Spoon Chimes
I just love tinkling sound of chimes in the garden. The latest addition is some spoon chimes. Many years ago I used to collect souvenir spoons from all the different places we visited when we were living and touring England. … Continued
Creating with Old Glass Dishes
I’ve got quite a collection of bits and pieces that came from garage sales, the back of the china cupboard or were given to me by friends who know I’ll make something with it. This time I used a pretty … Continued
Splish … Splash
Splish Splash I was taking a bath. Does your memory stretch back to that song by Bobby Darin? I do believe I have that song on a 45 record … have you got any of those? I had made 2 … Continued
A Mosaic Flower Pot
One of the Creative Crafting projects was to make a mosaic flower pot using broken china, tile adhesive, grout and of course a clay flower pot. The pieces of broken china were put onto the pot using tile adhesive. It … Continued
Plant Profile: Equisetum Horse Tail
Horse tail is a wild plant that grows in the damp, wild area of the garden. It is also known as snake grass, scouring rush, bottle brush or puzzle grass. It is considered a a living fossil and a prehistoric … Continued
Feathered Friends
Many varieties of birds are returning to the garden for spring and summer. The camera is always ready to snap photos. We are always thrilled to see the indigo bunting in the garden. Unfortunately it is only a passer through … Continued
The Yarn Crawl
From April 1, 2019 to May 25, 2019 the South Eastern Yarn Crawl took place. Even though we were away most of April I joined in for the fun and experience. There were 14 local yarn stores participating from Cobourg … Continued
Rock Hunting
Rock hunting goes on in many places in Canada. There is a fantastic group called Sooke to Sidney Rock Hunt on Vancouver Island in British Columbia which shares rocks that are being hidden and those that have been found. We … Continued
Crafts: Mason Jar Solar Light
Look how easy it is to make a solar light jar. In my last project I used sea glass to make the light jar and this time I used flat sided marbles/gems and a bigger mason jar. Materials I purchased … Continued
Craft: Solar Light Jar
Look how easy it is to make a solar light jar to put around the deck railing and brighten up the evening. Materials small mason jar solar light pieces of sea glass glue gun (not always water proof) or E6000 … Continued
Sewing: A Hook Case
Have you used the ergonomic crochet hooks? I’ve been updating my crochet hooks to these. The majority of them came from Michaels and were purchased with 50% off coupons and some of them came from Walmart. I love working with … Continued
The Project Bag
I’m taking part in the Southeastern Ontario Yarn Crawl and one of the challenges was to create a project bag. I decided to create one based on my circle bag but on a bit smaller scale. So out came the … Continued
Shell Danglers
I love shells and have been collecting them for years. I do keep a container full so that I can look through them and dream I’m on the beach collecting them. But lots have been make into garden projects. This … Continued
Garden Jewelry
Over the cold and stormy winter days when we stayed home I experimented with using some sculpy clay. You know the kind of day – you look out the window and only see white where the road and driveway are … Continued
Rescuing the Nuthatch
Don’t you just hate it when you hear the thud of a bird against the window. You rush outside to see if the bird has flown away or been stunned by the crash. Last week we rescued a little nuthatch. … Continued