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Category: summer

decoration, garden decoration, magical, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

Straw Weaving – Pentagram Star

Posted onAugust 1, 2014May 25, 2015

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 …

decoration, garden decoration, magical, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

Straw Weaving – Welsh Border Fan

Posted onJuly 31, 2014May 25, 2015

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 …

decoration, garden decoration, magical, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

Straw Wheel – DIY

Posted onJuly 26, 2014May 25, 2015

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 …

decoration, garden decoration, magical, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

Straw Weaving – Heart

Posted onJuly 22, 2014May 25, 2015

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 …

decoration, garden decoration, kids, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

Wildflower Wreaths and Dried Herb Bouquets

Posted onJuly 8, 2014March 18, 2021

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 …

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garden decoration, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

DIY Driftwood Wind Chime Tutorial

Posted onJuly 5, 2014March 18, 2021

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 …

decoration, garden decoration, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

how to make a lavender wreath

Posted onJune 23, 2014March 17, 2017

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 …

decoration, kids, magical, painting, summer, tutorials

Decorate Candles for Midsummer

Posted onJune 21, 2014March 17, 2017

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 …

decoration, kids, polymer clay, summer, tutorials

Air drying clay – sun discs

Posted onJune 21, 2014March 17, 2021

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 …

decoration, magical, nature crafts, summer, tutorials

How to make Lavender Wands – DIY

Posted onJune 8, 2014July 25, 2017

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 …

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