Paper Village 2 Tablescape

If you watched the Tim Holtz Sizzix Christmas release on Saturday, you may have seen him show the darling new Paper Village 2 dies at the end.  I used them a little unconventionally for a place setting utensil holder and what Tim calls a mug hugger. 

I don't have time to post a tutorial for a few weeks but have had folks asking about them so I posted a short walk-through video on my Instagram feed that I hope will help for those who want to get a jump on the holiday makes. I hope that and these photos will help.

 

 I used the wider of the two houses for the utensil holder. the plates, mug, utensils, and tiny spoon were all purchased at the Dollar Tree, so you can do these affordably of you don't have colorful place settings.

 The mug hugger house is the smaller, but taller of the two.

I put vellum in the windows and added a bunch of the fun new Snowflake Grit Texture Paste from Tim Holtz and Ranger Ink.

 

 I made two place setting from different colored Dollar Tree plates and mugs.

I just thought it would be fun to try out different colors and see how they felt.

I used old, retired Idea-ology Christmas paper to cut all of the houses.

 

The roof needs to be reinforced so I cut it both from Heavystock and patterned paper. Attach it to the house first and let it dry. Then cut it away leaving 1/4 to 3/8 " around all the edges so there is room to slip the napkiong and utensils inside.

The Mug huggers need to be cut from heavystock, then covered by the patterened paper to give them a little more stability.

I added more of the Snowflake on to the roof and chimney.

They also needed vellum and a bit of decorative greenery.

In the mug I put a cello bag with cocoa, marshmellows, a candy cane and a tiny teaspoon for stirring (also from the Dollar Tree)

I will attempt a tutorial for my Youtube channel at a later date, but I hope this helps until I have time to film it. 

If you haven't had a chance to get these lovely dies, or anything else, I would greatly appreciate if you used one of my affiliate links below.

Thank you,

Tami

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