Vintage cardboard christmas houses

Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Glitter houses and churches christmas putz village. Putz church one of my guests made at my little house making christmas party how do you make putz houses. Cardboard putz houses and churches became so popular during the mid20th century they became part of an ever expanding christmas village to include train sets, lanterns and other small christmas figurines. Weve got plates, platters, shakers and other holiday party decorations for your christmas table. Early cardboard christmas village houses golden glow. Cleaning techniques for old christmas village houses. Fold on the lines and fold back the tabs, gluing them in place to make the house. See more ideas about glitter houses, diy cardboard and putz houses.

And, they seem to be pretty abundant and a relatively cheap thrill on etsy and ebay. Putz style diy cardboard housesset of 6 mini vintage houses with small light hole. Lot of 7 vintage christmas cardboard putz house village japan. A page at is now devoted to his memory and interests the following is a history of these wondrous little artifacts called cardboard christmas village houses a history devoted to. The largest selection of vintage style cardboard houses and churches for christmas putz villages available. Most of us get a warm, fuzzy feeling when we think of christmas and automatically reflect upon our childhood memorieschristmas trees bedazzled with lights and ornaments, wreaths, stockings hung by the chimney and all the wondrous decorations that would make any childs heart flutter with anticipation. This video show you how to make a house from cardboard for this christmas.

This building uses free downloadable graphic paper to put a realistic stone veneer on an oldworld cottage and fence. The history of the putz village and cardboard christmas houses. Cardboard christmas a new resource about collecting and making glitterhouses, including crossreference links to many hardtofind, but useful articles, as well as a free forum for asking questions and sharing discoveries. Below are reproductions of vintage putz houses by howard lamey who posts on the cardboard christmas forums. To make your paper houses and christmas village, cut out the pattern and trace it onto solidcolored scrapbook paper, and then cut out the house. Little glitter houses photo gallery howard lamey picasa web albums. Lot of 7 vintage christmas cardboard putz house village. Some of the window films are torn out and there are paint scuffs. Vintage raylite electric co light up church cathedral musical silent night 1950s. A very vintageinspired christmas awesome tips to create your perfect log cabin in the woods or next to a creek. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you.

In this article, the late ted althof, who was known as papa ted, gave us an indepth history of decorative dimestore christmas village houses and other vintage christmas decorations. Decorate your own little village house for christmas, halloween, easter, valentines day, or whatever the occasion. Can you believe its already the week of thanksgiving. Their roots go back to the 1920s when cardboard houses were first introduced for the christmas market. Except for critical updates and announcements, it will remain as ted left it in october, 2012.

Building a vintagestyle cardboard log house people who collect vintage cardboard christmas houses have come up with names to help them classify the various kinds of buildings. When people want to restore cardboard christmas putz houses, the first need is almost always windows. You may also see them called glitter houses or little cardboard houses or even paper houses. For the second house in the 12 houses for christmas challenge, were making a miniature log cabin. Vintage artisan large wood christmas village chalet house. Shop hardtofind ornaments, santa figures, feather trees, lighted decor, garlands and more. These are five vintage cardboard putz houses from japan. Vintage christmas cupboard decor with putzstyle houses. Howard is building his own site, but he has graciously agreed to share.

This house is based on a type of vintage christmas putz house called a loggie which has corrugated cardboard on the sides of the house. We offer a large selection of vintage style christmas decorations by bethany lowe, ragon house, lancaster home and holiday, and other suppliers of antique reproduction bottle brush trees, cardboard houses,vintage ornaments and garland for feather trees and table top christmas trees. See more ideas about glitter houses, putz houses and christmas villages. Money back guarantee ensures you receive the item you ordered or get your money back. It is missing cellophane but is, otherwise, in great. If you love vintage and antique christmas decorations, then you know that you can find christmas ornaments and collectibles to add to your collection yearround. Inspired by the vintage cardboard christmas houses i found, i put together this little vintage christmas cupboard in my dining room.

