DIY Farmhouse Christmas Village with Miss Mustard Seed's Milk Paint
*Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint graciously provided the wonderful milk paint products for this post. However, all opinions are honest and 100% my own.
*This post contains affiliate links. For more information, please see my disclosure page here.
I have wanted to personalize a Christmas Village for a while. When I saw these adorable paper mache Christmas houses from Factory Direct Craft, I knew I had to give them a Christmas makeover. Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint was the first paint that came to mind when embellishing them. Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint has a way of adding a unique and vintage charm to any piece.
I used Miss Mustard Seed’s Tricycle Red, Boxwood Green, and Farmhouse White to embrace the traditional Christmas color palette. I kept the design very simple to mimic a primitive farmhouse feel, and to showcase the beauty of the paint. Milk paint’s patina provides the perfect farmhouse feel that these houses are calling for. However, you can add as many details as you would like. Just have fun with it!
Watch My Live Demo!
Click below to watch the recording of my live stream demo on Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint Facebook page to see how I made this Christmas Village. I take you through every step of the process.
Follow Below for the Step-by-Step Tutorial to Make Your Own Christmas Village!
New to Milk Paint?
If you have have been here for a while you know that I love Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint as witnessed by my most recent milk paint endeavors: Thanksgiving Tablescape, DIY Milk Paint Pumpkins, Thrifted Windsor Chair Makeover with Milk Paint, DIY Dresser Makeover with Milk Paint, Media Cabinet Makeover with Milk Paint, and the DIY Bench Makeover with Milk Paint.
Beginning your milk paint endeavors with smaller projects like this is a great place to start. I love painting furniture with milk paint, but it can be intimidating. The key is to just have fun! Milk paint is very forgiving and you really can’t go wrong.
Before we start, I created this video a couple of months ago showcasing how I updated a thrifted Windsor chair using Miss Mustard Seed’s Arabesque. It may be helpful if you are new to milk paint.
For your convenience, I have also created this step-by-step video so you can see how I made this personalized Christmas village with milk paint. Then continue below to follow the step-by-step picture tutorial to make your own Farmhouse Christmas Village just in time for Christmas.
Enjoy the videos below to learn how to make your own personalized Christmas village, then follow along for the step-by-step tutorial to make your own Farmhouse Christmas Village with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint just in time for Christmas!
Farmhouse Christmas Village With Milk Paint by CountryPeony on Jumprope.
Continue below for the step-by-step picture tutorial to make your own Farmhouse Christmas Village with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint.
To make your own farmhouse Christmas village, you will need:
Step 1: Mix the paint.
Mix 1 part paint powder to 1 part water.
I always recommend starting with less so you don’t waste your product. You can always make more paint later. A little bit of milk paint goes a long way!
Whisk the paint together with the water until the paint is fully integrated into the water.
I have found that a miniature whisk is the best mixing tool to ensure the milk powder stays fully integrated into the water.
Your paint mixture should look like a thin pancake batter once it is mixed.
Step 2: Paint one thin layer of milk paint to the paper mache boxes.
For this project I used Tricycle, Farmhouse White, and Boxwood to create the traditional Christmas color palette.
*I applied one coat of paint with Tricycle and Boxwood. I applied two coats of paint with Farmhouse White for better coverage.
Continue to cover the entire outside of the paper house with milk paint.
You can tape off the edges or cut in the paint with a paintbrush.
Continue to paint all the way to the roof.
Paint the chimneys the same color as the house.
Step 3: Paint the roofs in Miss Mustard Seed’s Typewriter.
Let it dry.
Step 4: Once dry, use a wax brush to apply Miss Mustard Seed’s zinc wax to the roof to add a beautiful sheen and patina.
I love how the zinc wax gives the roof an almost tin-like feel.
Step 5: Use Beacon’s Power-Tac to attach the miniature wreaths directly to the houses for added charm.
Step 6: Place battery operated tea lights inside the houses, and display your Christmas village for all to enjoy!
I just love how these houses turned out. I hope you enjoy making them as much as I did!
Thank you to Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint for providing the wonderful products for this post.
Thank you so much for following along today. I hope you enjoy experimenting with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint as much as I do!
I believe crafting is more fun when we share our projects. Please email me at elizabeth@countrypeony.com, or please tag me @thecountrypeony or #countrypeony to show me your beautiful, custom creation!
