Category Archives: Putz Houses

special front door bumpout, a nod to Tudor Revival

This Tudor Revival cottage is all set for Christmas. The base measures 6 1/2″ wide by 4 1/2″ deep. The Putz is 4 1/2″ tall as measured from the bottom of the base to the top of the chimney. I like to use upcycled greeting cards to make the bases for my putz houses. This card […]

handmade picket fence and handmade wreath embellish this special putz

I drew this pattern in 2024. The base measures 6″ wide by 4 1/2″ deep. The Putz is 5 1/2″ tall as measured from the bottom of the base to the top of the chimneys. I make the bases for all my Putz houses from upcycled greeting cards. This card features holly, candles and a Christmas […]

a birdhouse, a tiny dragonfly, and a big summer tree

You can find this summer putz house in my Etsy shop. The card inspired the colors of the house with its sunny yellow flowers and softened teal birdhouse. Small flowers provided the lavender color. The hole in the back allows the use of an LED light string to illuminate the house. I used poster board […]

winter church has unusual holiday color scheme

Most Christmas greeting cards tend to use red and green, silver and gold, etc. When I saw this greeting card, I immediately wanted to use it as the base for a winter church. The unusual color scheme of pale orange and light purple drew me in. The base measures 7 1/8″ wide by 4 1/2″ […]

valentine putz with a candy heart sidewalk

This little house features a sidewalk made of wooden “candy” hearts. Mulberry paper flowers and pearl beads embellish the yard. The fence is made of poster board punched with little hearts. You can find the tutorial here: Heart-punched Fence I found the wooden “candy” hearts on Etsy. The love letters are also from Etsy. The […]

lovely little valentine house

I cut my patterns by hand. After cutting, the pieces are painted, then assembled. This Valentine house is decoupaged with tissue paper. Some of the pictures make the house look pink, but it is white with pink hearts. The base is made from an upcycled greeting card that features two raccoons exchanging Valentine cards. The […]

warm welcome on Christmas Eve

The periwinkle house is placed on a base made from an upcycled Christmas card. The colors for the putz are inspired by the colors of the greeting card. Each putz has a hole on the back to allow the use of small LED light strings to illuminate the putz. The picket fence for this house […]

framed by snow-lined winter trees

This winter putz house features two bare winter trees, outlined with snow. I make the trees from model tree armatures. The base is made from an upcycled greeting card. It measures 6 1/2″ wide by 4 1/2″ deep. The putz is 5 1/8″ tall as measured from the bottom of the base to the top […]

periwinkle house with a tiny deer and a snowman

So tiny! So cute! And I do love snowing a winter house. This Tiny Mini size putz features evergreen trees, bottle brush trees, a tiny deer and a snowman. The putz is made with pattern 091718, which is the same pattern as the last two houses I made. The Tiny Mini, periwinkle putz is 3″ […]

this mini size house features an autumn tree

I can’t resist another autumn house. It’s that time of year! The pattern for this Mini size autumn house is pattern #091718. My pattern numbers are the dates I drew the patterns. I drew this pattern September 17, 2018. It’s a traditional house with a large front yard, full of flowers and fallen leaves. Perfect […]