To make sure your buildings stay securely in one place, or to make a base so that you can hang a miniature scene from a Christmas tree follow the landscaping instructions for the main Putz houses.
Stone Wall sections will need to be cut slightly longer than necessary with tabs created from the extra length that can be glued inside the cross section of wall. Apply a thin bead of glue to the bottom of the wall and glue it in place on the landscape. Add paint, glitter or Scenic Snow to cover bare areas.Making the Trees You can use scraps of lycopodium moss (princes pine) as shown for the 1:144 scale Christmas scenes. On the additional parts sheet (and the three gables sheet) I have provided small green circles to make trees. Cut them out and use a pin to pierce a hole in the center of all but the smallest circle. Thread them in order of size, largest first, onto a round toothpick. Cut to the center of each circle using sharp scissors, and use tweezers to put overlap the cut edges until the circle dips to form a cone. Glue the top cut edge to the bottom edge to hold the cone in place. Cut into the center of the smallest circle and glue the overlapped edges to form a tight cone. Glue the cone onto the pointed end of the toothpick to make the top of the miniature tree. Glue the circles to the trunk if necessary. Dry brush the finished tree with white paint to make a snow effect.The trees shown in the castle photos are made from craft buttons sold in quilt and needlework stores. These particular glitter evergreen trees were distributed by Jessie James Beads
