Christmas Village Platform: How to
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 พ.ย. 2020
- Hello, are you looking to make a quick, super simple, and cheap platform for your Christmas snow village??? If so, this video is for you. Any beginner can do this project! All you need is a piece of styrofoam, hot wire foam factory sculpting tool, hot knife, toothpick, white glue, and paint. I hope this video helps, please comment me with any questions.
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Miriam thank you so much for showing your three tier platform. I am a very very very beginner villager. I started this process because of you only 4 weeks ago. (just thought I would let you know). thank you for all your videos on the subject.
Hello Laurie, thank you so very much!! I am so pleased to hear you have joined the villaging family! 😁. Be careful, it’s addicting. 😂🤣😂
Let me know if you ever have any questions on anything.
She is so sweet . And wow creative to no end. Ty for teaching us the many ideas.
Thank you so much! You are very welcome! 😃
So, that's how you put a stairway in the middle of a platform, I struggled carving mine out of the solid platform..great tip, Miriam.
Boy do I feel dumb now. Your the best Christmas Gift.
😂😂😂 you always make me laugh Robin! Don’t feel bad, I do carve out stairs the other way too, this way just makes it simpler. I’m glad to be able to help! ☺️
I just can’t wait to see your whole village put together, your build turned out so amazing, I am so proud of you! ☺️
Absolutely!
Love your talent, it's amazing!
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Thank you very much Josephine! 😃
Ideas for next year village. Great video 😀🌲🌲🌲
Thank you!!
I binge watched your Christmas videos. Right now I’m in the process of putting mine together. Thanks for all the great info.
😂😂😂. I’m so glad you like them and they are helpful to you!! You are very welcome!
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I love all your videos!
Pls continue with more!
Aw, that’s so sweet. Thanks so much.
Thank you for sharing! You answered all of my questions.
I’m so glad to help! 😄
Brilliant! Thank you! Love the tools!
Thank you and you are welcome!
Awwww, thank you so very much for doing that for me, you are just a sweetheart. I'm blessed to have found your channel. Thank you again and look forward to you other creations. Thank Miriam. Michele
You are very welcome! Glad to help! ☺️
Thank you again Miriam for the step by step guide of christmas village building. I was waiting for the stairs video too 😀.
The 3 tier platform will be a big help for giving my village more depth. Last year, I just had it kind of spread out on the table.
I just plastered my mountain and getting ready to spray paint it. I cant wait to finish this project! 👊
You are so welcome, glad to help!! I can’t wait to see the final product.
Thanks for sharing your videos! Can't wait to try it. Getting excited for next year. Hubby and I plan to start building next July!
You are very welcome! Yay, that’s so exciting. That’s a good idea to get started in July that way you can take your time with the build. 😄
Awesome video. Loved this.
Thank you!
Wow... Awesome. Thank you for the tips. I love layers and this year I want to do different things and your ideas are great!!!
Thank you so much Paula!! 😄
Miriam, I can't even begin to express how much of an inspiration you are! I was planning on starting a village this year, but unfortunately covid put those plans on hold. I'm really hoping next year will be better! I will definitely be returning to this video once I start construction!
Thank you so much! I’m so glad to help. I so look forward to when we can all move past Covid, it has changed our lives in unbelievable ways. I hope you can start your village next year. If you ever have any questions, please let me know, I will help where I can! 😄
Best how to video on stairs. The close-ups are great. I'm saving this for next year since I want to make a platform with steps for my church. The close-ups of your village are great. I don't have the space but enjoy seeing how it's done! Never know when I might expand the village! Always thankful for you 😌 sharing your talents. Bless you and your family.
Thank you so much Margarete!! Yes, it’s always fun to think about next year!! My mother is already planning what she is doing next year for me to build for her. 😂😂
You are very welcome, thank you for all of your love and support!! ☺️ god bless you and your family.
Beautiful village thank you for the tips
Thank you and You are very welcome!
