We have done a chalkboard tree for the Christmas season the past four years. This will be our fifth one. The first one was based on one I saw online. Our chalkboard is eight feet tall. The ceilings are twelve feet. Lots of room to play! The second tree was done with a “Twelve Days […]
I am making new stock for my Etsy store. Today I finished a shadow box that I particularly like. I call it “Make a Joyful Noise!” It is listed in my shop -ChristmasNotebook. The paper I wanted to use for the back of the box wasn’t quite the right color, so I used some thinned […]
I’ve been working on Christmas card shadow boxes the past few days. They are made from Christmas cards. They are about 4″ x 6″ x 1″. The winter sleigh ride scenes are always a favorite of mine. Up close… The back is scrapbook card stock. I really like the way this one turned out. These […]
I have been trying several ways to make picket fences for Putz houses. I came up with some options, using corrugated cardboard. The cardboard I used is a thin cardboard with about seven ridges per inch. It came from a box for a dustbuster. The “picket” fence I describe in this post was inspired by […]
The little green house with the brown roof is coming right along. Here is where we left it. I’m planning to add a wreath over the door and a picket fence around the house. It’s hard to wait until the paint is totally dry when I’m putting up a new fence. And I was eager […]
I used the Putz house on the front page of cardboardputzhouses.com as my inspiration for a new Putz pattern. The one I made isn’t as elaborate as the one pictured. I may go back and add the porch and the first story roof to the pattern at some point. It certainly adds a lot of […]
This cute little Putz house came together pretty fast. I found a very pretty Christmas card in tones of gold, yellow and brown. I decided to make a Putz house to match. The pattern is one I made from a picture of a vintage Putz house several years ago. I like the rounded roof line. […]