I recently acquired an antique hooked rug. It was hooked (punched?) with yarns and has a very pretty design and colors. Unfortunately, it was very dirty. Here’s how I cleaned and washed the rug to get it clean enough for using in the house. Watch the Video: Cleaning the Antique Rug: Before washing the rug, […]
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Punch Needle Embroidery Finish: Hanging Pillow
It is not unusual for me to finish punching a project, but not complete it into something to display right away. Silly, I know! As I was looking through my punch needle embroidery projects for something to complete, I noticed this cute chick punch needle design that will be perfect to put out on display […]
Primitive Ice Skate Bowl Fillers
To fill up my wooden bowl this winter, I decided to make some primitive ice skate bowl fillers. These could be used during the Christmas season, but I will use them in January and February for some primitive winter decor. Watch the Video Tutorial: Make the Skates: To make the ice skates, cut a front […]
Primitive Santa Hat Bowl Fillers
In this craft tutorial, I am going to make some primitive Santa hat bowl fillers. These are perfect for placing in a bowl at Christmas time or using as a shelf sitter. Either way, these grungy Santa hats are sure to bring you lots of holiday joy! Watch the Tutorial: Making the Santa Hat: From […]
Retro Christmas Ornaments
In this craft tutorial, I am going to make some retro inspired Christmas ornaments out of miniature bottle brush Christmas trees. When you put five of the bottle brush trees together, they form a wonderful star, perfect for making ornaments! Watch the Video Tutorial: Preparing the Trees: For the first ornament, I will be using […]
Christmas Santa Hooked Rug Pattern
Today, I am releasing this new Christmas Santa hooked rug pattern. Whether you want to make a Christmas pillow, table mat, or wall hanging, this hooked Santa is sure to spruce up your holiday decor! Christmas Time Hooked Rug Pattern: This Santa hooked rug has been hooked using #8 worms. When finished, the hooked rug […]
Make a Victorian Christmas Ornament
In this Christmas craft tutorial, I will be making a Victorian inspired paper crafted Christmas ornament. I made this Christmas Santa ornament with leftover scrapbook paper and a Santa image I printed from my computer. Watch the Video: Santa & Pocket: If you have an old Santa postcard or some scrapbook paper with Santas, you […]
Punch Worms with Oxford Punch Needle
Last year for Christmas, I got an Oxford punch needle and I haven’t tried it yet! So I decided to get it out and see how it works and what the finished result looks like when I punch wool worms. I will be comparing the punched wool to traditional rug hooking loops. Watch this Video: […]
