Cold Composting
Starting A Compost Pile Today I am going to walk you through starting a compost pile or aka cold composting which is composting kitchen scraps and yard waste this year into rich, beautiful soil for...
Category: Backyard Projects and Crafts
Tutorials for flower garden crafts, outdoor holiday decor, furniture, and additional ways to make your yard, deck, and patios enjoyable. Variety of garden crafts, backyard projects, and crafts.
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Dried Flower Potpourri
Dried Flower Potpourri Dried flower potpourri dates all the way back to the ancient Egyptians who incorporated it as part of their royal rituals. Today, the art of drying florals is making a come back and...
Display and Dry Hydrangeas
Display and Dry Hydrangeas The hydrangeas are in full bloom and beautiful but you are wondering how to keep the beauty going all year. There is only one trick to drying them and it isn’t...
Hanging Knit Planter Basket
Hanging Knit Planter Basket Looking for a garden planter that can occupy your empty wooden fence space? If you knit, try making this hanging knit planter basket.
Scarecrow Ideas For Fall
Scarecrow Ideas For Fall A collection of outdoor scarecrow ideas from my private photography files The scarecrow ideas for the fall collection is finally making it’s way out of the darkness and into the light. ...
Painted Fall Pumpkins
Painted Pumpkins for Fall Decor My favorite season is fall! My so glad I live in a world that has the month of October. I love wearing warm fuzzy oversized sweaters, the fall colors and...
Silverware Garden Stakes
Silverware Garden Stakes Let’s make some recycled silverware garden stakes!
Garden Butterfly From Recycled Spoons
Garden Butterfly From Recycled Spoons Make this cute garden butterfly from recycled spoons for your garden ornaments in a matter of minutes.
Garden Crafts Made From Wood or Sticks
Garden Crafts Made From Wood or Sticks A collection of garden crafts made from wood or sticks that you can make by collecting FREE resources. Add visual appeal to your garden by using wood and sticks...
Recycled Plate Garden Flowers
Recycled Plate Garden Flowers I have seen recycled plate garden flowers in high upscale galleries in tourist towns, like Door County, Wisconsin for a few years now. The price tag on the glass flowers is...
Drilling Pumpkins
Drilling Pumpkins Drilling Pumpkins – Halloween Pumpkin Carving Made Easy! Last year my sister-in-law drilled patterns into her pumpkins using a cordless drill and drill bits. They were so stinkin’ cute.
DIY Toadstools for Your Flower Garden
This project is simple and cute! By recycling a vase, bowl and decorative pieces of glass or broken plates you can create your own DIY toadstools for your flower garden.
Easy Stepping Stones for the Garden
Easy Stepping Stones for the Garden Easy stepping stones for the garden. Creating garden stepping stones couldn’t be this easy, could it? It is so easy that a group of 12-year-old children could make them...
Composting with Worms
Composting with Worms Have you heard about composting with worms? Vermicomposting? Worm farming? It is a wonderful eco-friendly way to create nutrient-rich vermicompost. Plus, worm tea for your soil.
Homemade Birdseed Ornaments Make Your Own
Follow the recipe for these birdseed ornaments and the next day you have a sweet treat for your birds. The ornaments would make wonderful holiday gifts for friends and family as well as wedding favors...
Quikrete Walkway Patio
Quikrete Walkways & Patios Easy do-it-yourself project on how to make a Quikcrete walkway or patio, it takes some time and effort but the results look professional. The materials needed are minimal and allow you...
How To Dry Herbs and Flowers
How To Dry Herbs and Flowers Step-by-step guide of the 5 methods of how to dry herbs and flowers. I have preserved flowers and herbs for many different projects over the years. There are several...
Broken Tile Gazing Ball
Broken Tile Gazing Ball Who would have thought that an old bowling ball left from the previous homeowner would make such a nice piece of garden art. From bowling ball to broken tile gazing ball.
From Trash to Treasures
From Trash to Treasures Garden Arbor From trash to treasures – garden arbor. This wasn’t a project that I was originally going to blog about. Partly, because I am a closet, garbage picker and thrift store...
How To Make Rhubarb Leaf Stepping Stones
How to Make Rhubarb Leaf Garden Stepping Stones You have seen them at all the craft fairs and garden centers, huge leaf-shaped birdbaths and stepping stones. Learn how to make rhubarb leaf garden stepping stones...