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 I originally made a small rock tree on a piece of wood.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

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

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

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

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

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

28 Jan 2018

A Family of Log Gnomes

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Nature Crafts, Whimsy | 0

How do you spend a wintery day? Why working on some new garden whimsy, of course. It all started with a log Santa that I got at Christmas. It was a simple project that just required some logs and some paint. … Continued

16 Oct 2016

How to Make Shell Candles

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Collections, Nature Crafts, Whimsy | 2

Who can resist picking up shells while at the beach? I know I can’t and have accumulated quite a lot over the years of collecting. Then comes the question of what to do with them? On our numerous visits … Continued

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

22 Dec 2013

The Nutty Snowman

by Crafty Gardener | posted in: Nature Crafts | 0

The nutty snowman is a fun craft to make with the kids and grandkids. The supplies don’t cost very much and most can be purchased from the dollar store and the grocery store. You just need a walnut, a hazelnut, some … Continued

16 Dec 2012

Twig Trees

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

Make some simple twig trees to add to a gift box or gift tag. You need some twigs from the garden that can be cut into sizes that will form a tree when laid out. A star or decoration … Continued