Crafty Planting

Special Article from your About.com guide! Find many fun garden related crafts and activities.

See a full color photo of this fun craft!

From your About.com guide, make this necklace that will really grow. Uses an empty film container.

From your About.com guide, use a potato as a planter!?!

These miniature container gardens are easy and quick to do. They make wonderful gifts and are a great project to do with kids.

Find out how to create this unique decoupaged box to hold all of your garden seed packets. It is created using decoupage techniques with fabric.

This project lets kids create a personal, private garden that they can carry with them, take care of, show off and enjoy.

These fun garden markers not only mark off your garden rows, they also make nice decorations.

From your About.com guide, made out a nylon and saw dust.

Cindy explains how to make a unique leprechaun complete with growing hair!

Creating a butterfly garden is easy, even if the only dirt you have available is in a window box. Sheila Ellison encourages you to discover creative garden activities perfect for warm spring or summer days.

You can make a terrarium in less than an hour. It's quick, easy and doesn't have to be expensive.

This unique project is not only educational, it would make a fun gift.

Make this great planter with growing grass for hair!

Instructions to make a living wall in your garden using morning glories.

You can use these home-made plant pokes to dress up and personalize any flower or plant. It is perfect for gift giving.

Make a container garden filled with fresh herbs that go well on pizza. It's an easy and fun project to do with kids.

You can make these decorative pots in a variety of colors and sizes and use them not only for planting but also to gather small items on a dresser, to hold cooking utensils, or to organize your office supplies.

Sheila Ellison explains how to create a teepee in your garden using string beans. What better place to hide from the summer sun and imagine lands unknown than inside a teepee covered with green vines?

From your About.com guide, make your own mini garden.

From your About.com guide, a fun creation using a laundry scoop!

Find out how you can grow a plant in a balloon!

Grow your own mini-garden in a jar using construction paper and paper towels.

Print out and fill with flower, herb or vegetable seeds. These make great gifts for anyone who likes to garden.