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Cat and Mouse Banner
We are always encouraging our readers to use our applique patterns to meet your own needs. I have a little wall with shaker pegs where I hang my Easy Cotton Shawls. I wanted a little…
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Cat and Mouse Banner
Do you have a wide but shallow spot in your house that needs a little "something"? Try making a long, skinny banner to fill the spot with some playful happiness. For this banner, we combined our…
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Running Mouse Applique Block
This is the little mouse that is running up our stairs. The kitty had been on the stairs for a couple of years when Bug decided it should be chasing a mouse. So, tah dah,…
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Running Kitty Applique Block
A few weeks ago I share pics of our playroom. On the stairway, there is a painting of a kitty chasing a mouse… all in good fun š When the children we very little, and low…
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Valentine Napkin Rings and Napkins
One easy way to herald in any Holiday, is to simply set the table with Holiday themed napkins and napkin rings. Here are my go-to napkins… the old Rip and Tears. Easy and fast to make. Then,…
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Valentines Day Give-Away
EDIT: This Give-Away is over. Thanks to everyone that participated, and a special thank you to Juile, at Prairied Point Junction for providing the materials for the Give-Away! We weren’t planning on having a Valentines…
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Valentine Peonies
Although this little nosegay isn't exclusively a Valentine's design, made up in reds, pinks and maroons, this would happily embellish many Valentine's projects. One of my favorite late spring flowers is the peony. They…
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Gnome for the Holidays Applique Block
We would be remiss is we didn’t share a Santa… Wee Folk Art style. Here is our little Gnome for the Holidays Applique Block. I started with our basic Gnome Applique Block, increased the pattern…
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Winter Blues Buster Gift Box
Here are the final directions for finishing your Winter Blues Buster Gift Box which include the Snowmen Napkins, Scarf Napkin Rings and Snowflake Wool Penny Coasters. All the crafts are easy, with the coasters being…
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Grasshopper Applique Block
There are two things you should know right now. No… this is NOT a Christmas grasshopper. It’s not likeĀ grasshoppers are jumping around all over the place here in the Midwest at this time of year.…
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Christmas Tree Picture Ornament
Every year Michelle puts an ornament on the tree with her children’s pictures, commemorating that year with a date and pic. This year I used our basic Christmas Tree Applique Block to make the personalized…
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Gathering Materials for the Felt Forest
Long, long ago… in an enchanted forest far, far away… Last year I posted directions for making the wooden peg gnomes. They were standing in front of some felt evergreens I had just thrown together.…
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Tea Wallet with Little Birdie
This Tea Wallet Pattern combines our Perky Note Card Holder with the smallest birdie from our Stacked Birdies Block with minor adjustments. In addition to the materials required for the Perky Note Card Holder you…
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Thanksgiving Turkey Applique Block
HELLO MR. TURKEY – (Sung to “If You’re Happy and You Know It) Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? – (wave) Hello Mr. Turkey how are you? – (wave) With a gobble, gobble, gobble, –…
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Advent Tree Count Down Calendar Pattern
Counting down the days until Christmas is a tradition shared by many Christian families. Our simpleĀ Advent Tree with a star meandering up the tree, will help your family celebrate the season. This is sure to…
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Advent Tree Kit Giveaway!!!
EDIT: The Giveaway is Closed. Thanks to everyone that entered! My Busha use to say, “If you haven’t gotten half your day’s work done by 10:30 a.m., you’ll never get it all done.” Well, it’s…
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Stacking Birdie Applique Block
Okay, I’ll admit it… I’m like everyone else. I love our Wooden Pine Forest, but my heart was captured by the little birdies! So, it only seemed fitting that I “immortalize” them in one of…
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Funky Falling Leaves Wall Hanging
Iām totally in love with my latest endeavor. All the projects I post please me (alas, those that don’t will never receive their 5 minutes of fame on our blog!), but every now and then I make…
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Falling Leaves Wall Hanging
This project was an absolute joy to make. It started with an idea but morphed as I was working on it. The pattern has the tree trunk, the major large pieces and an assortment of…
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Mushroom Business Card Holder
Well, I got my pattern fixed for the Mushroom Business Card Holder. So, if you’d like to make your very own, TOTALLY cool, business card holder, the directions are good to go. Unfortunately, I spent…
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I’ve Got the Mushroom Business Card Case Blues!
We just received the new business cards that Michelle designed for us. I love them… they are so Wee Folk Artish… which, of course, they should be. So, naturally, I wanted to design a business…
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Apple Applique Block and Apple Crisp Recipe
I was going to start this post talking about how much I love fall, but I’ve already said that… many times. Instead, I’m just going to introduce our Apple Applique Block, tell you I made…
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Woven Spider Wheel Stitch
The Woven Spider Wheel Stitch is a versatile stitch that I use often. It makes a circular, raised stitch appropriate for flowers, apples, polka dots, etc. It winds up being raised, giving it a wonderful…
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Woven Spider Wheel Stitch
We got a question from one of our readers about the Woven Spider Wheel Stitch. And although the diagram we have in the glossary is the “textbook” picture, I have found a few tricks that…
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