The latest DIY ideas, techniques and tools for hacking nature from plant grafting to building gardening tools and sprinklers.
This month at CRAFT we are focusing on the things that go Bloom! Gardening is one of the most rewarding crafts one can undertake. Sowing seeds, tending plants and harvesting their fruits and flowers is a way for us to feel connected to the earth and to our food sources. It also is a great […]
It’s springtime and the world is blooming! Sponsored by CRAFT and iLoveToCreate.com, this Crafty Chica Challenge is all about the Garden Glam. Show us your crafty garden projects. Signs, planting labels, artful luminarias, decorated planters, lanterns and light strings – anything you create to spice up your backyard and garden space! There will be one […]
Seller Illuminated Bird makes these lovely bird feeders from the lenses that once covered traffic lights, which she carefully reclaims, cleans, polishes, and fits with brass and stainless steel hardware. The two shown here are, immediately above, “Sunshine and Spring,” and uppermost, “Bird Feeder 101.”
Johngineer made this tutorial for creating an inverted tomato planter that can hang on your porch, deck, or patio!
By Wendy Tremayne All remedies for good health originate in the wild. They are derived from elements, bacteria, fungi, plants, and sometimes animals. A cure might come to us by way of a pharmacist, homeopath, herbalist, or our own garden and take the form of a pill, tea, injection, patch, salve, or poultice, to name […]
Don’t let the eggshells that will be collecting this weekend go to waste. Check out this project from Chronicle Books’ Easter Eggs by Matthew Mead, and see how to turn an eggshell in to a sweet seed starter!
By Andrew Salomone I like fishing. Catching fish is OK, but it can really start to feel a little bit like work once you have an actual fish on your hands. Sitting near water holding a fancy stick with a distinct sense of purpose is really the best part of the whole charade for me. […]