New subscriber. I am glad I found your channel. I have always wanted to display a village. Thank you for the simple ideas and tips. Since this is my first time setting up a village. I will start off simple then add on each year. Your displays should be showcased for everyone to see. May God continue to bless your creative mind and hands.
Aw, thank you so much Beverly!! I am excited for you putting together your first village. It is so fun and can get addicting. 😂😂. Please reach out if you have any questions that I can help with. God bless you too! ☺️
As usual fantastic Miriam, I liv in a 2 bedroom bungalow so I’ll have no room for my husband and I, so I’m going to make this for my grandchildren as they are getting into village making this year xxx god bless you and your family, merry Christmas and stay safe !!!
Aw, that will be so sweet. They will really enjoy it for many years to come. God bless you too and have a wonderful Christmas.
I have a Cobblestone Corner village, so my buildings are a lot smaller, but your videos have been very helpful in improving my set up. I have 30 buildings a farm and a park area. This year I’m going to elevate some of my areas to give it more dimension. Thank you for your help.
That sounds wonderful! You are so very welcome!
Wow this was awesome... I enjoyed it.
Thank you!
great tutorial Miriam, we are just starting our Christmas villiage. We have a skyline of London, a lighthouse, mill, theatre, 2 churches , 3 houses. Really enjoying gathering things for it. I love your mountain. May give that a go in the future. Take care, stay safe.
Hello Donna,
A London skyline, Wow!! I know that is going to look fantastic. Will you send me pics when you have it together? I would love to see that. If so, you can email me at miriamsmanner@gmail.com.
Thank you I love it you make everything look so easy
Thanks Kimmy. I have had a lot of practice but these are perfect bases to start with if you haven’t built anything before. ☺️
Hermoso todo. Felicidades
Muchas gracias! 😄
Its beautiful!
Thank you!
Hi Miriam!! You are so creative and talented! The thought of making my own platforms seemed a little intimidating at first, but I think I can give this one a try; I love how it turned out! I'm so ready to get into the holiday spirit! Today is my birthday, and every year it's becoming more of a tradition to start Christmas decorating on my birthday with my family because that brings me the most joy! Looking forward to more of your upcoming videos! 🎄✨
Hey Nikita,
Thank you so much!! Our birthdays are so close, It was my birthday a few days ago on the 23rd. What an awesome birthday tradition.
Happy Birthday!! I pray God blesses you with many more to come
@@MiriamsManner Oh wow, Happy Belated Birthday to you!! That's so cool! Thank you so much for the birthday wishes, and I am wishing you the same!! Blessings! ✨✨
This was great. You're an awesome instructor. Thank you for this helpful video. Just to let you know, my wife and I bought our first 60 Dickens Village house / businesses pieces so we can begin our villaging journey. These things get expensive after a while. WHEW! Thank God for eBay. Thanks again for this video.
Hello,
You are very welcome, I am glad to be able to help. This was the reason I started my channel. I remember my first few villages, I learned everything the hard way. Once I got a little better, I thought “other people may have the same issues I did”. From there, the channel was born. With that said, it is truly my pleasure that you are getting from the channel exactly what I had hoped for. To offer help and inspiration so we can all create our best villages.
The Dickens series is so beautiful. I love that time period and all of the accessories that go along with it. Have you tried your local Goodwill for village pieces? They typically always have them in July for Christmas in July. They also bring them back out in October. I also shop at ehobbytools.com for my village pieces. They have the cheapest prices I can find for new pieces. They only sell Lemax pieces, but there are awesome accessories you can get there to go along with your Dickens village.
Take care and talk soon! 😄
@@MiriamsManner My wife said that's a great idea to try Goodwill for village pieces. I always did love Christmas in July. I think I suffer from OCD>>>>Obsessive Christmas Disorder. LOL.
It's channel's like yours that show us, we can do this if we try. You explain it to the point where we do not have to be afraid to try to build a village. All I know, I will put my heart into it. I plan to let each individual piece speak to me, if you know what I mean? It's art really, and art moves!!!
