I found this little putz house in a drawer while decluttering. It was constructed and painted. The base was completed and dated 2025. I have forgotten why I set it aside. I pulled it out, put it together and landscaped it. The base is made from an upcycled greeting card. I am guessing the size of this small card is why I chose to make the putz house in the MINI size. It fits the card perfectly. It is listed in my Etsy shop.
From the top, there is a view of the garden and of the vine that grows over the house. From the back, the view is of the traditional hole for the use of an LED light string for illuminating the house.
This is a TINY size putz. It is 75% of the ORIGINAL size pattern that I make. Smaller, more compact. So cute! I made the picket fence from wooden, coffee stir-sticks.
Paper and velvet flowers embellish the garden. The bottle brush trees were ivory. I painted them pink and used a very fine, iridescent, pink glitter on them.
A gold, flattened bead cap covers the small round window in the gable over the door.
If you have any questions about my posted putz houses, or about creating your own putz houses, please ask. I am happy to share what I have learned about the art of putzing.
To see more of my putz houses, as well as Christmas ornaments I have made from upcycled holiday cards, please visit my Etsy shop.
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 urban slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!
Want to try making your own putz houses? Check out my putz tutorials for more information. My blog can be searched, as well. Some of the turorials haven’t been listed on the tutorial page.
Tutorials / Putz and Glitter Houses
~~Rhonda 🙂