Hello holiday friends. I saw this adorable rustic Christmas village in the Lowes Creative Ideas magazine. But I took a slightly different spin on it.
Cut 2 x 4s to resemble houses, apartments, buildings, or churches, and this little village is sure to look cute on a mantel, accent table or act as a centerpiece on your holiday table.
It is a great way to use up some of those scrap pieces of wood lying in your garage.
Supplies you’ll need:
- 2 x 4’s and one 2 x 6
- 2 sheets of plaid scrapbook paper
- Krylon spray paint (chalkboard, banner red, and hunter green)
- Rust-Oleum Kona Stain
- Mod Podge
- Foam brush
- Evergreen clippings
- Tray or large picture frame
- Floral berries
- Chop saw
- Optional: sandpaper, branch to look like a cross, drill and drill bit
How To make the Christmas Rustic Village
Step 1
Roughly measure how tall you want your buildings to sit. Then cut your angles at 45 degrees.Â
They don’t have to be perfect. A little crooked adds a little more whimsy.
Step 2
I chose to paint three of them with spray paint.
And used Krylon Chalkboard spray, Krylon Banner Red, and Evergreen.
Optional:Â If you want more of a distressed look you can take some sandpaper to the sides to sand off some of the paint once it is dry.
Step 3
On two of them, I stained them with Rustoleum Kona.Â
Once dry, I used Mod Podge to adhere the plaid scrapbook paper to the wood piece.
Step 4
On the tall chalkboard building, I decided to turn it into a church.Â
I found a branch that looked cross-like and drilled a hole into the top of the wood and stuck the branch down in there.
Step 5
Then I arranged the village on top of my frame and added some evergreen and pine clippings from my yard (good ole Ohio trees!).
Step 6
I cut some of the berry pick and arranged them on there as well. Used some gold sparkle filler that I found and added for a little more sparkle.
What Christmas projects do you have planned for the holidays?
If you need more DIY Christmas ideas, visit my Pinterest board DIY Christmas Ideas. Â
Or if you need help planning your Christmas menu, I have a lot of great recipes on the Christmas and Baking recipes Pinterest board too!Â
Oh my gosh what a clever idea! I really love how the plaid scrapbooking paper looks when mod podge on the wood! Thanks so much for sharing this.