Are you ready to decorate for fall? Craft this charming Upcycled Wine Bottle Scarecrow to stand at attention in your home or on your porch to greet spooks on Halloween, or friends and family on Thanksgiving. This cheerful scarecrow will be the perfect welcome on your front porch for all your Halloween guests. I can […]
Tag: Fall
Craft Domino Pumpkins for Fall
Repurpose your old game pieces into domino pumpkins for fall decor. Yard sales are wonderful shopping venues for finding supplies for crafting. Old games offer multiple small pieces that can be transformed into creative decorations and gifts. This little pumpkin takes two dominoes. Just think how many you could craft from one game. It stands […]
Sure these Recycled Bedposts and Spindle Pumpkins may not look like tradition gourds, but that doesn’t mean they can’t decorate your porch throughout the fall. Primitive wood crafts give your space a rustic feel. Use recycled wood to create this showstopping craft. Spindles and bedposts often have wonderful shapes and intricate designs, but when they […]
Primitive Pumpkin Bed Spring
Usher in the cool days of fall with a primitive pumpkin bed spring craft. Yes, I realize it is July, but as a crafter who sells her crafts, it is never too early to begin making seasonal items. Bed springs have always been a favorite “junk” find of mine. I have made a variety of […]
Dig out your fall fabric scraps to make raggedy sunflower blossoms for fall decor. As we get closer to fall my to-do list turns to crafts that will sell at fall craft shows. Even though I also sell my crafts at a local store, I am hoping the COVID-19 restrictions won’t end up cancelling the […]
Keep your students organized this school year by sewing classroom seat pockets. These seat pockets can be used for a school classroom, home school setting or a homework station in your home. Heck, I think I would like one on the back of my sewing chair. Just saying. And while I am “just saying”, I […]
Cutter Quilt Tube Pumpkins-Tutorial
As many of you know, I will make tube pumpkins out of pretty much anything. Quilt Pumpkins In Process As I was going through some old cutter quilt scraps I realized some of the bits weren’t good enough for some of the stuff I do, but since I never throw anything away I thought I […]
I have seen several variations to this hurricane shade all over Pinterest, but I decided to give my own interpretation a whirl. For those of you that haven’t figured out what the shade is yet…well…it’s a light fixture. I was the daughter of an electrician and these fragile fixtures were constantly taking up precious real […]
Sweet Gum Ball Pumpkin-DIY Tutorial
Sweet gum trees. You either love them or hate them. The trees are actually quite nice, but it’s their fruit (the spiked gum balls) that causes people to loathe them. They are kind of a pain in the butt. Stepping on them is like stepping on golf balls and if you are barefoot, they are […]
Crochet Boot Cuffs in Etsy Shop When I was in the store the other day I noticed the school supplies were overflowing from all the shelves. Is it that time of year again already? Since the heat of the summer season has chased me inside I decided to follow the lead of local retailers by […]