Summer seems to be a time that craft projects take the back burner in New England. Beaches, flea markets, baseball, camping and all the other summer traditions take center stage while the weather is prime. But rainy summer days have been plentiful lately so I organized my craft items and came across a healthy supply of scrap […]
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In the middle of the 19th century, when America was still a farming nation, more than 250,000 miles of stone walls coursed through New England and New York. Over the last 40 years, starting with his family’s business and now on his own, Kevin Gardner has rebuilt some of that old fencing. “For me,” he […]
Father’s Day is Sunday June 16, 2013 which means you have a couple weeks to plan a gift for the dads and granddads in your life. This week’s blog features DIY magnets that fit well into the decor of the infamous “man cave”, garage, tool shed, bachelor’s den, and other spaces guys might retreat to. […]
We have been busy celebrating these past few months- birthdays, anniversaries, potlucks and parties. I try to add handmade touches to every celebration…and I would love to share a few of my favorite ideas with you. This week, I will demonstrate one of the easiest paper crafts — how to make paper party garland, which […]
Banish dirt and grime from outdoor entertaining areas by following these cleaning tips for patios and decks. Protect Deck Furniture from Fading and Peeling Too much sun can be just as harmful to deck furniture as it is to people. To protect your outdoor wooden furniture from sunburn and avoid messy and time-consuming refinishing jobs, […]
I absolutely love these planters– they are windowsill friendly and add instant vintage charm to a room. They are also a fun and unique gift to make for Mother’s Day, for a hostess gift, or for a friend who loves gardening and collecting vintage items. You may have small vintage tins or pitchers at your home […]
Each year, my mother and I celebrate Mother’s Day over lobster rolls. It’s a yearly tradition I look forward to since it combines two things I absolutely love and enjoy—traditional New England food and time spent with my mom. She has always been creative about finding quaint and charming eateries in New England, a passion that […]
As we come around to May Day 2013 I am reminded that I started writing for Yankee Magazine’s Crafty Yankee blog last year at this time. I wrote my very first blog post about making May baskets. I am posting another blog this year about May baskets since there are many ways to make them […]
Watch stylist Caroline Woodward demonstrate how to attach the firework shape to the bamboo skewer. Download the template for firework swizzle sticks.
Watch stylist Caroline Woodward demonstrate how to cut the shape for fireworks swizzle stick. Download the template for firework swizzle sticks.
I have a child with food dye allergies which makes dyeing Easter eggs a bit of a challenge, so each year we explore a new way to decorate eggs without dyes. This year we gave papier-mâché Easter eggs a try. I hope you have as much fun making these as I did! Materials for Papier-Mâché […]
Project: From fish pond to tabletop gathering place When Richard Paul and his wife, Martha, bought their 1780 property in Pomfret, Connecticut, in 1995, the backyard was a wild and tangled place. “We knew there was a sunken garden in there,” Richard says, “but it was filled with trees.” Intensive bushwhacking uncovered matching oval goldfish […]