painting our bedroom & creating a holiday village | VLOGMAS DAY 11

[@wannabecowgirl]

In fifth grade, we decorated clean milk cartons and made a little snow village for the whole school to look at. We put lights in them and the "neighborhoods" were separated by class. It's one of my favorite memories from elementary school. Your village is very cute!

[@mnichols180]

I worked at a school as an teachers aide and this was one of my favorite memories. We used clean milk cartons, graham crackers, icing, and candy to make little gingerbread houses. This is one of my fondest memories. The students were so proud of their creations :)

[@Sue-u6z]

Us too! I'm 66.@ They looked amazing.

[@judyshallstrom415]

We did this too, in Girl Scouts. It was fun and our village went on display at the public library. So much fun

[@vickinoeske1154]

Milk cartons make the cutest little houses.❤

[@leannayovanov4490]

I used to love doing the Graham cracker houses with the milk cartons. My class always had a competition on who decorated theirs the best

[@lh824]

A few silly ideas for you: Maybe use fish tank gravel for cobblestone paths? The tree/sleigh would look great trailing behind the Santa (I believe he has an outstretched arm behind him with an open/gripping hand? Use a leather lace to attach from the sleigh to his hand? Antiqued mirror always makes a great ice skating rink - cheap at Joann's, cut to fit or just lay in and surround with more of your "fluffy snow"! Looks great!

[@stacy6483]

I love your idea of attaching a leather lace for Santa to pull the sled with the tree!!!❤❤ It looks like it's the perfect scale and his hand is in perfect position!! 🎄

[@beejayr]

Yes! I was just going to suggest that too! 😊

[@dawnbarnes8729]

These are exactly what I was going to suggest. You could get some spray snow to make the mirror look a little snowy. Wouldn’t take much. Either way the village is beautiful. ❤️😊

[@anaverran3040]

Romeo is so freaking adorable. His reaction to the Christmas village was priceless.

[@aliesefitch1099]

Right?? I was thinking the exact same and how my husband would've been like "looks fine" 😂

[@Reaganclift]

The way Santa’s arm is down, it looks like he should be dragging the sled behind him 🥹

[@whimsy339]

At a pass job, the boss's wife would build a Christmas village in his office on his credenza. For the ice skating rink, she would use a small mirror without a frame. She'd then cover the edges with the "snow". It really looked nice.

[@krickette5569]

I set up a nativity each year and always use a mirror for the pond.

[@rebeccamaracle2878]

same

[@AnacorettaM]

Yes! MaCenna use a mirror!

[@karenmller3820]

I also use a mirror 🧑🏻‍🎄

[@katherinerichard8237]

Mirrors are perfect because they reflect the village lights ✨️

[@debbiedouglas7439]

Love your village. A little tip for you, if you use books under your snow you can elevate your houses so it they have different heights. The book tucked under snow can be staggered and made to look like steps going up to the house. Then when you add your trees you get different heights with your forest. Just a suggestion. Can’t wait for Sunday!

[@Katsimagination21]

Your village is adorable ❤ if the craft store doesn’t have what you need for the stepping stones, you can look in the garden section for fairy garden stepping stones, and maybe even a little bridge , also I’ve used larger terrarium stones and made a pathway from those in my actual fairy garden ❤ Can’t wait to see the bedroom ! I’ve also used an old mirror as an ice rink for my village …

[@margaretanderson5795]

You could use modeling clay for your stepping stone and stairs. Luv what you've done so far . Can't wait to see the final results. ❤

[@mariecoburn1843]

The village is so cute. You can find little people and other accessories at Michael's. They carry their line of a Christmas village.

[@dawnwesterbeck346]

And Lowe's

[@Lucinda_Jackson]

@@dawnwesterbeck346 And we all know she's headed there tomorrow anyway! 😂

[@chefsusie17]

The way Romeo said, “woah!” was super sweet.

[@MariaHernandez-lb8gk]

I love the Christmas village and most of all how happy it makes you and Romeo ..."Santa is coming to town" and "they had a big snow storm." Always maintain that child in you.

