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a pair of scissors sitting on top of a cutting board with the words cut some bark for this cute craft idea

Make a Fairy House Wreath This post contains some affiliate links for your convenience. Click here to read my full disclosure policy. A little wooden bird house has been hanging out with my craft supplies for quite some time. It was time to do something with this. I had also purchased a moss wreath form at...

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a person is using a tool on a piece of wood

The main thing you’ll need for this project is a piece of bark, one that’s big enough to hold a fair amount. The one I had was about 500mm long and it pretty good shape. You want to make sure that the bark is in good condition and that there’s a good amount of phelloderm (I had to Google the word) still attached. In my case the bark was very delicate so I chose to epoxy the outside first. I used West System epoxy, a very common brand of epoxy. This project would probably be cheaper…

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Crafting décor from tree bark can add a lot of character to your home, making it look more mature and bold. 

But, whether you’re making simple bark lanterns with your kids or crafting vases, you must first clean the bark to get rid of dirt and insect borers of trees. Otherwise, you could end up bringing all kinds of natural nasties into your home!

There are many approaches to cleaning tree bark. So, I’ll take you through how to clean tree bark for crafts in this post.

Crafting décor from tree bark can add a lot of character to your home, making it look more mature and bold. But, whether you’re making simple bark lanterns with your kids or crafting vases, you must first clean the bark to get rid of dirt and insect borers of trees. Otherwise, you could end up bringing all kinds of natural nasties into your home! There are many approaches to cleaning tree bark. So, I’ll take you through how to clean tree bark for crafts in this post.

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someone is peeling the bark off of a birch tree

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…

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