To celebrate upcoming Valentine’s Day and show my appreciation for all of you, I have a Valentine heart punch needle freebie pattern for you today. You can easily make it in to a little mini pillow (bowl filler) or punch needle ornament. You will find the punch needle pattern in my free pattern library. If […]
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DIY Valentine Heart Envelope
Join me as I make this Valentine Heart Envelope stuffed with felted wool hearts. I don’t have a lot of Valentine decor AND I am on a quest to use up some of my wool scraps so I decided to make a primitive style envelope from muslin fabric and stuff it with some wool hearts. […]
Designing a Scrap Wool Hooked Rug
I recently completed a makeover on a wooden stool, giving it a flat wooden top perfect for adding a hooked rug. My basket of scrap wool is overflowing so I decided to design a hooked rug with the intent of using up some of those scraps of wool. Join me for the planning and designing […]
Footstool Makeover Thrift Flip
I came across a newer footstool with a fabric covered lid at a garage sale last summer. It had good ‘bones’ so I snagged it for $1. it has a hinged lid and a very dated fabric cover. I will show you how I gave the footstool a makeover to turn it into an antique […]
DIY Primitive Ornaments
These primitive ornaments are fun to DIY with just scrapbooking paper, glue, and rusty wire. You can hang them from the top as I have done or hang from the side and affix a decorative element to the top of the little box. I made all of mine in an oval shape. These would also […]
No Sew Punch Needle Ornaments
I usually make punch needle ornaments by hand sewing a backing onto the weavers cloth. But I know that some of you don’t sew – or just don’t feel like sewing all the time. In this post I will show you an easy way to make no sew punch needle ornaments. Watch the Video: Prepping […]
Redware Ornaments Tutorial
Today I want to show you how to make these redware style Christmas ornaments. They have been designed to look like antique redware plates and are easy to make by following this tutorial. Watch the Video: The Clay: I used air dry clay to make these ornaments. I like using the air dry clay because […]
DIY Wooden Spool Christmas Trees
In this DIY tutorial, I will be showing you how to make these wooden spool Christmas trees. These are an easy to make project. You could use them as Christmas tree ornaments, gift toppers, or add them to your Christmas display. I used small wooden spools and trees but you could make them larger with […]
