Christmas Village Shops DIY

I’m thrilled to share my new Christmas Village Shops SVG set — a trio of charming paper buildings inspired by old European storefronts. This collection includes a bakery, café, and candy shop, each designed with distinctive architectural details that bring cozy, storybook character to your holiday décor. Whether you’re building a full village or styling just one shop as a festive accent, these designs create an enchanting focal point for mantels, tabletops, and window displays.

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✂️ Jump to a video tutorial

• Bakery Tutorial
• Café Tutorial
• Candy Shop Tutorial

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Each shop has its own personality, thanks to the layered façades, window trims, and tiny architectural flourishes that bring these paper buildings to life. In many of the photos below, you’ll also see the woodland-style paper trees. They complement the shops perfectly, adding height, texture, and a sense of place to your village scenes.

One of my favorite things about the trees is how adaptable they are. By cutting them in different colors, you can shift the look and feel of your display throughout the year. Warm autumn tones paired with the shops make a beautiful Thanksgiving centerpiece, and I was delighted to see this idea featured in Redfin’s Rent. article on Thanksgiving table décor.

Before designing the village shops, I created an earlier Christmas Village set featuring a church, a small townhouse, and a large townhouse. Pairing those buildings with the new storefronts transforms your display into a complete, storybook town. In the images below, you’ll see how I arranged them along a console table for a warm, glowing holiday vignette.

Once you start assembling the shops, you’ll quickly see how enjoyable and rewarding the process is. Each building contains thoughtful details that reveal themselves as you work, and before long, your scene begins to take on a life of its own. If you’re ready to bring your village to life, scroll down to the tutorial videos below to follow along with each shop’s assembly.

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Materials

Christmas Village Shops – BAKERY SVG
Christmas Village Shops – CAFÉ SVG
Christmas Village Shops – CANDY SHOP SVG
Christmas Village Shops – FULL SET SVG (This set includes the 3 buildings listed above)
Cutting Machine
65lb (176gsm) Cardstock Paper
Tacky Glue
Double-Sided Tape

Bakery Video Tutorial

Café Video Tutorial

Candy Shop Video Tutorial

I hope you enjoy these Christmas village shops! Follow me on Instagram and Pinterest @chaivdesign to see my daily posts and sneak peeks of upcoming designs. Thank you for all your support!