Last fall, I had a custom order for a Putz church that replicates the customer’s home church in Nolensville, Tennessee. It is 180 years old and is a beautiful historic landmark. I realized I hadn’t posted about this project, so decided to do it now. I hope you enjoy the process! While preparing to make […]
My latest Putz house took longer to finish than usual. I had to work out a few problems as I went along. But I am very happy with the way it came out. I had hoped to add green shutters but there wasn’t enough room on the front between the two windows. Next time I […]
Today, I listed three Putz houses and a church to my Etsy shop. ChistmasNotebook.etsy.com The church is a tall steepled building with a pretty bell tower. I like to use nativity pictures from Christmas cards on the bases of my Putz churches. This one features the shepherds. I love the blue color on this church. […]
In 2012, I wrote a tutorial for making Putz bases. Putz Base Tutorial At some point after that, I began making bases for my Putz houses and churches from greeting cards. It has become my trademark for the Putz houses and churches I sell on Etsy. This tutorial is an updated version of the first […]
I just listed three Putz houses to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com I drew the patterns for each of these houses myself, using vintage Putz houses as my inspiration. The first house is a lovely dark blue and brown Putz with light blue details. The picture on the base features a beautiful shade of blue with […]
The first part of this “gallery of Putz houses” can be found here: gallery of putz houses…part 1 Following are more Putz houses I have completed during the past few months. The first one is one of my favorite Easter Putz churches. It has sold. Wasn’t in the Etsy shop long! I love the details […]
I have taken quite a bit of time off blog writing. Not intentionally. It just seemed to work out that way. I do enjoy writing my blog and have no desire to give it up. Sometimes, though, other than a few faithful commenters, I wonder if anyone else is listening. The other day someone I […]
Here it is! This year’s chalkboard Christmas tree. You can see the previous five chalkboard trees here: Chalkboard Christmas Trees Our theme for this year is “…not even a mouse…” As in previous years, I googled the internet for images that would fit the theme. I searched < Christmas mice >, printed the images I […]
I listed three new Putz houses to Etsy this week. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com These houses are in a simpler style than my usual Putz. I’ve had a few requests for less embellished houses and I am always happy to make houses in different styles. These houses were constructed earlier this year and emblellished a week or so […]