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Linda Walsh Originals FREE Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Host A Folksy, Family & Friends Bridal Shower E-Book

Believe it or not, but Fall has become the season for weddings versus the Spring and with weddings comes bridal showers.

For anyone who has even contemplated hosting a bridal shower the idea of hosting a bridal shower may seem overwhelming and daunting at best. That's why so many nowadays are held out at restaurants with a professional handling all the arrangements.

However, with a little planning and organization hosting a bridal shower can end up being fun for the whole family, for all the participants and a wonderful event for all to remember. And, it doesn't have to be held out at a fancy, expensive restaurant.

In a previous post on my Linda's Blog I eluded to the fact that my sister and sisters-in-law and I had hosted a bridal shower for our oldest niece several years ago.

Instead of a bridal shower out at a restaurant we decided on a more traditional, small, folksy, family & friends bridal shower - like we used to remember going to when we were growing up. We decided that, "Hey, we can do this if we all work together! It'll be fun!" We decided that we would cook all the food and make all the decorations, prizes, centerpieces, and bridal shower favors. Small, folksy and intimate like bridal showers and baby showers, for that matter, used to be.

Since I was in charge of the bridal shower and had taken pictures and kept all the documentation and preparation notes on the bridal shower I decided that I should put that to good use and post about this on my Linda's Blog. It's been in my to do pile for quite awhile as I have been meaning to post about it for quite some time.

Well, this morning I decided to create the blog post and in doing so realized that my post was getting rather lengthy. Since it was so long and detailed I thought it might be better served if it was in a .PDF file.

So, I created a Linda's How-Do-I FREE e-book for everyone entitled "How To Host A Folksy, Family & Friends Bridal Shower?"

I hope you enjoy my free e-book and would love to hear if it inspired you to try hosting a folksy, family & friends bridal shower yourself.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.






Linda Walsh Originals FREE Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Create Fast and Easy Cloth, Paper, and E-Printable Ornaments E-Book

I am very partial to handmade gifts, especially those that have been made by my family and friends. Given that I’m in the Grandmother phase of my life right now I’m especially partial to handmade gifts from my grandchildren. Whether it is a card or an ornament I love them and cherish them all. In fact, nothing pleases me more than receiving a handmade card or gift from my family and friends at the holidays.

With these economic times when money is scarce for so many people my thoughts turn to the different times in my life when money was scarce for me and the handmade gifts that I created and gave at the holidays.

If you are a reader of my Linda's Blog (http://lindawalshoriginals.blogspot.com) you know that I come from a family of crafters and that when I was growing up at the holidays we always had a Christmas crafting project to do.

One year it was a church scene created out of Styrofoam that my Dad and I created. My Dad painstakingly cut the Styrofoam to form a cone steeple and painstakingly cut the windows so they were a half circle at the top and had window panes. We added colored plastic to the inside of the windows and used a lighted angel inside the church so the colored glass would shine through. Then we added candle carolers, candle trees, and snowflake sprinkled felt for snow for the outside of the church. We used this scene as one of our Christmas displays until the foam finally fell apart. I loved that scene and especially loved working with my Dad on it.

Another year I decided to knit large stockings for everyone in the family. I knit their names in the top and each had their own special knit decoration on it. The stockings were knit with red, green, and white yarn and were about 24” long. We used those, too, until they finally fell apart.

Another year when I was in my twenties I decided to make all the gifts for my family and friends as money was tight that year. So, I decided to make handmade Christmas ornaments for my friends with their names embroidered on them and other handmade gifts for my family. Some members of my family got dolls (of course) and some got quilts, etc. My friends each got several ornaments of different types with their names on them. Some were trees, candy canes, snowmen, stockings, etc.

When my twin granddaughters were young they made their Grandfather and I handmade paper ornaments with their mother. They cut the ornaments out of construction paper and glued glitter all over the front of them. Then they added our names and their names to the back of the ornaments. A hole was created in the top of each and a piece of yarn was used as a hanger. They are some of my favorite ornaments and we still put them on our Christmas tree every year.

In fact, our Christmas tree is only decorated with handmade ornaments. You’ll find ornaments my grandchildren made or ones I’ve made over the years (and there are many of those) on our tree. Some are made of paper, some are cloth, and some are floral decorations I’ve made.

Others might be beaded ornaments my Mother and I made one year or wooden clothespin reindeer that I made 30+ years ago. I even have foam toy soldiers that I made from a kit over 35 years ago. Plus, I have wooden ornaments that I painted from a kit I bought close to 30 years ago.

