Make a Maison de Halloween

Craft an enchanting miniature Halloween house called the Maison de Halloween. This house was inspired by charming French architectural drawings. You can use this design as a centerpiece or mantle display. Follow these instructions to assemble and embellish your unique piece of Halloween decor.

The Maison de Halloween is Design No. 196 in the free Paper Glitter Glue library. Just click the orange button on that page and then you will be taken to the Password page. Type in the password and then download pattern no. 196.

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House size: 7.75 inches tall x 4.25 inches wide x 2.25 inches deep

Supplies to Make the Maison de Halloween

• 110# cardstock
• Glue - Bearly Art Clue is my current favorite
• Cutting Machine - I used my Cricut Maker
• Standard Grip cutting mat
• Uniball Signs White Gel Pen (optional)

This is my Christmas version of the same pattern. I've also made a video for making this house.

Step to Make the Maison de Halloween

1. Download the pattern from the Paper Glitter Glue Library - Design No. 196
2. Cut out all the pieces for the Maison de Halloween
3. Fold along all the score lines
4. Decorate the house before assembling the main structure together
5. If you want to use vellum or other window material, glue to the back of the house before assembly
6. Start assembling the house by applying glue to the side tabs on the back piece.
7. Insert the back piece into the front structure and adhere the side glue tabs in place.
8. Once the side glue tabs are dry, apply glue to the roof tabs and make the hipped roof structure.
9. Glue the over-roof in place. Apply the side triangles to the roof followed by the roof flashing.
10. Glue the triangular roof support piece behind the front gable.
11. Insert the bottom support structure to help keep the house square.
12. Optional, make a base by gluing several layers of cardboard or cardstock together.
13. Display your house where everyone can enjoy it.

Here's my LIVE video showing how to make the Maison de Halloween.

Now I'll go into more detail about making the Maison de Halloween.

Download the pattern for Maison de Halloween - Design No. 196

Go to the library page and click the big orange button that says CLICK HERE. That takes you to the password page where you type in the password I give you to open the library. If you do not have the password, just subscribe to my newsletter and you will get the password right away

There are two file folders in your download. One folder contains printable PDF files which are easy to read and look at so you can see all the pieces individually. The other folder contains the SVG files that you can open with your cutting machine software.

Cut out all the pieces for the Maison de Halloween

I used my Cricut Maker to cut out my pieces. There are a lot little trim pieces for this house.

Maison de Halloween Pattern Pieces

Here's a list of the pieces for the Maison de Halloween (which you can make for any season, of course).

1. Base insert to help keep the corners square
2. Optional base for the house - I like to make mine out of cardboard
3. Triangular over-roof pieces of the sides of the roof
4. Over-roof
5. Optional roof with scalloped cutouts - looks good for a Christmas version
6. Flashing for the sides of the roof to cover the edges between the roof pieces
7. Front dormer roof - you can leave it off if you like
8. Main house piece with trim
9. Back house piece with side glue tabs

Note: All the trim pieces on the front now have backing pieces you can cut out to help them stand out on your house. I didn't cut out trim for the back but you could duplicate some of the front trim to give the back more personality.

Fold along all the score lines

The first thing I do is fold along all the score lines. That helps you see how things fit together and how to apply trim. If you are going to decorate your house by drawing with a gel pen, you need to see the edges for your decorations.

Decorate the house before assembling the main structure together

I love drawing designs on my houses when it works with a design. And it certainly does with this design.

Allie Cat helped with my design by holding down the paper as I worked.

For the version below, I'm making the Maison in red with this white gel pen designs to make it for Christmas. Notice that I've folded along the score lines before the decorations.

You can see the video where I made the Christmas version here.

If you want to use vellum or other window material, glue to the back of the house before assembly

Glue vellum to the back of the house before you glue it together. I just cut strips of vellum to fit behind the house. You coud use copy paper or thin acetate sheets because light shines through them as well.

Start assembling the house by applying glue to the side tabs on the back piece.

First, apply glue to the glue tab on one side of the back piece of the Maison.

Insert the back piece into the front structure and adhere the side glue tabs in place

Once the side glue tabs are dry, apply glue to the roof tabs to make the hipped roof structure

Fold the roof flaps so that they are inside the roof tabs. Apply glue to roof tabs and adhere to the roof flaps. Note that Allie Cat is still "helping" me.

Painter's tape is my friend for holding down fiddly bits.

Glue the over-roof in place. Apply the side triangles to the roof followed by the roof flashing

I drew designs on the roof before I glued it down.

Glue the triangular roof support piece behind the front gable

Glue the little bat wing-type structure behind the front gable. It covers up the hole in the roof and gives the front gable more support. It's fiddly getting it in there though. Apply glue to both sides of it and slip it behind the dormer.

Finally, insert the bottom support structure to help keep the house square

Optional, make a base by gluing several layers of cardboard or cardstock together.

P.S. Here is the video where I convert this design into a Christmas house

Display your house where everyone can enjoy it!

These two versions are by Mumball (that's really her nickname) for the Halloween House contest. Aren't they great?

If you have any questions about making this little house, just let me know. I will be glad to help. Email me - [email protected]

Lucy