#crafting with nature

[fastwiemagie]

Seed berry ornaments

Making these was so much fun!!! I collected the empty seed coats on a walk in a local park and pretty soon knew I wanted to make some kind of ornament with them.

Because they were empty I took a wooden bead and wrapped it in wire, with little beads threaded onto each wire string. It was a simple process of stringing the beads and wrapping them through the wooden beads opening, but still time consuming. For me it was relaxing and fun to see the berry form with all the beads attached to the wooden bead! I hot glued the beaded berries into the seed coats and also hot glued red satin ribbon onto them (for hanging them up) and added some red velvet ribbon shapes into bows (for further decoration and festive cheer)!

I really adore how they came out.

[image description]

Picture 1: Picture 1 and Picture 6 are basically identical, they are just slightly different in zoom and are there to show of the pretty seed berry ornaments twice. Because, why not! They both show the finished seed berry ornaments, made with empty seed coats I found on a walk in nature, they kinda look like flower hats in my opinion. A berry made from different red-and-black beads has been glued inside the empty seed coat as a new berry and the ornament is decorated with a red satin ribbon loop and a red velvet bow.

Picture 2: Two empty seed coats, one laying on it's side and showing it's cap/hat like shape and one standing on top of the table. Two wooden beads wrapped with wire and beads are laying next to the seed coats, looking very much like red-and-black sparkly berries.

Picture 3: A close-up of a finished bead "berry" placed into an emtpy seed coat, showing how cute this ornament will look once I glue everything together!

Picture 4: A wooden bead wrapped in wire and covered with little beads is laying on top of a table. It looks very much like a sparkly berry in different shades of red and some black beads. Next to the wire-wrapped berry lay the used tools: two kinds of miniature-sized pliers and one miniature-sized wire cutter, the collected empty sead coat and a little transparent tin with a red-and-black bead mix.

Picture 5: A close-up of one wooden bead that has been completely wrapped in strings of wire with various shades of red (and some black) beads threaded onto the wire. The final look resembles a sparkly berry.

Picture 6: See picture 1. The picture almost look identical. I just wanted to include both! [/image description]

#crafting with nature #crafting with natural stuff #diy #handmade #tree ornaments #mori kei aesthetic #advent calendar #advent calendar content posted in no chronological order #i've participated in an handmade advent calendar swap and now i can show what i made for my swap partner #long image description #image descriped #image description

[sixteenseveredhands]

2,300-Year-Old Plush Bird from the Altai Mountains of Siberia (c.400-300 BCE): crafted with a felt body and reindeer-fur stuffing, all of which remains intact

This artifact was sealed within the frozen barrows of Pazyryk, Siberia, for more than two millennia, where a unique microclimate enabled it to be preserved. The permafrost ice lense formation that runs below the barrows provided an insulating layer, preventing the soil from heating during the summer and allowing it to quickly freeze during the winter; these conditions produced a separate microclimate within the stone walls of the barrows themselves, thereby aiding in the preservation of the artifacts inside.

This is just one of the many well-preserved artifacts that have been found at Pazyryk. These artifacts are attributed to the Scythian/Altaic cultures.

Currently housed at the Hermitage Museum.

#archaeology #anthropology #history #artifact #artifacts #siberia #scythians #archeology #museum #amazing #interesting #stuffed animals #ancient history #prehistoric #crafting #felt art #art #prehistoric art #hermitage museum #human nature

[handmade-by-me]

giant red-headed centipede, handmade rug, 2023,

11" x 7"

#original art #insects #bugs #bug #centipede #insect #red headed centipede #giant centipede #needlework #handcrafted #handmade #rug making #rug punching #rug art #nature #centipedes #yarn art #craft #crafts #fiber art #yarn crafts #yarn #legs #diy #diy art #diy craft #art #textile art #artists on tumblr

[beausbugbiome]

Guys look at this GIANT millipede!! Free pattern from Projectarian! 🐛✨

Definitely want to make one myself!

#millipede #millipedes #crochet #crochet critters #myriapod #myriapoda #myriapods #insects #entomology #bugs #insect #bug #nature #bugblr #projectarian #needle crafts #yarn

[snailygoon]

“You are a child of the universe, no less than the trees and the stars; you have a right to be here. And whether or not it is clear to you, no doubt the universe is unfolding as it should.” -Max Ehrmann

#my art #pyrography #woodburning #illustration #craft #nature

[tompuschautz]

Quantum Entanglement. Trimmed and glued Needle Punch.

#needle punch #fibre arts #textile art #trippy #grunge #abstract art #illustration #artists on tumblr #yarn crafts #quantum mechanics #physics #metaphysics #nature #contemporary art #flora fauna #space and time #mixed media

[escaronarts]

Final set of photos of the lady Soul Dancer before she dissapear again, to continue her task, the purpose of her existence; to find and give shelter to lost and broken souls, healing them so that they can reincarnate once more.

#handmade #art #ooak #sculpture #original #fantasy #originalart #artdoll #posable #artist #creaturedesign #craft #nature #magic #creature #souldancer #traditional art #surreal #spirit

[dame-nostalgique]

My favorite wax seal with lily of the valley 💌

#art #cottagecore #crafts #flowers #nature #fairycore #snail mail #pen pals #wax seal #wax seals #wax stamp #letters #stationery #penpals #mail art #my photography #cottagecore aesthetic #fairycore aesthetic

[rosieandthemoon]

it’s the season of the witch

#the craft #cult movies #moon witch #witch aesthetic #witchcraft #witchcore #whimsicore #whimsigoth #witchy #moodyvibes #esoteric #dreamcore #fairycore #dream aesthetic #pagan #moody tones #Wiccan #dark nature #altar #witchblr #spooky season

[thesoftclubstoic]

Rachel True, circa late 90s, early 00s

#gen x soft club #90s fashion #90s minimalism #90s nostalgia #90s music #y2k aesthetic #1990s #90s #90s aesthetic #the craft #light as a feather #half and half #90s sitcom #black sitcoms #black women #melanin #rachel true #00s aesthetic #rare photos #photography #flash photography #bluecore #shiny clothing #metallic #choker #curly hair #natural hair #afro #afrofuturism #curlygirl

[fastwiemagie]

Wichtel 1.0.

