CHRISTMAS MUSIC BOX WITH LAWN FAWN

Hello Crafty Friends! It’s Fawny Holiday Week at Lawn Fawn and today, I am sharing a Christmas music box created with the new Build-A-Christmas Tree die set and Cheesy Christmas.

To start, I created a 3D tree using the Carrot Treat Box as a base. I adhered the tree layers from Build-A-Christmas Tree onto the sides. I die cut the layers of the tree using green paper from Spiffier Speckles paper pack. I added some snow on the edges of the layers with Frosted Lace Stickles. I curled the sides of the layers so that I could fit four sides onto the treat box. Tip: use strong adhesive. I used Natural PH Adhesive.

To make the base, I die cut the sides of the platform pop up to make a hexagon. I adhered the hexagon together with removable glue dots. I placed the hexagon onto Kraft cardboard (I just used the cardboard that comes with the Lawn Fawn cardstock paper packs). I traced the hexagon onto the cardboard. I drew tabs on the outer edges of the sides with a pencil. I scored the fold lines, and cut out the base and made slits between the tabs with scissors. I repeated the process to make the top base of the music box using Candy Cane paper.

I placed the music mechanism onto the base and marked the bottom of the base for the wind up key piece. I used small circle die to make an opening hole for the key. I glued the music mechanism onto the base.

I placed the top base onto the top of music mechanism and marked the opening for the turning screw (highlighted in red). I die cut the opening with a circle die.

I adhered double sided tape onto the side tabs of the base. I removed the glue dots from the hexagon and I wrapped the hexagon around the base of the music box. Next, I adhered the top on to the base using double sided tape. I made sure that the turning screw was sticking out of the base (highlighted by the red circle). I glued 4 wooden beads onto the bottom of the music box for the legs.

To attach the tree onto the base, I then die cut 8 x 1.5″ circles out of thick cardstock (I used the cardboard backing that comes with the Lawn Fawn Cardstock packs). Tip: make sure the tree is high enough from the platform pop up. At first I used 6 circles but then my tree was not high enough from edges of the platform pop up and kept getting caught so I added two more circle (You can test the height before glueing the tree onto the turning screw). I used a small die to make a hole in the middle of each circle so that it would fit onto the turning screw. I adhered the circles together making sure that the middle holes lined up and then I adhered the circle onto the base of the tree.

I added glue inside the small circle above and adhered the tree onto the turning screw. I added peppermint border onto the bottom of the base. I stamped the images and die cut the images with Copic Markers listed below.

I finished off the card with sentiments from Cheesy Christmas and a Gold Heat Embossed “Tree.”

Thanks so much for joining me today! Be sure to visit Fawny Holiday Week at the Lawn Fawn Blog for more fun inspiration and giveaways!

Lawn Fawn Supplies:

Platform Pop-Up
Cheesy Christmas
Christmas Before ‘n Afters
Build-A-Christmas Tree
Carrot Treatbox
Fancy Wavy Borders
Critter Concert
S’More The Merrier (Guitar)
Pepperment Border
Circle Stackables ( 1.5”)
Build-A-House (Door knob for the circles)
Harold’s ABCs
Candy Cane Lane Petite Paper Pack
Let It Shine- Red Sprinkle ‘n Shine
Metallic Cardstock- Gold (Garland)
Sparkle Cardstock Gold (Star)
Woodgrain Cardstock- Light Brown
Spiffier Speckles Petite Paper Pack

Others:

Wind up music movement: Update- The one I used has a plastic bridge on top of the wind up movement which is no longer available on Amazon. I did find one that is similar here Wind Up Craft Kit but it comes in a craft kit and here is one on its own Mechanism with Rotating Shaft Plate Please double check with the supplier that the ones they still have in stock are playing Christmas music as those are in high demand.
4 wooden beads for the base legs
Neutral PH Adhesive (Glue)
Ranger Ink Frosted Lace Stickles

Copic Markers: