The DC 2150 Blog has an entry on making wire trees.
modeling
Making Bayonets
Carmens’ Fun Painty Time Blog has a tutorial on making bayonets for your miniatures
Turning Christmas Village Buildings Into Wargames Scenery
Iron Hands has an article on turning those cheap and ubiquitous porcelain “Christmas Village” buildings into Mordhiem scenery. The results are very good.
Modeling Swords
Carmen’s Fun Painty Time blog has a tutorial on making swords from wire.
Making Rubble From Sculpty
Carmen’s blog has a set of instructions on making bits of rubble from Sculpty.