How have I never heard of "Putz Houses" before?!?

[PedantMarina]

It's a crafty thing. It's a Christmassy thing. It's apparently a huge thing! Patterns all over the internet.

Google images

Apparently the best ones are those you make for yourself.

I'm completely obsessed now!

And who among you can I drag into madness with me?

Well that's half an hour of my life I won't get back!

I'm hooked!

Those are fantastic, I want to get my glitter and cardboard out!

That's another craft project I'll start but probably never finish

I only found them because of looking for "retro christmas", and the mid-century ones popped up at some point.

Welcome to the - errm, can't call it the dark side, because of all the tealights...

Shall we have a little pact? Whoever makes a putz house posts a picture of it. Agreed?

I'd like to do one a year and build up the collection.

Like I don't already have a bazillion boxes of Yule decorations.

Agreed

I like your idea of adding to it each year.

Me and the DC made these last year I found an old light up house lamp thing on eBay that went for silly money. So we made cardboard houses, didn't know it was a thing thought I had "invented" it and now I can't wait to wake DD1 up to tell her how clever her mummy is show her

I have to say my cardboard house didn't look as nice as those they look so pretty at night on the windowsill

Ooh! You must post a picture of yours, BorisBaby.

I don't think I have any pictures of them but will have a look on the computer tomorrow DD3 was a newborn so I can reminisce . I've got a lovely printable house box for little presents on it too so will share that too.

Or just take one this year when you put it up. >hopeful-icon

Oooh! Look what's at Lidl

Or is that just cheating...

oooh, I wanted a Christmas village to light up ...I have enough to be cracking on with, don't be leading me astray!! They're very very tempting to try!

coooommme to the light side, lucysmam, cooommmmmeee

Or (as I always say), "Lead me not into temptation; I can find it myself"

you might have me convinced