My mother recently gave me her old Christmas village. These little snow-capped ceramic homes decorated my parents' house all through my teenage years. My three-year-old son is slightly obsessed with the miniature "winter wonderland" displays at our local craft store, and Mom still had all the pieces of her village boxed up to pass on for Baxter to enjoy.
The catch: I was not in love. I'm a Kitschmas kind of gal, and this village was way too traditional for my taste. Lucky for me, there is nothing a can of spray paint and some glitter can't fix.
First things first: Decide on a color. I went with the obvious choice of neon pink.
The key to spray painting (besides outside, clean, dry) is several light coats. Your paint job is not going to look opaque and amazing on round one.
Let your spray paint dry between your light coats. It took me two cans to get the shade of florescent pink I wanted.
Once my village was completely dry, those snow-capped roofs begged for glitter. Who was I to deny them?
Using glue, I followed the designs already on the houses, and even added a little extra snow here and there. While the glue is wet, sprinkle your glitter. Go heavy: The more glitter, the better.
Besides snowy roofs, I also glittered trees, doors, and occasionally signs, using the same method. Blow off excess glitter.
If you are looking for some additional snowball action for your village, might I suggest a vintage snowman?
An oversized vintage elf never hurt anyone, either.
Ahh, that is much better. Neon pink snow villages are much more my speed.
I still have the family heirloom, but I made it fit my style.
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