String some garland with dried seed pods from your garden!

As fall nears, seed pods will start to dry and will present an excellent opportunity for crafting with nature! Below I have pulled two stems of dried seed pods commonly found in home gardens. I have selected Love in the Mist and Blue False Indigo. Both are perennial shrubs. The seed pods make an excellent natural shaker, too! Allegedly, Blue False Indigo was used as Native American baby rattles.

Pictured from top to bottom: Love in the Mist and False Blue Indigo

Tools needed for creating seed garland.

You will need bendable wire from the craft store. Floral wire is too thin and too short for making any fun designs. It can be found in the jewelry section.

String pods on in desired pattern.

It is very easy to poke the wire through the seed pods (if you are using the kind of wire I suggested). Our 7 year old here is doing it all on her own without my help (=20 minutes of quiet time for mom).

Keep stringing.

One design possibility.

Seed pod garlands make fun yard art. 

 

 

When the seed garland is done, arrange or use as decor in a variety of ways, including decorating your yard or garden. It's a great way to cheer up a drab chain link fence. The seed pods, because they are natural, should weather pretty well for a while.