Paisley Pumpkins

I have been studying the covered pumpkins I have been seeing. I didn't need to match anything, so instead of scanning fabric, I got some scrapbooking paper to try.  Added some marked down faux pumpkins, and I got started.

See that material in the background? Marked down to $2 a yard at Hob Lob, so I got 2 yards of 55 in wide fabric. New tablecloth!

And here is the baby pumpkin with the big one. 

Maybe the next one, not sure yet.....

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I found this great magazine on Ebay. Old magazine covers make great art! I got it matted by the art teachers at school for a dozen donuts, and then used a 40% off coupon at Hobby Lobby for the frame.

October 1944

Look how a little color adjusting makes the cat look. Spooky!

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Not Cinderella's Pumpkin

In the last few years, pumpkins in colors other than orange have become quite popular.  I looked up several of my favorite seed catalogs for more information on multi colored pumpkins. 

From NeSeed is Porcelain Doll. It is an exotic pink pumpkin.  

The Australians seem to have cornered the market on blue 

pumpkins. Blue Moon Hybrid has a mottled grey rind with

orange-yellow flesh and a flattened globe shape. 

 Jarrahdale Heirloom. A greenish lined pumpkin. 

Silver Moon F1 pumpkin is an Australian type with dark orange flesh. This pumpkin has a pale blue color with silvery white striping and speckling. 

Stokes Seed catalog has a pumpkin named  Fairytale. It is similar in shape to Cinderella but has a unique tan or oak color. It looks like a wood carving.

 Marina De Chioggia, below,  is one of the most unique looking Italian heirloom pumpkin. 

Burpee says this bright scarlet heirloom pumpkin is what the 

artist  who drew Cinderella's coach used as a model. Burpee introduced it to America in 1883, but it had long been popular in France. This is called Rouge Vif d' Etampe. 

Johnny's Selected Seeds has a big flat pale heirloom pumpkin called Long Island Cheese.  

 Again, Austrailian Seed offers  Queensland Blue, a dark, slate grey heavily ribbed pumpkin. 

DP Seeds lists  Moonscape F1 Hybrid, which they describe as a pinkish pumpkin. 

It looks like there will be some more interesting decorating to

come with a bigger selection of colors of pumpkins.


 And if you remember, Cinderella's pumpkin changed into a beautiful blue one until midnight. 

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Thrifty Finds in Fall

This week was all thrift store finds! I have a thrift store about 10 minutes from my work, so I treat myself and stop by a couple of times a week. I stood and looked at this piece a long time before I decided to get it. $2.99 is a good price, but did I really like it?

I decided I did the more it sat on my kitchen counter!

These little salad plates each have a different herb on them, and the names of herbs all around the edge. Maybe a tablescape with fresh potted herbs next spring?

$.49 each

Nice gold bubble glasses for $.49 each.

Look at the lovely material I found, too. Brand new, there is enough for a table runner or 2 pillows for the living room. Hmmm.

Thanks for looking at what I dragged home.

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The Safe Haunted Lab

Double, double toil and trouble;

Fire burn, and caldron bubble.

Fillet of a fenny snake, 

In the caldron boil and bake;

Eye of newt, and toe of frog,

Wool of bat, and tongue of dog, 

Adder's fork, and blind-worm's sting

Lizard's leg, and owlet's wing,---

For a charm of powerful trouble, 

Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. 

~ Macbeth

William Shakespeare

Good reference material is important to any lab set up. And you can always use an extra hand for those little details that get away from you.

 Speaking of handy, a good magnifying glass is a must for that small print on bottles. You aren't getting any younger, dearie!

Keep a hand near your pets, to protect them from harmful toxins.

Keep all receipts to refill orders.

Keep all specimens bottled up. Loose specimens make a sloppy lab.

Safety demands you keep an eye on lit candles.

All bottled goods should be arranged alphabetically for quick spells. V,W, X etc.

A well stocked lab is a good thing......

Get out of the lab and engage in social activities.

Put on your party hat.  All work and no play makes a crabby witch.

Keep your lab stocked with a variety of hostess gifts for the season. A little candy or an appetizer ( see below) make nice presentations. A little ribbon and you're ready to go!

Home is where the lab is.

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