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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.

Butterflies are beautiful and what is really nice about this pattern is that you can have all the fun you want in choosing your own color combinations! Cut around the perimeter and paint or use the pattern for a scrollsaw silhouette. You could even use the pattern to make an intarsia project. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Cut out this simple goose and sell for a couple bucks at craft shows. Beginner skill level. This project would look great in the yard, on the porch, in a store window or anywhere you like! Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

A cute project as a shelf decor or engineer it to include pegs and mount on the wall as a clothes rack. Its a choo-sen way to -train- your kids to hang up their clothes. Beginner skill level.

Mirrors are easy to make from breadboards and trivets. Or use our strawberry pattern to make a berry unique gift. Beginner skill level. Bonus mystery plan included!

Sawbucks projects! Using the smallest of scrap wood pieces, you can literally have one cut out in less than 5 minutes and ready to paint. Beginner skill level.

This design features a half pattern that you print out and then flip over to get both parts of the pattern! The two pages fit together at the small circles to form the left side of the wreath and then the joined patterns are flipped over to form the right side of the wreath. The results will be a large heart with 4 stars and 10 stripes. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Most plaque shapes can be made into slanted book shelfs, just like our whale of a tale book shelf. Beginner skill level.

This is a simple to make toy that is great fun. The blade assembly is placed in the launcher - the end of an 18 inch piece of strong twine is inserted in the blade dowel and the string is wound around the dowel by turning the blades clockwise. Hold the launcher away from you face and give the twine a sharp pull. The helicopter will leave the launcher and fly up, up and away!This is a 1 page pattern. Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level using a scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

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.

Our Country and Folk Art patterns may be used exactly as presented but we intend them to be suggestions. By mixing and matching the shapes, projects and your individual skills in painting, wood burning, decals, etc. you can create an unlimited number of decorative projects! Most of these designs my be cut from 1/4 inch stock for applique, 1/2 or 3/4 inch stock for plaque-type projects and 1-1/2 inch thick stock for free standing projects. They may be dipped in paint, stain or a wash (thinned paint that has an appearance between paint and stain) or finely detail to fit your project and skills.

Children will love this happy HO HO HO holiday welcome! Great for door decoration or outdoor tree ornaments! Here we have a Santa decoration that you can either build flat (one piece of wood) or you can build it in layers. Beginner skill level. 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. Create a Christmas door and wall ornament with our enjoyable Santa print-a-project! It includes detailed, full size patterns for our approx. 9-1/2 inch tall Happy St. Nick to welcome your guests and this decorative project features our easy paint technique for quick finishing and is layered to add more dimension than flat plaques. Great for 3-D large tree decorations too!

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.

Layering is simply breaking down some of the detail lines on a plaque into separate pieces and assembling the pieces with glue to form the entire project. This Rocking Horse is an obvious example, but the technique may be used to decorate or improve many other designs too.

Doorstops are another excellent project to turn plaques into useful items. We offer a Duck and Goose (shown in dashed line). Both of these may have a wing area painted or cut a wing from 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick stock and glue in place. Cut the shapes from 3/4 inch thick stock for doorstops.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Three fun toothbrush holders for the kids bathroom. Choose from bear, puppy or clown... or make all three! Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. You could sell the wooden frames as is for a buck or two. The customer could get their own mirror or glass to use as a photo holder. Beginner skill level.

Novelty signs for your front lawn. Use numbers or letters to make a sign easily with your computerâs program like Word, Notepad or Pages. Half patterns provided to make 5 of the critters like the cat, elephant, bulldog, teddy bear and bunny rabbit. To make the puppy, simply resize the page your printerâs program. Beginner skill level.

Inspire the imagination of young engineers with our simple to make Locomotive Book Organizer. Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop using your scroll saw or bandsaw. Feel free to add to your own cuts to truly make it your own! Beginner skill level. Your choice to paint or stain.

This pattern could be used to display a fox or coyote. Paint like shown, or paint all black and then detail the lines a white/grey to provide details. This is a 5 page pattern. Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Beginner skill level using a jig saw or scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

This classic design is a craft show favourite! This project is simple to make and requires a minimum of materials, but you must cut and drill 52 slats for one spiral. We try to make this easier by using the two simple jigs included. It is very easy to have an attention lapse when doing repetitive operations.So pay attention and be careful! This is a 2 page pattern. Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level using a scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

This house may be suspended from a branch or eaves by threading a wire through the screw eye. Attach wire at two separate points so the birdhouse will not spin. Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.

A quick and easy tutorial on how to draw ovals, hexagons and octagons. Beginner skill level.

Sawbucks projects! Using the smallest of scrap wood pieces. Bandsawn boxes are fun to create, are excellent gifts and may be very profitable. This design shows the basic technique for creating these enjoyable designs, but the variations are unlimited! Beginner skill level.

This line art drawing can be used as a scrollsaw craft pattern with some editing.

These mini-shapes can be used in country style craft projects. This page will deal mainly with detailing these small shapes. Of course, they may be decoratively painted if you have the skill, but there are other useful techniques too. Try dipping the pieces in stain and then painting a single detail such as a heart or design over the stain. Dip the pieces in a wash (thinned paint that is opaque similar to stain) and paint detail lines or use a permanent ink felt pen or paint pen. Try an antique finish by painting the plaque a light color and when dry, lightly wipe with a dark stain to age the paint. See the patterns for more options. Beginner skill level.

This project is simple to make and sure feels good! This pattern features 3 wheels on each side. Beginner skill level using a scrollsaw.

May be cut from almost any thickness of plywood or from 3/4 or 1-1/2 inch wood. Decorate a shelf, hang on your door, place on a porch railing or cut a lot of them to announce someone lucky enough to have their birthday on Halloween! This is a 2 page pattern. Beginner skill level using a jig saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

This free crafters projects page is courtesy of the Meliz Crafts web site.

Desk plaques are easy to make and popular. Draw letters and cut from scrap wood. We style our letters using our simple alphabet plan (not included) but you can use whatever letters you want. 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.