Home made potpourri
19/07/11 07:54
Some of the Hosta's
produce a gorgeous purple balloon flowers. I saved
some and dried them. They kept the color, could look
good in a glass jar too. I made by own potpourri by
spaying them with my favorite fragrance. Now you can
do it too.
Preserve the fall colors - All you need here is a frame, leaves and a glue stick!
17/07/11 08:22
This is my favorite project. Use just an old frame, glue stick and your creative mind. So easy!
Textured switch plates
14/07/11 07:53
When we moved into this
log home, I wanted cabin looking switch plates on
budget, as I needed 30 of them. I removed the plastic
plates and painted them with a neat spray paint and
finally a coated layer for protection. What a great
budget buster. Didn't cost me hardly anything!
Collect your beach treasures in large glass bowl
06/07/11 14:53
You can collect and save all your beach treasures
in one large bowl like this. Inside each shell you
can write when and where you found it.
My old velvet pants became a bowl
23/06/11 08:19
I loved these pants, but
not my style any more. I can now enjoy them in a
different way, as a bowl. I cut them up in 1/2"
strips and knitted the bowl. It's nice and soft too.
Just had to make sure the fuzzy side was faced out.
Valentine's leaf heart
07/06/11 10:21
You can make a special
Valentine's card to your loved one by finding a heart
shaped leaf and get a frame for hardly no money.
Snow man from nuts and paper clay
02/02/11 09:49
I took three nuts,
covered them with paper play and made a mini snowman,
he's about 4" tall, paint and a coat of silver
sparkle finished him off. Super simple. Have fun.
Dragonflies are easy to make like this
23/01/11 08:19
So easy to make little
dragonflies, from Fimo Clay, harden in you own oven
at home, make a few holes for the wings (feathers
works well). Have fun!
Santa is all made from fimo clay and left over cloths
19/01/11 07:59
This is all made from
fimo clay (michael's) stuffed with what every have
and glue it together. I used a face form for the face
(also from Michael's) and then you tweak the way you
want it. Add with any decoration you have.
Frostie the snowman came alive
19/12/10 08:17
Start with foam balls,
layer with paper clay, a wet'ish clay that's perfect
for making a realistic snow man, little lumps etc.
After it all dried in layers, I added two layers of
paint and finished off with a sparkly coating. I used
natural stones for face features and button. The nose
is from fimo lay, made a had from cardboard and
felt.It was a fun project
Native Couple all in deer hide
10/12/10 09:39
All in deer hide and
laced with same hide. Filled with buffalo fur. Man
has a breast plate and the female and beaded
necklace, belt, face and medicine bag
Hippie pants turned into a plate
08/12/10 10:00
My old hippie pants I
loved got made into this bowl, just crochet it until
desired size. Added little lace and yarn for
decoration.
Buffalo tail fly swisher
30/11/10 10:39
I was given a buffalo
tail at one time. What am I going to do with this...
Horses uses the tail as a fly swisher so why not me.
Made a handle and some jingle cones.
Found this little house at a garage sale
30/11/10 10:37
How much fun it was to
decorate this little cabin. While I was doing it I
enjoyed the solitude I had with crafts, forest and
peace.
King of leaves
25/11/10 07:56
This master leaf gets
it's own frame. Look a the colors here. First I
coated it with Poly. A piece of leather made a nice
background.
Moss bowl for your indoors
25/11/10 07:49
Now when it's colder
outside, you can make a moss bowl and have fun with
it inside. Any shallow dish will do.
Dragonfly from broken butter knives
23/11/10 07:53
Made this dragonfly from
two broken butterknives, the body I made from Fimo
clay (from Michaels) that you can just burn in your
own oven. Painted with acrylic paint. Chop stick can
be used to stick it into a plant.
Pine needle baskets
20/11/10 20:18
Basket around a glass
candle holder
Free form tight and thick basket, natural look
The one with the pine cones in it is my favorite. Took weeks to make, around the rim you have drilled and coated gourd seeds and a green seed bead in seed.
Free form tight and thick basket, natural look
The one with the pine cones in it is my favorite. Took weeks to make, around the rim you have drilled and coated gourd seeds and a green seed bead in seed.
How can one part with the favorite robe
17/11/10 20:03
Here's my robe!. Loved
this old robe, to death days. Got a bit worn out
sadly, I cut it up in strips when I couldn't use it
any more and made a plastic bag holder out of it.
It's big thick and very sturdy, one foot in diameter
and 1.5 tall. Now I can still love my robe in a
different way. I wove the belt in and out of the bowl
as the final touch.
Simple beach treasure
15/11/10 19:46
Was out walking on the
beach 3 years after the Katrina hurricane. Found this
old piece from a chair or something. Made my own
little memory from where I had been. Waves in
Galveston. You can do the same, as simple as just
writing the place on a stone.
Decorated the old pot and beaded the spoon
15/11/10 19:43
On old pot you can add
some decoration, beads, feathers anything you like. I
beaded the spoon handle. I keep my loose sage in
here.
Valentines shell hearts
15/11/10 19:40
This was just lying on
the beach in Santa Cruz, CA on Valentine's Day. A day
to remember, we both wanted to save this gorgeous day
out west.
Keepsakes in a keepsake basket
14/11/10 07:50
I keep my little
treasures here in a keepsake basket, I have all
together. Some times I use some for projects and then
you dd new ones.
