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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
Nuts and Pinecones for Decorating
13 Nov 2018

Nuts and Pinecones for Decorating

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Nature Crafts | 2

~ 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 … Continued

nature crafts, pinecones, the Christmas Five
A Pinecone Wreath
14 Oct 2018

A Pinecone Wreath

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas, Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects | 10

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

Creative crafting group, Fall, pinecones, wreaths
A Fall Center Piece
6 Oct 2018

A Fall Center Piece

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects | 5

~ 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 … Continued

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Making a Pinecone Feeder
28 Dec 2015

Making a Pinecone Feeder

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

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

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