[@saraw8503]

Dang! You’re making me want to go in my attic to seek out the Christmas village my mother and sister gave me years ago.

[@shannamcgeary5572]

Here's your sign! Bring out the village! ❤️🌲

[@madzabinga8382]

Do it!!

[@normanshadow1]

Yes, do it!

[@brendawilliams6265]

You can find little skaters and other little christmas figures to create Christmas villages at the Dollar Tree. They are really cute. You would be surprised how many cool decorations they have.

[@LisaGraff-ultrajjam]

Ugh, she’s actually going to keep us in suspense until Sunday!

[@billy9129]

Ahhh I know!!!

[@draganamancic9896]

Yes, she is! 😂

[@louannconrad9558]

I've used cotton balls for snow drifts and little snowballs

[@Hhhhhhhhhhhhiiiiillllluuuuu]

I love how we get to see a different side of you and a little bit of Romeo with your vlogs. You have the perfect mix of personal life, but not too much in a way where you still have your privacy❤ and also, i’ve noticed that when youtubers does vlogmas,they tend to make it less interesting as the days go by and rather focusing on getting a video out. but yours is literallly so much fun to watch every day 😍❤️ love it and appriciate you

[@gailspringborg2061]

I'm enjoying seeing and hearing more from Romeo!!

[@Qrtuop]

Looks lovely. In Spain there is a very strong tradition of setting nativity scenes, everyone has one in their house (plus in public buildings they are everywhere) and some get extremely elaborate, not only with lights but also with little fake fires, rivers with real water and moving figurines and parts. And this reminds me of a Nativity scene, I like it a lot.

[@joanspicer4986]

A metal fence and street lamp posts that light up are usually available. We used unframed mirrors for ice skating rinks and put the snow around them like in nature.

[@hillaryfryer4011]

I used to use a mirror for the ice skating rink, and use the snow around the edge. You can also use some of the spray-on snow that is used on windows to make the rink look more icy. Your village is super cute, can't wait to see what you add to it 🙂

[@MBMCincy63]

15:54 steps and things: pieces of wood like at your hardware shop ( biscuits?) Or something from Michaels - picket fence and miniature items. 🥶🖤🔔👍🏻💕 18:15 use a Dollar Tree candle holder mirror for the ice.. or pour Elmer's glue and add skating people before it totally hardens.

[@lorimecikalski3079]

The music playing while you put the "fluffy snow" around the buildings was PERFECT!!!

[@jennybuck5365]

Maybe Santa could pull the sled with the tree on it? His arm is back like he could be pulling something. You could use a ribbon to connect them. Everything you do is so cute and inspiring! Love vlogmas!!

[@rhondabauschlicher1056]

They are the right proportions 😊

[@jennybuck5365]

@@rhondabauschlicher1056 Yes!! Good thought!!

[@lisanestor5464]

The best time of the day, MaCenna vlogmas time!🤩🫶🏻😍

[@gailwicker6861]

Dollar tree has an assortment of winter themed miniature characters and pieces you could add to your village. Love what you have done already.

[@marcelladaniels4986]

My grandma had a huge village when I was growing up. So many different buildings and little areas and scenes. She had a skating rink in her village as well but she used an oval shaped mirror for the ice and it looked great.

[@alysysysabasalalal]

You could paint the inside of the ceramic a silver blue to look more like ice. Dollar Stores frequently will have a bag of rocks. Sometimes they do have all flat stones which could work for stepping stones

[@sarahvalediy]

My grandma used to have a Christmas village that she would put up every year! It was huge! It covered every windowsill in her living room and on top of her piano, onto the buffet. It was one of my favorite childhood Christmas memories. It had a little ice skating rink where the skaters moved and a santa sleigh that flew. Now that she is passed I really miss it, so watching this brought up so many fun memories. Maybe I'll have to pull out her collection and set it up again :')

[@jmk1962]

You totally should if you still have it.

[@Sweetfreedom1776]

Use a little mirror from the dollar store for the ice rink, in your frame. One year I put the cotton fluff on my real Christmas tree and it looked gorgeous. You can use it anywhere for that snowy effect.

