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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...
Jun 30, 2025
Faux Birds Nests - save the real thing for the birds
There are rules about not taking real birds nests for your crafts, so make some Faux Birds Nests instead...
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Jun 29, 2025
9 Summer Projects - time marches on
Fill your time with some fun this season with these 9 Summer Projects
Jun 28, 2025
How to Make Twig Handled Hypertufa Baskets - a tutorial
A Tuturial on How to Make Twig Handled Hypertufa Baskets; unique garden crafts to display hardy succulents and tiny sweet alpine plants; get started now...
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Jun 27, 2025
Fruit Wood Twigs; a waste material made into treasure
Fruit Wood Twigs are one of those things that just keeps on giving; apple, pear and peach trees need pruning every year; take those twigs and make them into crafts
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Jun 26, 2025
Barnboard Crafts - weathered silvered and distressed barn boards
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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Jun 25, 2025
Salvaged Art; interesting junque, reimagined into artistic pieces
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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Jun 24, 2025
DIY Lanterns - light the way in your garden with home made lighting
Got the urge to shed some light on it? Why not make a DIY Lantern?
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Jun 23, 2025
How to Cut T-Shirts into Strips - easy and quick method
Here's a super easy and quick way to Cut T-Shirts into Strips - learn how here...
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Jun 22, 2025
Driftwood Planters; twisted & tortured roots, weathered stumps
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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Jun 21, 2025
Hypertufa Birdbath; attracting birds to your garden
Create a Hypertufa Birdbath, and attract birds to your garden; a rustic water feature is always good, and one made out of hypertufa is the crowning glory
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Jun 20, 2025
Boot Hill Signs - pointing the way to glory
Boot Hill needed some Rustic Garden Signs to point the way to the best places to see; hand painted on some salvaged lumber to evoke the old west...
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Jun 19, 2025
Getting Started with Metal to get the most out of your garden art
Interested in making crafts out of Metal? Get started here...
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Jun 18, 2025
Encrusted Cannonballs Gazing Ball - my take on a rustic artefact
Make your own Encrusted Cannonballs - my take on a rustic artefact from the deeps...
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Jun 17, 2025
Hypertufa Duds - Booboos, Blunders and Bloopers
It's not all smooth sailing with Hypertufa; checkout my booboos, blunders and bloopers...
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Jun 16, 2025
Rustic Farmhouse Table - showing age and distressing
Rustic Farmhouse Table, showing age and distressing to give that lovely patina...
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Jun 15, 2025
Camouflage Painted Bird Houses - subtle and well hidden
Two Camouflage Painted Bird Houses for a subtle and well hidden dwelling for a couple of birds...
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Jun 14, 2025
Solstice Projects - celebrate the longest day of the year
While the energy is high, I've had some fun with these Solstice Projects for my garden; twiggy and rustic crafts...
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Jun 12, 2025
Rebar for Crafts; using this metal construction rod for rustic crafts
Learn about using Rebar for Crafts; this useful metal construction rod can have many uses; for rustic garden archways, as a pin for footings for a pergola and so on...
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Jun 11, 2025
Antique Canning Jars - vintage Mason jars, pickle and preserve jars
Antique Canning Jars are not just beautiful, they are useful too; vintage glass at its best for rustic garden decor and rustic crafts...
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Jun 10, 2025
Pickled Window Boxes? What on earth is that?
Window Boxes Pickled with the vinegar and steel wool method of making new wood look aged and weathered...
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Jun 09, 2025
Fancy Jars for craft supplies, decor and many other creative uses
Fancy Jars using recycled glass embellished with found objects, trinkets and decorative bits...
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Jun 08, 2025
Old Window Vignette - they don't need to work to be beautiful
This Old Window Vignette shows off some of my collection of vintage bottles and some driftwood - can you spot the faux driftwood?
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Jun 07, 2025
Craft Ideas With Old Windows - inspiration and ideas for a clear view
Making Crafts From Old Windows is a fun way to use cast off glass, especially if they come with frames...
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Jun 07, 2025
Shabby Corbels - an exclusive diy tutorial
Shabby Corbels - or, rustic mantel holders, but that doesn't have the same ring to it - if you're into shabby chic and country style, these are for you...
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Jun 06, 2025
Hypertufa Troughs; a tiny mountain side in miniature
Hypertufa Troughs are a rustic and rugged way to make a mountainside garden in miniature; alpine plants, succulents and tiny trees all thrive in the microcosm
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Jun 05, 2025
Rusty Saw Table; two unlikely components make a great vignette
Two parts make up the Rusty Saw Table; a big old saw blade, and the legs salvaged from a table in a bar; making a great garden vignette can be simple, and cheap...
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Jun 04, 2025
Rustic Chalk Board - upcycling diy project
This Rustic Chalk Board combines three of my favorite things; upcycling, diy and rustic paint techniques...
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Jun 03, 2025
Steampunk Cone Flower - a garden of scraps, incorporated
Collecting junk is only one part of the puzzle, the rest of it is how you put them together, like in this Steampunk Cone Flower...
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Jun 02, 2025
BoHo Window Coverings - unique and individual ways to give you privacy
Get the privacy you need with some very unique window coverings - use what you have for something individual...
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Jun 01, 2025
Root Baskets; roots are a great natural material too
Making Root Baskets using the same techniques as for twig baskets gives a whole new meaning to rustic crafts; textural and twisted, roots are a great natural material
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May 31, 2025
Hypertufa Orb; made to look like eggs from a prehistoric monster
Decorate your garden with a Hypertufa Orb or two, or a whole cluster like a nest of dinosaur eggs; humor can be all around and yet still be subtle
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May 30, 2025
How To Be Creative Guide - a free mentor for your muse
How To Be Creative Guide - unleash your inner chaos and start cogitating...
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May 29, 2025
Salix Twigs; the incomparable Willow for crafts
Salix Twigs have been used for centuries for making willow fencing, garden beds, archways and baskets; easy to grow and use, this is the prima donna of all craft twigs
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May 28, 2025
Hypertufa Container - rugged & rustic planters - alpines & succulents
A Hypertufa Container filled with tiny alpines, delightful miniature succulents or even moss and ferns makes a lovely little focal point; a grouping of them is even better!
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May 27, 2025
Twig Palisade Fence - sturdy upright twigs for a vertical accent
Create a Twig Palisade Fence for a vertical accent in your garden; these are a great way to add depth and height to a smaller garden, and the result is the feeling of being in a forest
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May 26, 2025
Twig Buttons - a diy tutorial
Twig Buttons - the perfect accessory for hand knitted sweaters and coats, or add to your cushions for country style decor...
May 25, 2025
Stained Glass Terrarium - a renovation project
Renovating a Stained Glass Terrarium for a masterpiece decor item...
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May 24, 2025
A Seaglass Mermaid - with an unusual twist
A vintage bottle and some beach finds merges into a Seaglass Mermaid...
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May 23, 2025
About Me - how this whole thing started
Find out about Jacki; who is she, and why is she so fanatical about rustic crafts?
May 22, 2025
Making Colors from Primary Colored Paint; all the hues of the rainbow
Making Colors From Primary Colored Paint - the basics of color...
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May 21, 2025
Tin Can Planters; recycling, out of the box
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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