Sunday, October 2, 2011

Fall Color Is Starting

Lately I've gotten addicted to a site called Pinterest. Pinterest is a virtual pinboard. Pinterest allows you to organize and share all the beautiful things you find on the web.
You can browse pinboards created by other people to discover new things and get inspiration from people who share your interests.



While looking around there you can find some amazing photos and ideas to decorate your home. I happened upon a photo which had a link to Country Living website on how to make crow silhouettes that you can print out on your printer! Loved the idea, so I thought I would give it a try. Click on this link--->Bird Silhouettes for the tutorial. The directions call for you to use static cling decal sheets that you get at Office Depot, which you can only get if you go to their store. Can't get them online. I tried to find them. So I ended up buying something similar to print the crows out on. I used a product called Clear Decals For Windows by Avery. And the only way I could find this was by ordering it through Amazon.com. These decals are a little different from the static cling ones. They are a little tacky on the back but they can be peeled off and stuck back on. The crow on the bottom left was a little large for this window. I just wanted to show you the three different crows you can print. I was amazed at how well they turned out!!

Just noticed yesterday that the leaves are turning here in NW Illinois. In about 2 or 3 weeks they will be at their peak. I have several mum plants and one is in full bloom right now.



And I harvested my so called "Apple Gourds" What a disappointment they turned out to be. I contacted the farm that I bought the apple gourd from last fall about what happened to them. I sent them photos and they seem to think that the seeds that I planted, from the apple gourd that I dried over this last winter, had been cross pollinated with a snake gourd when it was growing. The lengths of these gourds were 22", 20", 17" and 13". I have no idea what to do with these giants. Let me know if you have any ideas. So I will be trying again next year. Not sure what kind of gourds I will be growing then. I have all winter to think about that.

So that is what I've been up to lately beside orders. I've been trying to keep up. I really need to start saying no to some people. I don't have time to work on new projects! And I will get absolutely nothing done when my daughter comes back home for her 10 year high school class reunion with my 2 grandchildren the end of this week!

4 comments:

  1. Those corws are great! I had seen them in CL magazine and thought about giving them a try! As fr the gourds... I can easily see them with the top cut off (about 2 inches down) dried, and used as wall vases for dried flowers. You just have to fond a way to fasten a hanger to them? You have some busy days ahead of you!!! Enjoy!

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  2. Morning!
    I had to come and say I LOVE PINTEREST...it has openend up a huge window of beautiful, fun and interesting things on the internet.

    What a great idea with the silhouettes.

    Karen

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  3. I love those crows, that is such a neat idea, but I don't have the cling and not about to buy it, lol. My cats would probably crash into the windows if I did that;)

    Debbie

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  4. Your photos are beautiful. My daughter is a member of Pinterst, too.

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