Although our trees are just beginning to turn colors, I’m speeding the season along by hanging painted wooden leaves in my windows. They will look extra special beautiful when the trees in the background begin to turn colors! I’m ready for fall even if my trees aren’t! Until my trees decide to change colors, I …
DIY Pumpkin Crafts for Fall Decorating
Ready for a little fall fun with a collection of DIY Pumpkin Crafts? Unlike real pumpkins, this group made from wood, metal, felt, glass, paper, fabric and corks will last the whole season! Pumpkins are such an iconic symbol of fall. When we think of autumn we see fields strewn with these orange lovelies. Of …
Felt Leaves Mobile Autumn Decoration
This week we turned our Needle Felted Leaves into a Felt Leaves Mobile. Follow our felt leaves mobile tutorial to make your own nature inspired mobile. Felt Leaves Mobile Materials: First you will need to make some Wool Roving Needle Felted Leaves. Thin twine Colorful wooden beads Scissors Metal Yarn Needle A long stick from …
Wooden Acorn Garland Tutorial for Fall Decorating
Fall. That time of year when the world changes from greens and pastels to rich, earthy tones of gold, orange, red, and brown. Today on Wee Folk Art we are sharing a DIY for creating a beautiful Wooden Acorn Garland that will help you bring those gorgeous colors indoors! Sometimes projects are big and complication …
Needle Felted Leaves Wool Roving Fall Craft
This week the girls and I made a bunch of needle felted leaves for our fall craft. I’m not entirely sure what we are going to do with the completed wool leaves (I have several ideas), but I know another project will be coming shortly. We always enjoy working with natural fibers, and these wool …
My First Rigid Heddle Loom Project
Using my new rigid heddle loom I was able to weave an awesome scarf in just 2 hours! The set up was easy and once I got started I couldn’t stop! Over the years I have done many weaving projects on small framed looms, branches and other simple looms. It has long been a dream …
Doily Crafts – Versatile and Beautiful
Whether you make your own, buy new, or find at flea markets, doilies no longer belong in grandma’s attic! Doily Crafts are everywhere! When making doily crafts you can use the whole doily, as a piece of art, or use pieces of the doilies to create new and exciting projects. Three cheers for the versatile …
Ombre Painted Pinecones Fall Craft
Inspired by Wimzeecal’s Ombre Pinecone Tutorial, which we have link to before, we decided to kick off our fall crafting with some of our own Ombre Painted Pinecones. I complete one ombre painted pinecone myself, but the girls quickly took over and added their own spin to the project. It wasn’t long before we had …
Fantasy Story and Movie Inspired Knitting Patterns
As the temperatures are just starting to break a bit, and autumn is growing ever closer I find myself being drawn back to woolly knitting projects. Although there are plenty of hot, sunny days left in the season, it won’t be long now before snuggling up inside to avoid the cold, damp weather will be a …
Bit of Imperfection – Mixed Media Inspiration
Mixed Media Inspiration :: Freckles and Flowers Today’s mixed media inspiration comes from Freckles and Flowers. In her post, Paula shares several mixed media images to advertise an Altered Books Mixed Media workshop she was teaching. Be sure to stop by Freckles and Flowers for more mixed media inspiration. A Bit of Imperfection :: Thoughts from …
Dinosaur Collection :: T-Rex Applique
Just think of all the places this T-Rex Applique could call home! On a sweater, maybe a pillow or smack dab in the middle of your child’s back pack! Although he has a sharp, pointy teeth, he is friendly enough even for your youngest dinosaur lovers! Can you hear that? It sounds like something very …
Apatosaurus Coloring Page
Here is our Apatosaurus coloring page based on our Apatosaurus Applique. There will be four dinosaurs in this series. Watch for them over the next few weeks. One of the nice things about having a long neck as a dinosaur is your ability to munch delicious leaves that are high up in the trees! Here, …