Step 1

Use your cutting machine or X-ACTO knife, along with my template, to cut out all of your Christmas village post office pieces.Note: If you are using the SVG files that includes the score lines, don’t forget to set them as such in Cricut Design Space and attach them to their shapes before sending them through your cutting machine. I used a lime green color to mark the score lines, so hopefully that helps! If you’re having trouble with the score lines, check out this video.

Step 2

Start by layering the decorative pieces of the building together. Glue the vellum window pieces to the inside and the rest of the decorative pieces to the outside, like so.On the smaller wall, with one window, you may glue the clear, Dura-Lar film piece to the inside. But don’t glue the larger clear film piece to the front wall just yet.

Step 3

Fold the left section of the building along the score lines. Then take one of the two grey pieces that has a hole in it and attach it to the top. Be sure to align the curved edge to the front and attach the small tabs to the inside.Once that is in place, you can glue your larger Dura-Lar film piece to the inside of the curved wall.Note: The second grey piece that has a hole in it is intended to go on the inside of this section as well (near the bottom). I attached it at this time, but I actually recommend holding off on attaching this piece until later on.Take your larger building piece and fold along the score lines. Use the long tabs to attach the left building section to the left wall of your larger building section.

Step 4

Gather the rings of your letter spiral. On each one, fold the tiny tabs on the inside downward.Next, take the straight edge of one of your spirals and glue it on top of the triangular tab of one of your other spirals. The pieces should overlap and line up perfectly.Once your spirals are all connected, you should be able to stretch them out a little bit and it will look like the spiral fries on a stick that you get at the county fair…or an apple that you’ve cut with one of those cool “spiralizers.”Next, take your little rectangular walls, and carefully slide the bottom and top tabs of each one into the slits along the spiral. You will need to slide two tabs into most of the slits, so don’t glue anything down until they are all in place.Take your long rectangular piece and roll it tightly, lengthwise, but don’t glue it just yet.With that rolled up tight, add some glue to the tiny tabs in the center of the spiral and slip the rolled-up paper inside.Once it is all the way through, release the tension and let the tube fill up the space. Fold down the little tabs at the ends and attach the two little circles to each end.Note: I realize that this step is somewhat complicated and probably doesn’t come across perfectly through words and photos. So, if you are finding it too frustrating, I totally understand! This project would still look really cute if you were to just hang some strings with letters attached in the window.

Step 5

With the spiral piece assembled, it’s time to decorate your letters and add them to the shelf. I used hot glue (and patience) in order to arrange my letters and get them to stand upright along the shelves.I had a few letters left over, so I also added a string of letters in the side window, just for fun.

Step 6

There are two roof sections, one for each part of the building. Start by layering on the decorative pieces of both roof sections as shown in the first photo.For the Larger Roof:Fold along the score lines. Attach the unadorned, brown rectangle to one of the longer sides using the tab provided. Then, attach each of the sides together, gluing the tabs to the inside. Fold the bottom portion in and attach it so that the whole thing is a solid box.For the Smaller Roof:Start by assembling the small brown box piece. Then, slip the little tabs on the bottom of the little box into the slits in the center of the roof and glue them to the inside.Similar to the larger roof, attach each of the sides together, gluing the tabs to the inside. Fold the bottom portion in and attach it so that the whole thing is a solid box.

Step 7

Take your lollipop stick and push it through each of the holes in the smaller roof (this may take some maneuvering).Next, glue the roof to the top of the smaller section of the building and slip the lollipop stick through that hole as well.Take the completed letter spiral and continue to push the lollipop stick through the holes at both ends.Before you go any further, make sure that your lollipop stick is pushed through far enough to reach the base, and add a generous amount of hot glue around the stick and the bottom portion of the letter spiral. Be sure to let it dry completely and test it out to ensure that the whole thing spins when you turn the stick at the top.Now you can add the second grey piece that has a hole in it to the interior of your room—slipping the lollipop stick through the hole and making sure that the bottom of the letter spiral has some clearance.Add the larger white circle piece to the underside and add some more hot glue around the lollipop stick in order to keep everything where you want it. (Once again, be sure that the glue dries completely before you flip your project over.) I also added a larger bead on the top of the lollipop stick for decoration and to make the turning mechanism blend in a little more.

Step 8

Once your letter spiral is locked in place, you can attach the back wall.Note: I included a rectangular piece intended to act as “wallpaper” for the interior of the back wall (in the smaller section of the building). That piece is pink in the design. I used a pretty patterned piece of paper to line that section of the wall. Honestly, though, the letter spiral takes up so much space that you can hardly see it in the finished design. So, don’t worry about that if you don’t want to.Once the back wall is in place, you can glue the larger roof piece on top of your building.

Step 9

Next, assemble the base by folding the sides inward and attaching the tabs.Carefully slip the bottom tabs of the building into place in the base and attach them with hot glue.

Step 10

There are two pieces that make up the stairs (and yours will look different from mine…I figured out that it would be easier to simply connect the railing to the side portion of the stairs instead of making it a separate piece).Start by taking your long rectangular piece and folding it along the score lines—accordion-style, with the left and right sides both descending from the center.Next, glue your side stair piece (with its new and improved, attached railing) to the tabs on one side of the stairs.Slip the middle two tabs of the stair side piece into the base (the outer two tabs are just meant to slip underneath the bottom steps and hold the staircase together a little better). Glue the middle two tabs to the underside of the base and attach the tabs on the opposite side of the staircase to the front of the building.

Step 11

Assemble the little postbox by, first, folding along the score lines. Fold the little mailslot section inward and then upward. Attach one of the little tabs to the inside.Then, wrap the other side around and glue the tabs to the opposite side and around the curved top.Finish by attaching the bottom.

Step 12

Finish layering the rest of the decorative elements together, like so.For the trees, fold one of the tree pieces in half, lengthwise. Add some glue to the outside of the folded edge of your tree piece and attach it to the center of its matching pair.For the brown and white sign, glue the two sign pieces together, back-to-back. Slip the little end tabs on the sign pole into the slit in the brown circle piece. Glue the tabs down.