With a multitude of charming Christmas village display ideas available, creating a magical scene is now easier than ever.
With a multitude of charming Christmas village display ideas available, creating a magical scene is now easier than ever.
***NOTE: The listing says there is a quantity of "1" but this is only because Etsy requires that a quantity is entered into the listing; there is no physical item to ship. PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS LISTING. The displays in the photos above are EXAMPLES of displays I've made for others in the past. Please continue reading for further explanation*** Welcome to "56th and Main" custom village displays. This listing is here to get you started on a custom display landscape that I (Nichole) will design and build for your collection of Department 56 or Lemax (or any other company's) collectible miniature Christmas houses. If you'd like a Christmas display of your own, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS LISTING, but instead, send me a message, we'll arrange to talk about what you'd like in YOUR display based on your collection, your display space and your budget. The cost of your display will depend on the size and level of detail incorporated into the final design we agree upon. When your display is complete, you'll approve photos, and I'll make a personalized Etsy listing that only you will be allowed to purchase. You will pay actual shipping cost, usually via Fed Ex. I'm so sorry but I can't currently ship outside the US in most cases. If you would like to see a complete portfolio of my work, visit: flickr.com/photos/56thandmain More about my work: Each miniature landscape is an original work of art; no patterns, templates or molds are used. These mini landscapes are extremely detailed and can be designed to hold one miniature house, or your entire collection. The photos above show EXAMPLES of a few "North Pole" style displays but I make displays for Dickens, Snow Village, Grinch, Disney, Nativities and all other village lines and styles. (Again, the actual displays shown are NOT FOR SALE though similar pieces can be created to suit your tastes) MY DISPLAYS DO NOT INCLUDE BUILDINGS OR ACCESSORIES... JUST THE BARE LANDSCAPE DISPLAY PLATFORM. IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN COMMISSIONING A CUSTOM DISPLAY, PLEASE DO NOT PURCHASE THIS LISTING, instead, send me a message and we'll arrange to talk about your village. .Thanks so much for your interest and I look forward to chatting with you about your village.
There are a ton of tiny parts to our Christmas Village and my kids insist on setting it up each year. It's a Christmas tradition that we have grown to treasure!
A handmade Halloween village display base made out of EPS foam featuring rocky mountains, cobblestone textures, realistic grass, and more.
Looking for a new way to display that Christmas Village?? If you've got a dresser, I have the ideal solution for diplaying all your favorite pieces!
At 4-by-14-feet, Carol Clever’s holiday village looks more like a holiday nation. Displayed on a waist-high table stretching the length of the sunroom at the rear of her Broomfield house, it …
Christmas day has almost arrived and many of you would have put up the Christmas tree already. But if you are thinking about adding some additional decor then you still have time to create a Christmas village display. So, here are different ideas that you can use for your holiday decor this year: 1. Display
Today I made the styrofoam base for the Candyland village! Why does it have to be 90 degrees here? I started out with three 4x8 sheets of polystyrene insulation from Lowes. I used a utility knife to cut out a bunch of odd shapes, then I stacked the shapes together with wooden BBQ skewers. Next, I used a cool tool from Hot Wire Foam Factory called a sculpting tool to cut through the styrofoam. When you turn it on, the wire heats up and lets you slice right though styrofoam. I love it. You can even bend the wire into different shapes. This is my third hot knife and I definitely like this one the best. They didn't pay me to say this. Disclaimer: I'm no artist. All the sculpting was done haphazardly and awkwardly. But it looks really good. I think this is one of those projects which you literally can't mess up. The messier the better. And when I painted the ice with blue paint, I didn't know what I was doing.....I just painted any of the recessed areas and left the closest areas white. No real science here either. Once the sculpting was done, I took apart all the pieces and glued them together. I thoroughly researched what type of glue to use and I settled on Glidden Gripper. And they didn't pay me either. It was pretty fun to carve little stairs into the snow mountains and to visualize where all the little lighted gingerbread houses will be placed. I added a few heavy jugs to the top of the mountains so the glue would really grip. Then I started painting the ice with blue acrylic paint. I used whatever old paint and brushes I had on-hand. I must say, I love all you crafters who post videos to Youtube. I never would have thought to carve stairs and paint ice unless I had seen it on the internet. Once the base was done, I decided to make a frozen pond. I sculpted out a shallow hole, painted it blue, then poured in some clear two part epoxy. I knew I wanted to make frozen water, so I once again turned to Youtube. This was a few days ago. I found a bunch of methods so I tried three out. Clear silicone, mod podge, epoxy. I poured the mod podge way too thick. After 5 days it was still too gooey. The caulk never dried at all, so maybe I had a bad tube. The epoxy worked super awesome. The epoxy I used is leftover from a tiki project we did a few years back. We used it to coat a wooden bar that we made for the backyard. I remember it being pretty expensive so we saved it hoping to make use of it someday. It's from FiberGlass Coating, Inc. here in Florida. It's supposed to dry perfectly clear, but I think it has a bit of a brown tinge. Once I add skaters and some flaky fake snow, it will look great! I could have gotten super picky about this project and really made everything perfect. But I'm happy I decided to be content with not being super perfectionist about this. Next step: I got some fiber optic hair extensions on Amazon for a few bucks. Yes I just said that. I'm going to see if I can incorporate those into the snow somehow. Then, I'll run some RGB light tapes along the back and add a few blue icicle lights to give it some dimension. Then I'll add more mountains to the back and I'll be DONE!
There are a ton of tiny parts to our Christmas Village and my kids insist on setting it up each year. It's a Christmas tradition that we have grown to treasure!
