Little Split Level Christmas Putz House to complete your Christmas village of the 12 Houses for Christmas series.
Another little house your can make for your Christmas village - the Split Level Christmas House. You can find the printable template in the Paper Glitter Glue library. And materials list and instructions to make your own Split Level Christmas house are below.
There's a bit of a story to choosing this house for the last in the series. One of my buddies on the Cardboard Christmas forum sent me an email asking me if I had made a house with the shape in the photo below. 
Looks easy enough, right? Well, the pattern-making is actually quite a challenge. Why? Because you have to figure out how to cover that little side of the split level. I couldn't even cut it out right. I kept cutting off tabs and scoring where I needed to cut. Fortunately the pattern worked, but it is a serious pain. That's why the second version - the version in the library is MUCH simpler.
So the pattern below is NOT the correct pattern. It just demonstrates how complicated patterns can be. You will like the one in the library MUCH better.
Here's a copy of the convoluted pattern with a bunch of funky cut lines and score lines. IMPORTANT: This is NOT the pattern in the library because it is so hard to cut out. I just added this photo so you could see how challenging the cut lines are.
Since that initial pattern was so crazy, I am going to show you the new and improved pattern made with cardstock so you can see how the individual parts fit together. But first here are two other views of the Split Level Christmas house.
Another view of the front of the Split Level Christmas House
Back view of the Split Level Christmas putz house
First step after cutting out the pattern:
First glue the side and an the roof tabs on the Split Level house
Second step:
Now glue the roof tabs on the top level of the Split Level Christmas house
Third Step:
This is how the side roof fits on the house.
Fourth Step:
Now glue the side piece which also has a roof flap on top.
Fifth Step:
And finally glue the roof on the Split Level Christmas house
Thank you for stopping by and reading about the Split Level Christmas house.
Lucy
Martin
I love all of your ideas, but you really need to work on the navigation on the site. I have been trying for over 20 minutes trying to get the plans for the split level house. You keep going in circles and being sent back to the library. Please tell me what I am doing wrong.
Lucy
Martin,
All the files are in chronological order. So the Split Level House was made in December 2018 section of the library. The search function button doesn't work on the library page because it searches the entire blog which will lead you in circles. I don't know how to disable the search function on just one page, but I will look into it.
I sent you an email with more specific instructions. I hope that helps. Please let me know.
Lucy
Misty D Riley
Lucy- THANK YOU for creating, and for sharing, all these wonderful projects and the patterns that you worked so hard on!! We really appreciate your creativity, we just love your little houses and all the pinatas!! I understand how hard pattern work can be m, especially to teach yourself, and I just want you to know how very much your work and effort is appreciated! We will be publishing something, hopefully soon, and you are going to get credited for your patterns and tutorials that we went to paperglitterglue.com for!!
Thank you again, and warmest, happiest wishes, Misty, Paper Stars
Lucy
Thank you so much. I look forward to seeing your creations!!
Lucy