Our weather has been cold and windy. I made chicken tortellini soup this morning and put four quarts into the fridge. We’ll be set for a few days. I find soup comforting when the weather is bitter. I have a box of Putz houses that I made a few years ago. Today I got them […]
Progress was made! And we had fun working together! With the help of DH and my two sisters, we took all the tinsel, ornaments, strings, and beads off the tree. At this point the tree will have to wait. The next step is to take the lights off the four bottom branches. They are too […]
As you might guess, taking Christmas down around here is a faster project than putting it up. But it still takes a lot of time. We don’t try to get it all down at once. A tree here, a tree there. The addition hall, a box or two or three. No rush. But it IS […]
Youngest Daughter started college this fall and one of the groups she joined is the sorority Sigma Delta Tau. For Christmas, I made a little sorority Putz house for her. It was fun to make. I googled the sorority and clicked on IMAGES. I found their crest, a paddle and a sign that I copied, […]
I saw a little Putz house online and decided to draw a pattern for it. Mine looks nothing like the one I saw, though there are similarities in the house design. I did move the chimney and changed its design a bit. My house…with the lights on… A rather simple design. Classic, though, and that’s […]
Younger Son’s wife loves anything to do with mid century design. We have worked on mid century Putz houses together in the past. You can read about that here: December 2014 mid century putz houses This link will show you how she diplayed them Christmas 2015. January 2016 mid century putz houses revisited Most of […]
My last Christmas Tree Lot sold quickly. I am happy to say it went to a very good home. Someone I know who will enjoy it for many years. So today I began a new tree lot. This one has a different style of building. This is how far I got on Day 1. I […]
I have been working on this little Putz Christmas Tree Lot for a few days. Finished it today. This is much like the two I’ve made before, but I try to make each one a little different from the others. This one has lights, which is a first. Also a snowman, rather than a mailbox. […]
This is the fifth year my sister Genny and I made a chalkboard tree on the large chalkboard in the music room. DH painted the chalkboard on the wall in 2011. It is about eight feet tall. It took four coats of green chalkboard paint to cover well. If you paint a chalkboard on a […]
Welcome back to the open house tour. If you would like to read the two previous posts, here are the links: open house 2016 ~ part one open house 2016 ~ part two We left off with only the addition left to see. The addition was built onto the house by the previous owner as […]