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I had both of my Grandson's for the weekend. After they left today I went back to the studio to keep working on my pine needles. I fu...
Our family had a little glitch in our... momentum. I have been at the house on the coast with my Mister and our two youngest sons. All my crafting supplies are at Studio 33 in the forest, but I really needed to stay busy and productive. (Because cleaning up after three grown men just doesn't keep me busy enough. Lol) I really need to be working on my next book but I have had a serious case of writer's block lately, so I was perusing Pinterest one evening about 4 weeks ago, and came across some beautiful pine needle baskets. After many clicks of my mouse, I inadvertently ended up on a site selling basket supplies. I was overcome with joy when I seen that pine needles are a sellable commodity. I am surrounded by some of the most amazing Longleaf Pines, so long story short, I went to collecting pine needles. I collected, photographed, and listed my pine needles on EBay and voila! The pine needles sold! It didn't stop with the pine needles: I began to see Mother Nature in a completely new light. Her beauty is simply mesmerizing! My creative juices just went into overdrive! I have been harvesting, cleaning, decorating, and painting: pine needles, pinecones, twigs, sticks, seed pods, vines; the possibilities are limitless! Some of the raw and natural elements I've rounded up so far. I made the wreaths myself and they are drying nicely. I haven't decided yet if I will paint them or leave them natural, but I like the way they turned out. I washed the vines in hot water with a few drops of Dawn Dish Soap, and I made the wreaths while the vines were still green and wet. ***** ***** I painted some of the pinecones metallic gold. I like these and will be trying a mirrored silver next! ***** ******* ******* ******* These are my bleached pinecones, Mister really loves the way these turned out! So do I! And I love the way the poly-urethane treatment brings out the grains, and the brown places where the bleach didn't yet penetrate. Beautiful! ******* I will be bleaching more! I will be trying them with pure bleach for different periods of time, and then with diluted bleach for different periods of time. I can't wait to see the outcome, but if they turn out anything like these - I will be one happy gal! ***** I also treated some natural colored pinecones with polyurethane. Just when I think I can't love these things any more, voila! Another stunning outcome! ***** Preserving Pine Needles for Basketry! Until next time! May your blessings be many and your troubles be few! (Don't forget to G+ and follow me!)
Basket making supplies I love the outdoors and all it has to offer. I love going on leisurely walks, collecting seeds, pinecones, and leaves; so, when I want to unwind and also be productive, I collect pine needles for selling. I could sell them as is, off the ground or off a fallen tree, but I like to clean and preserve them. This way, the pine needles are ready for whatever project awaits them! ***** The first thing I do once I've collected a good amount of pine needles, is to wash them. I like to get as much dirt and pine sap off as possible. I wash them in warm to hot water with a simple dish detergent. I usually use Dawn Dish Detergent. This is approximately 1 pound of needles. I completely immerse the pine needles in the soapy water. I like to get the pine needles nice and clean, so I actually wash them with a wash cloth. I pick a few up at a time by the sheath end, and gently wipe them to the tips. The water gets fairly dirty, so I usually start with clean water for each batch of pine needles. After I wash them, I rinse the pine needles well, making sure to get all the soap off. Most times it takes two rinses before putting them out to dry. You can see even after they've been washed and rinsed well, there is still a small amount of dirt and particles in the rinse water. I spread the pine needles out on a towel to dry. I don't put them back out in the sun, because that tends to make them brittle, and they begin to twist. During our rainy season, we get these naturally mottled pine needles. I think these are beautiful; so I was going out after each little afternoon storm, or windy period to get as many of them as I could. I know that mottled foliage usually means there's a plant/tree illness or disease; but once these they are washed and dried, we get these stunning preserved needles!
Pine needles are a great source of organic matter for the garden. But can they be composted? Read this article to find out more about composting pine needles and see if this composting practice is right for you.
So, this past week I went to visit my family on the east coast, they have gorgeous pines in their b
Diorama I made using about 80% leather and hairs like boar hair. Most of the shorter grass/needles are synthetic. I created real time lightning bugs by running fiber optics into the scene (check out the video at the end of the album to see them in action). I embedded two tiny leather fish about the size of a drop of water into the river epoxy (small mouth bass, and a northern pike). The diorama is about 23" by 18". I have a lot more pictures and explanation of the process in an album on my faceb
Did you know that you can make fizzy soda with pine needles? This pine needle soda recipe requires 3 ingredients: pine needles, sugar, water.
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Ok, so maybe you're one of "those" people, the ones that don't believe they are "crafty" or "good with their hands". You can't imagine yourself making a wreath, a dining table centerpiece or your own homemade candles. Well, imagine this: I was one of "those people" for a very long time, too. I always thought…
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