As I worked on this Putz barn, I took some pictures of the process I used to make the fence. It was my first effort at this type of fence, and it worked well. If you like the look of a board fence for your miniature barn or house, give it a try! The inspiration […]
I’ll start by saying this should be titled “MY experience with acrylic paints for crafting” because that is all I am bringing to the table. I don’t know which brands are considered best by the general crafting community. I don’t know how long paints are “supposed” to be kept, when it is recommended to discard […]
I was rummaging through some drawers in the craft room last week and found a few Putz houses I had cut from poster board but hadn’t finished. I don’t remember when I actually started putting this house together. I couldn’t find the original pattern for it, so I drew a new one, with a few […]
When I began to make Putz churches, I had to devise a way to hang bells in the bell towers. Following is the method I use. The bells hang freely from a small chain and swing back and forth if the church is moved. Two examples… Basically, I make a ceiling for the bell tower […]
Sometimes it can be hard to decide how to finish the front walk of your Putz house or church. One of my favorite methods is to make stepping stones from the front door to the gate, using cardboard. Supplies needed: A small piece of cardboard, poster board, or cardstock Scissors Needle-nose tweezers Acrylic paint White […]
Supplies needed: Beads or miniature ornaments Bottle brush tree Needle-nose tweezers Hot glue gun Star bead for the tree topper Long-nose pliers White tacky glue Aleene’s True Snow Palette knife or other blade Clear glitter Glitter tray To decorate a bottle brush tree with ornaments, I use any combination of miniature ornaments, vintage mercury beads, […]
My latest house is this little green and brown one. The “picket” fence is made with corrugated cardboard. The fence posts at the front gate are made from wooden dowels, cut to size and painted. Picket fence tutorial I like to add the traditional hole in the back of the Putz house for the use […]
This post shares how I “snow” bottle brush trees for a lush look on my Putz house displays. Supplies needed for snowing and glittering bottle brush trees: bottle brush trees Aleene’s True Snow Squeeze Bottle Palette Knife or other blade Hot Glue Gun Glitter / My most used glitter is Spectra Glitter Clear. I also […]
This little church is a pretty simple design. It does have a bell in the bell tower which takes it up a step from the simplest designs. The blue is Apple Barrel 21142 Cobalt lightened with white. The yellow is Apple Barrel 21474E Yellow Flame, lightened with white. The fence was cut with a large-scallop […]
This ivory and honey brown Putz church was just finished. You can see it in my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com It’s a very simple design with simple embellishments. I love adding embellishments but sometimes less is best. The colors coordinate with the picture on the base. The back has a hole for the light string. A […]