[Nfb-krafters-korner] Garden Art crafts?

Fri Aug 14 19:46:14 UTC 2015

Jill, thanks for explaining how you did your pond. I want to do one also and was trying to figure out how to do the waterfall part, I’ve not heard of the hollow rock structure, will have to go look that up. We recently acquired a fish tank from a fish hatchery that is being torn down so the pond is on my list of things to do, lol. 
I do believe one of those wire whisk dragonflies and/ior butterflies would look darling on your arch.
Do you have pictures of the pond, I’d love to see it with a close up of the waterfall.
Barb
> On Aug 14, 2015, at 2:29 PM, Lindy van der Merwe via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Ah, thanks for this, Joyce. 
> I'll definitely check it out when I go to our craft store again.
> Lindy
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> Lindey,
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> If you re looking for color chord to wrap around a pot, use the macramae cord and glue it.  It comes in different thicknesses and an array of colors.
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> Joyce
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> Hi Barb, it sounds very interesting. I have done a tray and a photo frame in mosaics before, but not any outdoor stuff. We are moving into spring here in the southern hemisphere, so maybe a bird feeder or a wind chime might be something to think about trying.
> One simple craft I have done is to wind some thin rope around a large tin can to make a pot for a plant. You could use a large can, like a coffee can or one of those cans with mixed fruit. I punched a few holes in the bottom for drainage. I left the paper on the can and plastered glue all over it. Then I started to wind some rope tightly around the can, working from the top edge of the can, pulling it up as I went. The glue made it stick to the can and when it was done it covered the can completely. It feels like a rough kind of fabric with a sort of rustic look to it.
> I was planning to make a set of three pots of different sizes maybe, but so far I've only done one.
> The rope is brown, but I was wondering how some vibrant colors might look if I could find some colored cord or rope?
> I am also thinking of making a macrame pot plant holder, but only working on the idea so far.
> I thought a variation on the rope covered pot might be to first knot or plait the rope into a design and then to glue it to the pot?
> Lindy
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> Garden art crafts are outdoor decor one makes to place in their yard/garden to enhance it’s beauty, such as wind chimes, gazing balls, whirligigs/spinners, decorative stepping stones, decorative birdbaths, totems just to name a few. I have been making gazing balls using bowling balls and glass flat marbles and trying to teach myself some mosaic. I also just made a butterfly and dragonfly from a wire whisk and beads. And I was curious if anyone else does things like this. Did you know you can made a birdbath out of clay pots or how about bird feeders, totems and flowers from glassware? I realize that a lot of them are “visual” crafts, but not all.
> Barb 
>> On Aug 13, 2015, at 10:18 PM, ncbootman--- via Nfb-krafters-korner <nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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>> No. But, it sounds fun.
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>> -----Original Message----- From: Barb Roland via Nfb-krafters-korner
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>> Curious, does anyone do any type of garden art crafts? I just recently 
>> completed a couple of projects…and I’ll just leave it at that for now, 
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