The three-tiered winter wonderland village looks like it leapt straight out of a snow-globe and into Sheila Martin's home.

It took the Flintstone woman around three weeks to put everything together. More than 100 houses make up the Christmas village.

Martin has been collecting the original snow village houses made by Department 56 since 1976.

"I had seen some cute village pieces," Martin said by phone. "I thought 'You know what, that's something I can enjoy over the years. When I have kids they'll enjoy it.' I had a lot of fun with it. It's been a while since I put it up."

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