Dog Mom freebie

Today's freebie is for all the dog mom's or pet mom's. 

There are alot of mom's out there of the four legged furry kind.

We love our pets and they are family!

(I think wiener dogs are cute!)

(copy and save)

I am mom to Selina...my one and only ... she is the world to me! 

But...I am also mom to these three turds.

Froy in the first column, Lucky in the 2nd, and Trix in the 3rd. 

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My daughter Selina and I have been working together on a new project.

She made the small wooden paddle board pendant blanks and I designed the needle punches. 

These mini paddle boards are just the perfect way to finish a punch needle and makes the sweetest gift! 

In her pack on etsy....you get 3 pendant blanks.....With this purchase you get 3 punch needle designs.... the Tudor rose, patriotic flag and Jack O'Lantern..... and a special "how-to" sheet with instructions.This is handmade in America! 

They are so cute and small!

Each paddle board is 1 5/8" wide by 3 1/8" long, the finished punch needle area of the pendant is 1 1/4" wide x 1 1/4" tall. 

This is the Tudor rose design

A sweet and spooky Jack O'lantern.... 

And a patriotic flag.

Draw your own designs for the punch needle blanks too! (a blank design square is given....you could use it for your own drawings!)

I LOVE these so much....I can't wait to whip up more.

They are very easy, fast and fun to do!

......plus.....

The last day of my daughter's big spring sale is Mother's day...

30% off sale!!!

You can get Any wood pendants blanks, Necklaces, rings, earrings, kits...everything 30 % off!!!

The sale is in her Etsy shop...use coupon code: Spring

Use this code when checking out...if you need more info about using coupons...click here.

This is just a sample of what she has to offer.

Finally...

Happy Mother's day!

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Sitting Puppy Dog Freebie

Happy Friday!!!

Wow....these weeks keep flying by and it is now practically the end of the year!!!

Why did time go by so slowly as a kid?

I love drawing cats....just because they turn out pretty cute, but I decided I needed to draw some dogs.

I usually really struggle with dogs...but I am not giving up!

My dog "Sugar" was an amazing collie...she was our dog when we were growing up.

Years later we had "Linus" and he was a treasure...a german sheppard husky mix...I miss him alot.

Now we have 3 naughty cats!

Just copy and save....then print it out.

This design would make a great mini wall hanging.

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*Please note that all freebies are for you to use to make finished goods (no mass producing) and gifts...they are still legally my designs. 

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Warm Holiday Wishes.....

This is my brand new Punchneedle pattern!

A Warm Holiday Wishes...

Celebrate this beautiful winter season...the snowman is putting the star on the tree.  This punch needle design is perfect for your holiday & home decor or great as a gift! 

Variegated floss is used to give great texture and depth. 

What a cute box topper & handy to store little supplies, Gum balls or treats. This punches up fast & is very easy. The box is paper mache (1 Dollar at jo ann fabrics). The white trim is lovely.

Finished punched design measures: 3 1/8" x 3 1/8".

This is my best nine on instagram this year...it just means that these nine pictures were the most liked during the year.  It is really fun to see everyones best nine!  

This is a link to my instagram!

My daughter Selina made a new video on how to tint her wood ornaments.

It is fun to watch and see how very very easy it is.

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Being thrifty~making pendants from scraps

Hey ladies!

I have been SO darned busy the last few weeks...I have had zero time to have fun and play!

What with graduation stuff and huge orders....and lots of tasks in between, I felt like I was always doing something that had to be done. 

Until now~

I made some fun pendants...and they could be key chains too.

My daughter makes these mini hoops.

Some times the outer hoop part doesn't make it though "Quality control".

The inner circles always make it....so she has lots of the middle circles.

I hated seeing them sit around.

I decided I needed to play around with them.

I drilled a hole and got out my papers. 

I have lots of paper punches that I already punched out....another thing just laying around for a long time.

I decided to glue them....mod podge them.

