How to Make Pop Bottle Flowers
Have you seen those fantasy faux-glass flowers made from recycled pop bottles? I mean the delicate fragile-looking twisty looking ones, like those the US-based artist Laura Astor) used to make.…
Thinking Pink in Pictures
My sister-in-law, the mad daylily collector, was among 2000 who rocked our local Run for the Cure this past weekend, to help to raise funds for breast cancer research. She's…
Quick and Pretty Thanksgiving Table Decor
Much as I absolutely despise the kabillion pop-ups that plague the Better Homes and Gardens site, I do enjoy some of BHG's quick-and-easy holiday decorating ideas. Here, for example, asparagus…
Wellies with Flowers
As I write this, the weather outside has turned from autumn-mild to chilly, with something wet, something between snow and rain, coming down from the dark sky -- and underfoot,…
Anna Whitford Faux Florals
Have you seen Anna Whitford's collection of decorative flowers? These are six-inch sculptural faux flowers — Dahlia and Gerbera, something reminiscent of a Zinnia, big fat luscious flowers to lift…
Thanksgiving Roses
One other thing I should have added to the long list of Thanksgiving weekend fun -- arts and crafts with autumn leaves! Kelly (aged 11, my next-door neighbour's granddaughter, visiting…
Make a Rose Bouquet of Autumn Leaves
I found this great craft idea last autumn, but just a few days too late to collect a bunch of autumn leaves while they were at their brilliant best colours.…