Farley’s Spooky Town Halloween Village

Joanne Shiely

Joanne Shiely crafted this spectacularly spooky multi-level Halloween village display to decorate her niece’s condo. She first started making villages when she wanted to make Christmas decorations for her grandchildren. This particular village drew a lot of inspiration from Mike Landry of Village Vignettes, another excellent village artist featured on our gallery.

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“The project is 8-feet by 3.5-feet and consists of 5 separate platforms. I used the 6-Inch Hot Knife, Freehand Router, Engraver Tool, 3-Inch Hot Knife, and Sculpting Tool. First, I did a rough layout to determine where buildings go, possible pathways, stairs, and height variations to make the town visually interesting.”

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“I watched Mike Landry’s “Village Vignettes” YouTube videos to learn painting techniques.”

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“I added two different grass applications (fine turf and static) and a lagoon water feature (Woodland Scenics’ Realistic Water, plaster cloth, and flex paste).”

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“This project was a gift to my niece (she had the buildings but was using a very primitive platform). Your products are so helpful, as are your videos that you send and post on your website.”