Author Archives: thequaintcrafter

Time for the fourth square in my Halloween series. This one was a tough one to figure out, and I’m not sure I like how it turned out. There are so many ways to make a ghost, and I wasn’t sure which one to go with. It turned out rather menacing looking instead of theContinue reading “Knitted Ghost Dish Towel”

It’s time for my third knitted towel in my Halloween series. So far, I’ve knitted a bat and a skull & crossbones towel square in what I hope will be a festive and spooky Halloween table runner. For this towel square, I used Sugar’n Cream cotton yarn in hot purple. US size 7 knitting needlesContinue reading “Knitted Spider Towel”

It’s time for square two in my series of knitted pieces for Halloween. The first piece I completed was a bat. I am hoping to link all the pieces together to create a fun and colorful table runner for Halloween. Fingers crossed that it comes together. The hardest part so far was coming up withContinue reading “Knitted Skull & Crossbones Towel”

Sometimes I get the strangest ideas in my head. I wanted to create a knitted table runner for Halloween, but I didn’t want to knit one long piece. Instead, I wanted to knit several squares in different colors and connect them to make a colorful Halloween runner. Of course, the idea seemed great at theContinue reading “Knitted Bat Dish Towel”

Recently, my father decided to sell his vacation home in Vermont. The house was filled with old furniture that we helped him haul back to his house. Some were family relics, but most were yard sale finds. Both my parents are avid yard salers, always looking for deals. I took most of the stuff toContinue reading “Re-Purposing an Old TV Stand”

I found this sad Santa at the Salvation Army. I passed by him three times before grabbing him on my way to the register. His odd colored coat and silver boots really took me aback. He was made of plastic and looked dirty and sad. Where did he come from? Could I give him aContinue reading “Purple Santa”

I recently purchased some laser-cut wooden flowers while shopping at Joann Fabrics. They came in a variety of different flowers-they even had a bird. At only a $1.99, they were small and inexpensive. I grabbed a few and then headed over to the paint and Diamond Dotz section. While I shopped, I came up withContinue reading “Wooden Brooches”

I wanted to share a project I’ve been working on. Recently, a small goose planter caught my eye at my local thrift store. I glanced at it, but I decided to leave it. Several days later it was still on my mind. Luckily, when I went back, it was still there. I’m going to beContinue reading “A Goose Planter for All Occasions”

With Valentine’s Day approaching, I wanted to create a new pin art piece for the frame I have in my sitting room. I have a ton of extra foam sheets from a package I received a while ago. Instead of throwing it all away, why not create art with it? I used velour contact paperContinue reading “Valentine Pin Art”

I bought these cute plaster ornaments a few years ago at Michael’s Craft Store. I’ve been painting plaster ornaments and village pieces for years. I love how a little bit of paint can take a bland piece of white plaster and turn it into a beautiful, cherished item. I wanted to paint the frames andContinue reading “Plaster Frame Ornaments”