Mixed Media Monday~

This week's theme is: Things that go bump in the night....

I've made these little treat cups-- when I completed them they didn't have witches in front of them... The little stinkers "hide" there to fool everyone!they just stand in front of them as if to appear to be part of the "design"...Just look at the "who me?" look on that little witch! Those random noises you hear are probably those little stinkers up to no good!

Of course, anything in my house that goes "bump in the night" is most likely the result of one of my cats running amuck~ Even a crocheted kitty gets into mischief in my house!!
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Halloween Party!

Amy over at Living Locurto is hosting a Halloween party... check it out!

Vanessa over at Fanciful Twist is hosting a Halloween party as well!~ Sooooooo grab a handleful of chocolate that you've bought for the trick-or-treaters and go a'browsing to see who is attending the party as well!

(I do not have a large stash of Halloween items, in fact, I had to go out and buy these just so I could participate! --- so just keep that in mind!)

I added a few crows to some of my bird cages...

Gotta have poisoned apples....
Below is what I've got on my kitchen counter next to the stove...Here is my hall table...

A glittery web...

here are some more of those pesky crows....some vintage halloween decorations...here is a little crow picken' a body clean of its flesh....

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Here are a couple more things I recently purchased from one of our local boutiques. (thrift store)

A huge bag of antique stamps which includes the alphabet (upper & lower case) shapes, common objects and lots and lots of "words" I think it was a set used by a teacher. (The rubber on the stamps smells like a car tire lol) The huge bag was only $10 buckeroos~

Here is a sweet wall angel. This one surprised me because it is made out of wood :-) It cost me all of .45cents~

Hmmmmm....

I was thinking.....Why is it that I don't seem to get anything accomplished? Answer: I shop to much! Now, you would think that wouldn't be a "problem" and its not...it is the time it takes to find a place to put everything that is the problem!!! Here is some of my recent finds:

A container of buttons-- .10cents3 large bags of lavendar--.25centsall of this for $1 dollarSilver glittered stars-- .10cents eachThis baby doll-- $1 dollar This huge lot of yarn--$2 bucks. (works out to .6cents per skein)This is just the stuff I'm sharing.... I've got tons more already put away! I shop sooooooooo much, that I don't buy everything that I see-- man-oh-man you'd be shocked at the stuff I pass up lol

Goofing around~

Just not feeling like doing much of anything lately.... I think its the change in the weather..yes, thats it, thats the excuse I'm going to use :-) I did make a "tag" of sorts to put on a baby shower gift that my daughter is giving to one of her girlfriends. She got her a huge rug...so I made a "tag/swag" to put on the wrapped rug with the new babies name on it "Emily"...I used the new glitter from Martha Stewart--- I must say, it was super fine stuff and I'm glad I purchased it. I also was goofing around with some pipe cleaners...I like the "vintage" look that this piece ended up having.
Nothing "fabulous" just poking along....

Show & Tell~

For this show and tell I'm sharing what I entered in our local fair...I had a fun time hunting for the 8 things I made to see if I won any ribbons. Happily I can report I did win some ribbons!! Out of the 8 things I entered, I won 6 ribbons! Two first place: this set of 3 crocheted Christmas ornaments:This set of 6 3d soldered Christmas ornaments not only won a first prize ribbon but also BEST IN SHOW!!Here is a better picture of them: two second place: a crocheted teddy bear...
A fabric covered box (dumb division, but I always get a ribbon in it lol)

and two third place ribbons: a pair of crocheted baby booties...
and an appliqued quilt(Mine is the Yo Gabba-Gabba baby blanket-- the one with the blue faced character on it~)
Two didn't win a thing. This crocheted baby blanket
and this mixed media necklace....big pout. I surely thought the bably blanket would win, but noooooooooooo not this year!! Still going to try next year though!!

You can find more people sharing Show & Tell's @ Kelli's.

Arrrrrrgh a pirate album...

Well, I finished the pirate photo album...I think it turned out rather nicely :-) This album is going to hold only one photo per year from my grandson's yearly pirate party. I think it will be a wonderful keepsake to see the changes in him from year to year :-)I covered the book itself with faux leather fabric as the base to build upon. I then used some velvet with a stamped pattern to give it an old world feel (I think it is vintage velvet fabric, but I'm not sure) I then attached a wire & bead belt from India that I cut down and wrapped around the front & back of the album which closes with velcro--- (I know, its suppossed to be "old world" but hey, those stupid little snaps where not so easy to sew on so I opted to use velcro :-P) Then.... I created a small banner with my grandson's name on it sewn in gold metallic thread and glued some rhinestones on each letter. Then I stitched it all together and taaaaaaaaaaaa-daaaaaaaaaaaaa instant cute photo album!!! I also painted a small treasure chest that once was painted black with the word "Raiders" on it.... gasp-- now its how it should be.... all piratey! It holds some coins from other countries :-)