Ladybugs are nice to look at and helpful for the garden. This pattern is over ten inches tall. The pattern calls for 1/4", 1/2", and 1.8" thick woods, but substitutes can be made. Another option you can do is to only cut the top leaf and one ladybug, and lay it flat on a table. That makes it a quick and easy project.
Ladybugs are one of the gardener's best natural allies. These small, colorful beetles are voracious predators of aphids, mites, and other soft-bodied pests that damage plants. A single ladybug can eat as many as 50 aphids in a day and over 5,000 in its lifetime! By keeping pest populations in check, ladybugs help protect flowers, vegetables, and fruits without the need for chemical pesticides. In fact, seeing ladybugs in your garden is usually a good sign that nature’s balance is in your favor.
If you want to attract ladybugs to your garden, there are a few easy tricks. First, plant things they love—like dill, fennel, cilantro, yarrow, and marigolds. These plants provide nectar and pollen, which adult ladybugs feed on when they’re not hunting bugs. Avoid using chemical sprays, especially insecticides, as they can harm ladybugs or drive them away. You can also provide water by placing shallow dishes with pebbles for them to drink from. If you're in a hurry to bring some in, Amazon and many garden centers sell live ladybugs that you can release into your yard—just make sure to do it in the early evening and near plants infested with aphids so they'll stick around. Here is a YouTube Link that discusses attracting ladybugs to your garden.
Ladybugs come in different colors and shapes. Some ladybugs are not helpful in the garden and can even cause issues themselves. The ladybugs you buy will be the helpful variety.
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I asked the AI agent to give me the top 20 Scroll Saw, related web sites. I also asked it how it ranked the sites, and this is what it replied.
I didn’t score or rank them in any strict way. I simply pulled together well‑established sites that are clearly dedicated to scroll‑sawing. In doing so, I looked for factors such as community engagement, the size and quality of their pattern libraries, longevity in the hobby (many have been around for decades), and whether they offer resources beyond just selling patterns (tutorials, forums, magazines, etc.).
There were a couple that I visited that did not have much scroll saw content or were stuffed with pop-up ads. I deleted those from the list.
Most of these sites will be familiar to many of you, but there is a lot of good content on these sites.
Scroll Saw Village – A community site with a huge pattern library (over 4,800 free designs). The library is curated by members and encourages users to thank designers when downloading patterns
Scrollsaw.com (Scroll Saw Pattern Shop) – An early online shop (dating back to 1996) offering downloadable patterns and full‑size project plans with materials lists, so builders can succeed on the first try
Scroll Saw Workshop (Steve Good) – Steve Good’s long‑running blog offers free scroll‑saw patterns, video demonstrations, tool reviews and plenty of helpful links
Scroll Saw Artist (Sue Mey) – Sue Mey offers downloadable patterns for all skill levels and invites visitors to sign up for her newsletter to receive free pattern updates
Scroll Saw Woodworking & Crafts – A quarterly magazine for scroll‑saw enthusiasts that features inspiring articles, step‑by‑step project plans, pattern profiles and tool reviews
Sheila Landry Designs – Sheila Landry and Keith Fenton provide hundreds of patterns (PDF, paper or SVG) with detailed instructions; most patterns can also be cut on laser engravers
Bear Woods Supply – An online retailer that supports the scroll‑saw community by offering a diverse collection of patterns for all skill levels
. They also recommend Steve Good’s blog for free patterns and tutorials
ScrollSawNewb – Chris’s site helps beginners learn the craft through patterns, tips and reviews. He began scroll sawing in 2012 and shares his experiences so newcomers can avoid common mistakes
The Patriot Woodworker (Scroll Sawing Forum) – A friendly forum where scrollers can discuss their projects and the art of scroll‑sawing, fretwork and intarsia
SunCatcher Studio – Offers printable or downloadable scroll‑saw patterns in SVG/PNG/JPEG formats. The site includes designs for beginners and advanced scrollers and provides guidance on using a scroll saw
Craftsmanspace – A repository of free vector designs suitable for scroll‑saw fretwork. The site discusses wood choices and licenses its patterns for personal or commercial use under Creative Commons
FineScrollSaw – Pedro’s site from Spain features original designs and restored fretwork patterns. He rediscovered scroll‑sawing, began creating patterns using modern graphics and now offers many unique designs
The Art Factory – Dirk Boelman’s shop (established in 1987) supplies classic scroll‑saw patterns, intarsia designs, blades, and accessories for a variety of projects
SawBird (Garnet Hall) – An intarsia‑focused shop described as a “one‑stop online scrolling shopping site.” It offers more than 200 intarsia patterns, challenging scroll‑saw patterns, NIQUA blades and two books on intarsia
Scroll Saw Projects (scrollsawprojects.net) – A German‑language site that showcases the creative possibilities of scroll‑saw work (puzzles, fretwork, intarsia and ornaments). It provides step‑by‑step techniques and a forum to inspire newcomers
Fox Chapel Publishing – This publisher sells pattern books and downloadable scroll‑saw patterns from well‑known designers. The site notes that it carries patterns by John Nelson, Lora S. Irish, Jim Sweet, Sue Mey and others
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