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DIY Macramé Craft & Project Ideas

Have you fallen in love with those Pinterest pictures of elaborate wall hangings and boho chic macrame hanging planters? Luckily for you, macrame is a skill accessible to everyone and anyone! What is Macrame? It’s the art of knotting string or chord into decorative or useful items. There are lots of different knots to learnContinue reading “DIY Macramé Craft & Project Ideas”

Growing Portobello mushrooms

Are you looking to begin growing delicious portobello mushrooms at home, but you don’t quite know how or where to get started? The good news is it isn’t difficult at all. Portobellos are actually brown crimini mushrooms (related to the white button mushrooms) that have been allowed to unfurl their 4- to 6-inch diameter caps.Continue reading “Growing Portobello mushrooms”

DIY Botanical print

Now that you know how to press flowers, it’s time to display all the beautiful varieties you’ve created. Materials: Pressed flowers Glass frame Paper towel Step 1: Clean your frame. Make sure the glass frame is spotless before using it. Remove the backing and wipe it down with a damp paper towel. Avoid using aContinue reading “DIY Botanical print”

Flowers to pick & press

Capture the beauty of summer flowers by picking a few to press and preserve for later use in winter crafts. Even a couple of flowering stems will give you plenty of material if you press each bloom individually. Picking garden flowers doesn’t harm the plant, in fact it often means more new blooms will formContinue reading “Flowers to pick & press”

How to make seed bombs

Whether it’s a plant pot, flowerbed, a patch in your yard, or an entire meadow, sowing wildflowers provides vital resources to support a wide range of insects that couldn’t otherwise survive in urban or built-up areas. Throwing, breaking up or digging ‘seed bombs’ (or balls) into areas in your garden that need a little brighteningContinue reading “How to make seed bombs”