Author Archives: thequaintcrafter

If you were to stop by my house during the holidays, you would quickly realize my favorite holiday theme is Santa Claus. From my mantel filled with my mother’s ceramic Santas to my holiday countdown calendar and welcome sign, Santa is everywhere in my house. It’s no surprise that when I went to my localContinue reading “Giving Old Earrings a New Life”

I’ve been working on a pretty big project this past year. The exterior of my house needed a makeover, so after a little debate, we opted to vinyl-side the house. It looks great, and now I finally feel like decorating the outside of my house for the holidays. Enter two very large wooden nutcrackers. AsContinue reading “Wooden Nutcrackers Craft (Part One)”

Last month I lost my mother, Peg, just after Christmas. She had been struggling with dementia for the last years of her life. It was a horrible end to a life filled with creativity. I got my crafting bug from her. My mother painted, crocheted, and even created art with chocolate molds. It makes meContinue reading “Memorial Poems”

A couple of Novembers ago I was at Michael’s Craft store and stumbled upon a bin of 90% off Halloween items. Mixed into the bin was a small orange tree. Normally, I’m not into mixing holiday decor. A tree means Christmas to me, but at under $5, I saw the possibilities of this little tree.Continue reading “Moon Tree Topper”

This summer is flying by, but I wanted to share an easy craft I did to spruce up my kitchen. I’ve been busy with a new job and dealing with my mother’s illness, so finding time to craft has been hard. The awful New England humidity hasn’t helped. Any craft that involves the outside hasContinue reading “Sparkly Fruit Magnets”

Spring is finally here in New England. Where I live, that means the dogwoods are in bloom and the daffodils are out in full force. With the tulips just starting to burst, I wanted to share a wooden wreath craft I just finished. I bought this wreath last Spring at Michael’s craft store, but woodenContinue reading “Tulip Wreath”

About twenty-five years ago I bought my first plaster Christmas Village piece from Michael’s Craft Store. When I went to the store that day, I wasn’t looking to start painting a Christmas Village. But when I spotted a small plaster Bookstore on the shelf, I was in. I’ve always had a love of books andContinue reading “Plaster Christmas Village Re-Do”

Every January I feel a sense of sadness come over me as all the Christmas decorations get put away and we prepare for the cold months ahead. To help quell this feeling, I like to have some decorations to make the house feel warm again. Last year I made a lighted Winter Box for my hearth thatContinue reading “Sparkly Snowflake Wreath”

For the last couple of months, I’ve been working on knitting spooky squares in different colors of cotton yarn. My plan was to assemble all the squares to make into a table runner. The first square was a Bat, the second was a Skull & Crossbones, the third was a Spider, the fourth was aContinue reading “Knitted Halloween Table Runner”

It’s finally done! After knitting for most of the summer, I completed my last square in my Halloween table runner: a jack-o-lantern. Between work and other commitments, it took me a while to finish this one, but I’m glad I did. Like the other squares, I used Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn. The color I usedContinue reading “Knitted Jack-O-Lantern Dish Towel”