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
Tag: Garden Art
How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower
“That’s different, I love the leaf!” and, “You never see them with a leaf.” That’s how my customers react every time I make a dish flower with a leaf. It just adds to the whimsey of the piece and makes my artwork stand out. Sometimes, people who have never seen dish flowers before wonder what… Continue reading How to Add a Leaf to Your Dish Flower
Straight Talk About Glue and Garden Art
Answers to the number one problem associated with dish flowers. Here’s the scoop in simple, non-technical language.
Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden
Light-weight alternatives to using glass Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden. They are just as colorful and whimsical as their heavy, glass and ceramic counterparts. If you’ve wanted to make your own dish flowers, but found that working with glass dishes is a bit more than you really want to get into, then… Continue reading Plastic dishes make cheerful flowers for the garden
How to decorate your garden with flair
Decorate your Garden: Garden themes round-up Many of us have a favorite garden decor style that we just adore. One which we would most love to spend time in. You probably have a certain piece of art, sculpture or lawn ornaments you put out each Spring to enjoy. But a garden is more than just… Continue reading How to decorate your garden with flair
5 Easy Garden Crafts Anyone Can Do
Summer is a busy time! Here are five easy garden crafts that can be completed in under an hour. They are super simple–suitable for any age and don’t require any special tools. Best of all, you can proudly put them out in the garden right away to enjoy! These are very in-expensive crafts. All the… Continue reading 5 Easy Garden Crafts Anyone Can Do
Use heart garden decor for a touch of romance
Sweetheart of a garden! Do you want to convey a sense of sweetness in the garden…with just a touch of romance? Then, sprinkle some heart garden decor around the place. Personally, I love hearts for this very reason. That’s my heart-shaped trivet on the garden shed in the photo above. I spray-painted it pink to… Continue reading Use heart garden decor for a touch of romance
Dances with Dish flowers: 28 creative ideas
There’s something uniquely captivating about dish flowers. Also called plate flowers, sun catchers or garden art flowers. Whatever you call them, they are one of the most interesting phenomena in recent years to ever grace a garden. As sculpture, which they truly are, dish flowers bring a delightful sense of whimsy wherever they are ‘planted’.… Continue reading Dances with Dish flowers: 28 creative ideas
Dishing it up with funky birdbaths and feeders
Gallery of birdbaths and feeders Springtime is Here! I love to have pretty things in my garden, don’t you? Even if they aren’t used for their intended purpose, my collection of birdbaths and feeders are lovely among the flowers. Plus, they’re a good incentive for weeding. If I don’t get in there and do it,… Continue reading Dishing it up with funky birdbaths and feeders
Why a bicycle in a garden looks so charming
Bicycle in a Garden Don’t you just love the way a bicycle looks in the garden? There’s just–I dunno– ‘something’, that makes an old bicycle look right at home. A certain nostalgia we associate with simpler times. But a bicycle in the garden also brings a touch of romance, don’t you think? Yes, romance! In… Continue reading Why a bicycle in a garden looks so charming