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How to Make a Gate Tree
11 Sep 2020

How to Make a Gate Tree

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects, Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 12

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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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

gate tree, nature crafts, rock crafts, stone tree
The Village of Rockville
20 Jan 2020

The Village of Rockville

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 9

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

rock crafts, rock houses, rock painting
Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths
7 Sep 2019

Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts | 10

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

nature crafts, pinecones, wreaths
Colour Changing Pinecones
7 Sep 2019

Colour Changing Pinecones

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Nature Crafts | 0

~ 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

nature crafts, pinecones
The Fisgard Lighthouse
14 Jul 2019

The Fisgard Lighthouse

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts | 6

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, Fishguard Lighthouse, shells
Decoupage Rocks
6 Jul 2019

Decoupage Rocks

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 11

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

decoupage, rock crafts, rock painting

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