Yesterday I decorated another Putz house. I had four waiting for embellishments, so picked the first one in the line. I like to cut the wooden base off the bottle brush trees. Personal preference. I also thought the larger tree was too tall for the house, so I cut almost an inch off the bottom. […]
I have often been told that I should open an Etsy shop, so I have taken the leap and done so! You can visit me here: ChristmasNotebook on Etsy I have several different kinds of Christmas items for sale. My personal favorites are the Putz houses. I have nine of those listed. More to come […]
Since the last post about these little houses, I have finished several more steps toward finishing them. I decided to make window frames for all of them. After the bases were painted and glittered and the window frames installed, it was time to make some fences. And more fence posts… Fence railings are painted, glittered […]
Today, I made bases for four Putz houses. That takes some time because the base has three layers of cardboard inside, with glue on both sides of each layer. It takes time to dry and cure. If a house or fence is glued to the base before it has dried, the base or fence may […]
The little Putz churches are some of my favorites. Here is the white one with pink trim, in process. Do you like the pink beads? Here it is finished. I didn’t add a bottle brush tree to this one. Not sure if I should have put one on there or not. Do you have a […]
Today I worked on the embellishments for the little blue house. Tomorrow, the church. ~~Rhonda
Spring. What’s not to love?! Star Magnolia Spring Beauties in the green grass. Daffodils in the sun. Grape Hyacinths coming up in the most unlikely places. Bloodroot in the woods. The whitest of white flowers. And Bleeding Hearts, of course. I was six or seven years old the first time I saw Bleeding Hearts. I […]
Today, I continued work on the five Putz houses I have on my desk currently. Last night I left off with three houses and their fences glued to their bases. Today, I glued down the other two houses and their fences. I promised to paint at least one fence a different color than white. Here […]
Today I made fences for some of the Putz houses. You can read the tutorial here: making fences for putz houses I start with 1/2″ strips of cardboard and use punches or scissors to give them some decoration. oration. I used some of the fence posts I made yesterday. The little yellow house got a […]