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Rainbows Give Hope
6 Apr 2020

Rainbows Give Hope

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Rocks, Whimsy | 7

Many people are putting rainbows of hope in their windows, to show we are all in this together. You can find many places for inspiration and patterns for rainbows. I decided to paint a rainbow on a rock to display … Continued

rainbows, rock painting, rocks
The Lighthouse Repair
15 Mar 2020

The Lighthouse Repair

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Collections, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 6

The claypot lighthouse that was made a few years ago has been sitting in the garden and the weather has deteriorated the paint. It was knocked over a few times and some cracks developed. This past winter was the time … Continued

clay pots, lighthouse, zen-doodles
Toads are Friendly Neighbours
1 Mar 2020

Toads are Friendly Neighbours

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 11

Don’t think of toads as bumpy, ugly creatures, but as friendly neighbours. Toads are one of the most beneficial creatures to reside to your garden.  Each season they can consume garden pests and insects up to 3 times their own … Continued

clay pots, toad abodes, toads
The Fairy House
16 Feb 2020

The Fairy House

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 17

Here is a project that was started over 5 years ago, and somehow it got pushed to the very back of the garden shelf in the garage and promptly got forgotten about! When it was finally discovered it got moved … Continued

clay pots, fairy doors, fairy houses
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
Reading Rocks!
25 Oct 2019

Reading Rocks!

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Rocks, Whimsy | 7

Reading really does rock! I love reading, print books over online readers, and created a few reading rocks to leave in some of the little free libraries we’ve seen on our travels. This rock was painted green on both sides. … Continued

little free libraries, rock crafts, rock painting

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