I had a vision in my head for these pine cone goblins and wasn't satisfied with the outcome of these. Don't get me wrong, they're certainly cute but didn't mash with the picture in my mind. So, these are the first version of pine cone goblins/imps I tried to make. Figures that they would be mischievous and give me trouble. For the advent calendar swap I made a second version that I sent to my swap partner, because they came closer to what I envisioned.

But these are very cute as well and got to stay with me!

[image description]

Picture 1: Three pine corn imps in a test state. White papermache balls have been places on the pine cones as heads. The middle imp has a simple face sketched out in pencil. Because those pine cone imps can't stand on their own, they're resting against sand-coloured cotton yarn (which will be used later to add loops to hang the imps up as decoration).

Picture 2: Five chubby pine cones laying on a brown table top.

Picture 3: Three papermache balls (which have been painted green) stuck on toothpicks, which in turn are stuck into two cleaning sponges. This construction holds the papermache balls up while the paint is drying. Two wooden disk have also been painted green and are propped up at the side of the cleaning sponges as well. A plastic file and some newspaper keep the table top clean from paint!

Picture 4: A tilted image of one finished pine cone imp. It's got a green painted head with a simple face drawn on in kind of thick brown brush strokes. On it's head the imp wears a red felt cap, with a sand-coloured string coming out of it, so you can hang it.

Picture 5: All three of the pine cone imps (version 1.0./first try). Two of them are hanging in a way that they're not facing forwards but rather to the side. [/image description]

#diy #handmade #crafting with natural stuff #crafting with nature #mori kei aesthetic #christmas diy #autumn diy #long image description #image descriped #image description

[thesilicontribesman]

Mesolithic Harpoon Head, 4500 BCE, Stewartry Museum, Kirkcudbright, Dumfries and Galloway, Scotland

This is a 6500 year old harpoon made from a Red Deer antler and found in the River Dee. It is of a similar type of harpoon to those found in Mesolithic caves or rock shelters near Oban. This piece has been carbon dated to around 4500 BCE.

#ice age #stone age #bronze age #copper age #iron age #prehistoric #neolithic #prehistory #mesolithic #paleolithic #chalcolithic #ancient cultures #hunter gatherer #harpoon #antler #natural #ancient craft #relics #settlement #archaeology #Kirkcudbright #stewartry museum

[flowerfairyboi]

They get me every time.

#crafts #crafty #cottagecore #naturecore #witchcore #witchy vibes #fairycore #cottage witch #witchblr #nature #green witch #cottage #cottage vibes

[itscolossal]

Emma Bruschi’s Rye Sculptures Celebrate the Humble Elegance of Ancient Harvest Rituals

#jewelry #nature #craft #sculpture #design

[kafkasapartment]

Feuilles de Choux with Stag, c. 1550-1570. Unknown Flemish. Wool and silk.

#tapestry #flemish #16th century #1500s #wildlife #animals #craft #crafts #Renaissance #decor #design #nature

[unidentifiedmammal]

breaking open dried milkweed stalks to collect their bast fibers.

i pounded them with a makeshift billet against a smooth surface to break them similar to how ive broken brambles before, and then snapped the pith in order to get only the outer fibers.

At this point i had a bunch of the papery skins attaching all the fibers together, like the image just below. But peeling them off is both inefficient and can lead to breaking

in order to get rid of the outer layer, i rubbed/rolled them vigorously between the palms of my hands, breaking it into flakes that either fell off or can be combed/carded out. it was too difficult to film but basically the same as making a friction fire (although easier for sure).

At this point i had a handful of fibers, still long but in need of combing. I have a fine-toothed comb i use for a lot of fiber stuff, and ran that through it

I'll leave the sound on this one because it's an interesting auditory experience, some might like it some might hate it. Note, be prepared to sweep afterwards!

i used to worry about combing stuff like this too much, and i sort of still am, but its important to remember that what im removing are fibers that would otherwise be too short or fragile to include in a refined long-fiber bundle. What im going for is a line flax/fluff flax-like combo; aka i comb out the short fibers and then i have a bundle of extra long ones to work with!

the result is two bundles of different textures and potential

i made a little test string with the "line" milkweed, but i have yet to do anything more with it

as for the fluff, i carded it out!

i made it into a rolag that i then spun up on my tiny spindle

I quite like it. It definitely reminds me of flax/linen, which makes sense since it's also a bast fiber. Milkweed is often known for being extremely strong; i've heard from a fiber class instructor that you can tow a car with a finger-sized rope of it

I don't know exactly what kind of milkweed this is , but i've heard swamp milkweed is top of the class for fiber. orange butterflyweed is a bit weaker than this one (which might be swamp, might not)

(Also note, if you plant milkweeds, don't plant tropical milkweed outside of its native range! it's not as good as the native ones and can even increase disease in monarchs since it doesnt die back in warm winters)

anyways, have a lil monarch caterpillar!

#crafts #fiber arts #cordage #natural fibers #milkweed #bast fibers #nature #earth skills #drop spindle #handspinning