Milk carton tomato cage witch: I was very pleased with this new tomato cage craft project for the fall. I wanted to create a new tomato cage Halloween character this year. My new milk carton tomato cage witch is part of my growing collection of tomato cage projects. I found a picture of a witch windsock a couple weeks ago and it stirred my imagination to come up with this not so scary milk carton tomato cage witch. Continue reading “Milk Carton Tomato Cage Witch Craft: its Bewitched with Cuteness”
Christmas lantern decorations are a favorite of mine during the holiday season. With all the artificial trees and wreathes for Christmas decor, I really miss the smell of pine and cedar. Luckily our property does have a variety of holly, cedar, boxwood and pine. Since retiring to Henry County, Tennessee area, I’ve developed an annual tradition of creating Christmas lantern decorations for my home using my own materials growing in my yard.
Live holly and pine swag with wire mesh ribbon on this first of two original Christmas lantern decorations diy projects.
DIY Christmas Lantern Decorations:
Materials Needed:
Collect a variety of greens, both holly and pine branches
18-24 inches of wire ribbon
about 12 inches of craft / floral wire (The wire should be long enough to be able to wrap around the neck of the lantern.)
Lay out the cedar branches to form the base , left side and right, with the stems overlapping in the middle.
Add some holly with berries, on both the left side and right, overlapping in the center.
Add the boxwood leaves on top.
Wrap the wire (you can also use twist ties) around the middle and tie securely.
Add the bow and wire it in place around the neck of the lantern.
To keep it fresh and fragrant, mist the greens occasionally.
Re-purposed lantern with Christmas holly and pine swag.
You can use a variety of household decor items to create this look. Here is another project I made using fresh live holly and pine using a distressed wood lantern. This lantern also has a Luminara candle with a flickering wick.
If you’d like to switch it up, use two colorful ribbons instead of one and overlap them. You can also add pine cones with a hot glue gun.
Make a jack-o-lantern ghost tomato cage craft for Halloween home decor.
Making a Jack O’ Lantern Ghost Tomato Cage Craft
Tomato cage ghost crafting is easy and cute. The decorating urge has overtaken me this Halloween season along with the fun and creativity it gives you when it is completed. I am not a scary decorator, because they have always frightened me, but I love the cutesy whimsical themes.
Ribbon mesh wrapped wreath projects are an easy and fast DIY craft for beginners. This DIY ribbon mesh wrapped wreath project took only 15 minutes to make. I started this ribbon mesh wreath purchasing a pre-lit pine wreath that also had a timer and is battery operated, so there will be no hanging cords to operate it. Continue reading “Ribbon mesh wrapped wreath project is Easy Project for Beginners”
