Gardening crafts..

[ChanellG]

I found this on Pinterest, I would like these in my garden.

Those are cool! Can you add the link for where you found the pin? That is, if there was one. I'd like to read any information there might be on those lights.

 

[ChanellG]

...Just look at these pictures, everything is covered with mosaics:

This looks like the work of that French guy they call Little Picasso: http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/picassiette/index.shtml

Here are a bunch of roses made with maple leaves...
This is the link to the site on how to make these...

Maddie, I LOVE this! How awesome! I have a feeling though that the leaves might be artificial. Real ones would be difficult to work with, especially once they started to dry out.

 

[claudine]

I haven't heard about this Little Picasso before...for sure he loved mosaics very much
Here is a nice decoration, little origami birds:

I'm not sure if this decoration will survive rain though

 

[ChanellG]

I haven't heard about this Little Picasso before...for sure he loved mosaics very much
Here is a nice decoration, little origami birds:

I'm not sure if this decoration will survive rain though

If it was made from laminated paper it could survive for a little while. If it was made with thin plastic or something like recycled candy wrappers it could survive the rain for a while, but eventually the sun would bleach the color from all of the little birds.

 

[maddie]

This looks like the work of that French guy they call Little Picasso: http://www.thejoyofshards.co.uk/picassiette/index.shtml

Maddie, I LOVE this! How awesome! I have a feeling though that the leaves might be artificial. Real ones would be difficult to work with, especially once they started to dry out.

Channell these were made from real leaves.. or that is what the site says.. I am sure you could make those with leaves.. we have a bush here and we make flowers with those leaves from it..we also used make noise makers for parties with those leaves.. it used to be fun to go around with those leaves creating a racket.

 

[ChanellG]

Channell these were made from real leaves.. or that is what the site says.. I am sure you could make those with leaves.. we have a bush here and we make flowers with those leaves from it..we also used make noise makers for parties with those leaves.. it used to be fun to go around with those leaves creating a racket.

Ok, Maddie, you'll have to explain to me how you made flowers from leaves as well as how you made noisemakers from them. Do you have any pictures? How big are these leaves we're talking about?

 

[maddie]

Just click the link and there is a detailed DIY style illustration of how to make roses from maple leaves. I haven't seen many of those bushes that I spoke about in the city.. if I do find it I will make the flowers and post pictures of them.. I don't know to make those noise makers.. but my husband does.. mine never makes noise.. LOL http://www.kuchkhaashai.com/2011/03/how-to-make-roses-from-maple-leaves.html

 

[maddie]

Take a look at this little colorful; craft that can brighten up your garden walls

 

[ChanellG]

Just click the link and there is a detailed DIY style illustration of how to make roses from maple leaves. I haven't seen many of those bushes that I spoke about in the city.. if I do find it I will make the flowers and post pictures of them.. I don't know to make those noise makers.. but my husband does.. mine never makes noise.. LOL http://www.kuchkhaashai.com/2011/03/how-to-make-roses-from-maple-leaves.html

I did click the link and I pinned the project to one of my Pinterest boards. I have a plant in my yard I think I could make roses from; it has long leaves similar to corn plants. Actually, it kind of resembles sugar cane. I used the leaves in a couple of crafting experiments before; one was a weaving project (the sample has held up quite well) and the other was a doll.

 

[ACSAPA]

I think these teacup bird feeders are adorable. My local Goodwill always has random cups and saucers.

This is just a goofy kind of public art called yarnbombing.
People knit sweaters for trees just to make them pretty and make passers by smile. I don't think the sweaters hurt the trees.

 

[ACSAPA]

This is pretty cool. Look at these little guys. Tree stump mosaics.
That's a cool idea.

I also like the glass bottle garden edge but I would like it better if it was made with the cobalt blue glass bottles that fancy water comes in.

 

[claudine]

ACSAPA, I heard about yarnbombing too, I think it's a quite cute idea. I love soft sweaters

 

[ChanellG]

@ACSAPA, I love the teacup bird feeders, they are really cute! I think though I'd want to use a better base; the table legs don't quite go with the cups.

@Claudine, yarnbombing usually looks random and/or crazy, but those trees actually make quite an attractive picture. It looks like it could be Dr. Seuss's back yard, lol!

 

[sissy]

I like my garden people i created from leftover build scrapes of my front porch build .dish to this .

 

[maddie]

That is nice sissy.. You seem to have made the best use of all the material you found.. I really like your basket.. if you plant some nice flowers there it could look even more attractive.