b'Whimsical Christmas Decor CHRISTMAS VILLAGEI dug through my scrap wood pile and found some 3/4-inch plywood lying around so I used my table saw to rip and cut the pieces down to size. The dimensionsORNAMENT TREES dont really matter hereyoull These shiny beauties are so easy towant to modify this project to fit make. Cover Styrofoam cones with youryour mantel anyway. Our mantel mismatched collection of ornaments,is about 5 inches deep and attached via hot glue. 55 inches long so I made my stocking holder box around 30 inches long. Also, why am I the last person on earth to find out about these battery-powered string lights? Theyre kind of a game-changer!Using my cordless brad nailer with 1 1/4-inch brad nails andSCRABBLE CHRISTMAS TREE wood glue, I constructed a Start with Scrabble letters and asimple box. I made the front chalkboard. (I collect Scrabble lettersof the box shorter so that the from yard sales, but you can find themlights would shine through the in packets at your local craft store).little windows on the houses. Any old chalkboard will do for thisTo cut out the Christmas village project. You want to start by laying outsilhouettes, I used my scroll saw. I cut it out of 1/4-inch plywood and your carol or Christmas tree quote. Iglued and nailed it to the front of the box. Easy peasy. After a quick chose O Christmas Tree and careful sanding, I sprayed a couple of coats of clear gloss topcoat, . Lay out thehand-sanding with 400-grit sandpaper in between each coat.tiles before you glue them down to get an idea of the size of your tree and then glue them in place. I do not recommend hot glue for this project. You want a glue with a little give. That way you can move the tiles around after youve glued them just in case they get out of line. Just keep gluing the tiles until youve formed your tree. I added a chalkboard star at the top and a little tree base at the bottom.32 December 2022'