Hello! I’m back! My blog has been down since December 8, due to technical difficulties. Thankfully, my webmaster (AKA my younger son) was able to set things to rights. I can post again!
We had a great Christmas and I’ll be posting some pictures from that soon. Just to get back into the flow of things, I’ll share some of the Putz houses I’ve been making.
This little green one is a miniature. I reduced the size of the pattern to 80% of the original, using the printer to do that.
![Mini Green and Light Brown Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4842/45702025434_e2db14232c.jpg)
![Mini Green and Light Brown Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7893/44608379720_bca0a63675.jpg)
The base is made from an upcycled Christmas card.
![Mini Green and Light Brown Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7867/46424815101_cc923ec585.jpg)
Another mini in blue…
![Light Blue and Dark Blue Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4895/31500748407_9881d465bb.jpg)
The Christmas card for this base is really cute. I like the tiny Santa and his tiny sleigh.
![Light Blue and Dark Blue Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4883/46440213231_b4f0105b00.jpg)
The bright red of this house is a perfect match for the Christmas card on the base.
![Red and Gold Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4916/45837591094_fc57cb24b1.jpg)
![Red and Gold Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4832/46509622192_18d5fa4641.jpg)
A few weeks ago, I made some Valentine houses.
![Pink and Red Valentine Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4859/31879793757_fa724e6cf4.jpg)
The one below is embellished with some wired glass beads, used as a vine that grows up the right side of the house and onto the second story.
![Red and Pink Valentine Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4816/46845630091_d9186f629c.jpg)
![Red and Pink Valentine Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7918/32970129598_e2a8d01b2a.jpg)
I used the above pattern to make a mini Christmas Putz house.
![IMG_2298](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7884/32989624308_9cb90ab9e4.jpg)
![Mini Periwinkle and Dark Coral Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4808/46139949284_7e2acc1038.jpg)
The colors are inspired by the Christmas card I used as the base.
![Mini Periwinkle and Dark Coral Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7841/46812884252_b5334c55a3.jpg)
The following Putz has another cute Santa card as the base.
![Green and Cranberry Red Putz House with deer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7882/46159000624_09783afe76.jpg)
This is one of my favorite cards featuring Santa Claus.
![Green and Cranberry Red Putz House with deer](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7879/33008586368_a409f55c61.jpg)
I used the same pattern to make this mini version.
![Mini Poinsettia Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4882/31945804247_76c1c0179a.jpg)
![Mini Poinsettia Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7889/46835276662_96cec3d22f.jpg)
The last two Putz houses are also a regular-sized pattern and a mini version.
![White and Cranberry Red Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7901/46909981441_cf2dec4c67.jpg)
The house looks ivory in the above picture, but it is actually white. This is a better photo.
![White and Cranberry Red Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7904/46910021191_acc695c5ba.jpg)
Tilt the house up and you get a very cute surprise!
![White and Cranberry Red Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7844/45995502635_f167b8c766.jpg)
The mini version of the above house…
![Mini Red and Green Putz House](https://farm5.staticflickr.com/4834/46017083865_639dbb24b5.jpg)
![Mini Red and Green Putz House](https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7824/46878924552_00b7cee100.jpg)
You can see my Putz houses and other Christmas ornaments in my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com
If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz Tutorials
I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!
All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. KMM works with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!
~~Rhonda
PS. The updates to my blog include a whole new post editor. It’s taking me a while to figure out how to use it. There are a few editing errors I can’t find a way to fix, but I’m going to let that go for now and post this. ~~R. 🙂