Darkest Before the Dawn

26 Nov 2018

Darkest Before the Dawn

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Books | 5

~ Darkest Before the Dawn by Mike Martin is the seventh book in the Sgt. Windflower series set in Newfoundland, Canada. The series is about Winston Windflower, an RCMP officer, who is stationed in Grand Banks, Newfoundland. It is not … Continued

25 Nov 2018

The Button Wreath

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas | 5

~ 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 … Continued

24 Nov 2018

Clay Embellished Ornaments

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas | 4

~ This is a way to fancy up those shiny coloured ornaments. I used a cold porcelain dough, some plain and some tinted green to cut out leaves to add to the ornaments. This was a craft we made at … Continued

21 Nov 2018

Closing out November

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Birds, The Garden 2018, What's Been Happening? | 9

~ It is lovely and sunny today but the wind is very strong and cold. We had some snow this morning and at times it was like being in a snow globe. The wind was blowing the snow around and … Continued

18 Nov 2018

Making Beaded Ornaments

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Christmas | 8

~ I love it when Christmas comes creeping in. Doing a little bit now means I don’t have to do a whole lot later on. There is gift making and ornament making going on right now These little ornaments will … Continued

16 Nov 2018

Winter is Knocking

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: The Garden 2018, What's Been Happening? | 7

~ Winter is knocking at the door. We had a couple of brief snow showers a few days ago but that only lasted a few hours. Last night a huge system moved into southern Ontario and left a thick coating … Continued

Monthly Archives: November 2018