This shot is in mid process....I also decided I wanted them double sided... a design on each side that is different. 

Here is a sweet butterfly! 

I found some phrases I had typed up on my old typewriter...cut them out and glued. 

This chickie poo has a chick on the other side. 

I sprayed some gloss spray on them ...both sides and added a jump ring. 

This is three layers of paper punch flowers. 

This is easy enough for kids to do!

They were addicting to make and it was fun to get back to crafting up a storm!

With all the pretty papers out there...can you imagine the possibilities? 

There is also great digital art on etsy....like bottle cap circles. 

I even just paper punched old scrap papers...which is the bottom beige circle. 

This only took me a couple hours to make a whole bunch. 

Some are for sale in her etsy shop!

But more importantly...I felt artsy again...it revived me and made me feel inspired.

If you want to do something like this and need wooden circles...hobby lobby has them in their wood section.  

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Owl you need is love....punch needle

Have you ever seen a pink owl?

usually they don't come in this color ... and this one is ready for Valentine's day!

This is my newest pattern!

Celebrate being in love...this punch needle design is perfect for your holiday and home decor or great as a gift! Learn how to make the sweet and super easy heart pins too. 

What a cute box topper and handy to store little supplies or treats. This punches up fast and is very easy. The box is paper mache (1 Dollar at jo ann fabrics). The gold trim is lovely....just a scrap needed.

Here I have the owl in the center of a berry wreath...

You could change the colors as well and make it fit any home decor. 

Finished punched design measures: 3 1/8" x 3 1/8".

I love using these little paper mache boxes with punch needle...they seem to go together very well!

This pattern will be ready tomorrow!

12 designs in one pattern...all the ones showed above.

The mini hoops are in my daughter Selina's etsy shop.

She makes them herself!

She cuts the wood and puts it together.... I am so proud of her....

Did I mention that she is in the 12th grade!

She has a business mind already.

I gotta show you my Valentine decorations next time!

Happy Sunday!!

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Blooming Blossoms

The blooms are opening...the beautiful weather is here!

This is my newest pattern : Blooming Blossom Punchneedle Pattern, #359

It is in my Etsy shop.

It is also in my Patternmart.  And if you like printed/mailed patterns...please go to my website. 

Celebrate your garden growing & blossoms opening...this punchneedle design is perfect for your home decor! 

What a cute box topper & handy to store little supplies or treats. This punches up fast & is very easy. The box is paper mache .   The trim is scrunched seam binding....so delicate.

This paper mache box....from hobby lobby...happened to have some embossed sides...perfect for dry brushing a lighter shade of pink on it.

Finished punched design measures: 3" x 3

The design was inspired by blooms around me!

And these petunias gave me the longing to use use a bright pink

I just love these colors.

Here I was picking out colors....ready to punch.

Here is what is looked like...part way through.

This is the back....where the needle goes in.

Punch needle is addicting!

Hope you have plenty of projects to work on this summer....I love stitching while sitting under the patio....beautiful weather, family around....laughing and swimming!

I have all kinds of Halloween projects to work on...alittle strange but oh well!

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Needle punch....Halloween?

I know...it is too early for Halloween!

But I had a sewing group to go to and had to bring something.

I really wanted to do something different and something that was not my own design.

So I found a kit I had from Brenda Gervais

I had made one of the designs years ago...and two were still in the kit. 

Here is a midway through picture...we had lots of fun with all the ladies chit chatting ...it was almost is hard to work on anything...lol. 

Here is what is looks like where you punch the needle in. 

This is the kit/pattern.  I already made the lower pumpkin.

I only have the turkey left.

I used DMC floss. 

It is hard to see....but the orange background has varying colors of orange...which is rich looking.

So when I finished it...I added it to this small basket...added some crazy black fringy yarn around it.

I also added a pin that says"Eek!".  It is just a scrap of muslin...stamped with the letters....glittered up a bit and glued onto the top of a pin.

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