If you’ve been to a thrift store during the holiday season, or lets be honest, almost any time of the year, chances are you have seen a plethora of various ceramic houses.

Some of them plug in and light up, some of them are made for a votive candle.

All of them are, in my opinion, pretty boring and sometimes downright ugly.

I picked up five ceramic houses from my local thrift store for just under $5 (they were half off!) and brought them home for a sparkly pastel makeover.

Here’s how you can make your own white and pastel light up Christmas village! But first…

Where can I find Christmas village houses to paint?

I’m a big fan of purchasing from the thrift store because of the eco-friendly angle.

If you don’t have a thrift store in your area, I’ve also seen affordable houses at…

the dollar store
Walmart or Target
the hardware store
Amazon (th is set is a bit more but it comes with 4 houses and 18 accessories)
Ebay

I was given supplies from DecoArt to complete this project. All opinions are my own.

DIY Christmas Village Houses Thrift Store Upcycle Project

Materials

Tools

Paint Brush

Instructions

Give the houses a coat or two of semi gloss spray paint until all of the old colors are covered. Let it dry thoroughly.
Using various colors of pastel DecoArt Americana Acrylic Paint, give the houses some accents. I stuck with primarily one color per house so they didn't get too crazy. If there were any greenery on the houses, I painted them all the same mint green color. Let dry thoroughly.
Using a complimentary color, paint directly over the pastel color with DecoArt Glamour Dust Glitter Paint. All of the snow areas on my houses got a coat of the Ice Crystal Glamour Dust.

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Once your houses are all pretty and painted, you might be wondering…

What do I use to light up my Christmas village?

There are a few options that you can consider when making your houses light up (if they didn’t come with their own light set up).

I don’t like having an open flame around the house, so these options are all going to need some sort of power source.

Battery operated votive candles
White string lights (I like ones with a clear cord like these)
Battery operated LED fairy lights

This was such an easy DIY and I think the results are pretty great!

DIY Christmas Village Houses Upcycle Project

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DIY Christmas Village Houses: Thrift Store Upcycle Project

Where can I find Christmas village houses to paint?