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 […]
The Easter card used to make the base inspired the colors of the putz house. As soon as I saw this beautiful card, I knew I would make an Easter house with it. My thanks to the friend who donated the card to me! I appreciate donations! The base measures 4 7/8″ wide by 7 […]
I’ve used my craft room drawers for almost two years. It’s time to declutter and revise the contents to make the drawers more user friendly. Storage space that I can reach from my desk is “prime real estate.” Items used daily are stored in prime real estate. Items used once a week or so are […]
This pink and blue Easter church features a pip stem tree, a tiny bird nest and beautiful spring flowers. The base is made from an upcycled, Easter greeting card which pictures a rabbit and a Bible verse. “Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creation.” 2 Corinthians 5:17a, KJV The colors […]
Most Christmas greeting cards tend to use red and green, silver and gold, etc. When I saw this greeting card, I immediately wanted to use it as the base for a winter church. The unusual color scheme of pale orange and light purple drew me in. The base measures 7 1/8″ wide by 4 1/2″ […]
With other things that needed to be done, I wasn’t able to finish the Easter church until yesterday. The Putz measures 6 1/2″ wide by 4 1/2″ deep. The Putz is 8″ tall as measured from the bottom of the base to the top of the steeple. The base is made from an upcycled, Easter […]
Yesterday brought a high temp of 71°. It was a beautiful day to work on the catio for the first time in a long time. I took my notebook and my computer and my lunch outside and sat on the screened porch all afternoon. The cats came along. Clark amused himself by sniffing furniture. Riley […]
This little house features a sidewalk made of wooden “candy” hearts. Mulberry paper flowers and pearl beads embellish the yard. The fence is made of poster board punched with little hearts. You can find the tutorial here: Heart-punched Fence I found the wooden “candy” hearts on Etsy. The love letters are also from Etsy. The […]
I cut my patterns by hand. After cutting, the pieces are painted, then assembled. This Valentine house is decoupaged with tissue paper. Some of the pictures make the house look pink, but it is white with pink hearts. The base is made from an upcycled greeting card that features two raccoons exchanging Valentine cards. The […]
The periwinkle house is placed on a base made from an upcycled Christmas card. The colors for the putz are inspired by the colors of the greeting card. Each putz has a hole on the back to allow the use of small LED light strings to illuminate the putz. The picket fence for this house […]