Thank you again for all you do to help folks like me. You have a great channel.
I LOVE that!! I think I suffer from the same thing. 😂😂😂. I look forward to chatting with you in the live stream for Christmas in July.
So good at explaining
Thank you!
Hi Miriam. I tried using the hot wire to cut some stairs on styrofoam. You make it look so easy but its actually quiite tricky. You certainly need to have a steady hand. And sometimes the styrofoam kind of goes a different way but i had so much fun. I love your videos. From Australia. Xx
Hello Marie,
I’m so glad you gave it a go. It does require a steady hand but if you do it a few times, you will get better and better at it. I’m so glad you had fun making your project. I would love to see it if you would like to share. You can email me at miriamsmanner@gmail.com or find me on Instagram under miriamsmanner.
Thank you for the feedback on my videos, I’m glad you enjoy them. 😃
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Muchas gracias! 😁
Hi Miriam! After watching all these vidoes using styrofoam, I'm definitely going to have to try my hand at it next year. Aside from making some mountains, I haven't tried anything else, but you're so inspiring and make it look so easy. I figure, why not.
Still working on my tablescape and mantle. Making progress but seems to take me a long time to get my display just right. Tree is sitting in living room waiting to be put together. I picked up a small pre-lit tree at Walmart last week. I have two other trees but both have to put together row by row with lights added and that's more time that I just don't seem to have. Smaller and pre-lit will definitely be a time saver. Mom gave me an assortment of beaded ornaments that she had. I think simplicity is key this year. The sooner completed, the longer that it can be enjoyed.
As always, your videos are fun and informative. Thank you for continuing to share and gift us with so many tips and tricks. Hope you and your family had a wonderful Thanksgiving. Peace and Blessings to you and yours.
Hey Lloyd,
I hope you do try your hand at building something with styrofoam. I have a feeling you will be great at it. Just seeing what you already do with your village is amazing. I think you will have a natural eye for making platforms.
I understand what you mean on the tablescape and mantle. I have to have a vision in my mind of what I want to see before I can put it together. What helps me is laying out the pieces that I want to use and then seeing them arranged different ways until the lightbulb goes off. 😂😂
I had a tree like that for many years that had to be put together branch my branch and string with lights. I would take me about 2 hours just to put it together. I finally replaced that tree last year so now all my trees and prelit and easy to assemble. Sometimes you have to go for convenience. Especially when we put together such large Christmas displays throughout the entire house.
Thank for much for watching and your support. Tell Mom I said hello. Talk soon! ☺️
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Game Changer!!!!🎉
Thanks. 😁
Also I would love to see a video of the different products you use and where you might purchase them at. With village items being so expensive, it helps to save on being able to create platforms and mountains etc. I noticed that you sometimes use prepackaged Styrofoam, not sure if you are aware, but menards sells 4ft x 8ft sheet of different size Styrofoam dirt cheap and can be cut to what size you need with the tools you already have or by making a hot wire table to cut the bigger pieces, thanks for all you do and hope I can learn from you in creating a huge village
Hello again, 😄
Yes, I buy the same 4 x 8 sheet from sheet of styrofoam from Lowe’s. What you saw me using in that video I got out of a package. I save large pieces of foam so I don’t have to buy any or so much when I’m ready to create something.
Your village must fill up a whole room. What are the dimensions of your table base? Do you leave it up all year round?
Thank you for your reply, and yes it is much cheaper going that route with the Styrofoam
You a make this look easy. I tried for the very first time today and my stairs were a mess. Bumpy, not straight, and did not look like yours. I kept trying and I used all the foam I had and I had quite a bit. Yikes. I really love how you do this and want to get it down.
Hey Wendy,
Keep practicing, you will get it!! 😄
Remember, I have been doing this for years now. I had several hiccups when I first started too!
