I worked on bases for Putz houses on Monday. Took most of the day to finish five. It always takes longer than I remember! All five are completed. Construction, base coat of paint, two coats of sandy paint, and a dip in the fine glitter. It’s hard to tell from the pictures that they’ve been […]
Just a quick note. I’ve had a bad cough this week that wears me out. But I am doing what I can. I don’t want to be left behind with spring to enjoy. The yard is full of daffodils and other plants are popping up. The Poet’s daffodils are later than most and the first […]
In my last post, the little green Putz house was ready to be attached to the base. Somehow I missed taking pictures of the pinning process. This one was pretty easy to pin down, though. This is after pinning and gluing the house. If you look closely, you can see the bead of glue around […]
I have started the next Putz house embellishment. I thought I took a picture of it before I started, but I can’t find it anywhere. In this photo, it is the green house with pink roof toward the back. I love the ski-slope roof on this one. The first thing I did was to add […]
This one was fun. Maybe because I love the colors so much. In the last post, I left off here… Partway through the process… Here are some of the bits and bobs I used to embellish this Putz house. Ferns, in a color I call “champagne.” These came on a long stem. I bought them […]
As I said in my last post, I chose this little Putz house for my next project. I didn’t have any ink jet acetate for making window panes. Added it to my shopping list. Middle Daughter did find some vellum in the craft room for me to try. I used a yellow Sharpie to color […]
I pulled out some of my Putz houses I made a few years ago. They need bases and embellishments. As you can see, I like the vintage style. Simple design and a smaller size than many being made currently. The larger ones are beautiful, too, and I hope to make some one day, but I […]
This little Putz church is like the one I just finished (you can see it here: little Putz church, continued), though this one is trimmed in blue instead of yellow. This one also has the addition of a bell in the tower. I made both the church and the base last year. I pulled them […]