Every gardener should have a flower press to preserve the beauty of their flowers. Did you press flowers in the pages of books? and add more and more books on top of them for added weight? But what happened when … Continued
Bumbershoot is the old fashioned name for umbrella. I love unusual words. I decided to turn that umbrella upside down, add some spring things and make a bumbershoot display instead of the traditional wreath. I have several umbrellas but didn’t … Continued
Every garden deserves a bit of whimsy. One of my many trash to treasure ideas is converting an old bowling ball into a gazing ball. You can get old bowling balls from Freecycle groups, from the bowling alley, from thrift … Continued
Even though I haven’t been posting much I’m always busy creating crafty things for the garden. Awhile ago I made a Canadian flag using odd bits of material and a coat hanger. I love it when a project comes … Continued
Every gardener should have a flower press to preserve the beauty of their flowers and leaves. I shared my traditional flower press awhile ago, one my husband made from wood. I also tried out a microwave flower press (an idea … Continued
Over the years the gnome garden has had a few different homes. Sinkville was created in 2016 and it went through several changes, got dismantled and ended up in several different places. The old sink was placed under one of … Continued
I always say I will remember where I plant certain things, I might remember for a few days but eventually I forget. Plants that vanish after blooming, like tulips, trilliums, crocus, daffodils and a few others are sometimes hard to … Continued
I had lots of fun making crochet wind spinners towards the end of last summer that I made more over the winter using up odds and ends of sport weight yarn. These are made in the same way but came … Continued
On a visit to one of my favourite blogs I discovered a pattern for a crochet wind spinner. I just love wind spinners/twirlers in the garden. It is a wonderful project to use up the left over yarn (Red Heart … Continued
Every garden deserves a little whimsy. Glass totems have been circulating the internet for ages. I started collecting some various glass pieces from purging china cupboards and thrift stores when a friend mentioned she really like the glass totems we … Continued
One year I started creating some pumpkin heads for the garden. I’m not in need of the traditional jack o’lantern anymore as we don’t get any trick or treaters at the door. But I decided that the Fall decorating should include some … Continued
It is easy to turn bits of driftwood collected from the beach into a pretty wind spinner for the garden in a few easy step. It was fun to have the grandkids collect bits of driftwood when we visited the … Continued
How do you turn an old gate into a conversation piece for the garden? Just add some branches and some rocks and turn it into a gate tree. I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood. … Continued
A new little spot was created in the trellis garden and called Herb’s Place. I don’t know if the mail carrier will drop by with any mail, but there are going to be lots of herbs. An old mailbox was … Continued
What do I do with an abundance of raffia? I use it to make hair for the latest member in my Stumpy Family. Here is how I made Miss Mosaic from an old mailbox post, raffia, googly eyes, a lid … Continued