Vintage plastic christmas alpine village 9 houses, church, lights in box. Because the cellophane windows that came in most putz houses became fragile with age, became distorted or unglued by attic heat, or were punched out by little fingers. Now he has turned those artistic talents to designing and building vintagestyle cardboard buildings for his family and friends. Youll find new or used products in vintage christmas collectibles pre1946 on ebay. Shop ebay for great deals on vintage christmas collectibles pre1946. Vintage putz houses a history and online guide retro. Make offer christmas red brick cardboard houses vintage. Create a north pole neighborhood by lining up these lilliputian houses in an old wooden soda crate turned into a shelf. There are three 3 x 4 12 houses with windows intact.

In the late 1800s, cardboard candy boxes shaped like little houses found their way to many of these christmas villages. A spectacular site regarding vintage japan christmas houses can be found at papa teds this site covers the history of these charming houses with lots of information, how to restore, etc. Find the best vintage christmas decorations here at traditions. Putting little villages up around the nativity or christmas tree is a centuriesold tradition. This year has flown by, but it seems that november has gone even faster. New addition to my collection of vintage cardboard houses made in japanthis is a huge putz church with mullioned windows. I sell reproductions of the the vintage styles, do custom builds, refurbish, and create my own personally designed putz houses. Get the best deals on cardboard christmas house when you shop the largest online selection at. Howard lamey, in jacksonville, florida, has retired from a fulltime job in advertising that included designing window displays for a major retailer. Christmas crafts, cardboard houses, glitter houses, putz houses, tim holtz, cheer, fairy. To create a village house, enlarge one of the templates by 140 percent. Antique and vintage christmas houses, villages, and putz.

Massproduced cardboard putz houses, sold in dimestores, became popular in the mid20th century, and have also become highly collectible. New listing vintage christmas 10 cardboard putz houses brush trees lights nos. Putz style diy cardboard housesset of 6 mini vintage. The tradition of building miniature christmas village landscapes putz, including houses, animals, and other handcrafted wooden figures, began with the pennsylvania dutch in the late 1800s. Cut out the roof, fold in half, and glue it on top along the house tabs. Vintage christmas collectibles pre1946 for sale ebay. New listing vintage christmas putz houses lot of 12. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. Vintage style christmas decor have a retro christmas this holiday season with our huge selection of christmas decorations for your home or the office. Papa teds place ted althofs extensive resource about vintage pasteboard houses. If you are new to collecting vintage and antique christmas collectibles, you will find information below about the various types that are available. Build a vintagestyle cardboard stone cottage heres a new building project that is inspired by the vintage cardboard houses folks used to set around their christmas tree in the early 1900s. It may be that love of architecture and christmas history that make these wonderful miniature glitter village houses so appealing. Vintage christmas village and putz collection by janet watt.

A peaceful environment to get away from our crazy crazy life. Christmas village houses christmas town putz houses christmas villages all things christmas vintage christmas xmas paper houses cardboard houses. For a house ornament, use the template at 100 percent. Feather tree styles in the 1920s the antique christmas tree ornament pressed cardboard galloping horse dresden feather christmas tree was. Christmas concepts 11 led light up house traditional christmas decorations luxury christmas trimmings. At teds request, this archive was established in early 2012. There is an antique feather tree in the middle of it, coming out of the top tier full of vintage christmas ornaments. Vintage christmas erzgebirge wooden village in a sealed bag. Vintage christmas trees miniature silver tinsel red plastic bases village putz. Most of us get a warm, fuzzy feeling when we think of christmas and automatically reflect upon our childhood memories. As your collection grows, look for accessories for your village, such as flocked bottlebrush. Many of the putz houses available had a small hole in the back or bottom to place christmas lights in to illuminate the cellophane windows. Just keep an eye out for vintage cardboard houses that say made in germany or made in japan. Erzgebirge hand carved animals, 5 in total which are 1 12 inches high.

Cellophane replacement windows cardboard putz houses. This is an archive of papa ted althofs online tribute to cardboard christmas putz houses and their history. The history of the putz village golden glow of christmas. Putz style diy cardboard housesset of 6 mini vintage houses.