Here's how to dry apple slices and orange slices for use in swags, wreaths and fragrant potpourri.Dried fruit slices and peels are a great way to give your home a country prim look. They are fragrant and can be added to potpourri blends, fixins blends, wreaths, swags. They also make pretty and … [Read more...]
Recycled Magazine Bowls
Tara PriggeIf you have a stack of magazines that you don't want any more, recycle them into a funky Recycled Magazine Bowl, like this one, designed by Tara Prigge. Tara folded each sheet into 1-1/2" strips, using a glue stick to stick down the outside fold. Then the strips were joined together … [Read more...]
Make Your Own Wool Dryer Balls
Felted Dryer Balls If you're concerned about the chemicals in dryer sheets and dryer balls, here's a alternative to make yourself; DIY dryer balls that you can make from natural wool yarn. Just toss the dryer balls into the dryer with your laundry and let them bounce around to soften clothes and … [Read more...]
How to Make a Weathervane
How to Make a Weathervane or Wind Vane Weathervanes can be simple constructions or detailed works of art. They are often installed as an outdoor decorating feature, but a weathervane serves a useful function as well - it tells you which way the wind is blowing. The Franklin Institute has a … [Read more...]
