A Frederick County, Maryland, woman took trash and turned it into a Christmas treasure, a small village on display right out of her double garage in Brunswick.
A Christmas display inside Victoria Ahinful’s garage in Brunswick, Maryland.
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WTOP/Heather Gustafson
The display is full of mini homes, a clothing store, a tiny farm, and the story of Christmas.
(WTOP/Heather Gustafson)
WTOP/Heather Gustafson
Ahinful said she would keep up the display long after the holidays for anyone who needed a little “joy.”
(WTOP/Heather Gustafson)
WTOP/Heather Gustafson
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A Frederick County, Maryland, woman took trash and turned it into Christmas treasure — a small village on display right out of her double garage in Brunswick.
“I’ve never seen anything like this,” said the children who walked by the display, which was full of mini homes, a clothing store, a tiny farm and the story of Christmas.
“You made this all yourself? How?” they asked the creator, Victoria Ahinful.
The Ghana native said she loves Christmas and arts and crafts but does not “like waste.” After noticing trash being thrown out at several places around town, she decided to give that waste a new life, turning old materials and scrap items into a mini Christmas village.
“You don’t even value [the scraps], and it turns out so amazing what you can do with it,” she said.
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Ahinful is an elementary school educator in Germantown and has experience helping kids make arts and crafts items. She came up with the idea of turning scraps into display scenes before the COVID-19 pandemic.
“It’s a lot of materials,” Ahinful said. I don’t plan; I do. Whatever is available — use whatever is available to build it.”
The Ghana native created almost 100 mini homes in an entire Christmas display made of recycled materials, such as “paper, styrofoam, fabric, posters, tin foil, ribbons.”
“I will continue to use things I can find, and … not things that you buy,” Ahinful told WTOP.
People can visit Victoria’s Community Christmas Town between 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. every day until Jan. 1.
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Ahinful told WTOP if you miss the display during Christmas, there’s no need to worry. The display will remain up long after the holidays for anyone who needs a little “joy.”
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP/WNDU) – All-American point guard Hannah Hidalgo scored 33 points and graduate guard Olivia Miles posted the fifth triple-double of her career as No. 3 Notre Dame (10-2) beat Loyola Maryland (5-5) 97-54 on Sunday.
Hidalgo’s 33 points is two short of her career high. She also had five steals to spark a 20-0 advantage for Notre Dame in fast-break points.
Miles scored 18 points, grabbed 11 rebounds and kicked out 10 assists. She is the only player in the nation averaging at least 17 points, 6 rebounds and 6 assists a game.
Liatu King scored 18 points and had 10 rebounds for her seventh double-double of the season.
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The Fighting Irish, who have now wrapped up non-conference play, are off until Virginia visits South Bend on Dec. 29. Tipoff is set for 12 p.m. EST on the ACC Network.
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