#inform-video-player-1 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
#inform-video-player-2 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }
Common practice has people lining mantles with holiday cards come November and December, but Cheryl Thomas displays these paper greetings in a much more creative way — and for years to come.
Thomas discovered putz houses about a decade ago and that moment was something of a revelation for the lifelong crafter. She quickly began to create ones of her own.
Handmade putz houses, made by Cheryl Thomas, are displayed at her home in Monrovia on Nov. 8.
Cheryl Thomas looks through drawers of supplies in the craft area at her home.
One of Cheryl Thomas’ putz houses starts something like this, with a Christmas card cut from a template she’s designed. It will then be folded, glued to a base, roof added, then glitter, paint and finishing touches. This one is her Midcentury Modern house. She’s also created cottage-style putz houses, barns, churches and even campers.
#inform-video-player-3 .inform-embed { margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 20px; }