If desired, you can attach Vellum paper to the back of your cutouts. This provides an opaque layer to the back of the village that allows light through. It also gives the project a more finished look.

Prepare cardboard and sketch out your village. Cut out a nice, large, unblemished section of cardboard from the box, removing any flaps and shipping tape. We used a 20-inch-long section for our ...

Make your own DIY Christmas village from paper chipboard! Hand-drawn custom details make each house unique. Surround your village with greenery, lights, or faux snow to ground the cutout houses ...

An interactive event, called Cardboard Village, uses recyclables, and is January 11th from 11:30 a. m. - 1:00 p. m. You are encouraged to bring your own gift boxes and ribbon from Christmas to ...

The 35-year-old’s Christmas village collecting spawned out of his obsession with playing the game SimCity 2000 as a child. “Being able to make my own city and keeping my citizens happy was so ...