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How to Make a Driftwood Spinner
25 Sep 2020

How to Make a Driftwood Spinner

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: British Columbia, Garden Projects, Nature Crafts, Whimsy | 7

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

driftwood, driftwood spinner, nature crafts, twirlers
How to Make a Gate Tree
11 Sep 2020

How to Make a Gate Tree

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects, Nature Crafts, Rocks, Whimsy | 12

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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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

gate tree, nature crafts, rock crafts, stone tree
The Nature Tree
5 Dec 2019

The Nature Tree

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

~ 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

Christmas trees, felt birds, homemade ornaments, nature crafts, Nature tree
Crafts:  Wooden Snowflakes
27 Nov 2019

Crafts: Wooden Snowflakes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects | 15

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

nature crafts, Nature tree, snowflakes, wooden discs
Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths
7 Sep 2019

Bleached Pinecones & Fall Wreaths

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts | 10

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

nature crafts, pinecones, wreaths
Colour Changing Pinecones
7 Sep 2019

Colour Changing Pinecones

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Nature Crafts | 0

~ 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

nature crafts, pinecones

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