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16 Mar 2021

The Glass Totems

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Crafty's Projects, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 5

Every garden deserves a little whimsy. Glass totems have been circulating the internet for ages. I started collecting some various glass pieces from purging china cupboards and thrift stores when a friend mentioned she really like the glass totems we … Continued

23 Oct 2020

‘Eye’m Looking at You

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 4

One year I started creating some pumpkin heads for the garden. I’m not in need of the traditional jack o’lantern anymore as we don’t get any trick or treaters at the door. But I decided that the Fall decorating should include some … Continued

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

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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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

1 Sep 2020

Gazing Balls

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 11

Every garden deserves a bit of whimsy. One of my many trash to treasure ideas is converting an old bowling ball into a gazing ball. You can get old bowling balls from Freecycle groups, from the bowling alley, from thrift … Continued

2 Jul 2020

Herb’s Place

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Container Gardening, Garden areas, Garden Projects, The Garden 2020 | 18

A new little spot was created in the trellis garden and called Herb’s Place. I don’t know if the mail carrier will drop by with any mail, but there are going to be lots of herbs. An old mailbox was … Continued

6 Jun 2020

Hello Miss Mosaic

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 14

What do I do with an abundance of raffia? I use it to make hair for the latest member in my Stumpy Family. Here is how I made Miss Mosaic from an old mailbox post, raffia, googly eyes, a lid … Continued

15 Mar 2020

The Lighthouse Repair

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Collections, Garden Projects, Whimsy | 6

The claypot lighthouse that was made a few years ago has been sitting in the garden and the weather has deteriorated the paint. It was knocked over a few times and some cracks developed. This past winter was the time … Continued

1 Mar 2020

Toads are Friendly Neighbours

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 11

Don’t think of toads as bumpy, ugly creatures, but as friendly neighbours. Toads are one of the most beneficial creatures to reside to your garden. Each season they can consume garden pests and insects up to 3 times their own … Continued

16 Feb 2020

The Fairy House

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 17

Here is a project that was started over 5 years ago, and somehow it got pushed to the very back of the garden shelf in the garage and promptly got forgotten about! When it was finally discovered it got moved … Continued

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

30 Jun 2019

Spoon Chimes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Garden Projects, Whimsy | 11

I just love tinkling sound of chimes in the garden. The latest addition is some spoon chimes. Many years ago I used to collect souvenir spoons from all the different places we visited when we were living and touring England. … Continued