~ Collecting sea glass was so much fun on our last trip to British Columbia. I bought back lots and lots in various colours and sizes. The smallest pieces got sorted and displayed in some cute little jars, the smallest … Continued
How do you spend a wintery day? Why working on some new garden whimsy, of course. It all started with a log Santa that I got at Christmas. It was a simple project that just required some logs and some paint. … Continued
July 1 is Canada D-eh. It’s our 150th Birthd-eh We are very proud to be Canadians and over the years I’ve made various bits of Canadian garden whimsy. You could make a Canada flag from rocks. Canada flags from material … Continued
I love having some fun creating glass totems. I had collected lots of clear glass from thrift stores, from donations from friends and from cleaning out the cupboards. I picked out 3 pieces … a patterned bud vase, a clear … Continued
Last year in the honeysuckle garden I hung all sorts of tea bits and pieces when I was inspired after seeing something similar at the Saylor Cafe in Bloomfield. In mid April of this year I started to hang the … Continued
From my collection of collected driftwood from British Columbia I’ve made a driftwood starburst. This was one of my winter crafting projects and I can’t wait to get it outside in a permanent home. The fun part was collecting the … Continued
Spring is just about here and my winter crafting list is complete. I recently completed a recycled owl from this list, made from an old cutting board, some cutlery and some lids from tin cans.
I’ve been creative and crafty lately and I’ve just created a tree out of wood and stones. It was a simple project to make and will make a great addition to the garden or it can even be used for inside … Continued
Whether we like it or not, winter is here till almost the end of March. We moan about it, we curse it, we hate it but we should be looking for the delights of winter. It’s time to be more positive … Continued
Who can resist picking up shells while at the beach? I know I can’t and have accumulated quite a lot over the years of collecting. Then comes the question of what to do with them? On our numerous visits … Continued
Saylor House, built around 1875 is a wonderful cafe in Bloomfield, Ontario with a lot of history. Walking down the driveway takes you to the cafe in what was originally the drive shed. Here you can sit and enjoy your meal inside or out … Continued
Every garden deserves some whimsy and adding twirlers to various places means you can watch them twirl gently in the breeze. I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely summer. Even though I’ve been taking a break from posting … Continued
I’ve been working on new garden whimsy project. It started with a teacup planter that I purchased recently and it will have some cute crochet teacups displayed in it. I did a fair bit of experimenting with a pattern before … Continued
After just a day or two the bottle tree has a new home. Remember that it came down on the weekend and I found a temporary place for the bottles? The vines got cleared away and the trunk with branches … Continued
If you are a regular reader at my site you know I love to give my gardens names. This little area at the bottom of the deck stairs and right beside the garage door is the farmyard garden. When we … Continued