Today, I am painting styrofoam eggs from the Dollar Tree to transform them into primitive eggs. My Bonnie Bunny punch needle pattern calls for a small speckled egg for the punch needle bunny to carry in her wool basket. I found glittery styrofoam eggs at the Dollar Tree that are the right size for the […]
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Hooked Rug Footstool
I am vertically challenged, so a hooked rug footstool works great for me to put my feet on while I am sitting in a chair and crafting something. I used blues for the thread in this sewing notions hooked rug so it would match the colors in my sewing room. Dad made a wood foot […]
Ultra Punch Needle Depth Measurements
I created this Ultra Punch Needle Depth Measurements chart to help you when deciding upon which punching depth to use. There are many different brands of punch needles out there and just as many varying opinions about which one is the best. What are you to do if your pattern says to set your Ultra […]
Crochet Dryer Balls
Several years ago, I wet felted wool roving into balls for dryer balls. Those dryer balls lasted a long time, but some of the wool is beginning to separate. My wool dryer balls have virtually eliminated static electricity in my dryer. (I use 5 dryer balls and no dryer sheets) They are also supposed to […]
Add Variation to Punch Needle Backgrounds
There are several ways to add variation to punch needle backgrounds. In one of my recent patterns, I used two different DMC embroidery floss colors in the background in order to create a slight variation. I chose the main background color along with a shade barely darker. Often, sequentially numbered DMC floss are very similar […]
Prim Pigs punch needle pattern
Check out this pigs punch needle pattern! I have been wanting to make some punch needle pig bowl fillers to put in my treenware bowl for quite some time. For several years now, my son has raised pigs for 4-H. They really are very intelligent, curious creatures that we immensely enjoy. While he normally gets spotted […]
Santa Hooked Rug Pattern
This Santa hooked rug pattern was just released. It is the companion pattern to this punch needle Santa Christmas ornament pattern. The original punch needle ornament and the Santa hooked rug have been completed in different colors. You can choose any colors you want to finish your Santa. I think a yellow or a green […]
Santa Rug Hooking Pattern
I just released this new Santa Rug Hooking Pattern. It is a companion pattern to this Christmas punch needle pattern. Both the punch needle and the rug hooking patterns are called “Midnight Clear”. Midnight Clear Rug Hooking Pattern: This wool mat has been hooked using one fourth inch felted wool strips (#8). It measures about […]
