Are you a Hillbilly?
If you appreciate weathered old barnboards, and primitive country
decor, sprinkled with some rustic salvage, you just might be one.
If
you're finding the thought of rural living more and more appealing, and
frugality is your middle name, stick around and find out more.
The country lifestyle has appealed to many people all over the globe;
The simplicity appeals to their inner soul; rustic crafts satisfy their creative side.
If
you've already recycled items into useful decorations for your home and
garden, learned skills and developed your artistic ability using rustic
natural materials this website may inspire you even more.
When you have access to twigs
of shrubs and trees that grow in your neighborhood, you'll be amazed at
the rustic crafts you can make from simple clippings and branches.
Find driftwood from ocean and lakeside beaches to use in garden crafts.
Salvage old rusty farm implements and household items from abandoned farmsteads.
Recycle old out-of-style junk from garage sales all used to create funky and rustic crafts.
Scrounging or Junquing are no longer bad words, but a source of pride when you can take an unwanted item and make it into something beautiful and unique.
Hypertufa is a strange and exciting material; learn how to make lots of interesting plant pots, containers and garden art.
Click on the thumbnails below for more on some of the unique rustic crafts and garden art you can learn to make here:
Hypertufa Projects
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Rural Living
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Rustic Clipart
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Rustic Country Decor
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Rustic Garden Sheds
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Rustic Paint Techniques
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Garden Totems
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Punched Tin Lampshades
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Rustic Garden Structures
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With a renewed interest in repurposing, recycling and reusing, rustic crafts are the perfect place to use worn out and tired old things, giving them a new lease on life in your garden or home.
Garage sales, yard sales, thrift stores, estate sales, auctions and flea markets – you can always find something if you keep your imagination active and searching.
How do I use these strange and wonderful thrifty treasures?
Displays of succulent plants and xeric demonstration gardens are the perfect place to show off my creations of rustic crafts, twig fences and handmade garden art and sculptures.
Got Twigs?
Make some rustic trellises and twine with a vine - get your rustic on with the new low priced e-book:
Find out more about me and my strange obsession with rustic crafts, twigs and salvage.
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Enjoy your visit to Blue Fox Farm and come back often to see what’s new - see you in the holler, stop in anytime!
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