Vintage Christmas Village

With Christmas fast-approaching we are busy creating decorations for our holiday parties! In our search for inspiration we came across this fun vintage-style miniature village from Style At Home. These DIY paper houses would make a beautiful display on any mantle, setting a perfect holiday tone.

To create this cute town for your own holiday gatherings you will need:

• Acrylic paint & paintbrush
  
• Mini cereal boxes or other small cardboard boxes
  
• Pencil & ruler
  
• X-acto knife
• White craft glue
• Fine crystal glitter
• Vellum or tissue paper
• Double-sided tape
• Glitter card stock or scrapbooking paper

To build your houses:

1. Paint a mini cereal box and let dry.
2. Using a pencil and a ruler, mark the roofline at the desired angle, holes for the windows and slits for the door awning on the box.
3. Carefully cut them all out using an X-acto knife, making sure not to apply too much pressure on the box.
4. Brush the entire box with craft glue and sprinkle with an even coat of fine glitter. Once dry, delicately shake off the excess glitter.
5. Cut out pieces of vellum or tissue paper slightly larger than the window holes using an X-acto knife and tape them to the inside of the box with double-sided tape.
6. Measure the top of the box and mark the measurements of the roof on the back of the glitter paper, ensuring that it’s ½" larger on all sides. Do the same for the window frames, allowing for a slight overlap.
7. Measure the slits of the door awning and mark the exact length and the width (about ½") on the back of the glitter paper. Do the same for the door and shutters (optional), making them proportional to the size of the box.
8. Cut out all the pieces using an X-acto knife and glue to the house.
   

For a cozy ambiance a warm glow could be added to the houses by placing a flameless/LED candle or Christmas lights inside. 

What are your favorite Christmas decorations?

Love,
Ashley, Jen and Alessandra