A Fine Day and a Simple Project

 

 

 

While I was in town today I kept thinking of all the interesting things there were to do at home. I enjoyed my shopping trip immensely because it is such a happy season and the market is full of bright things, natural and manufactured. I wanted to fly home and get started.

The children have been playing like they are camping. That is a pretend fire inside the circle of bricks. My granddaughter put fiery color leaves in her pretend fire pit. You can see it on the foreground just near the lower edge of the above photo.

 

Close-up, it still looks like a fire.

Her creative fire gave me an idea for a fake fireplace I have which has no heater.

There is a great variety Ofwidths and textures and colors in wired ribbons these days. The roll above, is from Dollar Tree.

Tied into loops, with led lite candles inserted, it makes a fire for my fake fireplace that has no heater.

Safe for children, but it still keep it out of their way. Even without the fake candles, the gold metallic edges of the ribbon catch the light and make it look like fire.

 

This is the beginning of a wardrobe for my granddaughter. I first sketched my ideas just to get organized in my mind. I sketch out things to help me get a better picture of what I would like to accomplish. Sometimes I do this when I need to rearrange a room in my house. Before I post a tutorial for a sewing or craft project, I make a very quick sketch. I made my daughter a similar set of clothes from a plaid fabric and coordinating fabrics 20 years ago, and now I am trying to duplicate it.

A seasonal centerpiece that is no trouble at all. That is a sweet meat squash from the garden, and apples from the tree. I like the seafoam green color of the sweet meat, with the gold bits growing on it. The smaller pumpkin with the deep ridges is a type of Cinderella pumpkin.

 

 

 

This is a super easy teacup warmer made from the cuff of a ladies size cotton sock. It requires no sewing. On my walk abouts, I needed to be able to hold the cup with hot tea.

Just cut a line in the sock for the handle of the cup.

The edge of the stretchy fabric conforms naturally to the base of the cup.

This might look nice in other colors or other parts of cast-off clothing such as long sleeves of cotton knit shirts, or the stretchy ribbing from children's clothing.

The only thing I have to remember is where I set my teacup while I take pictures on my daily walk. One time I lost one and did not find it until the next spring, but it was in perfect condition because it was sheltered under a tree.

 

 

 

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