Holiday Treat Houses

Here’s something brand new from Alpha Stamps – folding houses that have a compartment inside to hold treats or a small scene. They come in two sizes – a smaller 1.5 Inch Folding Houses – Set of 3 and a larger 2 Inch House – String Tie Doors. I decided to decorate a few for Christmas and stash some fun stuff within.

They ship flat and are easy to fold, assemble and secure with a bit of tacky glue. I started by lightly scribing the dotted score lines with a bone folder which made bending the tabs super easy.

The paper I chose for the small houses is from the Christmas Flea Market Finds 6×9 Paper Pad. I love the deep tones of these red, green and gold papers.

I used the Storage Chest Labels Half Sheet for St Nick images to go on the sides of the houses. Those images were framed using Dresden Christmas Borders trim. The Storage Labels sheet also had some tiny Santa images that fit nicely behind some of the smaller Mini House Doors & Windows which got a coat of metallic acrylic paint.

For the front of the houses I painted Tiny Scalloped Shingles in gold metallic and adhered them at the roof line. I wanted some teensy greenery and discovered the perfect solution by plucking leaves from a Tiny Green Leaf Garland and glued them in place. To finish the house facades I glued an 8mm Resin Christmas Cookies or Ornaments Mix (so cute!) at the peak of the roof.

They look darling together.

What’s great about these little houses is they can be used as tiny decorative gift boxes with a treat stashed inside. Truffles anyone?

There are also new larger foldable 2 Inch House – String Tie Doors which open in the front. Behind those doors you can set a mini scene or just tuck in a couple of treats. For this one I wanted to set a Christmas eve scene inside so decorated the interior with wallpaper and flooring from the ¼ Scale Wallpaper Collage Sheet.

Inside I set a Frosted Mini Green Sisal Tree that I decorated with Tiny Red Polymer Clay Bows and topped with a 5mm Flat Back Gold Star. Next to the tree is a Standing 3D Resin Santa Claus who is thrilled with the treat left for him made from Mini Silicone Mold – Many Sizes Bundt Cakes. Underneath the tree is a present from the 8mm Resin Christmas Cookies or Ornaments Mix.

I secured the roof last which made placing the items inside from above very easy.

The exterior of the house was covered with A Vintage Christmas 6×6 Paper Pad, more of the Tiny Scalloped Shingles painted metallic gold. The final step was to secure the perfect roofing from the new Tiny House Roofs and Facades Collage Sheet. I added a wreath made from a sparkly green pipe cleaner decked with a Miniature Red Resin Bow. I added Tiny Polymer Clay Candy Cane door pulls.

I turned one of the 2 inch houses into an ornament. The paper is from the Vintage Christmas paper pad. The doors were painted gold before adhering paper to the front. There is one of the Tiny Holiday Greetings above the doors along with more Tiny Scalloped Shingles. This house comes with holes in the roof for the addition of a bit of wire to hang the ornament and also holes in the doors to run some holiday baker’s twine through to tie the doors shut after tucking some treats inside.