Today, I am releasing this new primitive fall rug hooking pattern. It is a companion pattern to this punch needle pattern. It features a white pumpkin, a crow, some bittersweet vines, and a pretty sunflower. Fall Harvest Rug Hooking Pattern: This rug has been hooked using #8 worms (1/4″ wide strips). The background was hooked […]
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Primitive Fall Punch Needle Pattern
I just released this new fall primitive punch needle pattern. It features a white pumpkin, crow, some bittersweet, and a sunflower. I love how the background turned out on this one! If you prefer rug hooking, there is also a companion rug hooking pattern available. Fall Harvest Punch Needle Pattern: This fall punch needle pattern […]
Primitive Fall Pumpkins Rug Hooking Pattern
Just in time for fall, I released this new primitive fall pumpkins rug hooking pattern. If you love primitive decor, you are going to love this one!. It has a patriotic flag, a saltbox house, and a sheep with a willow tree. It doesn’t get much more prim than that! This rug hooking pattern is […]
Cut a Wooden Horn Book without a Fancy Woodworking Shop
Previously, I showed how I design horn books around a project, and how you can too. In this post, I will show you how we cut out the horn book we designed without having any fancy woodworking equipment. If you know a woodworker, the easiest method is to bake a batch of cookies and do […]
Fake Blackened Wax Sheep
In this tutorial, I am going to make a faux blackened wax sheep ornament using scrap paper and a vintage ceramic cookie mold. Watch the Video Tutorial: Make the Primitive Sheep: First, you will make a paper pulp. Start by taking some scrap paper and tear or cut it into small pieces and place them […]
How to Design Wooden Horn Books
I sometimes mount my punch needle or other needlework on wooden boards that mimic antique wooden horn books. Horn books were used by school children in the Colonial period. They came in different shapes but usually have a handle of some kind. I like to design mine around my finished needle work project. In this […]
Colonial Fraktur Tutorial
I love the Colonial style Pennsylvania Dutch folk art fraktur paintings, but they can be very expensive and hard to find in my area. So, I decided to make a reproduction fraktur painting. Make your own fraktur folk art with this easy to follow tutorial. Watch the Video Tutorial: Making Your Own Fraktur: For this […]
Rug Hooking from a Quilt Pattern
I was gifted a vintage footstool from a friend. It was in pretty rough condition, but I love the legs on it. In this post, I will show you how I fixed the stool and made a rug hooking top from a quilt pattern. The stool had a small piece chipped off so we glued […]
