DIY Christmas Village Diorama from scratch | Dollar Tree Toys Makeover

I wanted to start building my own Christmas village for a few years. This autumn, I came across a cute Dollar tree dollhouses transformation on the channel called 'Irene - My DIY life diaries'. I considered it a sign to finally make this little dream of mine come true.

What started as an upgrade of 6 dollhouses turned out to be quite a sizeable DIY project. Ultimately, I built a miniature diorama from scratch upcycling dollar tree items (toys and decorations). Thus, this DIY Christmas village display remained budget-friendly which is always a plus.

When I finished, I was very tired but happy. Naturally, the whole process is documented in this video. Hopefully, you'll enjoy this Christmas crafts masterclass as much as I enjoyed creating miniature diorama art throughout this holiday season.

0:00 Intro
0:25 Cheap plastic houses upgrade
7:11 Christmas transformation of 3-d puzzles
10:10 Xmas decor of houses
13:51 Lights installation
14:33 Cheap toy cars makeover
16:53 Lamp posts decoration
18:14 Recreating Lemax’s metal kiosk with posters
20:27 Glass bauble transformation inspired by bubble hotels
22:32 Easy snowman DIY
23:17 Santa’s reindeer
23:43 Train station repainting
24:23 quick and easy flocked trees tutorial
26:25 Main Christmas tree decoration
27:00 Building landscape of miniature diorama from scratch
31:13 Assembling Christmas village
32:33 Final reveal

If your local Dollar Tree doesn't sell such dollhouses, there are similar toys on Aliexpress:
https://aliexpress.ru/item/32855130842.html?spm=a2g2w.productlist.0.0.38524aa6X2PwNL&sku_id=66404470623

Referenced video tutorial by Irene: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6CZNlMH1X2E&t=15s

Music credits:

"Silvermansound - Christmas Spirit" is under a Creative Commons license (CC BY 4.0).
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Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy by Kevin MacLeod: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring by Kevin MacLeod: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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Jingle Bells Calm by Kevin MacLeod: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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