This is the shell of the puppet house before assembly. I cut these pieces out with a table saw and jig saw. 

After I assembled the pieces, I began decorating the outside. I cut strips of balsa wood with an xacto knife. I measured out where I would lay the strips and then I hot glued them down as lap siding.

I used some velvet fabric for the 2 sets of curtains. I sewed a sleeve at the top of the curtains in which I ran the pully string through. I created the pully system by running the string through a series of empty bobbins to where I could reach them from the inside.

I also created a little barn out of cardboard and strips of balsa wood. I attached a door using a small hinge. I also cut out a hole underneath the barn so that I could stick the puppets through the bottom and poke through the door. 

I painted a simple sunset design on some paper for the background. I then glued this to the back piece behind the barn. I also painted the stage platform black. It is difficult to see here, but the puppets would pop up between the front stage and the stage in the back with the barn.

Finally, I installed a center piece with another set of curtains. Then I laid a roof piece on top that had a light attached to it.