Monthly Archives: April 2016

i hope you’re not tired of putz houses…

Today I tried something a little different with the small ivory and green Putz house. I haven’t used red on any of the houses yet, but decided this one could handle some red embellishments. Adding wired red beads to the background foliage worked out better than I thought it might. From the back, it’s easier […]

blue putz house

Yesterday I decorated another Putz house. I had four waiting for embellishments, so picked the first one in the line. I like to cut the wooden base off the bottle brush trees. Personal preference. I also thought the larger tree was too tall for the house, so I cut almost an inch off the bottom. […]

visit my new Etsy store!

I have often been told that I should open an Etsy shop, so I have taken the leap and done so! You can visit me here: ChristmasNotebook on Etsy I have several different kinds of Christmas items for sale. My personal favorites are the Putz houses. I have nine of those listed. More to come […]

working on the putz houses

Since the last post about these little houses, I have finished several more steps toward finishing them. I decided to make window frames for all of them. After the bases were painted and glittered and the window frames installed, it was time to make some fences. And more fence posts… Fence railings are painted, glittered […]

menu plan monday ~ april 4, 2016

The twins spent a three day weekend here and the time went by quickly. They played outside a lot on Friday. The weather was a tad chilly, but not too cold. They found plenty to do. Saturday was colder. They didn’t want to go out, so spent some time standing at my desk as we […]

putz bases and window panes

Today, I made bases for four Putz houses. That takes some time because the base has three layers of cardboard inside, with glue on both sides of each layer. It takes time to dry and cure. If a house or fence is glued to the base before it has dried, the base or fence may […]

white putz church with pink trim

The little Putz churches are some of my favorites. Here is the white one with pink trim, in process. Do you like the pink beads? Here it is finished. I didn’t add a bottle brush tree to this one. Not sure if I should have put one on there or not. Do you have a […]