Good or Bad Witch?

Good or Bad Witch?, originally uploaded by phatpuppycreations.

As Halloween is coming up . . . this beautiful photo seems fitting!

Apparently this is supposed to be the good witch, Glinda, breaking free of the Wicked Witch --

I love the colors and staying true to the Oz storyline with the poppies and the yellowbrick road.

It is feeling more like Fall around our neck of the woods. A great wind blew last night and has really cooled us down. Still the sun is out brightly this morning and my husband has planned for grilling chicken for dinner.

This morning I got a suprise as I had a pleasant call from a brother I have not spoken to for some time. I love weekends!!!

Days Gone By . . .

Meet the Rohde's..., originally uploaded by jbpics.

A contact friend of mine on flickr.com comes up with the neatest pictures from days gone by.

This one struck my eye for the beauty and detail found in the stove. But, not only the stove causes me to study this photo more.

I look at the man all proud of his ability to provide the finest for his house.

Also, the wife as she stands by the stove looking at her husband appears to admire her husband in his happiness.

She has her hair done up for the time period but to me today it appears so tight that I almost have a headache coming on thinking about what it would be like to wear mine the same.

Her attire is of "days gone by" what a stay at home wife would wear around the house everyday. With this as a comparison to me, I am happy to be sitting in front of my computer in jeans and a t-shirt living in the here and now.

This is one of my favorite things to do, though, looking through photographs of days gone by. . .

Ma & Pa in Hillbilly Town - Embroidery

I have been embroidering Tea towels to sell at future Farmer's Markets or local craft sales.

Recently I decided to make something a little different and continued to embroidery on a piece which I am turning into a table runner or table scarf.




The patterns stiched have a cute name of Ma & Pa in Hillbilly Town. They are hard at work with Market Day, Clean Day, and Bake Day. I like the humor in each scene.




I have been working on a Christmas whimsical piece as well and will have it on here soon for my next entry.

Quilling - A Delicate Paper Art

I have been exploring a new artform here recently and wanted to share some of my first creations.



My thought is to use these as Christmas ornaments or to hang in a window anytime.



From Wikipedia: Quilling or paper filigree is an art form that involves the use of strips of paper that are rolled, shaped, and glued together to create decorative designs. The paper is wound around a quill to create a basic coil shape. The paper is then glued at the tip and the coil shaped, these shaped coils are arranged to form flowers, leaves, and various ornamental patterns similar to ironwork.


I love mixing different colors and time flies quickly when creating one of these ornaments!

Inexpensive Decorating

I must report how thrilled I was to find a beautiful quilted fabric placemat and napkin set for my table at Goodwill this past week for only $3.99.

Also, the simple layout of the placemat can be used by myself as a reference for me to create others in the future.



I love the garden angel in the fabric as shown here.


Another surpise is that the placemats are reversible with a bright cheery pumpkin pattern on the back. Halloween is just around the corner!!