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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.

We may live in the electronic age of email, digital stamps and QR codes, but rolls of stamps are still being sold at the post office. Keep those stamps in one place with our Mailbox Stamp Roll Dispenser. Easy to make from a scrap block of wood. Beginner skill level using a scrollsaw.

These flowers are a simple project for window boxes, indoor planters or in the yard. Cut the leaves and flower from 3/4 inch pine. You may use a 3/8 inch diameter dowel as the stem, but we prefer steel strap or band. This is available at many hardware stores and you can usually pick up some scraps at your local lumberyard when they cut open bundles of lumber. We like the straps because the flowers will wave in the wind and look more realistic. Beginner skill level using a scrollsaw.

This is a cute little fawn 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 should be able to accomplish this project.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Most plaque shapes can be can be used for a number of different projects. This plan provides two patterns; a bunny and a teapot. Scrollsaw Beginner skill level.

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.

We enjoy providing birds with good homes, but we dislike cleaning out bird houses every spring. We developed our Quick & Easy Birdhouses as a way to make maintenance much easier. The outside shell of the house is made of disposable materials and the wooden ends are reused the next year. Some quick work with a hammer or stapler and these houses are like new! Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.

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.

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.

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

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Sell for a buck and you are still in money. Beginner skill level. Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

Here we show an Initial Bookend using the letter W from our alphabet plan 05-WP-011 (sold separately) but you can use almost anything like a toy car, models, carvings, baseball, or old hobby items like a fishing reel to suit the decor and interest of the gift recipient. 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.

You may use flat blocks of wood for dowel bases for our Country Projects, but a shaped base adds more interest. This projects uses a freeform shaped base, but you may mix and match the base shape or the bird plaque to create wide variety of designs.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Sell for a buck or two and you are in money. Simply resize the pattern to suit the size of notepad you are using. 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. Sell for a buck or two and you are in money. Simply resize the pattern to suit the size of plant pot you are using. Beginner skill level. Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

For the cost of a mason jar and a dollars worth of wood, this candy dispenser is so simple to make and can be made so quickly that you could probably sell them for less than ten dollars at craft shows. Watch them fly off your display! Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. 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.

These end patterns look best on a plaque that is cut from 1 x 5 inch stock. Use the same shape on both ends or combine ends for a variety of looks. Another way to decorate square or rectangular plaques is to add decorative corners. Beginner skill level.

Clearly a place to hang your hat. We prefer to round over the edges with a router but sand paper would do as well. Paint as you like or leave it natural. Beginner skill level. Two sizes included.

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 pattern is a good way to practice the curvy lines that can show up in more challenging projects. An easy project for kids to tackle. This is a 1 page pattern. Be sure to print all parts and join together to get the full size pattern. Beginner skill level using a scroll saw should be able to accomplish this project easily.

This free craft pattern source is courtesy of the Country Corner Crafts web site.

This free craft pattern source is courtesy of the Country Corner Crafts web site.

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.

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.

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. Sell for a buck and you are in money. Simply resize the pattern to suit the size of brackets you want to build. Beginner skill level.

Doorstops can be a simple wedge to place the door, but why not gussy it up a bit! We are expecting this project to spur you out of the saddle and into the workshop. Nothing says Welcome! more so that an open door with a big ol HOWDY! Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Easy patterns of apples and pumpkins to cut out and use as coasters or use as mini picture frames. A fun gift to give too. 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.