Putz barn

Christmas Putz Barn

I’ve been wanting to make a Putz barn for some time. The other day I took some time and googled Christmas barns. I saw a lot I liked, but finally found one that really caught my eye on Instagram. So pretty in its rich red and white. I snapped a screen capture to save the picture and began the process of turning it into a Putz.

Putz inspiration

I made a rough sketch with a few notes to determine the size and the placement of openings…

Christmas Putz Barn

Then drew the pattern and made a paper mock-up. As usual, I found a few things that needed tweaking, and made the necessary changes to the pattern.

Christmas Putz Barn

Then it was time to make the poster board version.

Christmas Putz Barn

The barn door seemed too large to leave empty. I mulled that over for a while, then decided to find a vintage Christmas card picture online that could be used. I saved the image, then inserted it in Word and downsized it by a lot. It took a few fiddles to get it to the right size, but in the end…perfect!

Christmas Putz Barn

Next came the paint.

Christmas Putz Barn

And the door and window frames.

Christmas Putz Barn

Then the corrugated “tin” roof. I had thought about painting it silver or grey, but decided that white would be more effective for achieving the crisp red and white that I liked so much in the original picture.

Christmas Putz Barn

I am very happy with the finished barn. There are a few things I want to tweak the next time I make one. Not real changes, but just some finesse in the finished piece.

Christmas Putz Barn

But I think Santa and the reindeer are happy with their new barn.

Christmas Putz Barn

The next step is to make the base, then I’ll embellish the barn with some snow covered trees and Christmas greens.

~~Rhonda

Post a Comment

Your email is never published nor shared. Required fields are marked *

*
*