All that was October

 I would like to finish up October before I begin moving forward.  I had a lot of October stuff that I wanted to post, but my time was taken up with personal things and vacations.  I neglected my blog.

HALLOWEEN:
     

Attempted Selfie

Halloween Pillow Covers:

I had some remnants of Halloween printed fleece and decided to cover my sofa pillows;  one is black with ghosts and the other is crazy yellow.   There was a little more fabric so I made some small pillows, too, that fit the leftover fabric.    
They all have velcro openings so they can be stored easily in the Halloween totes and I can make other covers for other seasons.


I have lots of pillow forms from my days clerking and store managing at House of Fabrics.  The small 12 x 12 is supposed to be a gift and the narrow one I filled with a used pillow that I brought home from the mission and washed up. [See link on washing pillows: washday whites on February 2, 2015.] I cut one of these former Walmart pillows in half and sewed it closed then used it as my filler for the narrow yellow pillow.  Voila--recycle, reuse, repurpose.

Crazy Yellow pillow cover with velcro

This was a last minute project I threw together just before Halloween.  I have more to make next year.  See next October.

Halloween Jewelry (a small sample):

Gravestone Bones from Fusion Beads.com

Nightmare Before Christmas Tree Earrrings and Black Swirl Necklace

Fang You Very Much Necklace from Fusion Beads.com

Pumpkin Earrings

Swarovski Skull Earrings

Dare to Scare Bracelet from Fusion Beads.com

Dare to Scare Bracelet from Fusion Beads.com

Halloween Wreath:

And finally, my Halloween Wreath that was hurriedly put together from my grape vines late in the summer

fresh grape vine wreath

when I was supposed to be picking elderberries.  Dan spray- painted it black for me and I hung some Halloween stuff on it quickly including one of my necklaces--Halloween Bones.

Remember my little spiders, kids?

It was not that impressive, but it is all mine.  Perhaps I can fix it up more next year.  I love the black leaves on it, but they keep falling off.  Oh, well.

That is all the pix I took, but there was so much more.  It is all put away now.  See  you next OCTOBER. 

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

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A BURST OF ENERGY

Got a slight burst of energy.  I finished the last two beds of garden hoses so I don't have to water anything by hand.  I still have major weeding to do, but that will have to be another day.  

While retrieving the hose from the fence where Dan hung them last spring while tilling the beds, I had to cut back a lot of grape vines that had overgrown along the garden fence and up into the pear tree.  I stripped them down and made a wreath base.

fresh grape vine wreath

I have devised a way to make the wreath, allow it to dry and make it perfectly round.  I bought this large green pot  (plus a lot of other pots) last year when JoAnn's had pots on sale for 90% off. This one was not used so I saved it for this year. 

 In the Spring I have to clean the dreaded corner of Creepy Virginia (Virginia Creeper to most folks.)  They are a weed and grow miles and miles in one summer.  They cover my little tree in that corner, the Mulberry Tree I planted and the fences.  I must get a head start each Spring by cutting off all that I can see.  Since my grapevines were not long yet, I decided to make wreaths of the CV/VC.  I certainly had plenty to work with.  I discovered my green pot and Voila, a base to make wreaths on!  

Two different sizes at once.  I also made a spray by bending over several vines, wiring them together and putting something heavy on top to keep them flat.  
I used it to make my patriotic spray for Memorial Day.  It is still on the door for Independence Day and beyond. 

Two sizes on one pot.

Now it's time to make up a wreath for August--with sunflowers.  Yellow--My new love this year.  I have pinned a lot of ideas, but I probably won't copy them. Just ideas. I will keep you posted. 

HAPPY WEEDING

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