Maren Baxter × My Mind's Eye: A Christmas Village Made to Treasure
Maren Baxter Collaboration
A little Christmas village, made to treasure.
Norwegian artist Maren Baxter is back with her second design for our studio: a toyshop, a bookstore and a bakery in deep green and gold foil, lit from within by fairy lights. A limited-edition set made to come out every December.
$49.99 for the set of three
maren opens the village
Maren Baxter, artist and designer, Norway
The artist
Meet Maren Baxter
Maren Baxter is a Norwegian artist, designer, and creator whose love for art began at an early age. With a background in fine arts and graphic design, she has always been drawn to creating by hand, finding calm, presence, and a sense of wonder in the process.
Over the years, Maren's poetic paper and gingerbread creations have reached millions of people around the world through social media, awards, and television. Known for capturing the magic of nostalgia and the warmth of childhood memories, she creates visual worlds filled with feeling and detail, crafting magic through her handmade art, photography, video, and styling.
"Through my work, I hope to inspire feelings of warmth and wonder, inviting people to connect with their own cherished memories, or simply the magic of the moment."
follow maren on instagram →The second chapter
From a haunted house to a Christmas street
This August, Maren's first design with our studio, the Haunted Paper House, sold out in under three weeks. On launch day she told us this was only the beginning.
I'm so excited to partner with My Mind's Eye, and I think we have created something truly amazing together. It's just the start of the journey, and there's so much more to come.
maren baxter
The Christmas Village Shops are what came next. Maren designed three little storefronts for a snowy holiday street, and our studio brought them to life in heavyweight paperboard with gold foil on every window, cornice and wreath. Set them on a mantel, a sideboard or a tray of greenery and they glow together as one small town.
read the haunted paper house story →Set of three
Three shops on one street
Each one has its own windows to light and its own little story inside.
The Toyshop
12" wide × 14.5" tall
The grand centerpiece of the street, with bay windows full of toys and a wreath over the door.
The Bookstore
7" wide × 12.75" tall
Tall and narrow, with shelves of books stacked behind the front window.
The Bakery
8.5" wide × 8.5" tall
The smallest of the three, with tiered cakes and treats on display in both windows.
The collaboration piece
Christmas Village Shops
$49.99
Maren's design, brought to life by our studio. The set arrives in a heavyweight keepsake box that doubles as storage, so the village packs away safely in January and comes back out next year.
- Limited-edition Maren Baxter × My Mind's Eye collaboration
- Toyshop, bookstore and bakery
- Heavyweight paperboard with gold foil detailing
- One strand of fairy lights included, shared across all three shops
- Lights run on 2 AA batteries (not included)
- Packed in a keepsake box for gifting and storage
Set up your village
Watch it come together
Candice from our studio walks through every step, from opening the keepsake box to tucking in the lights. Tap any video to play.
Step 1
Open the box
What's inside the keepsake box and how the flat pieces are packed.
Step 2
Build the toyshop
Folding up the biggest shop on the street.
Step 3
Build the bookstore
The tall shop, start to finish, including the roof.
Step 4
Light the village
Threading one strand of lights through all three shops.
About the lights. The three shops share one strand of fairy lights. Assemble each shop, tuck a portion of the lights inside, and thread the strand through the small opening at the back of each shop to connect them. Then switch them on.
Good questions
The village, answered
Who is Maren Baxter?
Maren Baxter is a Norwegian artist and designer known for her poetic paper and gingerbread creations, which have reached millions of people through social media, awards, and television. The Christmas Village Shops are her second design with My Mind's Eye, following the Haunted Paper House.
What comes in the set?
Three paper shops (a toyshop, a bookstore and a bakery), one strand of battery-powered fairy lights shared by all three, and a heavyweight keepsake box. The lights take 2 AA batteries, which are not included.
How big are the shops?
The toyshop is 12" x 4.75" x 14.5", the bookstore is 7" x 4.5" x 12.75", and the bakery is 8.5" x 4.75" x 8.5".
How do I put it together?
Each shop folds up from flat pieces. The step-by-step videos above show the unboxing, the toyshop, the bookstore and the lights from start to finish.
Is it a limited edition?
Yes. The Village Shops are a limited-edition run, and the keepsake box is made for storing them between seasons so they can come out year after year.
Limited edition
Start your Christmas village
Maren's design, our studio's paper and gold foil, and a limited run for this season.
