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Crafts Gardening Projects Seasons Summer

Garden Hose Harvest Basket

May 21, 2014

I’m always looking for ways to upcycle and re-purposed worn out items in the garden. In my latest craft for HGTV Gardens, I turned a leaking garden hose into a harvest basket for the vegetable garden. Of course, it has many more uses including toting around garden tools, holding weeds and it even works as…

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Crafts Gardening Holiday Plants Projects Seasons Spring

Teacup Gardens for Mother’s Day

May 9, 2014

This Mother’s Day why not craft sweet little teacup gardens for her to place on her windowsill, on the bedside table, or in the garden? I love to get creative in the garden. My mother in-law loves to garden but tells me she does not have a very green thumb. I keep encouraging her year…

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Chickens Crafts Easter Seasons Spring

Edible Easter Terrarium: Hen on a Nest

April 18, 2014

This week I could not help myself. I loved the edible Easter terrarium that I created last year for the family. So this year, I decided to turn these mason jars into individual easter terrariums that I could put in the kid’s Easter baskets. They were a huge hit Easter morning and came together using supplies…

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Crafts Gardening Plants Projects Seasons Spring

Rainbow Blooms

March 12, 2014

Winter has been hanging on this year and despite the fact that spring is less than 10 days away. We still have snow on the ground and are expecting more tonight. During these final winter days, I love to fill my home with fresh blooms. Somehow they get me over the final hump as I…

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Crafts Gardening Holiday Projects Valentine's Day

DIY Valentine for the Birds

February 14, 2014

Happy Valentine’s Day! This year, we made a tasty treat for the outdoor birds to enjoy until the thaw of springtime. This treat is made with all things that wild birds can use to help them survive plunging temperatures. The kids and I usually always make some sort of treat. For this one, we collected…

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Chickens Crafts DIY Projects Holiday Seasons Winter

Craft a Holiday Chicken Wreath This Holiday Season

December 9, 2013

I’ve been wanting to show you all how to make a chicken wreath for a very long time now. It is always so much fun to create animals to deck the halls with wintry greenery. The possibilities are endless. From dogs, cats, sheep, cows, pigs and the like, it is easy with a little imagination…

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Crafts Fall Seasons Thanksgiving

Nautical Pumpkins

October 25, 2013

I love living on the coast near the beach. I also love all things nautical in home decor. Earlier this week I was wondering how I could make a nautical fall tablescape. Then it dawned on me, I bet pumpkins would look lovely wrapped in assorted marine rope. The kids and I got to work…

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Crafts Fall Halloween Holiday Seasons

A Beach Chic Pumpkin

September 25, 2013

Fall is officially here! The air is crisp, the leaves are beginning to fall and pumpkins are becoming available in local pumpkin patches, grocery stores and even at craft stores. This week, I took inspiration from coastal living here on Cape Cod and crafted a unique beach chic pumpkin for HGTV Gardens.Read more

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Crafts Fall Gardening Projects Seasons Thanksgiving

A Grapevine Pumpkin

September 11, 2013

This week, I made a grapevine pumpkin. Yes, I know it is still summer, but I cannot resist the temptation of fall in New England. It is teasing me. With each morning, the air is crisper and cooler. The trees are beginning to shed their leaves as they too appear to be anxious to return…

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Crafts Fall Family Fun Halloween Holiday Seasons

Black Widow Lamps

September 4, 2013

I know it’s early for fall decorating, but I have been busy working with HGTV Gardens on some Halloween crafts. Today, I’m sharing with you these creepy black widow lace covered lamps complete with spiders and webs! I surrounded the vases with spiny succulents from my garden. These lamps were great fun to make and…

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Garden Hose Harvest Basket

Teacup Gardens for Mother’s Day

Edible Easter Terrarium: Hen on a Nest

Rainbow Blooms

DIY Valentine for the Birds

Craft a Holiday Chicken Wreath This Holiday Season

Nautical Pumpkins

A Beach Chic Pumpkin

A Grapevine Pumpkin

Black Widow Lamps

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