Hi Kelley! I wanted to adda comment here, thanking you for all of the information you've provided. The time you've taken out of your day to teach others, I can't even imagine. I want to express my appreciation for the tutorials, walking us through the types of tools you use and how you use them. I have never attempted to make my own platform before, but you make it seem less intimidating than it looks when you see the final product you've created. Thank you so much for your help!
Oh my goodness, you are so kind!!! Thank you for your encouragement! I really love sharing with people and I'm glad the tutorials are helpful! Have so much fun creating!!! Thank you, again
Hi Kelley, just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how appreciative I am of your willingness to not only share your expertise and wisdom with others, but to do it for free and not behind a paywall! That's hard to come by these days. My mother always had a Christmas village and I recall staring at that village as a child and trying to see all of the little details in the illuminated buildings. It just brought such joy. For a while my mom stopped putting up the village because it became too much work for her and the family naturally grew and so my parents did a lot of traveling around the holidays. This past Christmas we set it up again and my husband was able to see a large village for the first time- you should have seen the joy in his eyes! It perfectly matched the joy and wonderment in my nieces and nephews. Needless to say, my husband and I are making our first attempt at a Halloween village this year. He plays Dungeons & Dragons and says so much of your work crosses over perfectly into the worlds they create. Anyways, sending you so much thanks for your kindness and generosity in continuing to upload these videos and share your knowledge so that others can experience more joy and excitement around the holidays. Take care and be well. - your newest fan in Monterey CA! :)
Oh thank you so much for sharing this with me! What special memories you have as a child. It reminds me so much of my own. My Dad had a Christmas display and it was so magical. I love so much that you are able to continue the tradition and set up the village for your husband and the next generation of village enthusiasts. How incredibly special. You are bringing joy to all who get to experience your passion and creativity! Thank you so much for your kind words - they mean so much to me. I love being able to share these videos and "meet" so many incredible people. What fun and enchanting hobby we all share! Have the happiest of holiday seasons and have a blast creating!
Just getting started on my platform creation journey because my village growth is demanding it. This video was super helpful, thank you! Definitely going to go check out your other videos to find additional tips for stacking styrofoam and painting it! Thanks again!
Storage is such a challenge for me. I really don’t have a lot of room and I keep creating new pieces! I’ll store most of my pieces in the attic, just as they are. It’s a bit like assembling a puzzle trying to get them to fit. I store some pieces on shelves in my garage. I’ll store my smaller display pieces in large plastic storage bins. The styrofoam gets a little banged up every year but I’ll just do a little paint touch up or glue some moss to those areas when it’s time to set them up again.
Hi Kelley! I wanted to adda comment here, thanking you for all of the information you've provided. The time you've taken out of your day to teach others, I can't even imagine. I want to express my appreciation for the tutorials, walking us through the types of tools you use and how you use them. I have never attempted to make my own platform before, but you make it seem less intimidating than it looks when you see the final product you've created. Thank you so much for your help!
Oh my goodness, you are so kind!!! Thank you for your encouragement! I really love sharing with people and I'm glad the tutorials are helpful! Have so much fun creating!!! Thank you, again
Hi Kelley, just wanted to drop you a line and let you know how appreciative I am of your willingness to not only share your expertise and wisdom with others, but to do it for free and not behind a paywall! That's hard to come by these days. My mother always had a Christmas village and I recall staring at that village as a child and trying to see all of the little details in the illuminated buildings. It just brought such joy. For a while my mom stopped putting up the village because it became too much work for her and the family naturally grew and so my parents did a lot of traveling around the holidays. This past Christmas we set it up again and my husband was able to see a large village for the first time- you should have seen the joy in his eyes! It perfectly matched the joy and wonderment in my nieces and nephews. Needless to say, my husband and I are making our first attempt at a Halloween village this year. He plays Dungeons & Dragons and says so much of your work crosses over perfectly into the worlds they create. Anyways, sending you so much thanks for your kindness and generosity in continuing to upload these videos and share your knowledge so that others can experience more joy and excitement around the holidays. Take care and be well. - your newest fan in Monterey CA! :)
Oh thank you so much for sharing this with me! What special memories you have as a child. It reminds me so much of my own. My Dad had a Christmas display and it was so magical. I love so much that you are able to continue the tradition and set up the village for your husband and the next generation of village enthusiasts. How incredibly special. You are bringing joy to all who get to experience your passion and creativity! Thank you so much for your kind words - they mean so much to me. I love being able to share these videos and "meet" so many incredible people. What fun and enchanting hobby we all share! Have the happiest of holiday seasons and have a blast creating!
Just getting started on my platform creation journey because my village growth is demanding it. This video was super helpful, thank you! Definitely going to go check out your other videos to find additional tips for stacking styrofoam and painting it! Thanks again!
So glad you found it helpful! Have a blast creating your platforms!!
Thanks! It did make sense and was very helpful.
Yay! Thank you so much! Filming is new to me so I’m constantly learning what works/doesn’t!
Excellent tutorial!!! Great explanations and examples of the tools and how to use them!!!! Just a fantastic and helpful video!!!!
Hooray!!! I’m glad it was helpful!!
I hope you do a Christmas tutorial! Love these videos.
Thank you so very much!!!! 🧡🖤I am planning some videos for Christmas 🎄 it will be here soon!! ⛄️ Time flies!!
You are incredible, this is exactly what I needed! Thank you!
Oh, that’s so awesome! I’m glad it was helpful! Have a blast creating!
Very informative and entertaining! Thanks for sharing!
Yay!!!! I’m so glad you enjoyed it! Thank you for watching and commenting!! ☺️☺️🎃🎃
Starting my very first spooky town this year and I’m binging your videos!! You are so fricken helpful!! THANK YOUUUUUU!!! 🎃🎃🎃🎃
Wooo hoo!!! That is so exciting!! Welcome to the most amazing hobby ever!!! Have a spooktacular blast!
Thanks! Great guide for getting started!
Yay!! Have a blast creating!
Love your videos and style
Thank you!
You are very talented!!!
Thank you so much!🩷🩷
Kelly, How do you store your display pieces?
Storage is such a challenge for me. I really don’t have a lot of room and I keep creating new pieces! I’ll store most of my pieces in the attic, just as they are. It’s a bit like assembling a puzzle trying to get them to fit. I store some pieces on shelves in my garage. I’ll store my smaller display pieces in large plastic storage bins. The styrofoam gets a little banged up every year but I’ll just do a little paint touch up or glue some moss to those areas when it’s time to set them up again.
Sorry, but the background music is competing with your dialog.
Thanks for the feedback!