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My 2016 villages

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:49 pm
by Laurie
I'm finally getting around to posting pics of my villages this year. My village of mostly coconut Japanese houses is similar to last year but has a few new additions. I built a stable for the nativity and a Christmas tree lot for the town. I also restored and added the red clock schoolhouse and two red and green houses.
Putz Village 2016 copy.jpg
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Here's a picture of the 1941 Dolly Village replica that I built last year. It's sitting under my antique feather tree and on top of a vintage tablecloth I
inherited. My husband built the fence around the tree years ago. Now I want him to make it bigger so I can fit the village within it.
Antique tree and Dolly village copy.jpg
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Dolly Village copy.jpg
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Re: My 2016 villages

Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2016 4:56 pm
by PutzinVT
Your Dolly repros look spot on.

I made a few too.

I need to find room to set them up.

Steve

Re: My 2016 villages

Posted: Wed Dec 21, 2016 1:47 pm
by Lynn
Your village is amazing!! So many nice houses, it had to be so much fun to restore them back to their original beauty. The tree is amazing and in such good condition. Are all the ornaments vintage? The dolly houses look nice under the tree. Something that would draw to much in treat for my 2 cats.

Re: My 2016 villages

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 12:27 pm
by BrianB
Great village, very fun to look at!!

Re: My 2016 villages

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 2:49 pm
by maria
LOVE IT ALL but especially the Dolly repro village under the feather tree. I have a soft spot for feather trees and villages! https://www.cardboardchristmas.com/foru ... =18&t=1178

Can't wait to share your wonderful displays with the list!

Re: My 2016 villages

Posted: Thu Dec 22, 2016 9:33 pm
by Laurie
Thanks Lynn, yes all the ornaments are vintage and all glass. I've collected them for years. The earliest is from the 1890s or so and brought over from Hungary with my grandparents. The newest are from my husband's childhood tree in the 50s and 60s. There are a couple of clear glass ornaments from WWII and most are early to mid 1900s. My favorites are the birds.