This cute little Putz house came together pretty fast.
I found a very pretty Christmas card in tones of gold, yellow and brown.
I decided to make a Putz house to match. The pattern is one I made from a picture of a vintage Putz house several years ago. I like the rounded roof line. Something a little different than the usual.
Friday evening, I cut out the pattern and painted the roof and the window and door frames.
Saturday morning, I painted the house. I wasn’t sure about the color. Not my personal favorite. But then I’m a winter and not an autumn when it comes to coloring. The color does go perfectly with the Christmas card.
The fence went up quickly. Then it was time to glue the house to the base. I decided to set the house at an angle so I would have room to the left side for a large tree.
I added gold chenille stems under the roof-line, then glued on the window awning. It got a little piece of chenille trim, too.
An ivory colored Christmas tree seemed right for this house. It is decorated with beads in gold shades that compliment the house. I decided to add a “garland” to the tree using more of the same chenille stem.
I used 6mm tinsel chenille stems (otherwise known as pipe cleaners).
To make the loops, the chenille stem is wrapped around a pencil. If larger loops are needed, a larger object should be used to wrap the stems. Smaller? Maybe a paint brush handle.
To make the loops, slide the chenille stem off the pencil. Flatten the circles and pinch the tops of the loops to help define them. Here you can see the ones I’ve flattened on the left and the ones that are still curled on the right.
Make enough flattened scallops to fit around the part of the tree you are decorating.
I hot glue the ends together to make the circle, then slip it over the tree into position. Then I hot glue the tops of the loops to the tree. Make as many garland loops as you need for the size tree you are using. I have used 3mm chenille stems to make a similar garland for a smaller bottle brush tree.
After the garland was on the tree, I went back and added a few more beads to fill in between the loops of garland. I think I’ll try putting the garland on first next time.
The space above the door seemed too empty, so I made a tiny wreath from a bit of leftover chenille stem and glued it over the door. A gold star for the tree top and some snow for the roof..the house is done!
The house has been listed in my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook
I hope you enjoyed watching as I put the little glitter house together. If you have any questions, please ask! I am happy to help.
~~Rhonda