Greetings dear friends & readers & Welcome to May !!
When I turned the calendar over to May 1st I took down all my Easter decor & packed it away.
I came across this box of dried pumpkin stalks in my cupboard so I thought I would make some fabric pumpkins like our craft group made in this post * here *
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| These are REAL pumpkin stalks dried from my last years crop |
You don't need a pattern - I just drew around different sized dinner plates to get my circle, & then gathered it up
& stuffed it really tightly.
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| Click on the Pic to enlarge them if you would like a closer look |
Embellishing them is the fun part - the first two I used some net curtain off cuts but lined my circle with calico first
so the stuffing wouldn't show through - these were decorated with feathers & silk ribbons & pearls - just anything to make them pretty
The third one I drew around a large circular tray & this one was made from linen.
I embellished this with an old broken brooch & feathers & I cut some "leaves" from an oddment of suede that I used to use for teddy bear paw pads
I also stamped a tag for this one saying "autumn"
I tried to do did a small autumnal display using some bird nests & pine cones, along with some artificial leaves & bird
Just a small tablescape which I would love to add to at some stage ..................... a Fall stitchery ?? & perhaps make an autumnal table runner .......................
Immediately after packing away my Easter decor I regretted it .... as this beautiful little mini quilt arrived in the post -
a surprise gift from my very talented & clever friend Claire
She had been making several of them & thought perhaps I might like one ??
Yes Please - thank You Very Much Indeedy Claire !! I adore it !! 💕
Speaking of clever & talented friends . . . . I have had this gorgeous piece of vintage fabric squirrelled away for the longest time & finally sent it to Leeanne a couple of months ago asking her to please make me a whole cloth quilt from it
I decided to take advantage of her very good offer above . . . . so I chose a swirly quilting design called
"dancing leaves" & chose my backing fabric & batting from Leeanne
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| The Back View |
Oh I am so delighted with my quilt 💗- it brings me so much pleasure to look at it & the beautiful fabric has been bought to life with Leeanne sprinkling her magic over it.
Last Saturday I arranged to meet up with my daughter in law at a half way point between their home & mine
We had not seen each other for 6 weeks, but I had a sack of organic chook pellets for her hens & she had veggie plants for me
I baked a batch of white chocolate & banana muffins to take to her as I had bananas turning brown
Just prior to our Lockdown Level 4 I had tried to buy veggie plants but there were none to be had in my town
My daughter in law had managed to get some in the city so she had bought some extra for me & then planted them on into a large tray from her worm farm - they were doing splendidly
I got spinach, silverbeet & lots of cabbage plants from her that I quickly put in the garden just before a couple of days rain came.
Then mid week my friend Julie told me about a small garden shop in town that was selling veggie plants on a
click & collect basis
So I was able to buy brocolli & cauliflower & beetroot seedlings - it felt just like Christmas 💚
A few days ago I found this little wooden corner shelf in my sleepout so I screwed it into a corner of my kitchen &
did a quick shelf display
While I was in my kitchen I made up another batch of Miracle Cleaner as I have been going through so much lately, with all the cleaning I seem to have been doing.
You can find the recipe for this on Annabelle's blog post * here *
It is wonderful & I use it all over the house for all sorts of things.
Thanks so much for popping by today dear friends,
I shall leave you with this pic of Yin & Yang taken this morning in front of the heater
I hope you all have a most wonderful weekend - be kind to yourselves & to each other,
With much love & friendship To You All,
Julie & the furry ones x0x0x0
Hi Julie great post my friend and wow those pumpkins looks so elegant I love them ,well done on your beautiful work. Oh boy your little rabbit mini is so cute lucky you and what a lovely friend .
ReplyDeleteIt has been very hard here to ,to get seedlings it like every home has decided to put in veggie gardens lol,lovely pic of yin and yang ,love their names. Stay safe and take care Julie xx
So much to love here. Those vintage looking pumpkins are beautiful, and the whole cloth quilt looks perfect with Leeanne's stitching and the stitched pillow.
ReplyDeleteTasty looking muffins. The corner shelf is adorable.
Yin and Yang know how to get cozy and comfy. So cute. :)
I could just do with one of those muffins Julie..
ReplyDeleteNearly seven over here, first lemon tea of the day!
As l look through the Paddington Bear curtains,
the sun is already out and about, another warm day,
hope to finish off the privet hedge l started
yesterday..
And..of course it's VE Day over here to~day..! :).
And..what you've done with the dried pumpkin is
amazing..they look really nice, and a perfect display!
The mini quilt from Claire is nice to, and l like
the cushions/pillows..I've got a thing about cushions,
l've quite a few about my home..Unique, a bit different! :).
