do you have a Christmas Village?

[kimmee]

The kids and I built ours. My Ex MIL has the big studio 52 (or whatever one) but they are so expensive so the kids and I found these tiny little plaster village pieces that you paint yourself at Michaels. We paint a few every year and add to our papermache base to hold the new pieces. Last year we added a light house anda coast line with little rocks and seaguls. It is lit up with train lights and string lights (for each house) There are 23 buildings right now. Yesterday I found a High school and a soda shoppe ( ours is a 50's time period ) with a 1950's style train (HO size). If you have one could you post a pic for ideas for the rest of us!

[AmyMCGS]

I am slowly building one. My MIL gets me a piece every Christmas-- they're various brands, but all the same size. I think I have five or six buildings now. I displayed them on a shelf in my livingroom, but I'm not sure where they'll go in the new house.

[kimmee]

We have a permanent display for them to sit on - cobbed together out of an old table. When we store it we lever it up to the ceiling all covered in plastic ( the legs detach from the table.)

[Missy]

i have a few small houses, but not that many yet...8 i believe and i like to se them up on a piece of quilt batting with carboard boxes underneath to create "hills and vallies" I have a small tree that i string with lights and set thse up under.sometimes it is the only tree we have set up. it is cute and the kids love it.

[KKCondrey]

I don't have one yet. My mom and aunt have them and I want to start putting one together for myself.

[mom2matty]

I have several little houses and pieces to put together as a Christmas village but I didn't spend a fortune on them. My MIL collected beautiful things and now my SIL has them and she doesn't even put them out!

[guest2]

We have one that my Mom made for us one year. It's even got a stable for the reindeer complete with Rudolph and his shiny red nose sticking out!

[momof42003]

I could never see myself spending real money on something like the village, so two years ago I went to the Dollar Tree and bought their version for a dollar a piece... I love it now I am finding the accesories- people, hedges, trees lights that light up I even have a battery powered train that came from the Dollar tree.. I just love my village..

[kimmee]

This is an older picture of ours - you can tell it was inexpensive but the kids and I really enjoy adding to it every year!

[momof42003]

Thank you for posting that photo. I think that I want my DH to make me something similar for my little village...