl6lvg

Fold the card as shown.

I added a dot of glue at the stress points.

Add the embellishments.

Happy Easter!!!

Easter Bunnies Sliceform Diorama

I created a diorama of an Easter bunny scene.  I used a previous egg sliceform that I designed and added the interior scenery.  There are three sets of slices.  The first slice is the center one. The second slice is the next largest one on each side of the center.  The third slice is the smallest and it is attached on the outermost notch on each side. I recommend cutting all of the pieces and placing them on a table in consecutive positions so that you do not get confused as to their placement because size does matter.

Make the base by attaching the Easter greeting.  Bend the tabs as shown.  Glue the side into a cone. Glue the base to the side.

The slices be attached starting at the center and going outward. Slide the largest two pieces together at the center notch.

Slide the tree slice to the back of the house slice at the next notch. On the front side of the house, slide the flower slice to the next notch. Repeat this for the basket slice on each side.

 All of the picture pieces will now be attached. 

The pieces that are left are the cross slices which are plain.  These slices need to be attached by size with the largest piece attached first on each side. The smallest slice is then attached, one on each side, to complete the diorama.

I used cardstock.  Here is the PDF.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYemxKQXY5SGJmdFk/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-LST0ybJnNWguh9HB16kECw

Here is the .Studio file.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B7oGIyVDbRGYNXF3SjM1ZHVLX0U/view?usp=sharing&resourcekey=0-4iU0S28YCOURL30nChMpTQ


Happy Easter!