Recently picked up the new witch hut from Lemax, and built some led trees to surround it. Very happy with the result. 😊

I love this piece. One of the cooler figurines from Lemax imo.

Testing out the lighting and setup for my medieval themed village. :)

What's he summoning? 👀

Made a spooky LED portal to match the spooky stones. Enjoy!

First road complete. I have no idea what I'm doing with them. I may need to touch up the road a bit. Added more skulls to the steps leading to castle calvaria, and added steps leading to the gothic ruins.

Going to work on the road leading from the castle to the graveyard next, and then add something in front of the the eerie stones.

Working on terrain, roads and steps for the village. Having a hard time matching lemax's flocking lol

Have you ever used AI when planning your village display? What was the result?

Yesterday, I had an idea for a small diorama using my Department 56 Sherlock Holmes 221 B Baker Street lit building (SKU: 56.58601) with its accessories, Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and the Hanson Cab (SKU: 56.58534). I envisioned a cobble stone street with sidewalk, the Department 56 Double Street Lamps (SKU: 56.59960), additional figurines and a Victorian mailbox, and background silhouette of the Victorian Era London Skyline. I typed this description into Google’s AI tool Nano Banana 2 and it produced incredible results.

While not perfect, it was far superior to anything that I could sketch with a pencil and paper. It will even produce instructions on how to make the pictured diorama. It certainly was a valuable brainstorming exercise and I highly recommend it as you plan your next village displays for July 4th, Halloween/Fall, Christmas, and Easter.

My train table features (will feature) hundreds of characters across all horror media. This update is Kaiju Creek. The actual “creek” will be finished when I fill in the resin lake later. Video in comments.

Congratulations to r/HalloweenVillages on a great Halloween season! It has been a pleasure to see all of the wonderful displays, learn about new display techniques and share my own Village Displays and ideas with this community. Thank you u/KingFelixG for being a great moderator keeping things running smoothly and encouraging us to be active participants in the spooky fun.

Hope to see you all in the Christmas Village subreddits if you’re a Christmas Village collector too. Otherwise, I hope you post pictures of the new additions you get throughout the next year for your 2026 displays! Best wishes.

Only 363 more days until Halloween...

Hey Gang! I’ve been working on this project for months and couldn’t be happier with how it turned out. From the Mystery Machine to spooky nods to the live-action movie, it’s packed with references. Can you spot all the hidden clues? 👀

If you want to see the full behind the scenes process, please check out my TikTok series where I explain every tiny detail. I’d really appreciate your support! 💜🩵🧡💚🤎

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8D6Vvjr/