By Brendan Rees
For Andrew D’Cruz, his ideas have no boundaries.
For hours a day for nearly two months, he has created an intricate mini-village Christmas display – and all from his Narre Warren South family lounge room.
Away from the hustle and bustle of work life, he and his wife Samantha “wanted to create a land which would portray us”.
From churches to a zoo, a beach, shops, a carnival, boats, houses and more – the stunning display has been “a massive work in progress”.
“Our village depicts love, fun, entertaining, relaxation and adventure,” Samantha says.
“This was a dream of my husband right from a young boy. He is very artistic and creative and a man of patience and adventure.
“It gives us a lot of pleasure to invite family and friends over to transport them to the world we creatively enjoy even though it’s for a short while, the journey is so worth it”.
The village has grown every year since the couple bought their first building from Dimmeys in 2012.
“I help out when I can and I mainly concentrate on the shopping of the display items,” Samantha says, adding they try to find a “few new and rare display items”.
Their masterpiece has even inspired neighbours to try to replicate a similar atmosphere in their homes.
“We always look forward to Christmas every year as this is a celebration of the birth of the son of God and time to spend with our family and friends”.
