I use an acrylic box picture frame (ref to attached link) and a light from my Christmas village. The set-up is: (1) start with a cookie sheet with a towel UNDER it (protects table from bulb heat); (2) single light from village lays on cookie sheet; and (3) with picture frame set over it.
acrylic frame:
http://www.jerrysartarama.com/discou...lic-box-frames
light:
available separately in some Christmas displays (check Joann's)