Great idea of the day: Turn regular twigs into whimsical dancing sticks for your garden • Offbeat Home & Life

David and Marji are the brilliant minds behind Ashbee Design and my new favorite things ever: these magical red dancing sticks made from little more than string, a single screw eye, and sticks you can collect from your backyard.

The best thing is the two have a tutorial for making your own versions… so far you get your fill from their site, you can get crafty and make your own yard or local walking trail a little happier.

What you need

Branches shaped like people
1 screw eye for each
String
Spray paint — color of your choice
Round logs for bases
Branch clippers
Band saw
Drill press
Wooden mallet

While the supplies are fairly easy to come by, the equipment necessary may not be. Either you can follow the instructions on Ashbee Design and get creating, or you can happily marvel over the sweet delicacy of the dancing sticks.

About the Author: Stephanie Kaloi

I was the editor of the now-defunct Offbeat Families, and owner/photographer at Stephanie Kaloi Photography in Portland, OR.

Comments on Great idea of the day: Turn regular twigs into whimsical dancing sticks for your garden

heh, that gives me shivers. i saw “Blair Witch,” i know what those are for. 😛

I’ve never seen “blair witch” but I immediately thought of them as being tiny Ents from LOTR! Red Ents…..

stephtar says:

July 9, 2012 at 6:33 pm

Awesome!

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Thanks for featuring our Dancing Red Sticks. The phenomenon has grown and we have made more continuing to hide them on the trails near our home. They bring smiles to everyone! Here is a link to an additional post showing photos of some of the woods locations. See Red Sticks in the Woods. These are much more dynamic! Enjoy.