A Joyful Village

by Sue's Creative Workshop

4 Materials

$10

1 Hour

Easy

I wanted to share this simple little wood project that makes a great Holiday Decoration. Also a great and inexpensive gift idea.

Being Joyful, is my goal not only at Christmas but throughout the entire year.

For my “Joyful Village”…

I started with some wood trim scrap pieces cut into simple whimsical house shapes.

My pieces measure 4″ x 2″, 3″ x 2 3/4″ and 3 1/2″ x 2 1/4″.

I painted the house with a couple coats of Americana Decor Satin Enamels 8oz-Grey Taupe.

After painting the houses…

I created a roof using black corrugated paper.
I added color to my white iron-on embroidered letters by dampening them and rubbing color directly onto the letters using my Distress Mini Ink Pad-Fired Brick.
After the letters are dry, glue the letters onto the houses using a craft glue.
I created a mini wreath and mini pine swags using pine craft stems.
I created small number charms by printing the numbers onto white cardstock and punching with a small circle punch. I added the numbers inside Metal Type Charms by Tim Holtz Idea-ology.
I tied the charms onto the wreath and swags with thin twine and glued them onto the front of the houses along with a little tiny bow.

The village wouldn’t be complete without a cute little red truck.

I picked up the tiny red truck at the Elkhorn Flea Market in Wisconsin and I glued three little bottle brush trees to the back of the truck.

(I rubbed the trees with clear glitter glue for added sparkle.)

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