{"id":29586,"date":"2017-07-13T02:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-07-13T02:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com?p=24769&#038;preview_id=24769"},"modified":"2025-03-16T03:21:26","modified_gmt":"2025-03-16T03:21:26","slug":"paper-town-shelf-sitters-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/2017\/07\/13\/paper-town-shelf-sitters-2\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Make Whimsical Paper Town Shelf Sitters for Pennies!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29527\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-SQ.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"630\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>These paper town shelf sitters are great for placing on high shelves that you really never quite know what to put there. They&#8217;re whimsical, unique and cost mere pennies to make! They are, of course wonderful for kids rooms or like me, an adult who likes unique and fun decor in her office. I had a full set of shelves with a window and window seat in the middle along one wall and I wasn&#8217;t sure what to put on the top shelf. As is typical of me, I wanted something unique. I came up with the idea of a fairy town but buying real small fairy houses would have cost a small fortune. So I talked to my daughter Jennifer and we came up with the idea of a paper town. She drew it up for me. It&#8217;s a mixture of a hobbit\/fairy\/gnome village and I love it. She made all the patterns herself. We have both PDF and Silhouette files.\u00a0 I put a string of LED lights behind it and its just lovely.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;d like to see some more whimsical paper decorating ideas, check out our <a href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2017\/06\/22\/3d-wall-dragons-templates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">paper 3D dragon craft wall decor<\/a> (also in my office) and our <a class=\"_self\" href=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/2017\/06\/06\/diy-room-decor\/\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darling Little Birdies DIY Room Decor.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>Shelf Sitter Supplies<\/h1>\n<p>NOTES: These will stand straight up unless they are by a vent. The sturdier the card stock the better they will stay straight. You can also use tooth picks hot glued at an angle to act as a brace if needed.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Cardstock of choice (I used<a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3RPKG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> two shades of pink<\/a> for the mountains and <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sRj4bf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">black <\/a>for the village.) The heavier the better.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2n6we05\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">X-acto Knife<\/a> (unless using <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3DbD7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Silhouette machine<\/a> files)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3KmLn\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cutting Mat<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2u3LH5c\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Double Sided Tape<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Ruler<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tBseFG\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Glue stick<\/a> for gluing mountain pieces<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2tUhhS8\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100 ft LED Lights with Remote<\/a> (what I used) <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2sBh6r1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Other sizes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Pattern &amp; Instruction Download<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">pdf version<br \/>\n<div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=29547\" class=\"sdm_download blue\" title=\"Paper Town Shelf Sitters\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; download>Download Now!<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29550\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-Patterns.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"272\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Silhouette File Version (zip file)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><div class=\"sdm_download_button_box_default\"><div class=\"sdm_download_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/?sdm_process_download=1&download_id=29548\" class=\"sdm_download blue\" title=\"Paper Town Shelf Sitters Silhouette Files\" target=&quot;_blank&quot; download>Download Now!<\/a><\/div><\/div><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-16424\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"93\" height=\"93\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included.png 150w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included-100x100.png 100w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included-24x24.png 24w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included-36x36.png 36w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/05\/silhouette.pattern.included-48x48.png 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 93px) 100vw, 93px\" \/><\/p>\n<h1><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/>Instructions<\/h1>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Gather your supplies. How many items you cut will of course depend on the size of the area where you will be placing your village.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29529\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-4.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The top shelf is where I decided to place mine. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29530\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-5.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I took each pattern and stapled it to the cardstock so I would not have slippage as I cut with my X-acto knife.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29531\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-6.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Then, on a safe surface or cutting mat I cut out each item, being careful to NOT cut on any of the dotted lines. Those are for folding only.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29532\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-7.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is the cut out piece. You can see small pieces that I have not popped out yet.You can also see how careful you must be in your cutting. The middle tree is only held on by its small stump. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29533\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-8.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I now use a ruler and pen or other object to crease along the dotted line to help in folding. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29534\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-9.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Bend carefully up. You want to do it in increments so your piece sits straight up.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29535\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-10.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">The mountain pieces require gluing them together.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29536\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-11.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I also added tape on the flat part in back.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29537\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-12.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">These are all the cut out pieces. I arranged my town so that the lines where I pieced the mountains together did not show.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29538\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-13.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Using double sided tape, I attached my pieces to my shelf near the shelf ledge.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29539\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-14.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">It turned out great!<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29540\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-15.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">I then bought a remote light set and placed it behind the town.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29541\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-16.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">This is how it looks when the lights are low.<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29542\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-17.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Is that awesome or what?<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29543\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-18.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29544\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Paper-Town-Shelf-Sitters-19.jpg\" alt=\" Grab the free printables and make these unique and inexpensive paper town shelf sitters! They will add a bit of whimsy to any room and only cost pennies.\" width=\"630\" height=\"420\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-34033\" src=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WhimsicalP.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WhimsicalP.jpg 630w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WhimsicalP-158x300.jpg 158w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WhimsicalP-538x1024.jpg 538w, https:\/\/craftyourhappiness.com\/abode\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/WhimsicalP-600x1143.jpg 600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-29484\" src=\"http:\/\/ourpeacefulplanet.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/blank630x20.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"630\" height=\"20\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>These paper town shelf sitters are great for placing on high shelves that you really never quite know what to put there. They&#8217;re whimsical, unique and cost mere pennies to make! They are, of course wonderful for kids rooms or like me, an adult who likes unique and fun decor in her office. 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