{"id":3027,"date":"2012-11-22T23:45:07","date_gmt":"2012-11-22T23:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=3027"},"modified":"2014-03-17T19:57:32","modified_gmt":"2014-03-17T19:57:32","slug":"a-fairy-tale-christmas-village","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/galeblair.com\/inspiration\/?p=3027","title":{"rendered":"A Fairy Tale Christmas Village"},"content":{"rendered":"

Hi! I’m eating a Twinkie as I write this *snif*.\u00a0 RIP Twinkie.\u00a0\u00a0 Anyway, as always, if you have any questions, please let me know.\u00a0 Jules xo.<\/p>\n

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\nEver since Gale began offering the wee houses in the Paper Whimsy shoppe, I’ve been dreaming of creating my own tiny village.
\nThe tradition of the Christmas village (or putz) is rooted in the culture of the Pennsylvania Dutch people.\u00a0 The villages began during colonial times as a nativity scene placed under the Christmas tree, but later expanded to include other pieces.\u00a0 Some even feature Noah’s Ark and his passengers.<\/p>\n

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\nThe word putz derives from the German verb”putzen” meaning “to decorate”.\u00a0 (Music to my ears!)\u00a0 The villages have now found a place on the mantle or designated display stand in addition to under the tree.\u00a0 Personalize your village with family treasures and a new tradition will be born.<\/p>\n

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(A word about theme.\u00a0 I chose one of the Paper Whimsy image sheets(Sheet 067<\/strong><\/a>) as a sort of “design board”.\u00a0 It helped to keep me focused on color and embellishment choice.\u00a0 Also, I did a bit of a culture mash-up by including children in paper crowns which is an old English Christmas tradition.)<\/p>\n

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Instructions:<\/strong>
\n1. Before you begin to assemble the houses,trace around the front and back pieces (include the front cut-out) to use as patterns.\u00a0 Don’t forget the roof.\u00a0 \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n

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\n2. Using a small amount of wet glue,attach the side pieces to the back piece, and then add the bottom\u00a0 Do not attach the front at this time, although it may be dry fit to front to keep the other pieces in place as they dry.<\/p>\n

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\n3. After the glue is dry,paint the inside desired color.If you plan to attach an image to the back wall,do that now.<\/p>\n

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\n4.Attach the front piece.<\/p>\n

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\n5. Cut out and glue paper to the outside surfaces.Back and front first,then sides and bottom.I didn’t necessarily use the same paper on all surfaces.Some of the sides and backs are covered with ephemera from the Ancien Papers sheets.<\/p>\n

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\n6. Attach roof pieces.If you intend to paper the roof,do that now.If using glitter,undercoat with silver paint,and when dry, apply glitter with wet glue.\u00a0 Work carefully around the edges.<\/p>\n

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\n7. Distress all edges with ink, if desired.<\/p>\n

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\n8. Attach trim to the roof edges front and back.<\/p>\n

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\n9. If using Spanish moss, add that to the inside of the house.\u00a0 You don’t need much.\u00a0 I like to leave a little trailing out.<\/p>\n

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\n10. Insert other elements into the house or attach focal image to the front.<\/p>\n

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\n(Spanish moss nests: Pull several strands of moss from clump and wrap like string around two or more fingers.\u00a0 Pull off fingers, and using thumbs, push the top edge down into the inside to form the nest.\u00a0 Shape as desired.\u00a0 These can be used for lots of things.)<\/p>\n

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\n11. Add the rest of your decorative elements.\u00a0 See my photos for ideas.<\/p>\n

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Enjoy! As always, we would love to see what you create!<\/p>\n

Jules xo<\/p>\n

Suggested Materials & Supplies:<\/p>\n

Enchanted Village:<\/strong>
\nWee House<\/strong>
\n Wee House Star<\/strong>
\n Wee House Moon<\/strong>
\n Tea Chest House w Niche<\/strong>
\n Fancy House M<\/strong>
\n Fancy House S<\/strong>
\nFind the entire assortment of houses and reliquaries here<\/em><\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Fancy Shapes:<\/strong>
\nFancy Cogs<\/strong><\/a>
\nFancy Escutcheons<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n

Other:<\/strong>
\nGlitters (color of choice)<\/strong><\/a>
\nStickles Glitter Glue<\/strong><\/a> (colors of choice)
\nMetallic trims
\nDistress Inks for shading
\nCharms, gems, game tokens, punched out shapes<\/strong><\/a>
\nButtons<\/strong><\/a>
\nBrads<\/strong><\/a>
\nShells<\/strong><\/a>, eggs, miniature trees
\nSpanish moss<\/strong><\/a>
\nMedallions (diecut or make from scratch)<\/p>\n

PaperWhimsy Images:<\/strong>
\nSheet 067<\/strong><\/a>
\nSheet 124<\/strong><\/a>
\nSheet 002<\/strong><\/a>
\nMushrooms 01<\/strong><\/a>
\nMushrooms 02<\/strong><\/a>
\nButterfly 01<\/strong><\/a>
\nDigi 157<\/strong><\/a>
\nBotanique 22<\/strong><\/a>
\nAll Ancien Papiers<\/strong><\/a>
\nAncient Pages Suite<\/strong><\/a>
\nAntiquities 07<\/strong><\/a>
\nAntiquities 10<\/strong><\/a>
\nAntiquities 06<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

Old papers:<\/strong> maps. ledgers, book pages, dictionary pages.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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