I have decided to decorate one of my Christmas trees with cotton batting homes and churches. This will be my summer project. Perhaps I will be able to complete enough of these little structures to turn the tree into an entire village? (We shall see, if time permits.)
To top off my tree, I recycled a small wooden music box. I payed $3.00 for this charming little church in a resale shop. Often I see discarded items such as this these and wonder how can I transform them into something more appealing? It's seems so wasteful to just toss something with that much detailing on it.
Although the music box was broken the church still had all of it's green, tinted glass windows intact; plus a very cute, little steeple. It's sturdy wooden form also made it a perfect object to cover with cotton batting. I would not need to reinforce it's walls to prevent the glue from warping the church structure and with the removal of the music box, there should be plenty of room for top tree branches to fit inside!
So I gave it a try and here is what it looks like now. I think it will make a fine tree topper!
More Fauve Gingerbread for The Christmas Tree:
- Gingerbread clay recipe for ornaments from the imagination tree
- Gingerbread igloo - with an Eskimo on skies!
- I adore this gingerbread carousel - but if I put all that work into it, I'm not going to eat it!
- Old-Fashioned Gingerbread Ideas
- Paper village patterns and links
- Gingerbread Recipe & Printable House Template
- Gingerbread house treat box with free printable
Here is the completed project, I'm very pleased with the results and I can't wait to nestle the little fauve gingerbread church at the top of my Christmas tree this year! |
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