[@DouglasDrake-o8e]

I use a mirror for an iceskating rink & use a bar of soap to put skate marks on it.

[@michellem434]

The village gives off a warm cozy vibe. Everything came together so well.

[@mommab1969]

Mirror makes a good skating rink.Also the Dollar stores have little people and things you could most certainly use for stepping stones, as well as street lights, park benches etc.

[@sparklepea]

My sister is obsessed with creating her giant Christmas village each year. This year her kids won’t be there for Xmas so she’s taken a large portion off the village to her work and it’s open to the public to view and they are asking for donations for a local community Xmas dinner

[@Makeupbylinaslays]

That is so cool! She must be so excited!

[@Makeupbylinaslays]

That is so cool! She must be so excited!

[@shannontate8483]

The church & Santas gifts are O’Well heartland valley village pieces! Major score! The “fabrics shoppe” looks like it was maybe painted on & originally something else. Possible O’Well too

[@cherilynn8852]

I use a round mirror for my ice skating rink in my Christmas village. I put my little ice skaters on top and it looks pretty realistic.

[@elizabethdea8214]

Ut ohhh! You are falling down the Christmas Village rabbit hole! Department 56 and other villages were so popular in the 70-80’s….but then fell off for years. I’m so glad that they are coming back! They really are magical!

[@kathleenstanley6367]

The village looks really cute. Try using a small piece of mirror for the ice skating rink.

[@kathleenwoodbury7491]

When I married my hubby he owned a huge Christmas village they would set up on top of their kitchen cupboards since they had a cathedral ceiling in that area. Since we have moved to a smaller home we select some of the pieces and build a small village on top of one of our pieces of furniture much like you have. Since he had thumb surgery a few weeks ago we are foregoing the village this year so thank you for sharing yours so we can live vicariously through you!

[@reneeinla2.0]

I have the Dickens Village series buildings and accessories from Department 56. You can find all the people, street lamps, street lamps, etc. from them. Really excellent quality.

[@caesar98]

The village is so precious and brings back childhood memories. I'm from a tiny village and our local hardware store always had a large Christmas village display that just amazed me as a child. My mum hated "over-decorating" so we didn't have one ourself but at the store I was glued to it

[@carol4604]

One of my favorite parts of decorating is putting up my Christmas Village ❤ makes me happy seeing others do it as well😍🎄

[@rebeccadejesus4190]

Walmart has the cutest collection of small people for Christmas villages! Love the idea of the extra fluff you used for snow.

[@jjfrank]

I am SO excited to see the new wall color! ahh!!

[@CoriNagy]

I've seen village assesories and people at Michael's. The village looks gorgeous!!! My husband has a village he is very proud of, it's the style of your's. ❤❤❤

[@baydub22]

I remember my grandma set up a huge christmas village each year and as a kid I was MESMERIZED by it! 🥰 So cool your bringing that special tradition into your home. I might need to do the same!!

[@nicolemangum5023]

Cute village! My mom used small mirrors for our Christmas village ice rink and it looked so pretty.

[@WendySThomson]

MaCenna, I wanted to thank you so much for your holiday village inspiration. You helped me look at my holiday decorating with a new eye and I put together a holiday village with a light up church, Christmas tree and Santa on my hall table. I had never even thought of it as the hall has no power outlet but I rigged an extension cord and made it come to life. It brings me such joy every day and it would never have happened without you. Thank you so much for revitalizing my Christmas decorating. Big hugs!

[@blackqueen3526]

That's it! I want a little Christmas town now!💳🏃🏽‍♀️

[@tdamron4185]

This glass things you put in vases would make cute stepping "stones" for your village 🥰

[@ClaireDeom]

It was so much fun to see you having so much decorating the village and it was so neat for Romeo to be so enthused with you. You two are really neat!

[@billiejones9731]

I love watching you and Romeo working together. He is a very special guy. You are blessed to be with him.

[@boonhaven]

Love the Christmas decorations. You can probably use peel and stick tile for stepping stones.

