A figurine reading from a scroll sits on the second floor of one of the village’s homes.

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Matts spent four years creating a miniature Jewish village in her basement.

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To create 50’s milkshakes, Matts stuffed plastic glasses with tissue paper, and covered the paper with Tide detergent she had whipped in a mixer.

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Matts designed her dining room Christmas tree to match the room’s wallpaper.

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Coty Campos, left, and Avery Dice, both students at Potomac Falls High School, gave tours of the open house, and helped raised donations for the ALS Association.

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These Crackerbox ornaments made with Austrian crystals can take up to a week to make. At the center is the blue ornament, “Out of Africa.” The man who made the ornament was inspired by the colors of Africa’s Lake Victoria.

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Waterford ornaments made of Irish glass hang in the living room. “It’s crystal made in Ireland that’s very valuable,” said Matts.

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On United's Fantasy Flight, Andrew Luckabuagh, 9, of Fairfax checks out flight attendant Jordan Bacon's Christmas decorations.

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Children and families get excited as the pilot announces that United's Fantasy Flight is arriving at the North Pole. In the front row is the Luckabaugh family from Fairfax: from left, Juliana, 6; Kim; Dan; Elisa, 7; and Andrew, 9. Behind Juliana is Alex Olajumoke, 29, of Alexandria.

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Cathy Berdahl, first officer of United's Fantasy Flight, greets passengers as they arrive for the special North Pole flight to meet Santa.

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Families react when the Nationals mascot Screech tries to squeeze down the airplane aisles on United's Fantasy Flight.

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United Flight attendants Noelle Steele (in back) and Nadine DuVal dressed in Santa hats to greet passengers Dalia Kennedy and her son Wyatt, 10 months old.

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Once they "arrived" at the North Pole, Vienna resident Maria Cantoni and her son Santi, 8, made a necklace together in the crafts area.

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Passengers arriving at Dulles International Airport for United's Fantasy Flight to the North Pole could check the departure schedule to the North Pole to find their gate.

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The corner of S. Maple St and Cecelia Lane in Purcellville.

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13108 South Berlin Turnpike between Lovettsville and Purcellville.

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Inova Loudoun Hospital employees donated gifts for 50 children to the Loudoun County Salvation Army for the Christmas Angel Tree Program.

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Inova Loudoun Hospital employees donated gifts for 50 children to the Loudoun County Salvation Army for the Christmas Angel Tree Program.

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Students from Stone Bridge High School and Eagle Ridge Middle School helped decorate trees at the Dulles International Airport's baggage claim level Thursday, Dec. 4. for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority annual tree-trimming celebration. Eagle Ridge art teacher Cheryl Lacy helps 7th grader Sarah Fairchild, age 12, while Jordan Counts, 12, looks on.

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Students from Stone Bridge High School and Eagle Ridge Middle School helped decorate trees at the Dulles International Airport's baggage claim level Thursday, Dec. 4. for the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority annual tree-trimming celebration. Eagle Ridge Middle School 7th grader Tyler Brodie, age 12, hangs an ornament.

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