This Makes Me Happy

I am so excited to start decorating for Spring and Easter! Of course, it doesn't hurt that it is supposed to get in the 40s by this weekend! I'll have spring fever for sure. So here is a little vintage duck planter that I found some years ago. It adds a bright spot of color in my kitchen don't you think?
Bye for now!

Valentine Display

 I used the heart doily I crocheted to make a wallhanging

using a sewing hoop, 

some pom pom trim and gingham fabric.

I love how the whole display turned out.

Bye for now!

My Week

 With Christmas so close,

I brought out the gingerbread cookie recipe.

The hearts look so festive!

But I made all the usual shapes too!

 This is the recipe in my mom's handwriting,

with my notes all over it.

It's been used a lot!

 

Put up the decorations, 

including this vintage Santa door cover!

And watched a beautiful sunset 

while doing the dishes one evening.

 

 

Have you done anything to get ready 

for Christmas yet?

Bye for now!

Woodland Deer Template

 I decided to make a wreath that I could use

for all seasons.

I wrapped a styrofoam wreath

with half white yarn and half light blue yarn.

Then I plan to just add accessories 

for each holiday or season.

For Christmas I made a cardboard deer myself

and added a vintage sign .

I love how it turned out!

Then I made more deer to go on my tree!

You may notice the mushrooms I started crocheting

last month.

If you like the deer and would like to make some yourself

here is the template.

I only ask that you use it only for your own crafting

not to sell.

Bye for now!

Dyeng for Color

 I was kind of behind on Easter eggs this year 

and forgot to buy the box of dye tablets.

Then I remembered you can use food coloring

like you use for frosting.

And I have to say, it works way better!

You just use boiling water, vinegar,

and 20 drops of food coloring,

(the directions are on the box)

easy peasy!

 The colors are so rich and bright!

Hope you had a great Easter!

Bye for now!

Hearts and Lace

 I brought out the hearts I crocheted last year,

and made a little garland out of them.

They look so pretty next to some lace!

 And I am playing around with an 

arrow bowtie I designed.

I love how it turned out,

but I would like the tails to hang 

without curling, so I'm not done with it yet. 

 Bye for now!

Pinecone Turkey DIY

 Here is a quick little project for 

Thanksgiving and fall!

I got the idea from some vintage decorations I have,

but I tried to improve on them.

 So the materials needed are:

bump chenille stems (6 bumps cut into 3 pairs)

markers in brown and gold

pinecone

brown pipe cleaner

 You want to cut the bump stems into sets of 2 bumps,

three sets per bird.

Cut the plain stem in half.

You could use brown or orange bump stems,

but I had beige ones on hand,

so I colored them myself with markers.

This way I could color the bumps ombre style 

with brown at the bottom  and gold on the tip.

 Then you wind each set of bumps around 

the bottom of the cone to make a tail.

 After you have all the tail "feathers" on,

take one half of the brown pipe cleaner to fashion

a head and neck, then wind that around the front tip 

of the pine cone.

 The other half of pipe cleaner you 

shape into a "u" to wrap around the middle of the cone,

this will be the feet.

 That's it! 

I think they would make great decorations,

or could be used as a favor at each place setting at the table.

Bye for now!

Crazy Chenille Cats

 I made these cute Halloween cats

using the method for my pumpkins.

I just added little ears and a tail,

and some button eyes and yarn whiskers.

I think they turned out pretty fun!

Bye for now!

Fall and Halloween Decor

 Here are some peeks at my fall

and Halloween decor.

Bye for now!

Candy Corn Pumpkin Tower

 Last week I decided to make a candy corn tower 

out of pumpkins to go in my kitchen!

 I had some fake pumpkins that I had from 

past years that were white.

 I cut a hole in the bottom of the middle and top pumpkins,

and then painted in the candy corn colors of  yellow,

orange and white.

Since they were going in my birdcage, 

all I had to do was stack them on top of each other.

But if was going to set them on the ground or a planter,

I would probably use a long dowel to hold 

them all together.

Bye for now!

Candy Corn Bunting

One of my latest crochet projects was 

a candy corn bunting.

I decided to hang it in my kitchen,

which led me to decide to do yellow and orange 

colors in the kitchen.

 Bye for now!

Easter Train

The Easter Train has just pulled into the station

at the alpine inn.

Looks like it's full of passengers!

Bye for now!