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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...
Jul 27, 2024
Wildcrafting - gleaning, collecting & harvesting from nature
Learn about Wildcrafting, that fascinating alternate lifestyle; gleaning, collecting and harvesting mother natures abundance
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Jul 26, 2024
Build a Rustic Potting Bench - find out how here, and get the plans
Build a Rustic Potting Bench and enjoy your rustic work area; barnboard, twigs and some easy techniques will get you started...
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Jul 25, 2024
Stacked Rocks - pebble towers for a garden accent
Build some Stacked Rocks for accents in your rustic garden; use your imagination to make some easy garden art...
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Jul 24, 2024
Rustic Crafts - recycling, salvaging & making unique garden art
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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Jul 23, 2024
Rustic Bird Cages - weathered and junky
Weathered and junky Rustic Bird Cages - with a twist...
Jul 22, 2024
Rustic Twig Fences; build your own primitive & charming fence
Rustic Twig Fences add so much charm and character to your garden; create yours out of branches and twigs...
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Jul 21, 2024
DIY Clay Pot Garden - make your own fairy garden
Make your own fairy garden - DIY Clay Pot Garden...
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Jul 20, 2024
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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Jul 18, 2024
Dollhouse Miniature Projects - Chimney made of styrofoam
This DIY Tutorial of one of my Dollhouse Miniature Projects shows how to make a Chimney out of styrofoam...
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Jul 17, 2024
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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Jul 16, 2024
Barbed Wire Wreath - watch for the barbs when making a rustic craft
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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Jul 15, 2024
Driftwood Dining Table; use your driftwood to make a rustic table
A Driftwood Dining Table for your alfresco meals adds a rustic ambiance to your garden or porch; imagine the silvery patina of the weathered wood...
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Jul 14, 2024
DIY Lanterns - light the way in your garden
Got the urge to shed some light on it? Why not make a DIY Lantern?
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Jul 13, 2024
Get Started with Home Made Crafts for your Garden and Home
Want to learn to make your own rustic crafts? Get Started here...
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Jul 12, 2024
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...
Jul 10, 2024
Bed Frame Gates - they're the perfect thing for a rustic entryway
Make some Bed Frame Gates for your garden - they are made to order for occasionally used entry ways...
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Jul 09, 2024
Angel Wings DIY Tutorial - how to make rustic decor
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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Jul 08, 2024
Rustic Garden Angel; create a fun junk garden angel to watch over it
Create your own Rustic Garden Angel out of salvaged bits and pieces...
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Jul 07, 2024
Wildcrafting Calendar; the best times to glean, collect & harvest
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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Jul 06, 2024
Hypertufa Wall Pocket; a hanging weed pot for succulents
Create a Hypertufa Wall Pocket; an ideal little hanging weed pot for some draping succulents; unique focal point to display beside a door or gate, filled with tiny plants...
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Jul 05, 2024
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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Jul 04, 2024
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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Jul 03, 2024
9 Summer Projects - time marches on
Fill your time with some fun this season with these 9 Summer Projects
Jul 02, 2024
Rustic Farmhouse Table - showing age and distressing
Rustic Farmhouse Table, showing age and distressing...
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Jul 01, 2024
Junking in July - a road trip
Junking in July - a quick road trip gleans a lot of potential garden art...
Jun 30, 2024
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 28, 2024
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 26, 2024
Vintage Wood Stove; rustic vignettes and cookstove junk
See the Vintage Wood Stove in all her glory - it's amazing how many of my vignettes all mesh and combine; this one is all about the old wood cookstove...
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Jun 25, 2024
Miniature Firewood Scuttle - Dollhouse Miniature Project
Make this Dollhouse Miniature Project - a Miniature Firewood Scuttle...
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Jun 24, 2024
Mason Bee House; attract these pollinators to your garden
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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Jun 23, 2024
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 22, 2024
Twig and Bead Hardware for upcycled furniture
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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Jun 21, 2024
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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Jun 20, 2024
Black Painted Door - special order door, with a twist
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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Jun 19, 2024
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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Jun 18, 2024
Clay Pot Bird Bath - simple, and the birds love it
Make a Clay Pot Bird Bath - garden art for the birds...
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Jun 17, 2024
Soil Cement Bird Bath - a garden art diy craft tutorial
Although not quite Hypertufa, this Soil Cement Bird Bath has very similar techniques; build this diy garden craft...
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Jun 16, 2024
Twig Fan Trellis; classic plant support with a rustic twist
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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Jun 15, 2024
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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Jun 14, 2024
Rain Chains; lovely garden accents for a rainwater harvesting system
Rain Chains make a statement about your garden; show you care about every aspect of your landscape by beautifying your rainwater harvesting system too...
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Jun 13, 2024
A Seaglass Mermaid - with an unusual twist
A vintage bottle and some beach finds merges into a Seaglass Mermaid...
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Jun 12, 2024
Spindle Angels - rustic porch or mantel decor
Make some rustic porch Spindle Angels...
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Jun 11, 2024
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 10, 2024
Junk Shop Treasures - hidden gems
Find those hidden gems to decorate your home - Junk Shop Treasures...
Jun 09, 2024
Twig Craft Tools; include these in your toolkit
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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