Bumbershoot is the old fashioned name for umbrella. I love unusual words. I decided to turn that umbrella upside down, add some spring things and make a bumbershoot display instead of the traditional wreath. I have several umbrellas but didn’t … Continued
Valentine’s Day – is it a day created by card, chocolate and flower companies to guilt trip you into buying something for someone in your life? I think it is, but that is me. It is a fun day … Continued
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
~ 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
The button tin/jar holds an assortment of buttons in all sizes and colours. You can spend a long time reminiscing as you let the buttons fall through your fingers. But sometimes there just isn’t enough of the colour you want to … Continued
Christmas crafting started a week or so ago at our Creative Crafting group. Here is a little mini wreath made from a curtain ring, some twine, little bits of felt, some red berries or sequins and glue. This can be … Continued
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
~ 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
Little wreaths are wonderful to attach to a gift, to wear as a brooch, to decorate the tree, or decorate the table. Over the years I’ve made a few different little wreaths. I love little projects that you can start … Continued
Here’s a whimsical way to be led down the garden path.
Wait, don’t throw that old hose away. Turn it into a hosepipe wreath. Every garden deserves some garden whimsy. I made my first hosepipe wreath several years ago and over the years it has had some additions. This year it … Continued
A few years ago I made a wreath from a wire form and some artificial branches. The wire wreath forms can be purchased from florist stores and craft stores and they come in different sizes. The artificial greenery was a … Continued