Christmas Notebook

I listed two new houses to Etsy. I made the following one a few weeks ago, and for some reason I don’t remember, it was set aside. Yesterday, I was sorting my stock and realized it hadn’t been listed. So, I took care of that as well as listing a house I finished yesterday.

The colors are derived from the card that I used to make the base of the Putz.

My original pattern didn’t have chimneys, but I decided to add them and am glad I did. I love the way they finish off the look of this house.

The colors turned out well. I like this combination a lot. To compliment the grey, I brushed artificial snow on the bottle brush trees and sprinkled them with vintage silver glitter.

The second house I listed is a smaller-than-usual Putz house in a pretty light green color.

The Christmas card I used as a base is one of my favorites.

A tiny deer stands near the front door.

I used a post and board fence to reflect the one on the Christmas card.

I reduced the original pattern by 15% and I like the smaller scale a lot. I’m going to try some of my other patterns in this smaller scale.

These Putz houses have been listed to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!

If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz house tutorials

I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!

~~Rhonda

I found a Christmas card with a barn picture that I just had to use.

I haven’t made a barn with a silo before.

The roof is made from corrugated cardboard to simulate a ridged metal roof.

The fence is made from heavy-weight poster board and wooden skewers.

The cow’s name is Merry.

I added extra windows because lighting a Putz is what it’s all about.

This barn is a smaller scale than I usually make. I wanted to fit both the barn and the silo on the card.

This Putz barn has been listed to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!

If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz house tutorials

I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!

~~Rhonda

The newest Putz barn is finished and I’ve listed it to my Etsy shop.

ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

Just for fun, here’s a picture of it “pre-snow.” The barn and the fence haven’t been glued down yet, either.

Corrugated cardboard makes a great ridged metal roof.

I drew the pattern for the barn without the inspiration of a barn pictured on a Christmas card, so I used this Christmas card for the base and used the colors of the card for the barn.

Detail of one of the bottle brush trees. I used Aleene’s True Snow on the tree and dusted it with irridescent glitter.

Putz are so appealing when the lights are on…

This Putz barn has been listed to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!

If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz house tutorials

I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!

~~Rhonda

I like the little Putz houses the best. This one is from a pattern I drew in 2012. I call it the “ski slope” house. I haven’t made one for a while.

I found this cute card for the base.

I had planned to make the door red, but forgot to do that while I was painting the door and window frames.

It’s hard to find embellishments that are small enough to work with these small houses, but I did have this wee little snowman and it worked.

Here’s a picture for scale…

This Putz house has been listed to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!

If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz house tutorials

I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!

~~Rhonda

I drew the pattern for this Putz barn and, when it was assembled, realized it was too wide for the card I used as inspiration for the pattern. I reduced the pattern by 20% using the printer, and that worked perfectly.

The little cow’s name is Noel.

This Putz barn has been listed to my Etsy shop. ChristmasNotebook.etsy.com

All proceeds from my Etsy shop benefit Kenya Mercy Ministries. They work with the urban poor of Nairobi, Kenya, particularly the children and their families who live in Kibera, the largest slum in Africa. Thank you for your part in helping these children when you purchase items from my shop!

If you are interested in crafting some Putz houses of your own, check out my Putz tutorials for more information. Putz house tutorials

I am always happy to answer questions about the process. Please ask, if you are wondering about the details of putzing!

~~Rhonda