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There's something about Christmas, isn't there? That feeling. Do you know what I mean? I think it's a sense of collective consciousness. Like we are all a part of something. Even my friends who aren't Christian and don't celebrate the holiday tell me they feel it too. It's just different around Christmas. Good different, mostly. Sure, we all have those "freak out" holiday moments where we can't find the honey-baked ham, or every store in the universe is out of the #1 item on little Johnny's Christmas list. But, that's all par for the course.
More than through the rest of the year, it's around the holidays that it feels we are all family...all us crazy humans here on this big blue orb.
And to live this life to it's fullest, it takes a village, people.
OK, not really what I meant.
We have a ceramic Christmas village here at home. It's not the expensive Department 56 type (although I LOVE those). It's a DIY type village, where I painstakingly painted every little house, bit by bit. They start out like the ones you see above. Just blank slates.


Of all the things we deck our halls with each December, our Christmas village is my favorite part of the decor.
I started painting my village around age 8. And each year, I'd work on painting another piece. We've started the tradition with our own children now. They are working on a nativity set, and really enjoy the process.
Here was my first building. The village church. And over the years, that one little building has grown into a whole town, with our vintage Lionel train running around the perimeter.


I wrote an update on the blog about all the latest town gossip and news, with more pictures of the village, too...we'll call it the free town rag >>> http://bit.ly/ChristmasVillageUpdate


Come join us, if you will! We'd love to introduce you to the townsfolk. You'll certainly find us round the village this year. The kids will spend hours there, just watching, and drinking all the magic in. It's a wonderful life this time of year, isn't it?


So, if you're looking for a holiday craft to try...we highly recommend this one. It's not quick, it's not easy, and it's not especially cheap. But I guarantee it will be something you and yours treasure for a long, long, long time to come.


Happy Holidays!!
Heathered Nest
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  • Shiela Shiela on Dec 22, 2015
    These are great! Where do you purchase unpainted houses?
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