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March 2012

Monday, March 26, 2012 - 09:00

Just in time for the Easter Holiday and Spring season, these cute burlap hanging carrots will brighten your home and spirits. This craft is pretty quick to complete and the materials are quite cheap (most of which you may already have).

Burlap Easter Carrots

Gather These Materials First:

  • Burlap
  • Scissors
  • Ruler
  • Pins
  • Old hair-ties or string
  • Paint
  • Sewing machine
  • Ribbon (Optional)
     
For instructions and step...
Monday, March 19, 2012 - 09:00

You'll need to be knowledgeable of the following activities if you want your tress and shrubs to thrive and your landscaping to look great.

Watering a tree

Planting

  • After planting, laying a 3-inch layer of mulch will create a protective zone around the plant so when you mow the grass, you won't have to be right up against the tree and potentially damage it.

Staking

  • Staking your plants may be necessary if you've planted a bareroot plant or if you're having trouble keeping the tree...
Monday, March 12, 2012 - 09:00

Perfect for your dinner table on special occasions, holidays or for your everyday meals, these burlap napkin rings can be quite festive and add a pretty decoration to the dining room.

Burlap Napkin Ring
 

 Gather These Materials First:

  • Toilet paper tubes (One for each Napkin ring you'll be making)
  • Burlap (Shorter strips and larger pieces)
  • Strips of a complimentary fabric
  • Fabric buttons
  • Lettered Stamps
  • Mod-Podge (or Hot Glue Gun)
  • Needle and thread...
Monday, March 5, 2012 - 09:00

 Balled-and-burlapped trees are trees that are sold with their roots in soil and wrapped in burlap.

Planting a Balled-and-Burlapped Tree

B&B trees are usually larger and more mature plants than those that you would get in a container or bareroot. These trees are grown in the ground and then dug up in the late winter or spring. The trees are wrapped up and shipped to nurseries or garden centers for you to purchase.

If the burlap on your tree's rootball is natural fiber, it will decompose in the ground as the...