Not all brick books are closed books. Extra wide pavers can make great open brick books. These brick books were made from 11 inch x 7 inch paver bricks. The brick edges were painted to look like the open pages. We have a wooded area with lots of woodpeckers and trees. Finding species identification books…
Invite a village of fairies to your backyard with these hand painted fairy houses. You can do this for yourself, so find a nice rock and paint a home for the fairies in your garden. Create a tiny community to delight your visitors and the local fairies.
By Megan Hanson Here is a great tutorial for making brick books on Little Free Library website.
Painted brick books are a hit at the Lake Lure Flowering Bridge in lake Lure, NC. The books celebrate the works of literature that inspire us! Visitors love finding the bricks tucked in the gardens. You can add a brick book with your favorite tile by painting your own, or order one from the Lake…
Paint a whimsical surprise for a path in the woods. Design inspired by Mimsy’s Place design
The latest scalloped edger is an owl design adapted from a Sharon Bond pattern Silly Halloween Owls. I wanted this to be a summer design, so no Halloween like the original design. Stars: The stars were made by dipping a sponge in white and wedgewood blue paint and dabbing randomly. When the paint dries, fill…
Painted Landscape Edgers for the Garden Painted Landscape Edgers add color and whimsey to the garden. I painted this landscape edger with brightly colored mushrooms to decorate the entrance to the woods. Painting the landscape edger is easy to do and looks great under a tree in the garden. For only about $2, you can…
Gourds have nice smooth surfaces and are easy to paint. Our neighbor was kind enough to share some gourds grown in his garden, so I was delighted to have a chance to try painting gourds. Here is how I painted my gourds. This first experiment didn’t turn out so well, as they deteriorated quickly in…
I made this cute little painted brick using the “Time to Fly South” Pattern from Sweet Patoodies designs by Sharon Chinn. The pattern is only $2 and you can download a PDF with a tracing sheet and directions right away. Supplies Directions This pattern is created for a wooden box, so these directions are adapted…
A fun and different way to decorate and add interest to your garden is to paint bricks to look like your favorite classic books. It’s easy to paint bricks, they withstand the weather and are quite charming. To paint your own book bricks, find a book, or print a picture of a book. (Google Search…
Painting Pavers for Fall The days are getting shorter and the leaves have begun to fall. Where I live, in Western North Carolina, people love to decorate for fall. It is traditional to decorate homes with bales of hay, pumpkins, scarecrows, sunflowers and dried cornstalks. But what about painted rocks and scalloped pavers? Scalloped pavers…
Rock painting is a viral trend that started in 2015 and has spread worldwide. Generally, rocks which are hidden are intended to be picked up, photographed and put on Facebook, and then re-hidden in a different spot.
