~ easter decorations...

...some are hand made and some are from the dollar store :-)

~ cute gift tags...

...made with love for some cute little friends :-)





Hope you are having a sunny Monday!

~ vintage fall crafts...

The weather made me feel a bit nostalgic yesterday -- so after I finished taking down the outdoor halloween decorations, I decided to pull this guy out of semi-retirement and hang him on the front door.  The colors are still pretty and bright outdoors with all the red and gold leaves on the trees -- so I think he fits right in.  Don't you?



I made this for the front door of the apartment we rented as newlyweds on South Kensington Avenue -- seems so long ago...

~ halloween quilt top...

Four days until halloween!  I have to remove the basting pins and correct a mistake on the pieced back.



I am not going to meet the dead line.  Eeeeek!

~ the transformation continues...

Every fall I purchase a few of these cute little $1 scarecrows.  They are only displayed for a short time, and then put away -- and usually end up in the trash because they get moldy.  This year, I decided to get a little more use from them.  I had 4 of them, so I cut a yard of white lightweight cotton fabric into 4 squares, draped a piece over the head of each scarecrow and tied at the neck with a bit of twine.  The most difficult part of the whole project was running down to the basement and back upstairs again while fetching art supplies from Sofia's stash.  Sofia is very particular about lending her paintbrushes and paint, so.. it was necessary for me to paint the eyes and then quickly clean up and put everything away before she came home from school. ;-)



Yes, as soon as she saw these, she knew...  You'll be happy to know that my punishment wasn't too bad -- I only got "the look" :-)

~ burlap pillow cover...

...for halloween :-)

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I cannot finish my "halloween" quilt until some fabric (for the binding) arrives in the mail.  In the meantime, I needed a halloween theme pillow cover for the antique chair in my stairwell.  Since burlap is so popular right now, I decided to use that.  The center applique is a fussy cut piece from "the ghastlies" fabric collection.