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Pine Cone Christmas Crafts

By editor ⋅ December 12, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Pine cones are a bountiful gift from nature that work wonderfully for Christmas crafts. Try making these Miniature Pine Cone Christmas Trees, shown at left, from little more than pine cones and bottle caps, or top a clay pot with a pine cone, at right, to make an easy Pine Cone Topiary.
We also have two pretty angels to [...]

Lavender Crafts and Recipes

By editor ⋅ July 6, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Take advantage of lavender harvesting time to make yourself, or someone else, some pleasing lavender crafts. Brand new to the site is this Lavender Fan, (at left) easily made from long-stemmed lavender and a variety of ribbon, yard or metallic cord. Lavender Wands (at right) are made in a similar way, by weaving ribbon under and over the [...]

Butterfly Arts and Crafts

By editor ⋅ July 5, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Butterflies have long been the inspiration for art and crafts, exciting our senses with their ethereal grace and beauty. Whether you wish to attract more butterflies into your own backyard, or would like to make your own butterflies from a variety of craft media, we have some great butterfly resources for you.
Enticing butterflies to visit is easy when you make [...]

Solar Cooking

By editor ⋅ June 27, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

I cooked my first meal in a homemade solar cooker today - it was a broccoli cheese casserole that seemed a good choice to me, since I had no idea how my solar box cooker would work, and by the time I had the box constructed it was late afternoon already and I was running out of sun [...]

For the Birds

By editor ⋅ June 1, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

It’s not too late to set out a bird box in your backyard. Although the chickadees, wrens, sparrows and tree swallows (shown at left) that took up residence in my tree boxes this spring are busy feeding babies now, I know from previous years that many backyard birds will raise two families over the spring and summer, so you [...]

Recycled Mini Greenhouses

By editor ⋅ May 3, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Don’t spend your money on seed starter mini greenhouses - make your own from recycled food containers with a transparent plastic cover.
Those convenient domed containers used for rotisserie chicken make ideal mini greenhouses if you clean them thoroughly before use. I have successfully started calendula seedlings in homemade newspaper pots that were housed in a [...]

Hummingbirds and Orioles

By editor ⋅ April 18, 2007 ⋅ Post a comment

Spotting the first hummingbird of the spring season is always cause for excitement in my southern Ontario backyard. Bird lovers throughout the northern United States also await the first sighting of these colorful, attractive birds. You can track the migration, and add your own first sighting, to this online hummingbird migration map.
According to http://www.hummingbirds.net, “if you [...]

Pinecone Crafts

By editor ⋅ September 4, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

A glorious bounty of pinecones falls under the pines and spruce trees at this time of year, so gather them up whenever you can for use in nature crafts. Pinecones are so versatile that you can use them to make wreaths, ornaments and decorations of all kinds. Here’s a few to get you started:
Pinecone Angel
Dried leaves make the [...]

Recycled Coffee Can Bird House

By editor ⋅ July 4, 2006 ⋅ Post a comment

Recycle a coffee can to make a cheerful birdhouse to hang in your garden. Painted like a bee, it’s also whimsical garden folk art to brighten up a shady spot.
More Coffee Can Recycling Ideas:
use a Folgers plastic can to make a bird feeder
the new large plastic coffee cans also make wonderful kitchen compost containers or canisters [...]

Summer Nature Crafts for Kids