A lot of people tell me they wish they had more room for a village--instead of going horizontal, go vertical!

I've seen variations of this "tree" all over flickr
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew1un ... otostream/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/22283683@N07/4215036835/

Another "vertical" putz from Scotty!

more going "vertical"

http://christmasnotebook.com/2009/12/13 ... er-houses/

Just curious - does anyone here keep a tree up all year (preferably a fake tree just cuz it looks neat?

Hi Ed--I don't keep mine up all year; for me, it would lose the "excitement" of opening the boxes and "re-discovering" them all over again!

Here's another "going vertical" putz---
http://www.flickr.com/photos/matthew1und/6524438799/

Thanks for the link, Maria.

This cupcake/desert stand is about 17inches tall and perhaps great for smaller putz houses and scenes on say, a side table; price is right

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00188 ... B00188JNMY