This tall, skinny Santa rug hooking pattern is perfect to make for adding to a vintage wooden board! You can adjust his height to up to 13″. I added a vintage key and some greenery to my Santa’s hands. My mom made hers blue and added some greenery and a vintage ornament to hers. Belsnickel […]
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Fall Ornaments Tutorial
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to make some spooky fall ornaments for a fall tree. I chose to make a spooky black cat and a jack-o-lantern. These could also be made into bowl fillers or hung from a cabinet knob if you prefer. These fall ornaments are made with scraps of felted […]
Dye Variegated Wool – One Color
I am getting ready to hook a Santa coat and I want his coat to be hooked with a variegated red with multiple shades of red. I don’t have any wool like that and I have been dying to try dyeing in a restaurant buffet style pan I recently found at my local Amish store. […]
How to Distress Hang Tags
In this tutorial, I will distress some plain hang tags using several different methods so you can see which type you like best for your project. This type of hang tag gets used in various primitive craft projects. Watch the Video: Distressing Hang Tags: I am going to start with some plain manila hang tags […]
Cobbler Sign Punch Needle Pattern
I just finished this new cobbler sign punch needle pattern. I was inspired to draw this design upon seeing an antique shoe repair sign. I love how the old signs were shapes so people could easily recognize which shop they needed. The Cobbler Punch Needle Pattern: This cobbler sign punch needle pattern has a boot […]
Fall Punch Needle: Jack-o-Lantern Bag
I loved how this fall punch needle project turned out so much that I decided to share it as a free pattern for you! This Jack-o-Lantern pumpkin bag is fun to make with its wool facial features. Watch the Video Tutorial: Punching the Pumpkin: You can draw your own jack-o-lantern pattern or use this free […]
Candy Corn Bowl Fillers
I love making primitive fall decor! In this craft tutorial, I will make some painted fabric candy corn bowl fillers. Painting fabric might sound difficult, but it is really very easy! Watch the Video Tutorial: Make the Fall Bowl Fillers: I used cotton muslin fabric for the bowl fillers. Any white or cream cotton fabric […]
Tie Dye Wool for Rug Hooking
Because I was completely out of any striped wools to use for a background on a rug hooking project, I decided to try tie dyeing some wool. I tried two different methods of folding the wool to see what I would get that might work well for my hooked rug. Watch the Video: Tie Dye […]