You might also find beaded ornaments a friend of mine made, terra cotta floral and terra cotta cloth ornaments I made, porcelain Santa heads my sister made, a knitted wreath from my Grandmother, or a felt cardinal made by a friend that sits on a branch with an old fashion silver hair clip. There might be silver icicles or wooden dolls.

You just never know what you may find. What you can count on is that each and every ornament is remembered and loved and painstaking preserved so that we have it for the next holiday season.

So, I thought I would share some easy and fast cloth, paper, and E-Printable ornament ideas with you. Maybe they will entice you to make your own handmade ornaments this year that you’ll cherish and painstakingly preserve for years and years to come.

The same basic outline was used for most of the ornaments whether you are making them out of construction paper, coloring them on heavier stock paper, printing them out on heavy card stock for E-Printables, or making them out of cloth. They can be as easy to make as you want or some of the cloth ones can be more elaborate just by adding beads or other decorations. That, of course, is up to you. We’re providing instructions for the basics. The rest is up to you and your creativity.

Adult supervision is required if you are making these ornaments with young children as some of the ornaments require the use of scissors, Elmer’s glue, hot glue, small decorations, and needle & thread.

Our E-Book is broken down into 4 sections as follows: Section #1—Instructions and Supplies Needed, Section #2—BASIC SHAPES and DETAILS for construction paper cut-out ornaments or for coloring ornaments on heavier stock paper, Section #3—COLORED E-PRINTABLES for creating e-printable ornaments on heavy card stock, and Section #4—E-PATTERN PIECES for felt cloth ornaments that you can decorate as elaborately or as simply as you want.

Please follow the instructions within each of the sections as to how to make the construction paper ornaments, colored ornaments on heavier stock paper, colored e-printables, and felt cloth ornaments.

The ornaments in Section #2 and #3 will be hung using DMC Embroidery floss. The cloth ornaments in Section #4 will be using DMC embroidery floss for a hanger and for embroidering the recipient’s names.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.






Linda Walsh Originals FREE Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Painted and Stenciled Terracotta Pot Decoration E-Book

Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on the painted and stenciled terracotta pots I had made I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "Here's An Idea - TerraCotta Painted and Stenciled Pots" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Painted and Stenciled Terracotta Pot Decoration" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a painted and stenciled terracotta pot of your own.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.






Linda Walsh Originals FREE Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Little Sachet Basket


Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on the little sachet baskets I had made I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "The Little Potpourri Sachet Baskets" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Little Sachet Basket" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a little sachet basket of your own.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.







Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on all the pine cone baskets I had made over twenty years ago I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "The Pine Cone Baskets - Now That's A Good Idea!" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Green Painted Pinecone Basket" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a painted pinecone basket of your own.

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HTEBFREE7 Lindas's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Small Pinecone Tree


Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on the pine cone trees I had made I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "Dried White Pine - It Was A Good Idea - Or Was It?" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Small Pinecone Tree" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a small pinecone tree of your own.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.







Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on all the pine cone wreaths I had made over twenty years ago I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "My Favorite Pinecone Wreath - I Just Had To Make One" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Pinecone Wreath" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a pinecone wreath of your own.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-book from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.







Since I had just finished my Linda's Blog post on the fabric covered baskets I had made I thought you might enjoy a step-by-step "How-to" on how to make one of your own. If you'd like to read my post entitled "During Another Craft Phase - Fabric Covered Baskets" please CLICK HERE.

My "Linda's How-Do-I Series? How To Make A Fabric Covered Round Basket" free e-book includes my  Linda's Blog post and my instructions on how to make a fabric covered round basket of your own.

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It's Me, Ginny! FREE E-Pattern

We hope you enjoy our "Happy Easter" Terra Cotta Bunny  FREE E-Pattern  from Linda Walsh Originals E-patterns. 

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Punkin Ornaments Are We!

Punkin ornaments are a fun group of "crazy guys" to make for the Fall.  They are 2" cloth pumpkin ornaments with embroidered faces who just like to hang out just about anywhere.  Hang'em up! Stick'em in a bowl of potpourri!  Line them up on a shelf or even add them to a fall wreath. I hang some of mine from the door knobs in my kitchen and line others up in a long bowl surrounded by miniature cinnamon pumpkins. 

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-pattern from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.

