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Twigs, rustic salvage and found objects made into garden art - sound like something you like, too?
If it's rusty or rustic, weathered treasures gleaned from thrift stores and garage sales, or hand made crafts from natural materials in the hedgerows and roadsides; these are things that appeal to me - find out what is next...
Create a Twig Fan Trellis; a classic design, reinvented with a rustic twist for a unique and unusual garden focal point; create lots of these using the easy instructions...
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Driftwood Planters can take a twisted and tortured root or a weather beaten stump and make it into a fabulous display for succulents or other garden plants...
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Building Rustic Furniture E-Book; DIY and Craft Tutorial Manual...
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Find a use for all those treasures - make an Upcycled Potting Bench...
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Rustic Fish Scale Shingles are a classic cedar shingle pattern, reimagined...
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Reveal the beauty within the burl with a Burl Bowl; nature seldom makes a mistake, and there is always a silver lining...
Two Camouflage Painted Bird Houses for a subtle and well hidden dwelling for a couple of birds...
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There are rules about not taking real birds nests for your crafts, so make some Faux Birds Nests instead...
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A collection of Mandala Coloring Pages for wood burning, embroidery and many more crafts
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Antique Glass Bottles; vintage and collectible add sparkle to shady dark corners in your garden, brightening and reflecting the sunshine...
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Transform a cast off piece of junk into a Rustic Salvaged Trellis to shelter a tender plant or to hide a view...
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These Hypertufa Toadstools are a little different from the run of the mill mushrooms that you might see...
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Use this Wildcrafting Calendar as your guide to the best times to look for plants to collect, cones and seedpods to glean and nuts and berries to harvest
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Salvaged Art is a way to pay homage to worn out rusty junque, odd pieces of trash which are rescued from the landfill and make them into gorgeous funky art pieces for your garden...
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A Rustic Bench in just the right spot will be a regular stopping point in your garden; enjoy the songs of birds, buzzing bees and flitting butterflies from your twig and barnboard seat...
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Make your own Encrusted Cannonballs - my take on a rustic artefact from the deeps...
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Pine Cone Crafts take seed pods and cones to a whole new level; make some interesting and unique rustic crafts from a natural material...
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Hypertufa Molds can be as simple as a piece of drycleaners poly film, or as complex as a salvaged basket; each type of mold needs a different technique
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This Angel Wings DIY Tutorial shows you how to make a rustic and primitive art piece to display over a mantel...
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Barnboard Crafts; weathered, distressed barn boards salvaged for garden crafts; the more beaten up the better, and a silvery patina just makes them that much more special...
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This Black Painted Door is a special order, custom painted for a friend; the purpose is to cover an access panel...
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Here's a funky bit of garden art diy, making an Oil Can Planter from a recycled tin can...
Twig Buttons - the perfect accessory for hand knitted sweaters and coats, or add to your cushions for country style decor...
Got a yearning to start Hypertufa Gardening, but don't know where to start? Get the Hypertufa How-To Manual here...
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Think outside the box and make Tin Can Planters for your herbs, succulents and other garden plants; the rustic patina shows off the plants to perfection...
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Easy Rustic Projects for the less crafty; you will not need special tools, intense training or expensive materials for these rustic garden crafts
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Add charm and character to your Rustic Country Garden Decor with garden crafts and rustic salvage...
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A Green and Rustic Country vignette - hunter green with as much natural materials as possible make a rainy afternoon bearable...
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Take one old sweater, cut it up into pieces and make a Draft Stopping Doormouse; diy tutorial...
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Wire Techniques for Crafts; the basics for attaching pieces together, the best kinds of wire to use and how to actually do it...
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Get your rustic on with these Branch Slice Ornaments...
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Make a Barbed Wire Wreath out of rusty wire for a unique rustic craft; the perfect accent for your primitive country porch...
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Grapevines have been used for rustic crafts for centuries; when you have a vinyard where the grapes need to be pruned every year, you get a lot of natural supplies to make into baskets
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The most important Twig Craft Tools for your toolkit; learn what makes a good tool to include for the best success in building rustic crafts
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Making Twig Crafts uses some of natures most unique and unusual materials for making primitive and country style furnishings and garden focal points...
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Decorate your garden for Christmas with some rustic Twig and Branch Reindeer...
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A Weathered Antler Chandelier - take some cast off antlers, bring on the light...
Building a Mason Bee House is fun and easy, and gives these busy little pollinators a safe place to raise their families while they pollinate your fruit trees and other garden plants...
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Painting Clouds isn't as hard as it looks; the painting techniques I use are really simple - try it!
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If you've never heard of a junk journal, it's a journal that you make out of the binding of an old book, then fill it with pages (often pulled from magazines
Find your favorite Rustic Craft; salvaged, recycled and unique trash to treasure garden art; using twigs, driftwood and other natural materials for benches, twig furniture
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Selling recycled rustic garden decor demands a special Garden Art Sign by way of illustration...
The final touch of any upcycling project are the drawer pulls or other hardware; make your own Twig and Bead Hardware for the crowning glory
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Weathered and junky Rustic Bird Cages - with a twist...
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