Rustic Bottle Brush Trees on Spool: Paint bottle brush trees to match a wood spool, then glue it all together for an easy farmhouse Christmas decoration! I love bottle brush trees! After working on this rustic Christmas decoration, I want to buy up all the bottle brush trees everywhere and just keep creating with them. […]
Ivory Bottle Brush Trees on Red Spools
Come and see how I put together these ivory bottle brush trees on red spools for a farmhouse style look. A little bit rustic and a little bit Winter glam! Bleaching bottle brush trees: Years ago — I bleached these bottle brush trees. At the time, you couldn’t readily find bottle brush trees in ivory […]
A sweet Spring spool craft!
The title says it all: this is a sweet Spring spool craft! It began with spools that I painted but then couldn’t decide what to do with them. For months. Once I found some sweet chicks in a nest as a craft supply, I knew they’d look adorable sitting on top of the spools. All […]
Spool Art for Valentine’s Day
I love crafting fun things for Valentine’s Day! I’m not into all of the glitz and commercialism of February 14th, but I do like Valentine decorations with a bit of vintage style to them. And that’s how this sweet Valentine Spool Art came to be! I’m sharing my complete tutorial over at Deja Vue Designs, so […]
Farmhouse Decor DIY: how to stain a stool easily!
Welcome to another awesome edition of Crafty Hangouts! This month we’re being sponsored by Minwax! Minwax continues to be on the cutting edge of easy-to-use stains and finishes, not only for furniture, but for crafting too. I’m especially in love with their Express Color Wiping Stain & Finish, which is water-based and includes the stain […]
Pet Scribbles featured on The Graphics Fairy!
Happy Sunday everyone! I’m so excited to share some awesome news: I have a project featured over on The Graphics Fairy today! I absolutely adore Karen, the awesome gal behind The Graphics Fairy, and have mentioned her site quite a few times in my projects on here, as she has collected a jaw-dropping collection of […]
Fall Spool Craft: Make Your Own Vintage Thanksgiving Turkeys
It’s been awhile since I’ve created anything using wooden spools. In fact, the last time I shared a spool craft was back in March: Spring Spool Craft Tutorial. I had to remedy this, as I love using spools, so I’ve created a collection of Vintage Thanksgiving Turkeys that you can use for display, as favors […]
Spring Spool Craft Tutorial
I purchased some basic wooden spools on a recent trip to Michael’s, because I love miniature crafts and I particularly love all of the spool crafts I’ve been seeing everywhere. I’ve captured some of my favorites on my Pinterest board simply titled Spool Craft Ideas. Although I wasn’t sure what I would create with these […]