3D Stained Glass Pattern — Snowman Christmas Village House with Tree and Gifts
A two-storey village house with a snowman holding a gift on the front and a decorated Christmas tree beside it, built as a 3D piece rather than a flat panel. It is the pattern people start a Christmas village with, and the reason is in the drawing: simple geometry, no curved glass, and small pieces that assemble quickly. Once the walls are up it looks far more detailed than the effort involved.
The house stands 3.94″ tall (100 mm) and is built from 74 pieces of glass — count on roughly 331 inches (8.4 metres) of foil on the lead lines before you add came. At 74 pieces the glass cutting is a couple of evenings; the assembly is the part that rewards care. The pattern is marked as an ordinary difficulty 3D project.
Three details do the work here. The snowman and the tree are separate pieces that attach to the front of the house, so they can be added at the end rather than built into the walls. The door is trimmed with twisted wire — that is the one material in this pattern that is not glass, and it is what stops the house looking like a plain box. And the roof is left unfastened, which is deliberate: drop an LED strip inside and the whole thing becomes a nightlight.























betsy –
I loved making this pattern – the instructions were perfect – I filled it with fairy lights and it glowed so beautifully at night. A beautiful addition to the holiday.
Amanda Markham (verified owner) –
Easy to follow pattern. Made it for a gift to my MIL. Everyone loved it. Filled it with a flickering light to make it look like a fireplace going. Very happy with it.
dcash51798 –
Loved making this to go with my church. Love when the lights show through.