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Category: Art/Craft

Spring-Inspired Crafts

flowercrafts.jpg If you're still waiting to see actual flowers in bloom these cheerful, flowery crafts should do the trick. Crochet a flower necklace according to Crochet Me's brilliant project instructions. Even the chain is crocheted! Follow along with Artsy-Crafty Babe's tutorial for making floral

Acquired in Vancouver

Photo by Gayla Trail I didn't buy much in Vancouver -- I'm not really a shopper but am more of a walker and picture-taker. In fact everything I acquired in Vancouver was collected within a single block. Upon arriving in the neighbourhood of

Flower Flair

Photo by Gayla Trail Look at the pretty floral pin I made thanks to some scrap yarn and my new Vintage Flower Loom Kit purchased from Cathy of California. I have been collecting old-school crafting books and booklets for years and happen

Knit a Beet

knit_beet1.jpg Check this pattern for a knit beet by Berroco. I love the leaf veining and frilled edges. What I would actually do with a knit beet beyond have it sit on my desk looking pretty is beyond me, but so what.

Holiday Gifts for Gardeners to Make

I know that time is getting tight now as the Holiday Season kicks into gear but I wanted to be sure and mention some gifts to make if you're coming up dry on ideas for the gardener friend in your life. A lot of these ideas use

Abloom

moodswing.jpg I realize this reduces my chances of getting one, but I must tell you about Mood Swing Studio's Abloom collection of necklaces, earrings, and broaches. My favourites are the necklaces, each is one-of-a-kind and lovingly crafted by Kristen using vintage

Operation Garden Terrorism

destruction.jpg The epic saga of sadness and destruction now dubbed Operation Garden Terrorism continues. Today I went outside to discover a patch of plants had been crushed along with two sections of the bamboo fence that we built in the early spring.

Seed Pod Poster

renee_pods.jpg I'm in love with Renee's drawings of seed pods poster. The perfect mix of science and pretty. $18.00

La Plaza Cultural

Once again I am trying to catch up on the garden visits I have made over the last three months. La Plaza Cultural is a community garden in New York City's Alphabet City neighborhood (9th and Avenue C) that I have visited twice but only from

Seed-Starting Tags/Chart

goldtopchart1.jpg As per usual I did not read instructions and jumped headfirst into converting Goldtop's cute Seed-Starting Chart into little seedling pot tags. Turns out they are great for either purpose. goldtopchart2.jpg I printed mine on cardstock, cut them out,
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