Birch bark crafts

How to make a birch bark container - Step by step article

When I came across these birch bark beads from BirchBarkBeads on Etsy, I just had to share them. I love their organic roughness, their varied colorations, their just plain natural prettiness. They …

Last fall I spent many an afternoon walking in the woods with my girls on the hunt for birch bark from fallen trees. I had big plans to do some serious birch bark crafting over the long winter... My high hopes didn't make it that far though ~ I did make a birch bark costume for halloween but that was about it! I decided it was time to use up some of my collection and thought attempting a basket might be just the project. This was a quick craft with very little supplies needed birch bark glue…

Processing Birch Bark Crafts has been around for centuries. Upstate NY birch trees inspire handmade home decor and jewelry styles.

Learn how to make diy birch bark bookmarks from found bark. Includes detailed tutorial with lots of photos, tips, and trouble-shooting.

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I have no words to describe how excited I am to make this DIY project myself. If you loved these birch bark pendant lamps from this truly woodsy Michigan

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Birch bark is used for a variety of purposes, from making jewelry to building canoes. Many people enjoy working with this type of wood due to its versatility, water resistance and rot resistance. However, birch bark needs softening to make working with it easier.

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…

Who doesn't love flipping through their Pottery Barn catalog when it arrives in the mail. I do. It is so fun to see the amazing styling and design ideas. I especially love their lighting -- which I buy for many clients --and their holiday decor is always a blast to check out. So I made a few things

This beautiful Paper Butterfly Mobile is great for a nursery or a little corner in a bedroom. Made with paper and an old embroidery hoop, this DIY paper decoration is easy and quick to make, and is sure to please girls of all ages.

Another great tutorial this time using dead birch bark for a woven basket. Described as easy enough for a beginners project. Birch bark basket tutorial- jonsbushcraft.com

Tree bark is flexible enough to be used in bent jewelry.

Today I am sharing an easy & quick tutorial for DIY Birch Vases. These are perfect for Spring & Summer decorating & entertaining. And plus they are also a great up-cycling project, which who doesn't love that:)!

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Birch bark drift wood electrical plug cover #4.