How to Make a Driftwood Spinner
It is easy to turn bits of driftwood collected from the beach into a pretty wind spinner for the garden in a few easy step. It was fun to have the grandkids collect bits of driftwood when we visited the … Continued
How to Make a Gate Tree
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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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
The Nature Tree
~ I love trees of all sorts and decided to create a Nature tree in the corner of the dining room last year. I have previously made one in the entrance hall using parts of an old Christmas tree, but … Continued
Crafts: Wooden Snowflakes
This is how I made some wooden snowflakes. You need: Before it got too cold and snowy I went to the back of the garden where we keep lots of brush and sorted out some branches and bought them inside … Continued
Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths
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
Colour Changing Pinecones
~ 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
Making a Shell Wreath
~ I’m a collector of many things and one of those things is shells. I can’t resist picking up shells when we are visiting British Columbia. Over the years I’ve collected so many in different shapes, sizes and varieties. Usually … Continued
Nuts and Pinecones for Decorating
We are into November and the days are getting chillier and shorter so it is time to get into crafting mode. Besure to visit the Christmas page from the drop down menu to see all my ideas. I recently shared … Continued
A Family of Log Gnomes
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
How to Make Shell Candles
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
Making a Pinecone Feeder
Here is a quick and easy bird feeder for the kids and grandkids to make. You need a pinecone, string, lard, peanut butter, and some bird seed. The bigger the pinecone the better as you will be able to get … Continued
The Nutty Snowman
The nutty snowman is a fun craft to make with the kids and grandkids. The supplies don’t cost very much and most can be purchased from the dollar store and the grocery store. You just need a walnut, a hazelnut, some … Continued