Create Your Own Gingerbread or Putz Glitter House

 

We're delighted to offer these wonderful blank, die cut paper houses for you to decorate as gingerbread houses or putz glitter houses.  

Made of sturdy paper, punch out the die cut shapes, fold along score lines, line windows with red cellophane and glue at seams.  Next decorate with paint, glitter, mica, dresden trims and bottle brush trees.  Or decorate with gingerbread, graham crackers, frosting and various candies to create a classic gingerbread house.  Our import from Germany. 

Find them here on our website!

In the Workshop: More Putz Houses

Been working on more putz houses this week and thought you'd enjoy a peek at how the design process starts out.  That little church above is just a few inches tall -- have to gauge the proportions before it becomes full size.  I'll show you how it turns out next week, so until then, happy weekend!

Mosaic Monday: Deck the Halls

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Being in the swing of decorating means inspiration is everywhere -- literally! We often put up over twenty trees of different sizes all over the house plus displays on shelves, table tops and, of course, the mantel. With collections spanning two generations, and constantly growing, bringing out our decorations is a tradition unto itself and something we start talking about around the end of summer. While we're by no means finished, we've got several areas well underway and, well, mostly under control.

Starting at the top from left to right:
•A small feather tree with icicle ornaments in the living room.
•A light yellow putz house.
•A golden tinsel tree with handmade ornaments.
•A vintage reindeer guards a bowl of blown glass nuts.
•My first Christmas card of the season, from my dear friend Tracy.
•A Dala horse stands in the dining room window while another small feather tree acts as table centerpiece.
•A vintage Santa -- he's the one thing that stays out all year.
•The living room by night.
•A treasured and whimsical blown glass bear.

Be sure to stop by Little Red House to enjoy all the wonderful mosaics!

New Putz House Styles

Snowy Putz Lighthouse

Here's a peek at two putz houses just added to our website.

We make our putz houses entirely by hand from scratch in our California studio. From design to construction to finishing, we spend hours meticulously detailing each piece with carefully chosen elements -- like vintage mercury glass beads, Dresden trim and natural mica -- to capture the charm and elegance of traditional vintage putz houses and the Christmas season.

With cellophane in the windows and a hole in back to accommodate a light, you'll be amazed at how our little houses can whisk you off to your own Christmas dreamland. We include a battery powered flickering tea light for illuminating your house safely.

Snowy Putz Schoolhouse.