Author: mcrumbacher

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*Please note:  Due to the increased cost of this project and the limited quantity, patrons will be limited to 1 kit per person.

Included in your kit:

1 unfinished candlestick

1 unfinished birdhouse

1 bottle yellow paint

1 bottle white paint

1 yellow gingham ribbon

Not included in your kit:

sandpaper (optional)

hot glue

Instructions:

1. Paint the candlestick and the roof and base of the birdhouse white.  Allow to dry between coats.
2. Paint the body of the birdhouse yellow.
3. When everything is dry, use sandpaper to distress the candlestick and birdhouse (optional).
4. Glue the birdhouse to the top of the candlestick.
5. Glue the ribbon to the front of the birdhouse above the perch.

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Included in your kit:

1 long piece of jute twine

1 short piece of jute twine

1 green gingham ribbon

1 white bow

Not included in your kit:

hot glue

Instructions:

1.  Wind the large piece of jute twine in a circle using the hot glue to keep it together.
2. Cut the shorter piece of jute twine into 2, 4-5″ pieces to make the ears.
3. Hot glue the twine for the ears to the green ribbon.  Once glue has dried, cut around the ribbon so you can’t see it from the front of the ear. 
4. Glue the ears onto the top of the twine circle.
5. Glue the white bow below one of the ears.
6. You’re done!

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Included in your kit:

1 skein scrubbie yarn

1 crochet hook

Instructions:

I found the instructions for this scrubbie pattern here:

FREE Round Scrubby Crochet Pattern

It uses a different yarn, but the pattern is the same.

There’s a video here:

Happy Crafting!

I apologize for the delay in getting this month’s take and make to you.  The snowstorm plus lost packages made for a bad combination.

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Included in your kit:

1 block of wood

30 nails

1 skein of red embroidery floss

1 template

Not included in your kit:

hammer

tweezers

Instructions:

1.  Center the template on the block of wood and tape it down if necessary.
2. Nail the nails into the wood where the template shows.  I used tweezers to hold the nail in place.  Be sure to leave the nail sticking out a little bit so you have something to wind the string around.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
3. Tie a piece of embroidery floss around any nail you choose and start winding the floss around the nail heads on the outside of the heart.  Once you’ve outlined the heart, wind the string randomly around the nail heads to create a criss cross pattern.
4. When you’re satisfied with your design, cut and tie off your embroidery floss.

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Included in your kit:

1 6″ embroidery hoop

1 8″ embroidery hoop

2 doilies

5 black buttons

3 orange buttons

ribbon

1 pipe cleaner

Not included in your kit:

hot glue

Instructions:

For the most part, I used this tutorial to make my snowman:

Upcycled DIY Snowman from Embroidery Hoops

I used the pipe cleaner to attach the two embroidery hoops together.  Then, I wrapped the shorter piece of ribbon around that area to hide the screws and pipe cleaner.  I used the longer ribbon to make the bow/scarf.

Happy crafting!

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Included in your kit:

1 block of wood

1 piece of holiday themed scrapbooking paper

1 gnome beard

1 wooden gnome “nose”

Not included in your kit:

mod podge or other glue

hot glue

sandpaper (optional)

Instructions:

1.  Trace your piece of wood onto your scrapbook paper and cut out.
2.  Use mod podge or glue to glue the paper to your piece of wood.
3. (Optional) if you want to give your gnome a more rustic look, sand down the edges of the triangle and scuff up the paper around the edges.
4. Trim the beard down so that it covers only the bottom third (approximately) of the triangle.  I suggest trimming from the top of the beard (the straight edge, not the curved edge).
5. Use hot glue to attach the beard and the nose to your gnome.
6. Trim off excess beard to make it your desired length.  Give it a little brush too!

This month we’re making lanterns out of leaves and mason jars!

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Included in your kit:

1 mason jar

1 votive candle

leaves

2 oz. mod podge

1 foam brush

jute twine

Instructions:

1.  Prepare your leaves.  You’ll want to remove the plastic veins from the back side of the leaves.  You should also iron the leaves to make them flatter.  All of this will help the leaves stick better to the side of the mason jar.
2. Prepare your jar.  Wash the outside of your jar with soap and water to remove any dirt of grease.  If you have any rubbing alcohol, use a cotton ball to wipe down the outside of the jar.  Again, all this is to help the leaves stick to the jar.
3. Add your leaves.  Use a thin layer of mod podge on the side of the jar just larger than your leaf.  Wait a few minutes until it gets sticky and then add your leaf.  Continue adding leaves around the outside of the jar.
4. Once all the leaves are added, wait for the outside to dry for 15-20 minutes.  The leaves should not be able to move.
5. Add a generous layer of mod podge to the outside of the jar to seal in the leaves.
6. Allow to air dry for a couple of hours until the mod podge is clear.

That’s it!  Light your candle and enjoy!

Hello crafters!  This month we’re making little wooden apples out of unfinished dice.

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Included in your kit:

3 unfinished dice

red paint

1 stick

3 leaves

1 paintbrush

1 piece of sandpaper

Not included in your kit:

hot glue

Instructions:

1.  Paint the unfinished dice with a coat of red paint.  Allow to dry and paint a second coat.
2.  Use the sandpaper to distress the edges of the “apples.”
3. Cut the stick into three equal pieces and hot glue to the top of the apples to make the stems.
4. Cut the leaves apart and glue on top of the apples near the stem.  

All finished!  Display them with your other fall decorations!