Some of the primitive crafts I make use paper and I like to have the paper look grungy so I thought I’d do a tutorial with a few different methods you can use to age paper to give it an antique look. Watch the Video Tutorial: Age the Paper: You could use any type of […]
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Hooked Rug Cone Flowers
In this rug hooking tutorial, I am going to make some hooked rug cone flowers. These will be on a wire stem so you can bend them to suit your flower arrangement. Watch the Video Tutorial: Prepare the Flower Stems: Take three brown fabric wrapped floral wire stems and twist them together. This will make […]
Heart in Hand Primitive Hooked Rug Pattern
You might think of this as a Valentine hooked rug pattern, but I believe the heart in hand primitive design can be used year round! This rug hooking pattern is called ‘Two Hearts’ and has a companion punch needle pattern, which has been punched in different colors but has the same design. Two Hearts Rug […]
Strawberry Jam Bowl Filler Tutorial
In this craft tutorial, I am going to make a strawberry jam fabric bowl filler. Add one of these to a bowl full of fabric strawberries for perfect late spring, early summer decor. Watch the Video Tutorial: Make the Strawberry Jam Bowl Fillers: The Fabrics: For the bowl fillers, you will need some red polka […]
Create Mottled Wool from a Solid Wool for Rug Hooking
I have a lot of solid wool fabrics from my days of thrifting wool garments. Sometimes, a solid wool is just what you need for a rug hooking pattern. More often, though, a mottled wool is a better choice for my style of rug hooking. The mottled wools can give the hooked rug more of […]
Primitive Sunflower Seed / Feed Sack
In this primitive craft tutorial, I am going to make a small sunflower seed sack just the right size to use as a bowl filler or shelf sitter. I will use my printer and print the sunflower seed design directly onto the fabric. Watch the Video Tutorial: Print the Sunflower Seed Sack: This craft is […]
Age a Basket
I like the shape and style of this basket, but it just looks too new for my decor. So, I decided to give the basket a makeover by giving it the look of a little bit of age. I have painted baskets before to give them an aged look, but for this project, I wanted […]
Pineapple Rug Hooking Pattern
I just released this new pineapple welcome rug hooking pattern. It is the companion pattern to this pineapple punch needle pattern. The pineapple was a symbol of hospitality in Colonial times, so the hooked rug pattern features a primitive style pineapple and also says ‘Welcome’. Pineapple Welcome Rug Hooking Pattern: The pineapple hooked rug was […]
