Create your tree template for some wintry woodland accompaniments for your village. Trace a Christmas tree onto sketch paper by folding over an edge, tracing half of the tree, and cutting it ...

There are two ways to go about creating your freestanding village. The first is to simply sketch the design out onto cardboard, creating the outline for the skyline of your building roofs.

Outlets even provided written instructions on how to make small houses out of cardboard to complement ... one of the pioneers and titans in the Christmas village business: Department 56.