Do you all recall the Halloween village I made back in September" Well?. surprise, I?ve reinvented it as a Christmas village. I hinted at the end of that post that this would be a great idea and sure enough, it was! This DIY Christmas village is easy to make and adds seasonal touch to any mantel or shelf.

It?s made with wood houses, bristle brush trees, and a few additional supplies listed below. You can use any color trees you find to coordinate with your home?s seasonal color palette. I chose cheerful pink, turquoise, and green trees for my little village.

In the Halloween village post it lists all the supplies, but I?ll list them here again with the holiday decorative items needed to recreate these little villages that you can use to style your home for years to come. Christmas village supplies needed: set of wood houses either white or natural wood in size large; mini bristle brush trees; mini wreaths (these or these), a few sets of wood chopsticks; hot glue & glue gun; drill and drill bits (optional); LED tea lights (optional), white spray paint.
Here are the steps for assembly, repeated:
Step One: purchase (or cut) length of ½? x 3? thick wood for base to fit your mantel or shelves, anywhere from 3 to 6 feet. Create visual layout of houses on top leaving space for trees in between. Spray paint the base white to match the white wood houses.
Step Two: Break chopsticks into small pieces to support the back of the wood houses. Use the hot glue to attach the ch...