How-To: Gnome Lawn Bowling Game
Bowling, garden gnomes, recycling – what’s not to love about this project?
holiday projects
Turning Phone Books Into Sculptural Gift Toppers
Michele Pacey occasionally embarks on crafting series on her blog, Michele Made Me. She takes one creative technique and makes a string of projects that explore its possibilities. In her gum wrapper chain series, she adapted this time-honored technique into a beautiful gift topper (pictured above), a lampshade, a picture frame and wreath, and a […]
How-To: Bottlecap Flower Garden Stakes
Bottlecaps are always a good creative medium, and I love how Jenny Chang has taken advantage of their shape to create these garden flower stakes. All you need, besides the caps, are a tin can lid, a chopstick, and some epoxy. Take a look at her how-to, over at A Bird in the Hand Art.
How-To: DIY Succulent Pallet Table
This table from Far Out Flora is one more beautiful reminder of why I long for a garden apartment. If I had the space, I would give this succulent pallet table tutorial a try immediately.
How-To: Turn Old Tins Into a Tiered Stand
What a smart and simple idea from Gail at Can’t Stop Making Things! She had some colorful tins lying around, so she made a quick trip to the hardware store for some simple components and built herself this pretty stand. I’m always finding vintage printed tins at thrift stores, and now I know what to […]
How-To: Upcycle Coffee Sac Burlap Into a Fabric Box
Crafting with coffee sacs is a great way to reuse fantastic, durable fabric for your projects. Karen of Crafting a Green World shows you how to turn scrap coffee bags into a box for storing fabric scraps.
How-To: T-Shirt Re-Vamp
I always love illustrated projects. This clever T-Shirt remake from MandalinaRossa’s tumlbr is no exception.