Neon flowers
Here’s a clever idea from the very talented Sania Pell. Neon flowers – or fluro flora, as she calls it. She dabbed small amounts of neon paint onto flowers, berries and seed heads and came up with this...
View ArticleDIY salad bench
Here’s a clever idea for growing salad greens and herbs year round – a salad bench that can easily be positioned on a sunny deck, a patio – anywhere you like, really. It can also be used for sowing...
View ArticleRecycled lawn seats
Here’s a super smart idea for recycling tyres. Turn them into lawn seats. This park in the historic town of Lima, Peru incorporates tyre planters, tyre seats and a children’s playground made up of...
View ArticleDIY plant labels
This is such a cute idea for flower and herb labels. I’m not entirely sure whether we have these in New Zealand though, but if you’re handy with a jigsaw you could cut out your own shapes. This lovely...
View ArticleDIY clay plant labels
Aren’t these the cutest plant labels ever? The little critters are fashioned with cookie cutters and oven-bake clay. A customisable stamp is then used to print the name of the plant into the clay. It’s...
View ArticlePretty paving
At first glance I thought this was paving, but when I read the description I found it was actually cladding for a 1903-1904 apartment building in Paris. I think it’s gorgeous, and it would make the...
View ArticleSweet Living Issue 8 out now!
The latest issue of Sweet Living magazine has hit this cybershelves! This FREE online magazine is full of home crafts, DIYs, recipes and more. Check it out here – and pass it on!
View ArticleDIY: Build your own potting bench
Need somewhere to pot up plants, sow seeds or simply potter about? Build your own sturdy workbench with these step-by-step instructions. Here’s one of my DIY projects that recently featured in New...
View ArticleBuild a strawberry tower + giveaway
My dad and I built this nifty strawberry tower, which is brilliant, if I say so myself. It’s so good for small gardens, and accommodates quite a few strawberry plants. To find out how to make it, plus...
View ArticleLearn all you need to know about herbs
I’m offering my ONLINE HERB WORKSHOP again. And the good thing is, you can do it in your own time. There are no time pressures. No restraints. And you have total access to me throughout the course....
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