@@MiriamsManner Thanks so much for answering. You are so sweet. Very talented for sure. You make me smile to watch your videos. I will keep practicing. Might go broke on Styrofoam. Will have to get my network going to save it for me. Merry Christmas. Keep the videos coming. I love all your ideas and tips.
Aw, thanks so much Wendy.
Yes, defiantly get your styrofoam network going! 😂😂. I keep a stash in my garage so I don’t have to pay for it often.
Hello - This video answered several questions for me. We have a huge village that is assembled to represent London and then the surrounding countryside. We have tried to stay true to what the terrain whould have looked like in Charles Dickens time which means very few platforms. Now I've gotten inspiration from you that the platforms don't necessarily have to be tall, but just raise up the buildings in the back row 2-3" so they can be more easily seen. My question is - have you ever make a train tunnel? We added an HO train a couple of years ago and our countryside is crying out for a tunnel for the train but I'm not sure where to start. Any advice would be appreciated.
Hello Robert, I have done a simple train tunnel set up for my daughter. I have built several train tunnels in the past but that was before I started my channel. I know it is something I will do in depth one of these years because I haven’t built a permanent piece for my train yet. In the meantime, maybe this video below will offer you inspiration on how you can create a simple and easy one.
Christmas Village Forum III: Aliyah’s Village Set up Part 1
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Hi! I just discovered you and I love your Christmas village settings. Since I was a little girl I wanted to have in my house a display with a train an all. I am 45 and I just began three years ago collecting buildings and pieces. I have been setting the little town under my Christmas tree which I love. However, I realize that it is difficult to appreciate the details when all the pieces are on the floor. For next year I would like to set it up on a table, but my question is where do I start? How big the table should be etc. Do you have a video where you show how you set up your table display? I would really appreciate it. I know this 2020 is gone, but I also want to start purchasing materials and items since it becomes really expensive if one wants to do it at once. I would appreciate your response. Happy New year to you.
Hello and thank you for your compliment. If you directly to my channel and click on playlist then click on “all things Christmas” I have 3 Christmas village quick tip videos. These videos will be a great place for you to start getting various ideas for your table displays.
Do you know where you want to do a table display next year? That will help you figure out what size table or base to get. A tip that I would have for you is figure out how much space you have to display your village and your layout before you buy too many additional pieces. That way you won’t overbuy and have unused pieces. 😁
If you have any other specific questions, please don’t hesitate to ask. I would love to help where I can.
Happy new year!
I love your videos. I have completed my ski lift and one platform and I also made a tunnel for my train. Just a quick question, what are the dimensions of your three tier display?. Thanks
Hello LeeAnn,
Thanks so much! I can’t wait to see your creations. The base level of the 3 tier base is 32” long x 30” wide x 3” tall. The second tier is 24” long x 30” wide x 6” tall. The 3rd tier is 12” long x 30” wide x 9” tall. I hope this makes sense. 😃. If it doesn’t, email me at miriamsmanner@gmail.com and I will email you back the a diagram sketch with dimensions.
Great videos and ideas, have seen almost all of them. I wonder where you purchase your styrofoam at? I have tried several places and they have thin pieces and not much of a selection. Thank you.
Hello Ron,
Thanks so much! When I do buy foam, I buy the insulation foam from Lowe’s. I attached the link below for you. Otherwise I get it free from packages. I have my friends and family save foam for me when they are getting large packages.
Where did you purchase your wire cutter from? As soon as I can save up the money I want to buy one for this year's Christmas village scene God bless you and your family.
Hello Again,
I bought the hot wire foam factory from the website. I have attached the link below.
My hot knife, I ordered from Amazon. I attached a link to one below as well.
hotwirefoamfactory.com/K02B_Crafters_Basic_Sculpting_Tool_Kit.html
www.amazon.com/Electric-Knife-Foam-Cutter-Interchangeable/dp/B07FKCR47W/ref=mp_s_a_1_22?dchild=1&keywords=hot+knife+foam+cutter&qid=1613155829&sprefix=hit+knife&sr=8-22
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Thank you!
