How to Make Flowered Gourds
Some small gourds and few dried flowers can get you some cheap and easy autumn decor. These are something I make every year. They’re just cute little table decorations and look great in a...
Author: The Woodland Elf
Craft Show November 3rd
I’ll be at the American Legion Holiday craft show tomorrow from 8:30am-3pm. Canandaigua American Legion.
Hunger Games: Mockingjay Pumpkin
I’m probably not actually quite as obsessed with the Hunger Games as I appear to be (I save that for Legend of the Seeker), but I have to admit that I am having a...
The Origins of Halloween
Anybody who ever watched Hocus Pocus probably recalls Alison telling how Halloween is based on “All Hallow’s Eve” to refute Max’s conspiracy theory of Halloween having been invented by the candy companies. But where...
A Few Thoughts on Fracking
We recently had a discussion about fracking at work, and my coworker Calvin had this to say about his experiences with fracking in Pennsylvania: “I went to college in Mansfield PA, and have many...
220 Carved Pumpkins and Other Decor
This is a slideshow of the 220 pumpkins my brother, sister, and I used to carve for our annual end of the harvest Pumpkin Fest; everything from witches and skeletons to Lord of the...
Building with Straw
Whoever said that building homes is so expensive these days, never tried building with straw! Straw bale construction is an alternative building method that is gaining popularity due to the fact that it is...
How to Make a Chicken Wire Ghost
Somebody sent me this video and I thought it was pretty cool. This guy used chicken wire (we call it that up here too) to make a glow-in-the-dark ghost. Because the chicken wire is...
Why buy new when you can buy second hand?
I am a huge fan of shopping at the Salvation Army, Volunteers of America, and just about any other second-hand shop you can name. For one thing I like to experiment with clothes and...
3 Flower Preservation Methods: Air drying, Silica Crystal, and Pressing
I use a lot of dried flowers in my crafts and basically the 3 easiest ways to preserve them are by air drying, silica crystals, or pressing. Air drying is by far the easiest...