[@Hollie-Dee]

CHALK STICKS 😁🙌🏻 square chalk sticks for the ice rink steps would work and you can gently cut them down or soften the step edges if you wanted to xxx

[@furkankurtuluss]

Omg Kinsley hopping on the chair to drop her humble toy on your shoulder just made my day🥹

[@SoSo-ce7wg]

When I was young, my mother used mirrors to make ice skating rinks in the village. This bringing back so much memories. Your village is beautiful!❤

[@rebeccafrancis8227]

Dollar Tree has smooth black rocks you could use for stepping stones. Your village is precious!!!

[@NYSBKGRL]

The holidays get a little harder every year. I wish you knew how much your little family is keeping me grounded this season ❤

[@saundramoragne3431]

The church looks like Department 56 Snow Village. Some Christmas specialty stores carries the line. I’ve found mine at Dillards here in Louisiana.

[@greenphoenix687]

I want to have a Christmas Village in my home now! So Christmassy and gorgeous. Love.

[@kimlacook3851]

MaCenna you are keeping us in suspense with your bedroom makeover, even though I know the makeover is going to be Marvelous. Your Christmas village is coming out beautiful can't wait for the finish project.

[@amystewart177]

Sandpaper would make a cute path or stepping stones. OR cut up some of your cardboard boxes for stepping stones. You could paint the cardboard to look like stones or brick.

[@jenniferkessener1111]

The village looks adorable. Your enthusiasm is so fun. The departments with fish supplies or garden usually have pebbles that would work foryour paths..

[@oooicedteaooo]

They have tons of Christmas village buildings, people, and accessories at dollar tree!! They’re pretty detailed and come in high quantity counts

[@shelleypoole6415]

The little town looks amazing! You had me laughing when you were talking about the town and the snow storm. I do that all the time, make a story, I just get crazy looks. 😂

[@RebeccaTreeseed]

I gave all my Christmas stuff to my son and gkids, and sized down from 4000 sf to 420 sf. I designed my own wall quilt which will hang over two oil paintings, but it is more of a Winter Solstice look... snow and evergreen trees. I have a 6' long cabinet, though, which is edged and covered in gravel with a horsehair ceramic seated Indian woman, a pothos ivy in a muted color ceramic vase, and a few rocks. Your village has me realize I could make a 6' Christmas scene. Full stop for seasonal decorations in this teensy home 😂 Realistically I would have trouble finding storage for too many seasonal items. Maybe just add a live garland and compost it after Christmas? A little late since the hill is snowed in!

[@rbk2855]

I color drenched my bedroom and it adds to the calming effect. No drastic change from dark to white trim, for me, was the way to go.

[@jeanninebutland3834]

Omg your eventual kids will have the most fabulous Christmas season, it’s a true fantasy scene xx

[@LarrietDarling]

You can always leave the plastic up on the doors so we can't see in, if you don't want to be as worried about revealing things! I love the little village. My grandmother and I would always set up her christmas village every year. It was so elaborate. We would make hills with books and things and the snow, and my FAVORITE part was the ice skating rink that actually had skaters what would skate around the rink. After she passed, one of my cousins took the whole village, and I still miss it.

[@jessicaflemming6089]

Just who I came to KZbin to see!

[@amnysti7768]

OMGosh I LOVE your village! I bet you could totally find all the additional details in the dollhouse section of Michael's. 😍

[@carmenzermeno7707]

Now I want a Christmas village! The snow idea is great😄👍 Want a great deal you got on those houses, will be looking at thrift stores for some😄

[@glendalafont1561]

the village is adorable.

[@ladyt2587]

MaCenna you let your inner child come out and had so much fun putting that Christmas village together I had so much fun watching you.❤

[@deborahlehman8617]

You can buy strips of pathways I think in a roll like piece. Or do like my Mom did years ago and hot glue pebbles together just don’t know where she found the pebbles but remember them being tan colored. She always put a bowl with water and bought a few gold fish and put them in the bowl the little great grandchildren loved that!! She would put the gold fish in the lake they lived on in the Spring.

