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Nuthatch, Chickadee, Titmouse and Downy Woodpecker Houses. This house is taller than the preferred size because it narrows so much at the top and bottom and these are not really considered living area. There must be some leeway to allow variations in design. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.

Some birds, like Purple Martins, nest in flocks. These units may be joined into as big an apartment complex as you wish. Martins prefer a 2-1/2 inch entrance hole and a 6 x 6 x 6 inch cavity. They also prefer a platform to a perch. These units may be joined horizontally or vertically by attaching a mounting board to the backs of the apartments with 1-1/2 inch drywall screws. You may also hang the houses by connecting with screw eyes. We like to add an extra board to the top level for extra strength. Beginner skill level.

Mix and match these two patterns and the project ideas with our other Country/Primitive Patterns pages! Do not be afraid to experiment! Cut plaques from 1/8 inch stock and paint Black to use as Silhouette Appliques on larger projects.

Racks or Peg Bars are very popular and excellent projects if you sell your work! We have laid out a sample bar, but it may be longer or wider as you choose. You may also have two horses or other shapes facing each other if you want to more than double the length of the rack. The shape (the horse in this design) and the rack may be cut from a single piece, but we prefer to make each part and assemble with glue.

Napkin Stands are very popular and we offer a couple of different ways to make them from our country plaques. We try to make all of our projects into useful items because they sell much better than purely decorative pieces. A good design to use as a table top organizer or coat rack. Use a router or sandpaper to round edges of the Pineapple, but NOT the leaves. The leaves look better if left sharp edged and pointed.

Easy to make from the smallest of scrap wood pieces, this mouse and cheese critter can sit just about anywhere. Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Sell for a buck or two and you are still in money. Beginner skill level. Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

Country signs and are very popular and simple to make. The lettering may be painted, wood burned or routed to suit your skills. The Sheep may be wall mounted or hang from screw eyes in the top edge. Cut from 3/4 or 1-1/2 inch thick stock and round over edges with a router or shaper. Again, we try to make all of our projects useful rather than purely decorative and signs are a great way to all the plaque shapes. Of course, the Sheep may also be used in any other of the projects described in our Primitive Patterns projects.

Fun to poke in the garden. You may turn this pattern into a weathervane by using an Arrow from one of our Weathervane projects, or sketch your own. Be sure to check out all the options on the other Primitive Patterns pages. Beginner skill level.

Fun to poke in the garden. You may turn this pattern into a weathervane by using an Arrow from one of our Weathervane projects, or sketch your own. Be sure to check out all the options on the other Primitive Patterns pages. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. We are pretty sure once you see just how easy it is to make a band saw box, you will be making more. A basic 1 page instruction on how to make one. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Surprisingly simple to make. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. A fun way to decorate the kids bookshelf. You could add your own artistic flair and recreate the shape of the ears to make the pig look like a teddy bear. Beginner skill level.

This Americana door art is made using reclaimed boards. Use just about anything you have hanging around. Perfect for a door or the side of a house.

A pattern of a Townhouse playhouse, goes with plan R-FCP-WPCPC91L which has the wall panels, floor panels and room dividers and the furniture patterns.

Fourteen country theme craft scrap wood projects: Cathead earrings, Cat and Hearts Necklace, Cow Necklace, Cow Earrings, Dogwood and Doves Necklace, Dogwood Earrings, Southwest Cactus and Pottery Necklace, Southwest Cactus Earrings, Shell Earrings, Shell Folk Necklace, Watermelon Heart Folk Earrings, Watermelon Heart Folk Necklace, Watermelon Heart Folk Pin, and a bonus plan of a Country Quail Shelf. This is a vintage plan. See the Larger Image Slideshow for a picture of the actual plan you are buying. Our FAQ has information about the vintage plans we sell.

The key to this project is to make it from scrap wood. Add some cup hooks or L-shaped hooks and use to hang rings of keys. Paint as you like or leave it natural. Beginner skill level. Two sizes of drawings for the key are included.

The three breadboard patterns included here may be used for decopage, woodburning, tole, as checkerboards or other decorative crafts. Also excellent as sign plaques with common sayings like: The cook has the final say! Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. A duck coat or clothes rack for cheep cheep cheep! Beginner skill level.

This is a 3 page pattern, simply join the pages together to get the full size half pattern. To get the other half, either print the mirror image of the pages or trace the pattern on the reverse of the paper. Resize to suit your needs. Shown here with the farmer #05-WP-173. This design may be a farmer or an Amish folk art design. Painting tips offered for both. Beginner skill level.

Easy to make from a scrap block of wood and a beautiful addition to the garden or pathway by mounting on a stick. Its called a poke because you mount it onto the stick and poke the stick into the ground. Beginner skill level using a scrollsaw.

Tool around with your bandsaw or scrollsaw and make yourself a simply hinged lid box. Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Beginner skill level.

This is a cute little rabbit that you can paint like shown, or paint all black and then detail the lines a white/grey to provide details. Beginner skill level using a jig saw or scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

A fun craft project, these can be made as a boy, a girl, an old man etc. Make it cross eyed for fun, winking, sleeping etc. Or even change the shape into a dog, cat or whatever you want. We started making these as gifts the kids could give to their grand parents. Cut the pieces and let the kids have fun putting them together! Easily scale the pattern on your printer to make the size you want. A perfect beginner project for scouting, guides and 4H Club woodworking projects.

With the smallest of wood pieces you could make this little stand to rest your calculator or phone at just the right angle for viewing at a glance while working at your desk. Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Beginner skill level.

This puzzle looks simple...but its not! Cut from 1/2 or 3/4 inch pine or hardwood. The pieces may be stained, left natural,or painted the same or different colours as you choose. This pattern is a good way to practice the straight lines and precise angles. An easy project for kids to tackle to teach them patience and control. This is a 1 page pattern. Beginner skill level using a scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

With the smallest of wood pieces you could make these cat and mouse country critter crafts. Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Beginner skill level. Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. This is a nice scrollsaw project for a butterfly wall hanging or as a poke in your garden. We cut it using 1/4 inch plywood. The plan includes some basic scrollsaw finishing techniques. We describe to you two ways to complete the project. Beginner scrollsaw skill level.

Cut these three Autumn leaves from almost any wood stock. Paint with Reds, Oranges and Yellows. These leaves may be assembled with glue into a wreath or door decoration. Drill a 1/8 inch diameter hole in the top to hang as a window decoration. Use as holiday hot plate holders! This is a 1 page pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level using a scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

This is a very simple, but useful project that shows one of our favourite assembly techniques - False Dowel Construction. It resembles the old-fashioned dowel construction, but the thin slice of dowel hides a screw! This is a 1 page pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.

This is a quick and fun project where accuracy does not matter and all you use is a scrap of 2 x 4 or 2 x 3. It is a toothpick holder that is handy at home and always gets a laugh at parties when offering toothpicks for snack foods. This is a 1 page pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.