Harvest Pumpkins Autumn and pumpkins go hand in hand. What are fall decorations without pumpkins? Here’s how you can make an easy harvest pumpkin decoration that will look awesome!! Materials Needed – Remove the raffia bow and set aside. Using the 1/3″ brush, paint the base of the pumpkin with the darker shade of orange then paint the upper layer with light orange. Use the round brush to shade edges of the top layer with the darker orange. Let dry….
Saturday was a fun and exciting day! I went to the Autumnfest in Woodstock for the BBQ competition and Wine Tasting then to Cedar Creek Battlefield for the reenactment of the Second Battle of Winchester. Autumnfest Shenandoah Autumnfest had a lot to see and do. There was a chainsaw carving demonstration, a BBQ tasting/competition and a wine tasting. The chainsaw carving was really interesting to watch. The intricacy of the carvings these artists were able to do was fabulous. I…
Halloween is almost here and soon the witches will be out. Witches want to be stylish and this hat certainly is that! Materials for Witches Hat – Steps – Trace the top of the hat frame onto the black foam board. Then cut the triangle out. Mark locations on the triangle shape to punch holes for attaching the triangle to the hat frame using the zip ties. Make the holes so the zip ties straddle the cross bars. Outline the…
Halloween is almost here and what goes with Halloween besides pumpkins? Spiderwebs and Spiders! Glow in the dark spiderwebs and spiders! I recently found Siser Glow-in-the-Dark EasyWeed Heat Transfer Vinyl and my creative mind went into overdrive. What better way to show off the Halloween spirit than a glow-in-the-dark t-shirt with spiderwebs and spiders! Materials needed – Getting Ready for the Spiders – A black t-shirt is the perfect background for a glow in the dark design. The shirts I…
It’s getting to be Halloween Time!! I wanted to make a Halloween wreath for awhile but never got to it. Mostly because by the time I’m in the Halloween spirit, the craft stores are already into the Christmas season. Then I couldn’t get the materials I needed to make a wreath. This year I’m working on getting my stuff done early. Witches Wreath Materials – Attach the end of the mesh roll to the back of the wire frame at…
I don’t care for the cooler weather of Fall but I love the Fall season because its such an awesome time of year to decorate. What Fall decoration doesn’t have a pumpkin? The last couple of years I’ve been seeing decorated foam pumpkins. It’s a great idea because they last longer than real pumpkins but they look. . . Well fake. I decided to make a decorative pumpkin but I wanted it to look real. But how could I do…
Apples, Apples, Apples!! What better way to fix apples than to make applesauce. Unless its apple pie. Or apple butter. Or apple crisp. Or fried apples. Well, okay, you get the idea! But applesauce is one of the yummiest ways. This year I decided to try making my own applesauce and can it. I’ve canned fruit spread in the past so I have a handle on the basics. Since I don’t have a lot of time to spend preparing what…
