My name is Iris and I am from the midwest (northern Indiana where we sit right in the middle of lake effect snow on a regular basis!)
I am sort of new to the Putz world but realize I have been attracted to the hobby before I knew it was a thing. I am a big-time crafter, I mostly create things for my family. Many years ago my husband gave me my first cutting machine - a Cricut bug (the original) and I have been hooked ever since. I do own a Cricut explore and maker, as well as a silhouette cameo and my husband, promised to teach me how to use a scroll saw this winter. I do a few things by hand but not the best using an Exacto knife - I have the cut marks to prove it. Creating houses, I found that I was constantly shrinking structures down in size. I stumbled upon Lucy's blog and the rest is history. I thank her for being so generous and creating patterns for us to try. I have made several of her structures and slowly trying my hand at creating my own designs but seem to struggle with roof lines and angles.
I work full time so my creative time is limited. I am an executive officer for a not-for-profit association but really I am a glorified secretary. I am a big Disney fan - I used to work for consumer products years ago and my youngest daughter was a character performer in Florida for 5 years. I have two daughters (29 & 27) and two granddaughters (2 and 8 months) so currently, in grandma mode
We just celebrated our 30th anniversary in Hawaii and checked off a few bucket list items. I have a huge collection from Department 56 - North Pole Series which I set up every year. My Christmas decorations come out immediately after Halloween and are reluctantly taken down middle January lol.I have made a few structures from these forums - the last one I just finished was from Howard. Here is my finished building - I believe he called it an embassy house.
