Country Crafts Ideas
Homes decorated with country-styled, handmade crafts feel warm, comfortable and inviting. Primitive, Americana, Colonial, Early American and Western are some popular styles of country décor. To maintain the country theme, use traditional materials like fabric, wood, yarn and flowers, and incorporate techniques such as woodcarving, painting and stitching.
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Fabric Crafts
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Use fabric and fabric scraps to create toys and decorative items for the home. Calico, gingham, muslin and homespun are popular country fabrics. Use red, white and blue fabrics to create Americana flag pillows and table linens. Turn an assortment of coordinating fabric prints and solids into decorative and functional quilts to hang on a wall or add to bed linens. Make primitive dolls from tea-dyed muslin and decorate with buttons and simple stitches. Create an assortment of farm animals from cotton fabrics. Bunnies, cows, crows and pigs are popular country accessories. Sew gingerbread, Santa and angel dolls to decorate the home for the holidays.
Wood Crafts
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There are numerous wood techniques to use on country craft projects. Painting and staining wood creates a variety of finishes. Decorate wooden birdhouses with country designs and colors for use indoors and out. Use tole-painting techniques to paint country birds, vines and flowers onto decorative boxes, shelves and frames. Cut wood and paint game boards like checkers, darts, Parcheesi and backgammon. Decorate them with country themes like stars, pineapples, crows and trees. Hang them on the wall for a country look. Carve or paint country-themed phrases into wood scraps to create welcome, kitchen or western decorative signs. Use scraps of wood to make decorative candle holders to hang on the wall or to stand on a shelf or desk.
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Needle Crafts
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Many functional craft items utilize various yarns. Cross-stitched samplers were popular in colonial days to commemorate important dates. Primitive samplers use black floss yarn and simple line drawings on linen or muslin to create home décor pieces. Cross stitch a simple design of apples, stars or trees and frame it. Crochet or knit afghans and pillows to decorate a sitting room. Stitch simple floral embroideries onto kitchen and bed linens. Create simple country-style toys by crocheting or knitting dolls and animals and stuffing with cotton or rag scraps.
Floral Crafts
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Country design utilizes many natural elements. Dried flowers, herb and seed pods are used in a variety of crafts. Make decorative wreaths with dried herbs to hang in the kitchen. Create wreaths with vines and flowers and allow them to dry once assembled. Use silk flowers that resemble dried flowers to make garlands for windows or shelves. Drape garlands around light fixtures and candle holders. Decorate wooden brooms with silk vines and flowers and use as a decorative accent. Add berry picks with metal stars to candle holders and rustic vases to add some country style to your decor.
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