I just finished three sizes of the same pattern. Tiny Mini, Mini, and Original sizes. The smallest (Tiny Mini) is a pink winter house. The tiny snowman is almost too big! The orange Mini putz is made on a horizontal card. The yellow Original size is made on a verticial card base.
A vertical card leaves more room for landscaping than a horizontal card does. A drawback of using a vertical card for the base is the width. Some of my patterns are too wide to fit most vertical cards. I drew a few more narrow patterns, like this one, to take advantage of vertical cards.
The base of the Tiny Mini house is a small, vintage, vertical card. Setting the house at an angle leaves a little more room for landscaping. It also provides some visual interest. The sidewalk will be curved and one side of the yard will be larger than the other.
I think this little house looks cozy and warm.
I like to choose colors from the card to paint the putz house.
I found the tiny snowman on Amazon. He is about 5/8 of an inch tall. The bottle brush trees are decorated with faux snow. While the snow was wet, I sprinkled micro beads in silver and blue on the trees. Search “nail beads” or “caviar beads” for other colors.
There are a lot of ways to embellish and landscape a putz house. As you make putz, you will find the style you enjoy the most. Then practice, practice, practice. Your own style will develop as you make more putz houses.
If you have any questions about these houses, or about creating your own putz houses, please ask. I am happy to share what I have learned about the art of putzing.
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. My blog can be searched, as well. Some of the turorials haven’t been listed on the tutorial page. Working on that!
https://christmasnotebook.com/putz-little-glitter-houses/
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~~Rhonda 🙂