DIY Gingerbread Village in a crate: Easy with stencils and MDF houses!
Create a charming gingerbread village in a crate with this easy DIY tutorial using stencils and MDF houses for the perfect outcome every time! No woodworking tools required... just use paint!
Supplies:
- Gingerbread Village stencil and MDF Houses with stand
- Retro Star Sky stencil
- Fusion Mineral Paint in Casement Casement
- Fusion Mineral Paint Homestead Blue
- Fusion Mineral paint Tuscan Orange
- Dome tip stencil brush
- Fresco for texture
- Faux snow
- Bottle brush trees
- Small wood branches
- Air dry clay
Instructions:
- Paint the MDF houses in a gingerbread paint colour. I mixed mine with Homestead Blue and Tuscan Orange.
- Position each house stencil on top of the applicable MDF houses, then stencil in Casement using a small stencil brush.
- Paint the MDF stand (and a 2x4 scrap if you want a riser) in Casement for a snowy effect. Add Fresco to your paint if you wish to create a snowy texture.
- Stencil a night sky onto black paper with Retro Star Sky stencil in white.
- Secure the black paper to the inside of the crate along the back.
- Cut a snow hill out of white printer paper, and secure it to the back of the crate.
- Cover the bottom of the crate with white paper.
- Position the 2x4 inside the crate, and set 3 houses on it.
- Position another set of houses in front of the 2x4.
- Create winter trees from small branches using air dry clay as a stand.
- Add bottle brush trees, fairy lights, votives, faux snow, decorations as desired.
Notes
Visit the full tutorial with many more pictures plus a helpful video on Funky Junk Interiors at:
https://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/gingerbread-village/
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