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Miniature Christmas shops - projects in dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas

We may have got a lot of Christmas miniatures from swaps and we might be tempted to show them all year around so making a shop selling Christmas stuff is a perfect option.

Miniature Christmas shops - projects in dollhouses, roomboxes and dioramas

Links to miniature projects

photo albums, blog posts, webpages





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Christmas shop - by Anne Mari

Christmas Shoppe - by Heather Drinkwater

Christmas Store - by Gloria W. Look at the
wrapping station and the wreaths on the stone fireplace! And the bakery/candy section...and the peppermint tree.

Christmas Store - from Miniatures by Susie

Christmas flower shop - by Marja

Christmas Shop - by Maureen Heuchert in St. Albert AB

Christmas Shop - by Sue from Plymouth, UK. "It's not meant to be historically accurate, just to give the impression of an old fashioned type of shop that was common in the 60's when I was young. Both my grandmothers would take me to shop in this kind of grocery shop. Part of the reason that it took me so long was that I was completely stuck on the deli counter display but eventually I managed to get it to look as I had envisaged."

Past Impressions - by Judy Lauson

Blogs

Blogs concentrating on Christmas shops or categories/labels about them in blogs

Groups

Discussion groups, forums (or forum categories) and photo groups dedicated to Christmas shops.

Supplies for sale

Supplies needed for making Christmas shop projects.

Miniatures for sale

Do you have a section for Christmas shops in your shop? Add a direct link to that item here.

Books

Books about miniature Christmas shop projects (also books with chapters about them)

Instructions for miniatures

Miniature printables

Wallpapers

Wallpapers that go well with Christmas shop projects

Other Printies

Book/magazine covers related to Christmas shops

Boxes for Gifts or Treats - by True2Scale

Videos

YouTube videos about miniature projects related to this subject

Research/ Inspiration

Tips/Hints

What to sell in a Christmas store?

Snowmen
Christmas stuff
Miniature sleds
Decorative skis
Little snow covered trees
Miniature snow covered villages and houses
Train scenes
Dolls in fur trimmed coats.
Miniature mittens and hats
Ornamental snowflakes hanging from the ceiling
Chickadees and robins, basically anything related to winter could be used if you decide to expand on the snowmen content.
Snowmen can easily be the primary focus of the merchandise but it will be interesting to have some variety as well and help create more overall atmosphere e for the project. It is also more realistic as most gift shops try to have a variety of related items to increase sales.
Don't forget to have a few top hats, big black buttons, artificial carrots, lumps of coal and scarves - basically a build a traditional snowman kit for customers to purchase. Those could all be displayed as a group on a table or rack with the appropriate signs.
Every gift shop has racks of cards, as there is a lot of profit to be made on fast sales of this type of lower priced item. Also snowman shaped soaps, candles and white chocolate snowman candies. Those items are also huge sellers you would find in a snowman themed gift shop.

Ideas about what is needed for these projects

links to inspiring pages
ideas for shop names

Google Store Name Puns

Store Names

Top Hats and Twigs

Carrots and Coals

Melt My Heart

Here Today, Gone Tomorrow

Mr Cool's, or Mrs. Cool's

Cool Bros.

Cool & Co

Ice is Nice

Shiver Me Timbers

Drifters

Frosty Flakes

Snow-Mart

Flakes R Us

Snowtique

Winter Wonderland

Snow Business

Naughty and N’ice

Snow Place like Home

Frosty Snow's General Store

Frosty's

Frostbite Emporium

Melt Away's

Cool Characters

Flakey's Place

The Iceman Cometh

White Nights (or Knight's)

Frosty Bites (for an ice cream shop or diner)

Two scoops or three? - sign with pictures of two snowmen, one with head, body, and base and the other with only a head and very large body (Big clown feet sticking out at bottom).

Snow People (there's no people like snow people...they smile when the wind blows

It’s Snow-Body’s Business

Let it Snow

Snow's Knows

Snowtime

Snowball's Chance

Freezy Pop's

Freezer's Palace

Frosty's Winter Wonderland

Frosty's Ice House

Carrots 'n Coal

Old Silk Hat (or Top Hat)