They may be similar in size, but there diversity of color and position of there embroidered faces make them unique.  And, they are happy about that.  It's okay to be similar and part of a trio, but they each have there own personality which is reflected in their color and their face.  The punkins are happy about that.







Oh, It's! It's So Late, Santa!


"Oh, My! It's So Late, Santa!" is a frazzled Munchkin Santa" who just can't believe what day it is and what time it is. How is he ever got to finish everything in time to get the presents to the good girl and boy munchkins? There's just no way. Grr.......

And, he's getting so frantic about it his hair is standing on end? Grr....... And, he can't sleep - which explains his sunken munchkin eyes. Grr..... And, he's so mad that he's so late! Grr.....

He's getting so frantic about it he can barely look at the calendar. Grr...... What to do! What to do! What should he do? Grr.....

There's just no time. Grr..............!

"Oh, My! It's So Late, Santa!" is a 9" country Santa ornament. He has a puffy, round muslin head. His face is drawn and he has sunken black bead eyes , a gathered and filled nose, blushed cheeks and oodles of freckles. His eyebrows, mustaches, and scraggly beard are made of raw mohair.

He has thick, straight, white yarn hair that is as frazzled as he is.

He is wearing his favorite fringed holiday shirt which is gathered in the center back. His pants are gathered at the waist and at the top of his black boots.

"Oh, My! It's So Late, Santa!" is so frazzled he just wants to cover his face with his hands. It's So Late! Grr..... What should he do? Grr...... What should he do? Grr......

He doesn't want to disappoint all the good "munchkin" boys and girls. What should he do? Grr.........

We hope you enjoy the  "Oh, My! It's So Late"  FREE Country & Folkart Santa Ornament E-Pattern  from Linda Walsh Originals E-patterns. 

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-pattern from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.







Marsh Me Snow!

"Marsh Me Snow" just loves snowballs and loves a good snowball fight.

In fact, he brags about being quite good at a snowball fight.

So, what do you think? Do you want to have an old fashioned snowball fight with "Marsh Me Snow!"

"Marsh Me Snow!" is a 9" primitive flannel cloth snowman. His face is embroidered with black X's and his cheeks are blushed. He is coffee stained throughout.

"Marsh Me Snow" has a fringed flannel scarf wrapped around his neck. That is - if you can find his neck! He is a snowball after all!

We hope you enjoy the  "Marsh Me Snow!"  FREE Primitive Snowman Ornament E-Pattern  from Linda Walsh Originals E-patterns.

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Hang-10 Bunny

"Hang - 10, Bunny" just wants to hang out at your house. She's willing to wait and wait and wait until you decide where to put her.

You see, she's used to waiting. She's a surfer bunny who can "hang -10" with the best of them. Just waiting for the perfect wave.

So, hanging around your house waiting for you to decide where to put her is - well, a piece of cake compared to surfing the waves off Hawaii.

Plus, she knows that she'd be perfect where ever you decided to hang her.

When you decide - she'll be a waiting. Just hanging -10!

"Hang-10, Bunny" is a warm and natural bunny head ornament. She has an embroidered face with black bead eyes, wired ears with embroidered running top stitching , blushed cheeks and a large wired bow decoration beneath her chin.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-pattern from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.






Trio of Annie's

"Trio of Annie's"Annie-Dandy, Annie-Mandy, and Annie-Candy just love to cause trouble.

"Pint size" trouble that is.

You see, they are no bigger than 3" tall and, well, in order to get noticed, have to cause a LOAD of trouble.

The problem is they really are the sweetest trio of Annie's you'd ever want to meet and really don't want to cause any trouble.

But, they're so small - how else can they get noticed in a "Big and Tall" world?

Can you help them?

Annie-Dandy is a 3" wood bodied doll with painted body and painted Annie face. She has a wool coat and fringed wool scarf wrapped around her neck and tied in a bow in the front. She has curly raggedy red mohair yarn for hair on the top of her head.

Annie-Mandy is a 3" wood bodied doll with painted body and painted Annie face. She has a large fringed wool scarf wrapped around her neck and tied in a knot in the front. She has thick, straight ragged red hair that sticks out from under her old baby sock hat.

Annie-Candy is a 3" wood bodied doll with painted body and painted Annie face. She has a 4 button painted on coat and fringed wool scarf wrapped around her neck and tied in a knot in the front. She has wild, thick raggedy red wool yarn hair along the sides of her head with the back left bald.

Please CLICK HERE or click on the picture above to download our free e-pattern from our Linda Walsh Originals E-Patterns website.