Since the last post about these little houses, I have finished several more steps toward finishing them. I decided to make window frames for all of them.
After the bases were painted and glittered and the window frames installed, it was time to make some fences.
And more fence posts…
Fence railings are painted, glittered and ready to install.
Ta-da!
Next step is embellishing the houses. Maybe tomorrow.
~~Rhoda
The twins spent a three day weekend here and the time went by quickly. They played outside a lot on Friday. The weather was a tad chilly, but not too cold. They found plenty to do. Saturday was colder. They didn’t want to go out, so spent some time standing at my desk as we watched “The Great British Baking Show.” They were fascinated. Snow White found it “too stressful” to wait to find out who won and who lost. Rose Red loved it, though. She watched three episodes.
They did go out long enough to cook hot dogs and S’mores over the fire pit with Pa Saturday evening.
And on Sunday, the weather was gorgeous. We spent a good part of the afternoon outside.
Today would have been my parents’ 64th wedding anniversary, if Mom were alive. I hope the day brought you some sweet memories, Dad.
April 4, 1952 / Ruth Mitchell Ashby, Clarence Ashby, Alan L. Ashby, Georgia Maguire Ashby, Nellie Wiser Maguire, Harold Maguire.
Following is the menu for the week.
Monday
Roast Beef Sandwiches
Homemade Buns
Tuesday
Spicy Tomato Cream Spaghetti
Sour Dough Garlic Bread
Green Salad
Wednesday
Hamburgers
Homemade Buns
Pretzels
Grapes
Thursday
Crock Pot Turkey
Gravy
Rice
Corn
Peas
Friday
Slow Cooker Chicken and Corn Chowder
Saturday
Quilt Day and Soup Luncheon
Cheese / Crackers
Veggie Tray
Fresh Strawberries, Pineapple and Blueberries
Sunday
Fridge Food
You can find more menus and ideas at Menu Plan Monday.
~~Rhonda
Today, I made bases for four Putz houses. That takes some time because the base has three layers of cardboard inside, with glue on both sides of each layer. It takes time to dry and cure. If a house or fence is glued to the base before it has dried, the base or fence may buckle and then dry that way. Not good.
With the bases made and drying, I took time to give the little houses window panes.
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The windowpanes are installed. Tomorrow, if I have time, I will make fences for the houses.
Meanwhile, spring is breathtaking right now. The redbud trees are at peak bloom, the lilacs are blooming, and the late daffodils are blooming. Beautiful!
~~Rhonda
The little Putz churches are some of my favorites. Here is the white one with pink trim, in process.
Do you like the pink beads?
Here it is finished. I didn’t add a bottle brush tree to this one. Not sure if I should have put one on there or not.
Do you have a favorite of the few I’ve posted lately?
~~Rhonda
Today I worked on the embellishments for the little blue house.
Tomorrow, the church. ~~Rhonda
Spring. What’s not to love?!
Star Magnolia
Spring Beauties in the green grass.
Daffodils in the sun.
Grape Hyacinths coming up in the most unlikely places.
Bloodroot in the woods. The whitest of white flowers.
And Bleeding Hearts, of course. I was six or seven years old the first time I saw Bleeding Hearts. I still have the picture in my head. I was so impressed by their shape and beautiful color. They were blooming in the garden of our neighbor Gladys Love. It was one of our jobs as kids to carry drinking water from her well to our house across the street. I always enjoyed her flowers as I filled the bucket with water.
The peonies are shooting up!
The flowering almond is a shrub we had at our house as I grew up. It sat next to the steps to the front door.
Daffodils…
And more daffodils…
It’s a beautiful time of year.
If you’re going to the nursing home, stop by and pick some daffodils for your loved ones.
~~Rhonda
Today, I continued work on the five Putz houses I have on my desk currently. Last night I left off with three houses and their fences glued to their bases. Today, I glued down the other two houses and their fences. I promised to paint at least one fence a different color than white. Here are two.
Today I finished this little green house with a blue roof. This is partway through the embellishing.
Finished…
I have a new light box for taking Etsy-worthy pictures of the items I am selling in my Etsy shop.
Up close…
Tomorrow I will work on embellishing the other houses and the church.
~~Rhonda
Today I made fences for some of the Putz houses.
You can read the tutorial here: making fences for putz houses
I start with 1/2″ strips of cardboard and use punches or scissors to give them some decoration.
oration.
I used some of the fence posts I made yesterday.
The little yellow house got a fence, too.
I made a hedge for this house. I formed the greenery stem into a zigzag pattern and hot glued it to the base.
I gave it white paint and glitter for a pretty snowy effect
Finished hedge…
Two fences and a hedge done today. I will do the other two fences tomorrow. I need to remember to paint one a color other than white!
~~Rhonda
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 glittered. In person, they sparkle like new snow.
The next step is to make fences for them, then embellishments. I’m looking forward to that part.
Should keep me busy for a few days!
Another church.
Love this shade of blue.
I also made a stockpile of fence posts.
Maybe I’ll paint the fence for one of these houses a color other than white. Check back. I’ll post as soon as I have one done.
~~Rhonda
We had a fun Easter weekend. Older Son and his family were here for Sunday dinner, an egg hunt and decorating sugar cookies. A full afternoon!
The Bacon Brown Sugar Pork Tenderloin was delicious! We will be having this again.
And we had nice weather for the egg hunt.
We decorated spring themed sugar cookies for our daughter-in-law to take to work as a special treat for her co-workers.
Butterflies, tulips and daisies…
Here’s the menu for the week. Anything look good to you?
Monday
Fridge Food (Plenty of Easter leftovers.)
Tuesday
Chicken and Pasta Tomato Soup
Based on the recipe for Beefy Tomato Soup
Wednesday
Spicy Tomato Cream Pasta
Garlic Bread
Green Salad
Thursday
BBQ Pork Steaks
Summer Squash
Corn
Cucumber Slices
Friday
Chicken and Rice Bake
Cheddar Bay Biscuits
Steamed Broccoli
Saturday
Fridge Food
Sunday
Toasted Ham and Cheese Sandwiches
Garden Salad
You can find more menus and ideas at Menu Plan Monday.
~~Rhonda