Just before Christmas I went on a Wild Goose Chase - on the internet. I regularly read Mockingbird Hill blog and she mentioned a Putz house that she puts out as a Christmas decoration. I had never heard of a Putz house. What is it? So I googled it. The search took me to Etsy and Pinterest (Time sink). One place said it means a Christmas village. I ended up ordering a Putz house kit on Etsy. My plan was to make it for next Christmas for Claire. I always like to give her a couple of ornaments every year. But being the person that I am, I ordered a set of four. They came in the mail yesterday.
The houses have little bottle brush trees to go around them and ribbons and tinsel. Ones I saw on Pinterest also had little deer too.
You can choose the color of the trees that you want. I wanted light and dark green.
This is what is inside of each little package along with two pages of directions on finishing them.
They are so cute! I will love making them. I am trying to decide what colors to paint them. After looking at Pinterest Putz's, I think I like the pastel ones in light blue. I want to make one in light green as Claire's house is green. You can actually find many patterns online for Putz houses. Then I ran across a picture of the latest issue of Martha Stewart's Living magazine. Guess what is on the front? A wreath with Putz houses on it.
I went to Zinio and bought a digital copy just so I could read about it.
Now where is that extra fine glitter I got years ago?
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Amy, we lived in Bethlehem, PA for 7 years. Bethlehem was founded as a Moravian settlement and putzs are one of their big traditions at Christmas. Many families would make elaborate putzs bringing in real moss and natural items for their display. It is a beautiful place to be at Christmas!!!
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How adorable!
ReplyDeleteI've never heard of those either, but they are so cute. Definitely on my list of things I need to check out. (They would make adorable gifts.)
~Carrie
I love it! You always find the most interesting things to make. They are so cute. I also love the grape scissor case. I think I need to go to Pinterest and check out a bunch of stuff.
ReplyDeleteBarbara in OKC
I have never heard of a putz house, I can see that my next two stops will be Mr Google and Mr Pinterest. Thank you so much for sharing.
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