>Pumpkin…Big Tree…
23 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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The project is done the pumpkin has been cooked and processed by hand and put in bag to freeze till use. I have roasted the seeds and there are about 3 cups of them for the kids to snack on. Yes that is the inside of my side by side fridge freezer. Not much space in there. I will take these bags out latter to the big freezer in the garage once they are frozen all the way. The seeds will not stay in the freezer that was just for the photo.
In the process of making the pumpkin seeds my oven decided to play mean for some reason the door decided it didn’t want to stay together all the way. Guess add that to the honey do list.
I have the best husband in the world no kidding the at man can do anything he puts his mind too. A few weeks ago to help out our extended family he and eight other relatives and friends made a 60 foot tree into a 30 foot tree at the cities requests.
He strapped on his rock climbing gear and up he went into the tree. I think I would have had some trepidations on this. I don’t talk about him much on here. He usually isn’t involved in most of my craft things but he is very much a part of my life for many many years now.
I could not ask for a more wonderful man as a husband he is caring, loving, silly, responsible and most important of all very very patient with me and the children.
>Is it Halloween or Thanksgiving
22 Nov 2010 Leave a Comment
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Two of my children drew and painted on their pumpkins at Halloween. Because they wanted to be able to have pumpkin squash for dinner around Thanksgiving. So the destruction of their Halloween pumpkins has begun this morning to make room for their Thanksgiving squash. After these are dismantled they will go into the crock pot to cook the whole day away. Then tonight soft squash will be mashed and some had for dinner like mashed potatoes with butter and sour cream and the rest will go into the freezer for future dinners, cookies, and bread ideas. 
If you notice the stems are set into a separate bow. I want to make some velvet Thanksgiving pumpkins if they dry well that is. You make crushed velvet pumpkins (use your favorite pattern for this) then you attach the dried steam to the fake pumpkin ( E2000 just do it neatly) for a nice effect. This will not happen this season, but maybe for next year they will be done.
Roasted pumpkin seeds will be made today as well.
>Happy Halloween
31 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
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>halloween mitts finished
19 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
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I worked on these in the car over the weekend during a road trip to and from California. My children had a golf tournament in Long Beach so we went and visited family and went tot eh tournament. While traveling there I worked on these and finished the set. I started and frogged about 5 projects on this trip my hand just wouldn’t work right and it kept frustrating me. But this one got doen and one other got closer to compleation. these are made with a self striping yarn but I also used a solid black to divide did up more. I think I did pretty good at lining up the repeat in the sock yarn fairly well.
I will post the other set I worked on later. Had a few issues with it.
>Fall Mitts Fingerless
11 Oct 2010 Leave a Comment
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I made the right hand on Sunday now I need to do the left hand I like this pattern it calls for striping of two yarns. But I also used a yarn that stripes plus a solid black yarn to add more definition to the stripes. I like the way the first one has come out. Will be nice for this time of year with Halloween and Thanksgiving in these colors. Pattern is here if you are interested.
>Fall yoyo pilllow
07 Nov 2009 3 Comments
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Remember that pile of yarn I have to work my way through for a special order. Well I get to keep the scraps from the projects. I had this pillow in my house that I made when I was 16 years old it had seen better days. I removed the fabric cover made a new liner and covered it with crochet yoyos for the fall season. There wasn’t much of this yarn left when I had finished making the customer’s items but not much is needed for such a little project. Which has been true of all the yarns. I also have a new neck warmer from scraps from one of the other projects too. I forgot to post it maybe later I will remember and post that. There are a few more projects to do for this order then I will be back to normal posting.
>Haunted cookie Castle
30 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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My youngest daughter wanted this kit and since her sisters would be away we decided it would be her special treat to make on her own. A Haunted Halloween Cookie Castle. I don’t know he doesn’t look scary to me just real sad I think it is the door that does it.
>Colors of Fall
28 Oct 2009 2 Comments
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Here is a small sample of a project I am working on. I like the colors for fall. Sort of pumpkin pie and spice.
>Roasted pumpkin seeds
26 Oct 2009 Leave a Comment
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Supplies
* 1 1/2 cups raw whole pumpkin seeds
* 2 teaspoons butter, melted
* 1 pinch salt (I like sea salt better flavor)
DIRECTIONS
I wash and let the seeds dry over night (remove all the pumpkin fibers)
1. Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C).
2. Toss seeds in a bowl with the melted butter and salt. Spread the seeds in a single layer on a baking sheet and bake for about 45 minutes or until golden brown; stir occasionally.
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