DIY Christmas village platform

Today I made the styrofoam base for the Candyland village! Why does it have to be 90 degrees here? I started out with three 4x8 sheets of polystyrene insulation from Lowes. I used a utility knife to cut out a bunch of odd shapes, then I stacked the shapes together with wooden BBQ skewers. Next, I used a cool tool from Hot Wire Foam Factory called a sculpting tool to cut through the styrofoam. When you turn it on, the wire heats up and lets you slice right though styrofoam. I love it. You can…

Carving and painting styrofoam platforms for the little buildings. Making them look realistic.

Rwolinski's Project

Christmas Village Display Shelf. This DIY stand is used to display Christmas villages. I built this village Christmas tree stand out of plywood and 1x mate...

Here's a fun Modern Farmhouse Christmas Village Display you can use as a Table Centerpiece, on a buffet, or even your hearth. I used cheap and pretty easy to fi…

A Christmas village is a beautiful tradition that your family can enjoy year after year! Our Christmas village is such a special part of our Christmas tradition. Each piece has a special meaning and memory associated with it, and the tradition of decorating it is fun for the kids and the adults in our family. …

Beautiful lighting

Enhance your village collection on this beautiful hand made and own design Christmas village display platform with beautiful running creek down each level and under your bridge. ( bridge is not included)…..Absolutely beautiful design and fun platform that will make your village standout . Display includes multi-levels with hand carved and painted stone looking edges, stairs , cobblestone , creek with rocks and snow effect, snow dripping through out. This is a nice size platform that can…

These are too cute for your Christmas Village! Do you have a Christmas village? Here's an easy way to make snow covered bare trees in about 20 minutes!

A before and after of a Department 56 Christmas village display, using foam and Hot Wire Foam Factory tools.