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Get into the garden and find some twigs - then, let's build! They can be rugged and rough, or more refined and smooth.

Whatever they look like, I'll show you how to create a very cool chair, or a bird feeder, or anything you like for your garden.



Rustic and Handmade

Crafts for and by a Countryperson


Everybody is welcome here, city slickers and country souls alike. You have permission to get into some mud, or find a way to use a twisty twig.

Your surroundings might be bucolic and picturesque, or you might just dream about it. With rustic crafts, the only rule is that there are no rules.

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You might want a country home, with rustic features like twig or branch furniture, windows opening onto a lovely garden filled with flowering plants in funky garden pots.  Tinkering, puttering and creating are the motto's you might identify with.

Learn how to make a potting bench out of salvaged barnboards and twigs. Find out more on the topic of hypertufa, that magical mix of concrete and peat moss.

Click on the thumbnails below for more on some of the unique rustic crafts and garden art;

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Reuse cast offs, build things from scratch out of things that were not meant for that use, or find treasures in yard sales, thrift stores, at auctions, or in grandma's attic to make into something unique and interesting.

Estate sales often are a treasure trove of off casts, things that are not eye-catching enough for serious collectors. 

Get out there and visit a junk shop, or scrounge around an abandoned farmstead. Treasures like old metal forged hinges or weathered barnboard might be waiting for you.

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Every piece of junk we reuse into some cool garden art is a step forward.

You could find a wooden tote or trug, with very little to commend it, and transform it into a magical painted piece of art for your paints and brushes.

You're much more likely to reach for them to do some art work if they're stored in a completely unique caddy.

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Artwork like this painted pot. Use those acrylic craft paints to give something like this abused plastic pot a second life as a succulent planter.

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After years of collecting things from junk shops or the recycle center, odds are good that you have a selection to choose from for your next project. The problem is making a decision!

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What are rustic crafts?

Rustic crafts are made with natural materials, using old fashioned methods of joining twigs and other elements together, or giving a handmade item a rugged appearance with texture and colors from nature.

Can anyone do rustic crafts?

If you have the ability to see what you want to make in your minds eye, you can make rustic crafts. It may not always turn out exactly as you imagine, but it will certainly be unique.

What kind of tools are essential for making rustic crafts?

A lot depends on what kind of craft you have in mind. For twig crafts, a small pruning saw, some loppers or pruners, a small hammer with small nails, a drill and a rasp are my go-to tools to start with.

For hypertufa, you will need some kind of tub to mix your ingredients in, some disposable gloves, and molds to make your creations in.



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