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DIY CHRISTMAS COTTAGE DECORATION

November 25, 2016 by madincrafts 4 Comments

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You guys.  This was one of those projects.  In fact, I don’t have any process shots for the tutorial because I almost scrapped the whole idea about four times.  I hated how it looked, I was frustrated with my lack of skill, I just wanted to give up.  Instead, I just kept pushing forward, and I am so glad I did because I really like how this little Christmas cottage turned out!

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In my Christmas Haul video, I showed you the set of three paper mache houses I bought.  The largest of the three houses was too big to fit in with my other painted village houses, so I needed to find a different way to decorate and use it.  I started by giving the cottage a coat of pure white spray paint; it’s the same paint I used on my Glitter and Lace Christmas Village two years ago.   That paint dries very quickly, so I was able to move right on to painting the roof and window and door trim.  I chose not to tape off the trim, but to freehand it instead.  I sort of regretted that decision as I was painting.  At this point, I was even more concerned with the paint colors.  I was worried that the red and green were too bold against the white walls, and I almost scrapped the whole thing.

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I decided to keep working on the house to see if I could get it to a place where I was liking how it looked.  A few weeks ago, I bought a few packages of small wood embellishments from the dollar spot at Target.  I used craft glue to add them to the gables and front of the cottage. Then I used adhesive dots to add vellum to the inside walls of the cottage, so you can’t see the LED light I placed inside of it.

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After the paint and glue dried, I added snow to the rooftops, windows, and ground using Aleene’s True Snow.  The medium has a shaving cream like texture that dries hard.  It wasn’t until I added the faux snow to the cottage that I started to think this project might actually turn out okay!

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The smoke coming out of the chimney was the easiest part of this project, but it is my favorite detail.  I unbent a paperclip and dipped it into my bottle of craft glue.  Then I sandwiched the paperclip between two pieces of cotton batting, and formed it into a smoke shape.  I punctured a small whole in the top of the chimney, inserted the smoke, and glued it in place with super glue.

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At first, I was conflicted about this piece, but now that it’s finished I am really happy with it.  I kind of like how the slightly wonky trim shows that it is hand-painted.  The rich red and green colors read as kind of vintage/Scandinavian now, especially with the laser cut wood embellishments.  I am glad I kept pushing forward with this project, because I would have missed out on a cool, new Christmas decoration if I had given up.

Have you ever had a project that challenged you like this one?  Tell me about it in the comments!

I purchased many of the supplies for this project from Consumer Crafts or Target, but I wanted to make sure you were able to make your own version no matter where you live.  These are all affiliate links, if you make a purchase (of anything on Amazon, not just these items) after clicking through, I will earn a small commission.  Ads and affiliate links are the way I am able to keep this website running and to offer you free tutorials all year long.  Thank you so much for supporting me and Mad in Crafts!

  • Paper mache house set
  • White spray paint
  • Vellum
  • Adhesive dots
  • Green paint
  • Red paint
  • Paintbrushes
  • Faux snow
  • Craft glue
  • Cotton batting
  • Super glue
  • Wood trees
  • Wood snowflakes

You might like these other Christmas village DIYs:

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15 MINUTE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

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GLITTER AND LACE CHRISTMAS VILLAGE

Filed Under: Christmas, Christmas Decorations Tagged With: affiliate, Christmas, Christmas decorations, Christmas village, paper mache, tutorial

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Comments

  1. Rebekah Purnell says

    November 26, 2017 at 4:01 pm

    SO pretty Christmas cottage decoration, thank you for linking up to Inspire Me Monday!

    Reply

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