Wishing Happy Holidays to everyone!

Come see us at Santa's Seaside Village this weekend! We have a cute building for shopper's at this event. It is open Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 2 pm to 9 pm. There are carnival rides and the Hunt Club's traditional Christmas displays. You can purchase tickets at the gate and there are combo tickets available to save you money! Hope to see you there!

These are the 3 little Shadow Boxes I made for the Pembroke Mall Craft Fair.  I like all of them but the little cowgirl is probably my favorite!

We survived having a booth in a 2 day craft fair!  It was hard work but great fun!  Our booth was primarily to get exposure for my son's  business, "Household Alchemy".  His products were well received and sales were good. 
I put a couple of shadow boxes in the fair as well.  I had made 3 Sugar Plum Fairy Ballerina Shadow boxes that sold immediatley!  I also created a little cowgirl and her pony shadow box that I kind of fell in love with and at need to keep it for myself!

I love the way this sweet little ballerina shadowbox is turning out.  I didn't realize how much "interference" showed in the mirror when I snapped the picture!

Kirk and I made it home safely!  We arrived to the wonderful aroma of a new Beef Stew recipe in the slow cooker that our son, John, had waiting for us!  And of course to the enthusiastic (that's an understatement) reception of our sweet poodles. 

Kirk and I are back in Tennessee again!

The drive down from Virginia was beautiful through the mountains.  We will be with family a couple of days and then relaxing in Gatlinburg, TN for a couple more!  Then back home to the beach on Sunday!

I always find inspiration in the beautiful Great Smokey Mountain National Park.  Can't wait to see what we find this time!

I finished my Halloween Quilt.  It's a small square throw type quilt.  It will go on the glider on my front porch for Halloween.  When I took the picture, it occurred to me that it would make a really cute table cloth topper too!

I completed my second Halloween 2016 project this past weekend.  It started with finding a lantern with a "Witch in a Forest" motif.  My imagination took hold and I could envision just how I wanted the finished product to be.

This is a "Witch and Dragon Lair" deep in the forest.

The construction was actually pretty simple.  The lantern came with a battery powered light in the center of the bottom.  I took it out and put in a wooden floor that I covered with moss.  For the sides and back, I used vellum paper and then covered the whole interior with black tulle.  In the ceiling, there are tiny twinkling lights and under the cauldron, another very tiny red light to give the illusion of fire.

The potions cabinet is made from wood scraps, cardboard and lots of paint and glue!  The witch and dragons are all purchased, although I did paint the witches clothes to give her a more "spooky" look!

I'll be hanging this one on my front porch to greet the Trick or Treaters who come on Halloween night!

 

The "Forever Gingerbread House"

Today I stopped by the craft store to pick up a paint pen and was inspired by a children's craft kit of a gingerbread house to begin working again on my "Forever Gingerbread House".  This house is a 1:12 scale miniature that began life as an Orchid Kit from Greenleaf.  I added trees, snowmen and a few more treats to the architecture on the exterior.  No changes in the bathroom this year but lots of details added in all the other rooms!  As I was putting it away tonight, I realized it really needs lots of Red Birds in the trees!

Autumn in Miniature

Autumn is my favorite time of year.  Every time I take a walk, I find treasures to turn into useful objects in my Fairy Houses and in the more elaborate doll houses and miniatures.  For example: take apart a pine cone and there you have shingles for the roof!  Acorn caps come in a variety of sizes and make great baskets and bowls.  Beautiful, flat pebbles from a stream become stepping stones in the garden.  My "share" today is a sample of a few of my Autumn miniature projects.