Handmade Gifts from a Country Garden

EAN/UPC/ISBN Code 9781558596108


Award-winning garden writer Laura Martin increases the joys of her garden by sharing its bounty. Here she presents 60 charming craft projects, arranged seasonally to take maximum advantage of the garden"s yields. Spring"s offerings include violet jelly, handmade paper, and a dollhouse garden. Summer brings flavored vinegars, natural dyes, and bath oils. In the fall come apple-head dolls, gourd projects, and dried flowers. Winter is the time for corn-shuck dolls, wreaths, and ornaments. There is also a chapter on creating a crafts garden, but since most projects are fairly simple and the supplies readily available from florists or craft shops, even those without gardens can make them. Each project helpfully indicates time needed, relative difficulty, cost range, and shelf life. As an alternative to the seasonal approach, a list at book"s end groups projects by category (special occasions, craft type).