A lot of people enjoy making Putz houses and we all use our own methods and favorite tools. Following are my personal favorite tools and supplies for the craft of making Putz. If you have other favorites, please share! Cardboard / Poster board I buy white poster board at Walmart for use in building Putz […]
I have been eyeing this Christmas card for a long time, thinking about putting a Putz house on it. A few days ago, I got it out and drew a pattern inspired by the little house on the card. I added extra windows because the house needs to light up well. I make all my […]
Here are a few Putz I’ve made in the past week. This Putz is one of several mini ones I have made. I like the smaller size and plan to make more of them. The card base for the above Putz… This double-chimney Putz is a new pattern I drew last week. This is the […]
I drew a new pattern for a Christmas tree lot yesterday and finished the Putz today. It is smaller than my other Christmas tree lots. The base is made from a Christmas card highlighted with gold foil. Each tree lot I make gets a different name. This is Merry’s Christmas Tree Lot. A lantern charm […]
I listed two new houses to Etsy. I made the following one a few weeks ago, and for some reason I don’t remember, it was set aside. Yesterday, I was sorting my stock and realized it hadn’t been listed. So, I took care of that as well as listing a house I finished yesterday. The […]
This Putz house is one of several two-story patterns I have. The vintage Christmas card has some great colors Because there was some red on the Christmas card, I wanted to use some red on the Putz, so I dusted the bottle brush trees with red glitter. A tiny snowman greets visitors at the front […]
I found a Christmas card with a barn picture that I just had to use. I haven’t made a barn with a silo before. The roof is made from corrugated cardboard to simulate a ridged metal roof. The fence is made from heavy-weight poster board and wooden skewers. The cow’s name is Merry. I added […]
This Putz church is the second one I made from this pattern. I drew the pattern with inspiration from a photograph of a vintage Putz church. You can see the first church here: Yellow and Green Putz Church This church features a metal, free-swinging bell in the bell tower, two bottle brush trees and a […]
The newest Putz barn is finished and I’ve listed it to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com Just for fun, here’s a picture of it “pre-snow.” The barn and the fence haven’t been glued down yet, either. Corrugated cardboard makes a great ridged metal roof. I drew the pattern for the barn without the inspiration of a […]
Using plastic ornaments, which are pretty easy to cut, I made some Christmas diorama ornaments last year. I just found six of them in a cabinet and decided to list them to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com They are fun to make. I used tiny vintage figurines, artificial foliage, bottle brush trees, etc., to embellish them. […]