HaHa! Yin and Yang A little bit of heat, and there away
with the fairies..butter would'nt melt! Bless them!xx
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Your pumpkins are so beautiful Julie, you have added wonderful bits and pieces to them. Love your display and your new shelf in the kitchen, very clever! Beautiful quilty gift from your friend. So good to get vege seedlings, not so easy to get around here. Very nice to catch up with your daughter in law, I bet they loved the muffins. Miss Pippi and Blackie know the best place to be don't they!! I notice the male has the prime position!!
ReplyDeleteHow lovely to have a hand made quilt, and someone who will do all that beautiful quilting work for you. I am amazed at how many things you make, you are always busy on some project and your home is full of pretty, homely things. So pleased for you that so many veggies have made it to your house and that you could support a local business in the process. It must have been hard to meet your loved ones but have to stay distanced but I bet it felt wonderful seeing them. Stay safe.
ReplyDeleteLovely mixed post Julie - I love your pumpkins and the quilt is just gorgeous! xx
ReplyDeleteThe rabbit mini quilt is delightful. We are struggling to get vegetables too, my husband has planted some seeds but we are still looking for tomato plants. x
ReplyDeleteEverything divine as always, especially your new quilt. What a treasure. I might try banana and choc muffins today before the bananas crawl into the bin by themselves! I love your new header pic too. I treated my two daughters-in-law to a garden centre delivery each the other day but only needed a packet of sweet pea seeds for myself so didn't bother with those since the delivery charge would have made them the most expensive sweet peas in the area!Have a great weekend, Julie. xxx
ReplyDeleteGreat post. Loved seeing and reading about all your topics.
ReplyDeletelol! The kitties are so cute! :-)
ReplyDeleteLOVE those pumpkins! You added all of the "just right" finishing touches to them!
Our garden centers are lacking in veggie plants as well...I've resorted to starting plants from seeds...kinda late for seed starting here, but better late than never.... ;-)
Julie, you always have the most fun bits of decorative items to work with! The pumpkins look fun.
ReplyDeleteWe still need our heaters on, as we are to have a bit of snow and a killing freeze tomorrow. So to see Pippi and
Blackie in front of the heater is cute. I have a potato planted in a bag on the patio. It is the only veggie
the herd of deer won't eat. I tried cherry tomato last year, and they nibbled off the cherries!
Glad you could have a meet with your DIL.
Thanks for your lovely comment Lynn. I do tend to keep lots (& lots) of bits & pieces for my crafting - I call them my treasures - My hubby calls them junk!! Its great to have things on hand & not have to go out & buy stuff. I must tell my hubby you have wild deer coming to eat your veggies. That is amazing to us.
DeleteHi Julie, saw your picture about the pumpkin stalks on Instagram, and am following you over here too. I've got some reading to do, you have alot of eye candy.
ReplyDeleteYour pumpkins are beautiful! You were lucky your daughter in law was able to get some plants for you. We aren't able to put our full garden in yet... we're expecting snow tomorrow!! Have a great weekend.
ReplyDeleteLove that pic of your dear kitty's Julie. think we will have some waether to sit by the heater this weekend, pouring with rain atm, your shelf looks adorable as does your friends mini quilt, it is so cute. Love your new quilt for your guest bedroom, great job Leanne did. Oh muffins hmmm yummy I need to use up my bananas to. I checked out the miracle cleaner, not sure what washing soda is over here??? Have a great week Julie. xoxoxox
ReplyDelete"found" this little shelf...oh Julie, how much I want to come visit and wander all the areas in your garden when things can be 'found' and repurposed. LOL!!
ReplyDeleteLOVE those pumpkins and as usual you're inspiring me. xxx
Your pumpkins are amazing. What a clever way to use pumpkin stalks! And I love the little rabbit quilt. You are an amazing crafter! MegXx
ReplyDeleteYou are so clever....those pumpkins are lovely! How gorgeous is your quilt......so glad you left it in one piece...it would have been so sad to chop it up! Love your kitchen shelf and that sweet bunny mini from Claire x
ReplyDeleteWhy, autumn never looked so lovely as those beautiful pumpkins you imagined. Love all the pretty bits and bobs you collected together to make them magical. Oh my, the quilt is gorgeous, both the fabric and the sweet quilting pattern. I don't see why you cannot have the gorgeous bunny mini out all the time. It is much too beautiful to have hidden away.
ReplyDeleteThank you for linking to the miracle cleaner recipe on my blog! I thought your meet half way and exchange chook pellets and seedlings and things was lovely. I am doing a lot of this kind of thing lately. We can help each other so much this way! xxx
ReplyDeleteThanks so much for your lovely comment Annabel. And thanks for all the wonderful recipes & things you share - I just enjoy your blog so much. xx
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ReplyDeleteYou always amaze me with the beautiful projects you come up with. I love your whole cloth quilt. That fabric is gorgeous. My hubby has been busy planting veggies and herbs. I'm looking forward to using them when the time comes. Take care of yourself, Julie. Hugs, Christine xx
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