I would love to learn how to the different platforms, waterfalls, etc. I have well over 200 buildings and close to 750 figurines, 100's of different trees, so I need to elevate as much as possible to get as much in my village as possible but not to make it so crowded, any suggestions or videos on how I could accomplish this would be great, love your videos
Hello Kevin,
Thanks so much! I do have other tutorials on different mountains, lakes, etc. I have attached a link to a mountain build I did. You can also go to my channel, click on playlist and then click on “all things Christmas”. You will find several village videos as well as quick tip videos for the village.
How to build a Christmas Village Mountain: DIY Mountain Diorama th-cam.com/video/ZihAkG-knYM/w-d-xo.html
Thank you for that, I have watched several of the videos and I guess I'm going to have to plan out the vision in my head and put on paper, therefore I can use your ideas with the mountains to create several to put together to make 1 huge mountainside
Please let me know if you have any specific questions. Especially if you feel I haven’t answered on the videos. I am glad to help. 😄
Helloo. That's amazing.. I wonder if you made the pines, threes, lamps and the walk road?
Hey Julian,
I have made some of my trees as well as some of my roads. The street lamps I purchase from ehobbytools.com. They sell the Lemax products.
@@MiriamsManner thanks !! Very much !! how you made the trees? Would be asome.if you made a video of it.
Hello, I will definitely be making a video for you this upcoming season of the trees.
Hello Miriam! What an awesome video! Thank you! Where can I buy a styrofoam sheet ? Ty!!!
Hello Karina,
Thank you so much!!
I have attached a link to my Christmas village quick tip #2 video. In he description box of this video is a link to the styrofoam I buy.
Also, I save foam from large packages, especially TV and furniture packages. My family and close friends are also on styrofoam duty. 😂😂 If they get a large piece, they save it for me since I am always building something.
@@MiriamsManner awesome! thank you, I was just starting your tips video! I’m working on my village as well. Thank you for replying!!
You are very welcome! 😄
Do you have a Facebook page where we can post our villages and share them with you and your following?
Hey Debi,
Good to hear from you again. I am so bad with all this new technology. (I’m really behind the times 😂😂). I do not have a page set up yet. I was going to set up an Instagram so we could all share. I need to get on that sooner than later.
@@MiriamsManner please do - I would love to see the others villages.
Hello Miriam, could you share the link to the hot knife and hot tool that you use. Thank you.
Hello, I will give you my reps phone number. Her name is Pat and her number is (443) 454-6554. She can get your order placed and over to you. The tools I used in this video are the 3” hot knife and the sculpting tool.
@@MiriamsManner Thank you so much. I'll get in contact with her. I saw some bad reviews on Amazon and didn't want to go there.
Where do you buy your houses and accessories for your creations?
Hello Cyndi,
I buy my houses from all over. I have bought them from Michaels, ehobbytools.com, offer up, and goodwill. I pretty much get all my figurines and accessories from ehobbytools.com but I have also purchased some at Walmart and Michaels. I buy trees and I make my own trees. I also use small floral stems for bushes and trees.
@@MiriamsManner thank you, you are very talented.
Thank you, you are very welcome!
Hello,Mirian its possible to give the mesures and proportions? Thank you
That piece was approx 12”x11”x1.5”
Hi Miriam I did another fly-over of my village yesterday if you'd like to check it out. I think the lighting is a little better in this one so hopefully you can see it better
Hello, the lighting was better and I was able to see much better. I left comments on the videos. 😄
@@MiriamsManner thanks Miriam:)
whats the name of the cutter ?pl thanks
It is a sculpting tool from Hot Wire Foam Factory. You can contact my rep to order. Her name is Pat and her number is (443) 454-6554.
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Hi Mario n O did my first mountain tomorrow I’m making river running through my village
That is awesome! Send me a pic when your done.