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Our galloping horse makes an excellent rack for coats, hats, cups, keys and more. It can also be used for Weathervanes and Signs. Horse is cut from 3/4 inch stock for racks. It fits on standard 1 x 12 stock. We use 1-1/2 inch stock for optional weathervanes or signs. This is a 3 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.

You may be surprised at how little wood is needed to make a candle holder. Your scrap wood bin will be a great source of ideas. Here we provide three sample Christmas theme patterns. 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.

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.

The Country-Mini shapes may be grouped together to make larger scenes. Since birds flock together, these Geese are a great subject for groupings. The grouping does not have to be of similar designs, so do not be afraid to try a barn yard scene with Cow, Pig, Chicken, etc. or maybe a childs project with a mix of Gingerbread Men and Teddy bears. The basic scene is created on a base as shown below, but we have decorated things like coat racks with a row of brightly colored shapes and have even made mobiles with these small designs.

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!

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.

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.

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.

Napkin Stands are very popular and we offer a couple of different ways to make them from our country plaques. You could also make into a book rack, cd holder, etc. We try to make all of our projects into useful items because they sell much better than purely decorative pieces. Beginner skill level.

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.

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.

Base may be 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick stock. This sample is 4-1/2 x 8-3/4 inches, but it may be longer to accommodate another piece such as a small Cow, cutout of a barn, dowel fence posts, etc. We try to make a small scene rather than just glue the piece to the base. A good size to feature on top of your mailbox.

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.

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. We are pretty sure once you see just how easy it is to make one of these towel racks, you will be making one. You could even use one as a tie rack. A basic 1 page instruction on how to make one. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Build from the smallest scrap wood you probably have in your workshop and sell for a buck unpainted at craft shows. A basic 1 page instruction on how to make one, with full size drawings. 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.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Scroll cut out these simple planter pokes and sell for a buck at craft shows. Mount onto a dowel or long piece of coffer wire. 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. In this plan we feature a full-size half pattern. Paint as you desire. Beginner skill level. This project would look great in the yard, on the porch, on the side of a barn or tool shed or fence or anywhere you like! Choose to paint as little or as much detail as you want.

The shield plaque is a popular shape for awards and presentations. The edges may be left square, hand sand to ease the edges or router with a special profile bit. The scroll plaque is popular for displaying decoupage papers and documents. 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 farmers wife #05-WP-174. This design may be a farmer or an Amish folkart design. Painting tips offered for both. Beginner skill level.

Knife racks can be made from any plaque by gluing a knife bar to the plaque for holding the knives. We include a sample bar but you can simply change it to suit the size of you own cutlery. Beginner skill level.

This was my first pattern, made when I was just learning to use a coping saw and bit and brace and was too small to reach the top of the workbench! Cut from 3/4 inch pine. Round over all edges and leave natural or stain as desired. Stain is better than paint because the gun can be stained again when it gets nicked and dented. Beginner skill level using a scrollsaw.

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 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.

With the smallest of wood pieces you could make this little box to store trinkets or gifts. 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.