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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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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
Wooden Snowflakes
27 Nov 2019

Wooden Snowflakes

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

This is how I made some wooden snowflakes. You need: some branches, about 7 cm or 3 inches wide, a wood burning tool, a saw to cut them a drill to add the holes your imagination for the images Before … 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
Making a Shell Wreath
27 Jan 2019

Making a Shell Wreath

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Collections, Crafty's Projects, Nature Crafts | 21

~ 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

nature crafts, shells, wreaths
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

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