Save the first spring flowers
14/11/10 07:47
So easy to make your own
little frame of the first little flowers in the
spring. These are from Sweden, called Tussilago.
Sprinkled some dirt, added little nature and two
butterflies I had found.
Precious Red Earth sand
11/11/10 18:34
Brought this sand home
from Utah. I love this sand, it's cool, smooth and
sooooo soft. Had a left over glass jar and I can play
with it any time I like.
Rusty sculpture
11/11/10 18:33
Beach treasures are
great, this old rusty boat was thin and dirty,
cleaned it up and spray paint coated with a brown
color with sand. Did it at least 15 times to build up
a thick layer, front and back. Good memories and
looks new!
Wiyopeyata
11/11/10 18:28
Grandfather in in the
West - Wiyopeyata. Face made by Fimo, free hand, just
form and burn in your own home oven. Decorated with
moss and feathers. Had some goat fur that became
hair, glass beads for earrings.
Pine needle basket
09/11/10 10:35
This was one of my first
pine needle baskets and the lid was fun to make as
well. Free form again, no instructions.
A little paint goes a long way
09/11/10 10:26
A little paint on a
garage sale bin makes a big difference. Stenciled
image first which made it easier.
Moss yarn basket
09/11/10 10:26
As I love moss I made
this moss basket out of yarn that looks like moss.
Did it nice and thick so it holds the shape. Free
form crocheting, just go until you feel like it.
What to do with your beach treasures
06/11/10 10:09
Had no idea what to do
with all these beach treasures so why not just put
them in a glass bowl to showcase them all. Carefully
distributed makes for fun memories.
Make a heavy doorstopper
05/11/10 10:06
This brick got 6 leather
pieces stitched around it. It both looks good and
saves the floor. 
Beach treasure - cutting board
04/11/10 10:03
Found this cutting board
on the beach. A little sanding a picture from the
beach's lighthouse made for a nice souvenir.
Favorite dress became a stool pad
03/11/10 09:56
Cutting up my all time
favorite dress, took two two evenings. Made a pad for
the stool. It became nice, thick and heavy. Now I
have it for ever.
Just had to have one, true redneck windchime
02/11/10 14:54
Four cans, I went through the trouble to find four
different ones and a stick!
Take an old key and tie it to the string that goes through the hole in can. The sound is actually pretty good.
Take an old key and tie it to the string that goes through the hole in can. The sound is actually pretty good.
Beach Memories - Sand Dollars
01/11/10 20:22
Old weathered frame, sand and sand dollars, different shades of paint and blends! The ones with no holes are from San Francsico Beach on the west coast and the ones with holes in them are from the east coast.
Beach glass candle holder gives out a great glow
31/10/10 21:32
This is glass from Glass Beach, Fort Bragg, CA. Four sided glass vase as base, glued on with glass glue. Hot glue gun did not work. I learned the hard way. This gives a really nice glow when you burn a tea light in there.
Made blue berries and the pine needle basket
30/10/10 14:55
Roll little berries from Fimo clay and burn in your own oven at home. Make a little pine needle basket and tied it with blue sinew. (you could use dental floss too)
Made some pumpkins and squash from gourds
28/10/10 14:51
The squash was fun to make, it
actually looked like one! Yippie!
Take on old vase and decorate it
27/10/10 14:52
Some deer hide fringe, beads and turquoise adds a nice touch. I also rubbed the hide with sage oil. Smells really good.
An old tree stump makes for a good vase
27/10/10 14:48
Nature at its best Smooth tree stump makes a good vase for your dried fall decoration
Turtle shell medicine bag
26/10/10 21:41
You can drop a medicine bag into a shell. Tie some knots and add adornments.
Decopauge gourd with paint
25/10/10 21:25
I am not really good
free painting so I cut out the cardinals from a
Christmas card and blued it on, then decopauged it.
The branches and leaves I could handle with a paint
brush.
Make your own souvenir from a rock/brick piece
24/10/10 21:22
So much fun to make your
own souvenir. Found an old brick in San Antonio and
made my own memory. The flag is from a tooth pick.
How special Valentine's can be, some thought and love goes a long way
18/10/10 19:36
Find an old frame for $1 at a Goodwill store. Write a message with your special leaf. This was great for Valentine's.
My Grandmother's Memorial home
16/10/10 21:42
My grandmother to the
right and me across the table. I made my grandmother
from the shoes up. Body parts in clay and her white
vest from white yarn.
So easy to make a little birdhouse
06/10/10 14:52
Take a gourd, cut an opening and add a little landing stick for the birdie.
Peyote stich around small bottles
01/10/10 21:21
It took a long time to peyote stitch these little bottles, but fun.
Cut some slices from your old tree stump
17/07/10 08:22
You can make ornaments
from the old Christmas tree, a little sanding and
coating and there it is. You can also date it to
remember the year you made them. Makes nice little
gift items too.
Spectacular Leaf
08/05/10 11:03
This is the most
gorgeous leaf I've ever seen. Now you look for yours
and frame it.
Peyote stitch prayer feather
23/01/10 08:19
If you want to make one
of these, it's easy but time very time consuming. One
bead at the time. I added some tassels to it.
Found a damaged bear in the trash
17/07/09 08:28
This bear was found in
the garbage. I sanded a little bit, washed it off,
and then just coated it with spray paint, liked this
antiqued color with a blend. Bear is now happy
beautiful and out of the garbage can.
