Fun Fri~ Old Looking but Not Old Potholders/Pads

 

I'm still having fun with my bag of tiny scraps.

I love the old vintage and antique look

of some of today's fabrics which these are.

 This hot pad is large enough for a casserole dish.

The green hot pad was made with

2 quilt blocks that were found in the scrap bag.

One block was an inch larger than the other.

So I created a self binding hot pad from the large block 

folded around the smaller for the binding.

Back view

Then I made 2 pot holders

from the beautiful antique scraps.

I call them antique, because I remember them from my childhood.

Vintage to me are fabrics I used when I was a young mother.

Back view of potholders.

Potholders and hot pads were 

my common gift this past Christmas.

Seems like many folks have worn out pads and holders?

 

Thoughtful Thur 178~ Excellent Pumpkin Detective

 

I just happened to take a picture of Mr. G's pumpkin he gave me

at the beginning of November just before he became ill.

It was a very heavy and sturdy pumpkin.

I didn't carve it, because I wanted to keep it as long as I could.

 

I set it outside about a month ago,

because the bottom had started to change,

and I didn't want it marking my furniture.

 

This morning there was a change in scenery.

 I'm thinking a great detective

determined there were seeds inside?

 

My detective work sees evidence of seed eating on the floor.

 

btw, The purpose of setting the pumpkin 

in the container of dirt

was to hopefully have pumpkin volunteers

from the seeds. 

 

It is my thought a few seeds might survive the guilty detective thief.

What are your thoughts?

What kind of animal is the guilty detective thief?

Wordless Wed 319~ Frost Morn

 

My dear former sister-in-law and all her family

gave this live wreath with a lantern nestle inside

in honor of my Sweetie, Mr. G, Greg.

When it started shedding,

I placed it outside where I could view it from my cozy couch.

It was even more beautiful yesterday morning

decorated with all the frost.