DIY Christmas Village
Learn how to make a Christmas village the easiest way possible! The perfect addition to your holiday decor.
Yield: 1 village
Cost: $20
Equipment
- Adhesive stencil(s)
- Stencil brush
- Foam spouncer
Materials
- 1 set Paper mache houses set of 3
- Small paper mache or wood cone trees
- 2 Wood shadow box houses
- Mod Podge Gloss
- Acrylic paint colors of your choice
- Snow paste
- Scrapbook paper
Instructions
Paper Mache Houses
- Basecoat all houses in your choice of colors. Let dry between coats.
- Using a spouncer, apply the snow paste to the roof of the house in a thicker application to resemble snow. Let dry.
- Using adhesive stencils, add designs to the front of the houses with white paint.
- Paint additional seasonal details with a small brush and white paint or snow paste. Let dry.
House Boxes
- Basecoat the shadow boxes with white on the inside and the color of your choice on the outside. Let dry.
- Cut out basic tree shapes from the patterned paper. Apply Mod Podge to the back of box, and smooth the paper down. Wipe away excess Mod Podge with the brush and let dry.
- Paint a layer of Mod Podge over the trees as well as the entire shadow box. Let dry.
Cone Trees
- Basecoat cone trees in colors of your choice. Cover completely and let dry.
- Using small brushes, add brushstroke patterns and details to trees as shown in contrasting colors. Just place a small brush tip down and pull away quickly, making small lines. Repeat and let dry.