I’m still very into my straw weaving pojects! 🙂 This time I did a pentagram star with wheat and rye. I used the same technique in my Lavender Star Tutorial. Materials: I used 10 pieces …
Category: summer
This Straw Weaving tutorial is called “Welsh Border Fan”. It’s a typical design that has it’s origin in Wales. Like all other corn dollies or straw crafts it holds a special meaning: In pagan times …
This Straw Wheel is my second project in my straw crafting series. It reminds me of the depiction of sun wheels. So it’s acutally quite fitting for the season. 🙂 For this Straw Wheel you …
Straw Weaving or Wheat Weaving is a tradition that goes back to a time where the grain was cut by hand. It was believed that the “Spirit of the Harvest” lived within the grain. So …
I was picking wildflowers again! You so easily forget what treasures are growing all around you. I found everything on the edge of a field, by the wayside and on an overgrown meadow. I didn’t …
Today I have this easy driftwood wind chime tutorial for you! I love driftwood. The bleached, abraded pieces, beautifully shaped by water and wind. You can use driftwood as a decoration or make nice crafts …
As the blooming period for my lavender is nearly over, I quickly wanted to show you how to make a lavender wreath before they are all gone. But I left some of the lavender flowers …
Today on the 21th of June is the summer solstice or midsummer. Many people in Europe celebrate the longest day and the shortest night of the year with large bonfires. I was inspired to make …
To follow up the midsummer candles from my last entry, I made these colorful sun discs with air drying clay. They are really easy to make, and this type of clay doesn’t need to be …
I have heard that Lavender Wands have there origin in the victorian age. So called “garden crafts” were really popular back then. I don’t know if it’s true but I can just imagine proper young …