[@vivsworldtrip]

village looks adorable. my mom had a 20 yr tradition of putting up her "Department 56" Dickens christmas village each year too. She had about 20 houses, people, trees, snow, animals, cobblestones, mailboxes... was very charming and a lovely tradition! So glad you are continuing it! Your future kids will love that memory :)

[@MicheleLRid]

You can probably find stepping stones in Hobby Lobby or another craft store in the fairy garden section. I love your village and can’t wait for part 2 of the bedroom makeover! 🥰

[@debbiegordon7622]

Yay what a way to end my night.. Love these vlogmas videos

[@lauravandien2363]

The village is so cute! Use a small flat mirror for the ice skating rink.🎄

[@eileenhugelier4095]

A mirror would look good as an ice rink. Looks pretty

[@andrealemmond7457]

The village looks beautiful MaCenna! Can’t wait to see your bedroom. FYI- Hobby Lobby has a Fairy Garden section and you can get stepping stones and arch ways etc. So if you can’t find them at Joann’s, Hobby Lobby is another option.

[@leannemcintire3926]

I really like the belief that the doors and windows should stay white

[@juliavabishchevich]

I looove the snow village! And the "Kinsley moment", how adorable is she! 🥰

[@cynthialuna5786]

You couldn't have nailed any better if you tried. Love it. That village is so cute. Love it.❤ Perfect for the entrance. ❤❤❤

[@paulamcquade488]

You can get cobble stone surface at Lemax and Dept 56 as well as the figures.

[@sonkey1]

Im running to add polyfill to my Christmas scene. Thats what it needs to look less rigid. Thanks for the idea!

[@SatinDawl1]

You can add a mirror on the ice rink, that would look like frozen ice. Also, bark mulch pieces would make cute stepping stones. A couple of little animals like deer or bunnies too.

[@leannelambert7072]

You could cut a twig into rounds for stepping stones....looks great❣️

[@tammyleviner3070]

Your village is so cute! And I just love how you took us on that little trip with you decorating it😊 ok now I'm ready to see this bedroom makeover..i just know its gonna be amazing!

[@mzkimmer93]

The moulding is perfection!! Love the village too!

[@kimpike4362]

Santa should be bringing the tree on the sled...same scale. Build up around edge of "skating rink".

[@merklingassoc]

The fluff on the trees reminds me of Angel Hair. Brings me back to my childhood....... Truly enchanting... HoHoHo

[@rebeccaeblin3413]

Maybe use a small square mirror on the skating rink to imitate ice 🧊 I think you can find your little folks at hobby in the doll house section of the store. You definitely can find cobble stones and pretty much anything you would need like park benches, street lamps etc. You and Romeo would have such a good time picking the accessories for your adorable village!

[@rtfunyak]

Absolutely love your channels. Idk about others, but I have always loved getting the first look that the vlog and vlogmas provides including changing your mind when applicable.

[@marymendez4178]

Your village is stunning, I love it. I used to add mirrors to mimic the ice on the ground. Each passing christmas I purchased 2 new items to add on to the collection. December is my favorite holiday.

[@SheilaMiller-od7qn]

Adorable!! I like how you added the clumps of snow, good idea. I can't wait to see the ice skaters, etc and the color of the bedroom - I'm excited!!!!

[@michelegeltat356]

We used a round mirror for our skating rink. We even used a thin layer of spray frost on it to make the skate marks in the ice. It looks so cozy and festive 🎄❤️

[@erinhoward9311]

For the ice skating rink in the village, I would suggest buying an ornament of an ice skater and you could hot glue it down! Also can’t wait to see the paint color in the bedroom!!

[@Catka531]

Love the village! You could put a string on the sled 🛷 and put it in Santa’s hand 🎅

[@ericavazquez4024]

❤❤❤ yes, I was so ready for day 11 🙌 Loving the beams btw 😉

[@toobydude41]

AHHHHH that village is the most cutest most adorable-est thing! I can't even with it! Giving me major Hallmark warm and fuzzy Countdown to Christmas vibes! MaCenna you're a legend pure and simple!!