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Displaying Cardboard Christmas “Putz” Houses

This page will include ideas for setting up putzes and Christmas villages, and related topics such as Christmas railroads.

• Temporary Table-Top Displays - White fabric and books you won’t need until after the holidays provide an interesting setting for a Christmas village.
• Winter Trees from Floral Picks- A quick and inexpensive way to add interesting textures to your late-autumn or winter railroad or village Free Scenery Set Pieces - Add a vertical dimension to your holiday village for little or no investment. The technique can easily be adapted to all seasons.
• Easy Indoor Lakes and Rivers - How to get the effect of waterfalls, rivers, lakes, and streams on both temporary and permanent indoor railroads and display villages.
• Free Scenery Set Pieces - Add a vertical dimension to your Christmas village or railroad for little or no investment.
• Portable (Foam-Based) Indoor Displays - Using a foam-based portable scenic foundation to display your trains and towns to their best advantage.  The photos show ceramic houses, but you get the idea.
• Combining Trains and Towns - Why combining collectible village pieces and model trains is a growing and rewarding hobby.  Again, this article was written with ceramic villages in mind, but the principles still apply.
• Sizes and Scales of Big Indoor Trains - Which trains are best for around a collectible village or other indoor use? How much room do these trains take up anyway?
• Easy Street Scene - Use free downloadable building graphics and a little cardboard or foam board to build up a convincing downtown scene that is only a few inches deep.
• Creating Custom Backdrops for Your Indoor Railroad - Combine graphics from many sources to create a detailed, colorful background for your railroad or display.
• Easy Homemade Trees - How to make realistic and inexpensive trees using (mostly) natural materials. 
• Bringing Autumn to Your Railroad or Display Village - How two easy crafts can make your model railroad or display village look like it is enjoying the fall season.
• Add Spring Color to Your Village or Indoor Railroad - How to use "Easy Homemade Trees" to brighten your railroad or display village for spring.
• Modeling Sea Grass - an easy and inexpensive addition to any display village or nativity display.
• Modeling Palm Trees - This easy project adds a tropical feel to your display village or nativity display..
• Desert Accessories from Playmobil Products - How repainting carefully-chosen toys can add fun details to a Large Scale desert landscape