Halloween decorating has begun

 I have this convenient little nook as you come in the front entrance which is great for decorating.
still got a pumpkin to decorate.

I decided to paint/carve this one got the idea from BHG free pumpkin templates although I didn't use the template it did give me the idea.

 The plate at the back  has peelable glass paint on it so I can change it throughout the year.

 With the lights out above and below it just isn't showing up on the photograph however its lights up pretty well in reality.

Halloween

I have been looking for Halloween crafts for seniors trolling blogs and found a few ideas however I did find theses delightful labels which would be great for my hallway bookcase they are fantastic and I just had to share Halloween jar labels

You must check out this blog even after halloween

These are two of the jars I've done so far one is an old medicine bottle and the other is a jam jar I mixed mod podge and ink the painted over the jar let it dry and added the label I got from here and scrunched the label before addin to the jar.

I also added lids and stems which I got from here

Where have I gone

Shock horror I hadn't realised how long it had been since I posted anything. Lots of projects completed but alas not posted off on holiday for a few weeks and when I come back I plan to post post post. Of course I will have to change my name by deed poll to the ' procrastination queen'

shiny shiny buff and polish

One project finished at lightning speed woohoo.

While DF was polishing his shoes last evening he asked If we had a spare canvas bag to keep all the shoe shining items in the current carrier bag was falling apart at the seams.

Mmh me thinks I can make it look more apt.

yeah I know I should have ironed the bag 

This is what the image looks like up close.

DF was really pleased.

Sewing box

As I've mentioned before I work in a care home.

I made this from a roses chocolate tin, painted it with acrylic paint, and added some transfers, buttons, measuring tape to.

Helps keep these items tidy and hopefully in one place when we need to sew on some buttons. Also wanted it to be tactile.

 

Tin before which is kinda pretty.

 

Sewing tin after.

Something I read today

Life is not about waiting for the storms to pass....

it's about learning how to dance in the rain."

Be kinder than necessary,

Because everyone you meet

Is fighting some kind of battle.

The last bit was the hook that got me. We are all fighting our own battle everyday just trying to get through each day, sometimes it helps to realise we are not alone in this. Our battles may be different but we all have our struggles. 

Cherry, cherry oh baby

Did I mention I love cherries.
Strangely enough not many cherry flavoured items out there.
Used to love cherry coke and cherry 7up but no longer available least not in Scotland, boohoo.
Today's shopping score three pitiful cherry items.

Roll on summer for fresh cherry season too too short.