Dendritic Painting
Dendritic painting is a technique I learned at Creative Crafting. This is a simple way to create amazing designs on paper and artist board. Dendrites are actually nerve cells and dendritic painting is creating branch like effects using glass, paint … Continued
How to Make a Small Snowman Hat
Do you accumulate the coffee pod containers? Even though we buy the Canadian Beaver Rock brand, which are totally recyclable (if your area accepts them) I still like to save them for craft projects. In our house only my husband … Continued
“Boo”tiful Projects
Hallowe’en is a fun time for little children. It’s a time for witches, ghosts, goblins and jack o’lanterns. It is a great time of year to make some quick and easy projects. So why not make some cute Hallowe’en projects … Continued
Crochet: Keep Your Place
I have quite a collection of bookmarks or bookmarkers, some have been gifts, some I’ve purchased, and some are home made. This crochet one is one that I improvised from a rectangular granny square pattern. I’ve made a couple of … Continued
The Pileated Woodpecker
What a thrill to see a pileated woodpecker in the back garden. There she was at the base of the old dead tree drilling away in search of insects. A bit of research in the birding books told us this was … Continued
A Pinecone Wreath
I’m a collector and can’t resist picking up pine cones in all shapes and sizes. I love to use Nature’s treasure to create projects for inside and outside our home. I have had a pinecone wreath for several years now … Continued
Crafty Ornaments
~ Christmas crafting has begun. I know it seems early but these ornaments didn’t really seem like Christmas crafting as they are yarn related. I made a couple of easy and quick crafty ornaments for knitting and crochet friends. They … Continued
A Mini Yarn Basket
~ I’m trying to come up with ways of recycling these empty k cups instead of just recycling them. The ones we buy are recyclable but many of them aren’t and these ideas will keep some of them from going … Continued
A Fall Center Piece
It’s Fall. Cooler weather in our part of Ontario and it’s Thanksgiving this weekend. At the Creative Crafting group we created a Fall centre piece from an old plate, burlap, artificial leaves, pine cones, acorns and a gourd. The photo … Continued
A Driftwood Keychime
I love making garden whimsy to display in various spots in the garden from items that might normally be discarded. While recovering from my knee replacement surgery I had lots of time to think, create and craft. Using a piece … Continued
Predict the Weather
Wouldn’t it be nice if we could predict the weather? You could customize it to fit your plans for the day. Unfortunately we can’t and have to take the weather as it comes. But I have a couple of … Continued
How to Make a Rake Wreath
~ Goodbye summer, hello Autumn. Where does the time go? Autumn is a wonderful season of colours, sights, smells and tastes. I’m not really a big decorator for seasons but will be putting up a wreath or two. It … Continued
The Kestrel and His Prey
~ The American Kestrel has been spotted a couple of times in and around the garden. Here it is just after it landing on top of the light pole. We live in the country so don’t have the usual number … Continued
Changing the Bottle Tree
~ I have had a whimsical bottle tree in the garden since 2014 and it has gone through a few changes. The original was a lilac tree that just decided to stop growing, so I trimmed it to become the … Continued
What row am I on?
We all face this challenge when knitting or doing a crochet project – keeping track of how many rows have been completed. There are many gadgets that you can purchase if you look around. The pen and paper method, and … Continued