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Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop and a few bits of pipe. Everybody loves the sounds of chimes. Experiment with the length of tubes and materials to achieve different sounds. Beginner skill level.

With the smallest of wood pieces you could make this cute crayon holder, a perfect accessory for your desk. 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.

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

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.

Coin Banks are very popular and may be made from most of our County Plaques. Of course, the Piggy Bank is a classic! 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. We try to make all of our projects into useful items because they sell much better than purely decorative pieces. Cut Napkin Base from 1/2 or 3/4 inch thick stock (We used a 3/4 x 5 x 5 inch board for the Hen). Glue the plaques 2 inches apart to hold napkins. The base may be stained or painted and may be routed with a decorative edge. If you wish, glue some excelsior or wood shavings to the joint of base and Hen to look like a nest.

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.

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 trinket boxes, you will be making one and then more to sell. A basic 1 page instruction on how to make one. Beginner skill level.

Here we have our easy to make alphabet bookends. Easy to cut and paint using the smallest of scrap wood pieces or leave a natural wood color. Simply size the craft pattern to how you want it to be and print the drawing. Then its a matter of trace, cut and paint. Beginner skill level.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Back in the day, there was a necessity for candles and they had to be within easy reach. They still serve a use even today but you could also use the box to store anything else. Choose to add the heart or not, or come up with your own design! 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.

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.

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.

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.

Sawbuck projects! Cut it out from scrap wood you probably have in your workshop. Plaque shapes make excellent sign backboards. We offer this simple design because a pineapple is a traditional sign of welcome. Beginner scrollsaw 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.

Thanksgiving is a time of harvest, bounty and family. This is a 4 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 jig 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 free crafters projects page is courtesy of the Meliz Crafts web site.

The sheeting material for the sides and roof may be shingles, felt paper, heavy siding underlayment, aluminum flashing, etc, They may be mixed and matched as you wish. There must be some leeway to allow variations in design. Resize to suit your needs. Beginner skill level.

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.

Paint the body a grey or light rust color. If you do a really good job, you will be able to fool a lot of people! Ideal scrap wood projects! 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.

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.

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.

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.

The project shows the figure mounted in a two-post sign. We also include the pattern merged onto one page that you can use as a guide to piece together your pages. Its also suitable for an intarsia project. Be sure to check all the options in the accompanying pages to see the other options for one-post signs, yard pokes, etc. The figure may be made flat (from one board) or layered, have an attached or suspended sign, may be wall mounted, used as a simple yard poke or mounted in a one or two post stand (as shown on page 3) with even more options for each! This project does not include instructions for the posts as that is a simple project consisting of three posts; two in the ground and one spanning across the top.

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.