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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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New Fall Craft Show Projects-2015
We have participated in craft shows for three weekends in a row. Thankfully, this weekend we can take a break. After each craft show I was either making more of things that had sold or making new things to fill in the holes from past sales. The shows were good, but keeping up with more […]
Pumpkin Candle Holder Since my kids are older, I find that my holiday decorating has evolved from the plastic manufactured holiday decorations, to decorations that are mainly handmade and carry a theme with their color and presentation. There are no more plastic clings in the windows that have been stuck on with spit. I still […]
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Stenciled Fall Collage
Stenciled Fall Collage Whew!! Three craft show weekends in a row! I’m finally able to take a breath and enjoy a little blogging, designing and crafting new things. I am sooo ready. As promised, here is the process I used for my stenciled fall collage. I used windows that already had broken glass for my […]
Last Run Car/Craft Show Yes, I meant to have this posted BEFORE the show but…life happened. These are pics from the Tumbleweeds Last Run Car/Craft Show in Arkansas City, Kansas. The craft show was last Saturday. Since that show I have been working on replacing items that were sold because we have another one this […]
Are you looking for natural fall decorations, but you’re not too excited about bringing bugs and dirt into your house? These fall leaf bowl fillers may be just the craft project for you. Yes, it does involve bringing in a couple of leaves to use as a pattern, but once your pattern is made, they […]