Instructions

1. Paint the houses in whatever color palette you like. Painting will be easier if you sand first, but I got in a hurry and skipped this step.
2. Now, let’s create the fake icicles to line the roofs of the houses. Start by cutting a piece of wax paper or tracing paper large enough to cover the front of the roof. Use a permanent marker to trace the outline of the front of the roof. 
3. Place the outline behind a piece of clear plastic. I used a heat-proof glue gun mat, but you could also use a silicone baking sheet or maybe even plastic packaging from food or the glass from a picture frame. Just do a test bit to make sure you’re able to peel dried hot glue off the surface before you start.
4. Use the glue gun (I recommend low-temp hot glue) to draw icicles hanging down from the outline. Squeeze out more glue at the top and less as you draw down so that they taper down to a skinny point. 
5. Draw a fat line of hot glue across the outline over the tops of the icicles to connect them. Make sure there aren’t any gaps, and set it aside to cool and harden for a few minutes. 
6. Peel the row of icicles off the plastic. Add a thin line of hot glue to the front edge of the roof, and stick the row of icicles down firmly, holding until it’s hardened on. 
7. You don’t have to do this, but I painted the icicles with a thing coat of blue iridescent interference to make them shimmer a bit like ice. 
8. Once you finish the icicles, you can add any painted on snow. I used fake snow powder (linked under “supplies.” I squeezed a thick line of glue all the way around the top and sides of each roof, and then I gently brushed it inward with a fan paintbrush. You want it to be thicker at the edges and then just barely coated in the middle, if that makes sense. 
9. Sprinkle on the fake snow, and then immediately sprinkle on a coat of fine white glitter. 
10. Add any embellishments you want, like bows, wreaths, little birds, etc.