Halloween Party time!

Welcome all who have come from
Fanciful Twist blog!
This is the Halloween Party
of the
Twisted Witches!

They live at the end of
Mystic Trail
You may see some spirits
floating by as you proceed.


When you get to their cottage
you will find it full
of many mysterious items.

They have many "pets"
and oddities under glass!

And sometimes if you look close,
tid bits on the shelves
make look back at you!

You might think these sister were
witches,
and you might be right!

But don't expect Uncle Herbert
to answer any of your questions.
He's been a bit under the weather
for quite some time!

Time to leave, so soon!
Be sure to stop and visit with the
long past relatives.
They love to have "lively" conversations!

Boo! for now!

P.S. I forget to tell you to stop by Fanciful Twist
to see her fabulous party!

Well, it finally cooled off here
only in the 40s today!
But the transition from freakishly warm
to normal cold
led to a storm and a beautiful rainbow!

I haven't seen a full rainbow like this one
in a long time!

It was pretty distinct and bright.


But very hard to get a good shot of,
you can just see it behind the tree.

It's starting to fade in this pic.
They never last long enough for me!
Bye for now!

Feels like Summer, Looks lik Fall

Last weekend the autumn colors were peaking here
in Minnesota.
So we went for a walk at a nearby park.

The colors are really wonderful this year,
but the temperatures have been
more like summer!

It was in the 80s that day,
and had been for a week or so!

It just felt surreal to see
fall leaves and feel summer warmth!

I do love the leaf peeping!

Bye for now!

Thrifty Finds

I scored some great fall and winter things
at the thrift recently.
Check out the plastic pumpkin,
turkey salt and peppers,
and the amber glass fairy lamp.

And I found some tartan fabric
that I can use for
winter Posh Posie Pins!

Bye for now!

Another lovely Posie

What I love about this new Posh Posie Pin,
is the tapestry fabric
and the beads that accent the chain.

Plus, for something feminine
I added a piece of stiffened lace.

I think it has a steampunk look to it,
and yet is very feminine.

Come see it at my shop!

Easy Peasy Crock Pot Applesauce

I just made my first applesauce of the fall,
yum!
But this time I used my crockpot
and it couldn't have been easier!

Ingredients:
8 to10 cooking apples pealed, cored and cut into chunks
1/2 c. water
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 c. to 1 c. sugar (this is optional,
I didn't use any so I can use it in baking recipes,
and it was sweet enough for me)
Directions:
Put ingredients into Crock pot. Cover; cook on Low 8 to 10
hours or High for 3 to 4 hours.
I put into clean glass jam jars and store in the frig.
That's it! Easy peasy and oh so good!

Bye for now

Flapper style Posh Posie Pin

Here is my newest Pretty Posh Posie Pin!
It is done in cream and black,
so it would be great for Halloween!
The sequins and beads give it a flapper flair!

With the lace and black velvet it would be great for a night out!

But it would also be great for any outfit!

I love it as a headband,
(check out my new model)
it looks so 20's.

And even more adorable on a hat,
such as this cloche.

And here it is as a choker.


So chic, don't you think?
Please check it out at my store!
bye for now!

Thrifty Thursday is back!

Announcing the return of Thrifty Thursday!
I know I've been so bad posting about my
thrift store finds.
But I will try to share more often!
Today I found some great fabric remnants!]
Some rich velvet jaquard, lacy and off white bits.

And with Christmas not that far away,
I found some sweet red velvet fabric
and a tartan shawl.

Can't wait to craft away with these goodies!
Bye for now!

End Table Makeover

I found this cute little vintage end table years ago,
and she's already had one makeover.
But, I wanted to use it in my downstairs living room.
And I wanted to match her to my lamp I did last week.
So I painted the top shelf gold and the bottom shelf toffee brown.
The I painted a similar flower motif to the one on the lamp.


Then I used Sharpee markers to outline and define the motif.

Oh, and I did the little drawer front too.


I really loved how it turned out,

it makes me very satisfied and happy!
Bye for now!

Golden Moments

With fall fast arriving,
I'm finding lots of inspiration for my Posh Posie Pins.

My latest is golden like sunshine and orange like pumpkins!

It has so much texture with yarn, burlap and beads.
And, I want to show it with an outfit that is
perfect for fall.
I just love it with this vest!

The inspiration, came from the show "All Creatures Great and Small".
I've seen it before and I checked it out from the library to watch all over again.

It's all about a vet in the English dales back in the 30's,
and seeing how everyone is dressed just
makes my want to wear wool skirts and wellies!
You can find my latest Posh Posie Pin in my shop!
Bye for now!

Faux my old lampshade

First, I'm just glad to be able to post today
as I had the mother of all migraines!
But, I'm better now thank goodness.
Anyway, I wanted to show a little project
I did this week.

I have seriously old lamps in my
downstairs living room.
But they work just fine,
so I decided to try a redo of the shade.
I wanted a crewel embroidery look,
but knew I couldn't actually embroider
on that material.

So I used colored pencils to create a faux embroidery look.

And, I added some gold braid trim to the top and bottom edges.

I think it turned out pretty well,
so much that I plan on doing the smaller
table lamp too.

What do you think?
Bye for now!