This summer house features a handcrafted wooden picket fence, a floral arbor with a tiny butterfly, and a budding vine growing on the house.
The putz is 4 3/8″ wide by 6″ deep. It is 5 1/2″ tall, as measured from the bottom of the base to the top of the chimney.
The base is made from an upcycled greeting card. The colors for the putz house are inspired by the colors of the card. This card features a beautiful, lush cottage garden. The house has a hole in the back that allows the use of a small LED light string for lighting the putz.
A budding vine grows over the house. The yard is filled with mulberry paper flowers and velvet forget-me-nots. A handcrafted, wooden, picket fence encloses the garden.
Enter the front yard through a floral arbor. Note the tiny butterfly. A variety of flowers and foliage are used to fill the summer garden with abundant color.
If you would like to see more of my Putz houses, as well as Christmas ornaments I have made from upcycled holiday cards, please visit my Etsy shop.
If you are interested in crafting Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz House Tutorials The blog can be searched for “tutorial” to find any that aren’t linked to the tutorial page. Working on that!
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. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest urban slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!
~~Rhonda 🙂