I think tree villages are a whimsical and unexpected twist on Christmas decorations. Bottle brush trees get a lot of love during the holiday season, but I recently found some really charming wooden pine trees through Woodpeckers Crafts that may just be my new favorite way to create a Christmas Tree Village. Today I partnered with Woodpeckers Crafts to bring you a charming and whimsical holiday vignette tutorial that is the perfect afternoon crafting project.

One of my favorite items to thrift is vintage children’s books. I love the colors, patina, and graphics in the vintage pages. However, sometimes the books are not in the best condition. So to honor their memory, I love to upcycle them into paper chain garlands. For just a couple of dollars and an afternoon, you can have a very sweet and vintage inspired paper garland to enjoy for many Christmases to come.

Turn an ordinary Christmas house into a Farmhouse Christmas Village with Miss Mustard Seed’s Milk Paint as the star of the show. 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. Happy Christmas crafting!