Do you love colored glass? Have you always wanted to learn how to create art with glass, but don’t have tools or money to spend on classes? This picture frame glass art craft may be just what you’re looking for! OVERVIEW: This craft project is so pretty, yet so easy. Best of all, it doesn’t… Continue reading Easy Picture Frame Glass Art, no special tools needed
An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden
Garden Tour Series: Who wouldn’t want their flowers to pack a bigger punch? Afterall, Alaskan summers are so short. How can you make the most of the time and money you’ve spent on your perennials, annual baskets and planters? Welcome to the “Make it a Garden” Alaska Tour Series, where we visit different gardens for… Continue reading An Awesome Start to a Spectacular Flower Garden
Winsome Wine Bottle Flowers are a Cinch to Make
It doesn’t get any easier than this! These wine bottle flowers look impressive in the garden and all you need is glue. If you like dish flowers, but discovered making them is more complicated than you want to get into, you’ll love this super easy alternative. In fact, the hardest part may be shopping (or… Continue reading Winsome Wine Bottle Flowers are a Cinch to Make
Wood Pallet Reindeer Lights Up the Holidays
DIY Holiday Crafts Who’s the most famous reindeer of all? This Holiday Season, make your own version of Rudolf with this wood pallet reindeer craft. Use indoors or proudly display on the front porch to greet family and friends. FUN FACT: Reindeer and caribou are the same animal. In Europe, they are typically referred to… Continue reading Wood Pallet Reindeer Lights Up the Holidays
Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden
Garden Tour Series Color! Color! Color! Everywhere you look is brilliant, eye-catching color! Pick up some tips and tricks from this talented gardener to give your flowers a more dazzling impact. Karen Erickson and her husband Walt are friendly, easy-going folks who love the outdoors. They’re both retired, but they are busy bees. Together they… Continue reading Ablaze with color: How to have a dazzling flower garden
Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden
Garden Tour Series What do you see in a piece of driftwood? To the average eye, this might be like looking at ink spots, or cloud formations. But to Walt Erickson, it seemed quite human. Adding driftwood that had the right shape and length for arms and legs, Walt’s “Woody and Wilma” fish every summer… Continue reading Clever use of Driftwood makes a Happy Garden
Easy-to-Make Decor for Pretty Fall Porch
Fall is my favorite time of the year. But because I love to garden, I wanted to find a way to bring the garden ‘look’ into the fall season. With summer over and all my flowers and hanging baskets down, things were looking a little bare around my front door, so I relish the opportunity… Continue reading Easy-to-Make Decor for Pretty Fall Porch
5 One-of-a-Kind Snowman Crafts to Make
Holly Jolly one-of-a-kind snowman crafts not everyone else is making. Add your own special touches and creative ideas and watch the faces light up with smiles.
My first interesting experience with Strawbale gardening
I’m not an expert gardener. The reason I’m writing this post is to share the benefit of my first-hand experience with strawbale gardening. I’m not here to sell you on anything or get you to buy a product. Nope. This is just a straight forward, first-timers attempt at growing veggies using this method of gardening.… Continue reading My first interesting experience with Strawbale gardening
Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation
When Aaron Rudd decided to build a greenhouse to grow some veggies, it was only an experiment, “just to see if I would like it”, he said. Two years later, and it’s a virtual salsa explosion. Cucumbers. Tomatoes. Every pepper under the sun. In the process, he took the leap to automated systems rigging up… Continue reading Family transforms backyard greenhouse with drip irrigation