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Make Printable Miniature Victorian Valentine Boxes

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Finish the Top Section of the Victorian Heart Shaped Box.
Tabbed sides of a printable dolls house scale box being glued to the box lid.

Glue the tabbed edge of the box side to the underside of the lid.

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When you have the side strip trimmed and curved (according to the previous step instructions) use a glue spreader to apply a small amount of glue to the tabbed edges of the box side, or use a glue pen and run it around the underside of the top heart. Set the center fold of the side strip at the top center point of the heart, and carefully run the side along the underside edge of the top, gluing the tabs in place as you go. When you get to the bottom point of the heart, go back and glue down the tabs for the other side of the box top.

To finish the side edges, glue the straight, non tabbed section of the box (the one you made by cutting off the tabs in the previous step) to the tabbed section which ends at the heart's bottom point. Run a glue spreader, a rounded toothpick or an embossing tool over the tabs on the inside of the box to make sure they are squarely glued to the top of the box. Set the box top aside to dry.

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