Think Outside the “Scroll Saw Wood” Box
MAKE EXTRA HOLIDAY CASH NOW! CREATE YARD ART FROM THRIFT SHOPS AND WOOD SCRAPS
Combine your scroll saw cutting skills with thrift store and swap shop finds.
Check out the Make Money section for creative ideas
Vintage Christmas Snowmen
Wood Craft for Christmas – Scroll Saw Vintage Snowman -
Make beautiful handmade wood gifts or show stoppers that are great sellers. Get creative this holiday season and make these snowman fast. Cut from 3/4″ pine wood. They are quick and easy with no inside cuts and no drilling. Bring Christmas home with these vintage Christmas snowmen outlines and painting patterns. This is an easy project to make and you can also cut from 1/4″ luan or birch to make fridge snowman magets. Size this snowman by right clicking on pattern and saving to your computer.
Pricing Your Crafts
Shoppers love a deal. Price your crafts just right so you make a profit and move your merchandise. Do it wrong and your inventory may suffer. It’s important to make room for profit, but knowing the fine line and where it is requires a formula. Get a head start this holiday season and be prepared. Get the knowledge it takes to be successful. See the Make Money section on this site for more information on selling and making money with your handmade merchandise.
New Scroll Saw Country Bits Easy to Create
Check it out in the Country Section! Easy to cut from pine wood in any thickness- there’s no drilling – simple patterns and so collectible.
Thanksgiving Goodies Around the Corner
THIS IS EASY – with no inside cuts and that means – no drilling! What better time then now to start creating a supply of Thankgiving wood scroll saw miniatures? If you had not noticed like I have, there is not an abundance of Thanksgiving novetly gift items on the market. Make yours and be ready with a cute and adorable one-of-a-kind Thanksgiving Collection. Click on the Thankgsgiving tab for detailed designs and cutting patterns for Pilgrims and more.
New Halloween Collection Ghosts & Witches
SEE PAINTING OUTLINES BELOW – RIGHT CLICK IMAGES TO SAVE & PRINT. Use raffia for bows and accents. You can dye raffia any color using powder or liquid RIT dye. Buy pre-cut hearts to save time. “Handle” of the heart was made by using wood skewers. Bend the skewer and put ends into pre-cut drilled holes in the heart. Use a drop of glue in the holes first. This haunted Halloween was made from a scrap piece of wood. WITCH MINIS. Notice the Salem MA on the front. Years ago these witches were ’souvenir’ collectibles sold in various gift shops surrounding Massachusetts tourists area. Any wood miniature can be made into a souvenir with the name of the town or state painted or Sharpied. More information on souvenir selling will be revealed in a later post. Witch brooms are purchased and glued on with Elmer’s glue. If you do not have a purchased broom – made your own. Start be using one end of a toothpick, use various materials for the brooms wisks if possible. You can find tiny brooms online or in your favorite crafts store. 
Make a ‘goodie’ bag by sewing – or- gluing a tiny square from fabric- then stuffing it. Secure the bag using a gold string. 
Make a Potty Chair
See the Country Section for this cute wood collectible. Easy instructions follow. Right click to save patten and print from your computer. Total size is approx. measurement of 2 1/2″ tall x 1 1/2″ wide.
Paint Lesson in Acrylics on Wood
PAINT THIS HOUSE LESSON IT’S EASIER THEN YOU THINK. With the right brushes and the right paint paints, you can create a masterpiece of your own. Don’t say you can’t until you have tried it. Check out MISC tab for easy follow along steps. Materals you will need are listed as well as types and brands of quality paints.
New Minis ~ make Cat Bird & House Christmas Ornaments
The Christmas house ornament has a tiny straw broom glued onto the front-once it is painted. Also- attach a gold string onto the top so it can hang. To attached the string, poke or drill a tiny hole in the top of the ornament. Insert a drop of Elmer’s glue in the hole-then insert the string. Let dry. The Someone Loves You House is also stained -so grain can show thru. A tiny broom is glued on the front. 
Here is a painting guideline image and pattern sheet for you to copy onto your computer – for best results. Print out to the desired size and use the painting guide to help you along with finishing the minis. Notice the cat birdhouse is just stained and the rest has minor details added. Drill a hole for the mouth. Glue a bunch of -Spanish moss- below the mouth for a -straw – or nest look. Use the Elmer’s glue – it will dry clear. 
One Legged Teddy Bear Scroll Pattern
Many variations can be made from one design. Don’t stop at painting these brown. Try lite blues, pinks and orange for Halloween. And as long as the one standing foot is square and flat to the ground — He will stand on one foot! How cute is that? Turn him into a witch and add a wand with tiny gold elastic strings dangling. (See the mics. tab for more on supplies.) ~~Or you can leave him as a tiny cutie teddy bear. Cut him small or cut him large – the concept should still be the same with him standing on – one foot.
This is a never before published wood scroll saw one-legged teddy bear.
Notice the secret to cutting these with wasting minimum wood. Make copy sheets as shown of your favorite scroll saw pattern. Use the one pictured as a guide. See image below- right click to save on computer – print out as a 8 1/2″ x 11″.
