Tree bark crafts

The main thing you’ll need for this project is a piece of bark, one that’s big enough to hold a fair amount. The one I had was about 500mm long and it pretty go…

Crafting décor from tree bark can add a lot of character to your home, making it look more mature and bold. But, whether you’re making simple bark lanterns with your kids or crafting vases, you must first clean the bark to get rid of dirt and insect borers of trees. Otherwise, you could end up bringing all kinds of natural nasties into your home! There are many approaches to cleaning tree bark. So, I’ll take you through how to clean tree bark for crafts in this post.

Make a Fairy House Wreath This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. A little wooden bird house has been hanging out with my craft supplies for quite some time. It was time to do something with this. I had also purchased a moss wreath form at...

Do you have birch trees near your home? Did you know you can easily use their bark as paper? Birch bark is so neat, and makes a really fun paper you can use for crafts, cards, making baskets, and so many different things. The Native Americans have been using birch bark for all sorts of things for many many years. Now I am no professional, but here is how I did it and it worked well! Peel a large chunk of bark from a tree. This will not hurt the tree; notice it is peeling on its own in places…

Bark crafts are much more than simply little canoes made to sell to tourists in fishing camps. Bark is a unique and interesting material to make crafts from, and there are many types to choose from.

If you have a tree cut down, or a rigid, dead tree stump with bare bases in the garden. Don’t throw or burn it quickly! There are countless options to transform them into a striking focal point to decorate your living space. From coat rack, table, ladder for photo display, and more, these are projects you can make easily to change your home more beautiful and outstanding.

These are creative ways to bring the beauty of nature into your home.

Birch bark crafts have been around for centuries featuring a variety of forms, functions and methods of creation. The history behind processing birch bark crafts is extensive across cultures and generations featuring rustic home decor to items with style and function like extravagant handbags. Working with birch bark to create handmade items became a goal of mine very suddenly. How I started Processing Birch Bark for Crafts One summer lake trip to the Adirondacks sparked a new level of…

This is a handmade accent or gift tag made with real birch bark. They feature birds sitting on branches. You can use these rustic tags in numerous ways to add unique accents to your home decorating. You may want to wrap all your gifts with a natural birch bark tag! They are really fun to use with vintage books or to tie around the vase on your table centerpiece. Many people enjoy using these tags as a whimsical bookmark! -To make these tags I collect birch bark from the woods I live near…

Keep the winter blues out while bringing some nature in with these birch bark and pine cone trees. A simple craft project and great winter decor!