Self Portrait

Last week just got a bit too full to get a blog post up.  It was all good things though, thank goodness!

We celebrated my mother in law's birthday Saturday, and my husband and youngest daughter share a birthday so there was cake and celebrating yesterday!  Gosh, it's fun to see them excited for a birthday.

We also tried taking a family picture while we were all together... thinking about Christmas cards.

I do love having a remote control for my camera!  

I hope you are off to a great start to your week!

If you are interested, the above photo was edited using the "cutout" filter in photoshop.  Fun stuff.

Saturday Digest

►I made these cookies a couple of weeks ago.  Possibly the best chocolate cookie recipe I've ever tried!  I left out the peanuts though due to kid preference here.

►Another neat online magazine: 91 Magazine.  The best vintage is toward the end.

►This class by Mary Ann Moss is on sale for $38 for another few days.  So tempting!

►I made this pumpkin from a wire coat hanger.  I like how the wire part that twisted around the hook works perfect for the little vine tendril! After I formed it, I wrapped scraps of different orange fabrics and yarn around it secured with a little hot glue. I had to bring it outside to take a picture to find some light.

►Have a great weekend!!

Friday Find: Iris Seed Pods

While doing a bit of fall cleaning in the garden I discovered that one of my Iris plants had incredible seed pods!  It's some kind of Siberian Iris that you can see in the first photo in this post.

And, while doing a bit of fall cleaning in the basement, I found this awesome old aluminum thermos.  Now, turned vase with a clay tag I made awhile back tied around it.

Back to the seed pods...cool, aren't they?  You can read about my fondness for seedpods here, here, and here.  I know I'm not alone in thinking they are so neat!  And, what perfect and free decor!

And, what pretty silhouettes.

Linking with Fall Junkers United at Chipping With Charm

Rock Painting 101

About a month ago, I had my 4-H club kids paint rocks to put in their Wandering Jew plants I had them pot up.

I've been wanting to paint rocks myself ever since then!  So the other day, I did.

I don't like Halloween decorations and these are about all we will have.  After I painted the "boo", I painted an old frame I had and found the book page laying on my sewing room table.  I liked them all together.  Sorry Alfred Lord Tennyson if this is insulting to you!

One of the rocks looked like a mummy I thought.

And then there were my ghost rocks.  

But, when my daughter came home she asked who painted the singing rocks? So they are a choir of ghosts I guess!

Pretty simple decor.  I also collaged some book pages onto a block and added a leaf.

I really like this and  I'd like to make more.

  I think my "scary rocks" may find new homes.  Or new paint? ha!  I just don't like scary even mild scary.  I went with it because it was a simple fast thing to paint.

How about you?  Do you put scary in your home?