At our previous home, we had expansive gardens featuring daylilies, hosta and many perennials. Looks like a lot of work, doesn’t it? We were younger then… Most of those plants were non-natives. It hadn’t occurred to us to work with natives. At our present home we are striving to have a more eco-friendly garden, though […]
I love the aqua blue color on this greeting card. At first, I couldn’t decide if the roof should be a dark blue or the red. I’m glad I went with red. The house looks very festive! I did make a pennent garland of red and white stripes and blue stars, but it didn’t seem […]
Celebrate our country’s birthday with this Independence Day putz house, complete with fireworks. The fireworks fit into clear tubes on the back and are removable for storage. The wooden picket fence is made from coffee stir sticks. I make my own picket fences in a variety of styles. The flag flaps in the breeze on […]
Sparkling fireworks highlight this Fourth of July putz house. Sit back and enjoy the celebration! I handcrafted the picket fence from coffee stir sticks. The fireworks fit into plastic tubes on the back of the house. When the season is over, remove the fireworks and store them with the house for next year’s celebration. The […]
I had planned to make a summer church, but, while looking for a card to use for the base, I found this pretty spring card and decided to make a spring church with it. Poster board, cut with decorative scissors, make the churchyard fence. The fence posts are made from 1/8″ square, wooden rods. I […]
I’ve been in my craft room for almost three years now. Time has flown by. The craft room is in an addition added to our home a year after we moved in. We were downsizing from a large brick home built in 1867. Tons of room there to store stuff. Even stuff we no longer […]
You can find this summer putz house in my Etsy shop. The card inspired the colors of the house with its sunny yellow flowers and softened teal birdhouse. Small flowers provided the lavender color. The hole in the back allows the use of an LED light string to illuminate the house. I used poster board […]
This quaint house has five steps up to the small porch. I used an upcycled greeting card to make the base. It features a beautiful wood thrush surrounded by violets and marsh marigolds. The back of the putz has the traditional hole for the use of an LED light string to illuminate the house. The […]