A Few Small Projects

     I've been working on my Halloween embroidered pillows this past week.  I got the embroidery pieces trimmed and I put a border on each of them.  I just have to make the backs and inserts.  

      I made 16 of these pinwheels for fall and Halloween.  I kept half and my daughter got half.  I had fun picking fabrics for the Halloween pinwheels.  So many choices.

    I finally covered three books that I couldn't part with.  I decided to use them as decor in my bedroom and covered them with this lovely green velvet I found in the clearance section of Joann's.   I used the youtube tutorial at this link.  It worked great.  They suggest you use a woven fabric but I didn't have any trouble using the velvet I bought.  These were easy to make.  I just wish I didn't buy so much fabric.  I should have done some measuring before I bought my fabric.  

   I did crochet another bobble kerchief for myself but I'm not thrilled with the results.  I used Coboo by Lion Brand and the yarn did not do the pattern any favors.  The kerchief finished all curled up and its not supposed to curl up.  Ugh.  I'm keeping it, but I want to make more with the Dishie yarn from Knitpicks.  The one kerchief I made with the Dishie yarn was perfect.

Garden Art, Another Project That I Have Been Wanting To Make For Awhile

     I finally did all my research for supplies, and adhesives and started gathering them up last month.  I needed bottles and my daughter provided empty wine bottles for this project.  I ended up buying large and small clear plates on Amazon and painting them with stained glass paint (also purchased on Amazon) because our plate selection in thrift stores is sorely lacking.  Painting the clear plates was fun.  I got to make what I wanted.  These flowers were easy to make.  I only had to wait for the paint to dry, the glue to dry, and the mod podge to dry.  I made three of these over the course of Sunday night and Monday night.  They were ready to install today.  Of course I made duplicates for my dear daughter.  

   I painted the large dinner plates and the smaller plates, when the paint was dry I added the glass beads to the smaller plate with Gorilla Glue Indoor/Outdoor adhesive.   Once that glue was dry I glued the smaller plate to the larger plate and let that dry.  Then I glued the wine bottle to the back of the large plate holding it in place with shoes.  Then I applied two coats of mod podge to the painted areas of the plates.  The flower is now done.  I used a 48 inch 3/8" rebar post to place the bottle on it.  I put a piece of felt on the tip of the rebar and a piece of felt at the bottle neck.  Love these flowers.

Two Small Quilt Blocks and Two Wood Plaque Projects

     I have had this postcard from Biltmore House since we went in April 2022 and I have always wanted to decoupage it onto a wood plaque.  I painted the plaque and added the postcard with Mod Podge.  All done. 

  This riser was a spur of the moment project.  I've been wanting a riser and I've made some from plates but I didn't like them.  I was looking at different youtube channels talking about how to make simple risers and I had to try to make something I would like.  This is a wood plaque with wood beads for the legs put together with e6000, and painted navy blue.  Now I have something that was pretty simple to make that I absolutely love.  I've got my hand crocheted doilies and large white teapot on it.

  I also made two small seasonal quilt blocks for my little quilt block frame.  I made the patriotic star and the primitive pumpkin.  So simple and made from stash.

   I'm gathering materials to make garden art next week.  Glass plates, stained glass paint, with extra pretties that should look like flowers and all put together with gorilla glue onto wine bottles and placed on rebar posts.  I can't wait to see how they turn out.