Crafts: Sea Glass Flowers
I adapted an idea for bottle cap flowers and made some magnetic sea glass flowers using up lots of white sea glass I have collected over the years. I have a can opener that removes the lids so that neither … Continued
Craft: Fence Posts Decorations
I hate to throw anything away as you never know when inspiration will hit you. A favourite stained glass artist of ours is Cindy Laneville and I had the privilege of meeting Cindy some years ago at a couple of … Continued
Craft: Sea Glass Tree
When the grandkids came to visit us from British Columbia in May 2022 they bought each of us a treasure box. When covid started our trips had to be cancelled so I gave them the challenge of finding a container … Continued
Craft: Photo Transfer to Wood
Are you on the look out for a different craft ideas to try? Rainy days are perfect for crafting. Here is how to transfer a photo to a piece of wood. I also made some coasters by transferring to tile. You … Continued
Crafts: Heart Crafts
Valentine’s Day – is it a day created by card, chocolate and flower companies to guilt trip you into buying something for someone in your life? I think it is, but that is me. It is a fun day … Continued
Christmas 2020
When Decem-brrr arrived the decorations inside the house changed from Autumn to Winter and Christmas. The first change was in the front hall, where the urn of Autumn decorations has been replaced with 4 large branches slightly covered in snow. … Continued
How to Make a Driftwood Spinner
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 to Make a Gate Tree
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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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
The Village of Rockville
Several years ago before I started painting rocks to hide, I painted some rock houses for the garden. Over the years the paint has worn away and finally this year when it was time to put the garden to bed … Continued
Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths
How do you change the colour of pinecones? Soak them in a bleach solution of course! The Fall decorations have been slowly coming out now it is September and the weather is changing. I found this older post on bleaching … Continued
Colour Changing Pinecones
~ How do you change the colour of pinecones? Soak them in a bleach solution of course! The Fall decorations have been slowly coming out now it is September and the weather is changing. I found this older post on … Continued
The Fisgard Lighthouse
The Fisguard Lighthouse is a favourite place to visit on our trips to British Columbia. I can’t believe that I haven’t shared photos from this place. As I just completed a craft of a photo of the lighthouse decoupaged onto … Continued
Decoupage Rocks
The latest project I’m working on is decoupage rocks. I did a lot of rock painting which was lots of fun but I wanted to change it up a little bit. This craft is fantastic for those that say they … Continued
Making a Shell Wreath
~ I’m a collector of many things and one of those things is shells. I can’t resist picking up shells when we are visiting British Columbia. Over the years I’ve collected so many in different shapes, sizes and varieties. Usually … Continued
Nuts and Pinecones for Decorating
We are into November and the days are getting chillier and shorter so it is time to get into crafting mode. Besure to visit the Christmas page from the drop down menu to see all my ideas. I recently shared … Continued