Yes, Fall is in the air and soon we will be smelling the Concord grapes and see the grape pickers pass by. All of a sudden it got a little chilly in the evenings and sunset is inching up earlier. I don’t really mind that. It is good to have 4 seasons. I lived in Delaware for several years and seasons were just not the same. Winter was more of a monsoon season than anything else.
Lately, I have been on a crafting binge. Some have been done on my own and some with fellow crafters. I have thoroughly enjoyed it and am finding it hard to stop. Although, it is to the point where I am going to have to rotate decor during this Fall season. (You know, when you break it down to Fall, Halloween and Thanksgiving, the possibilities increase dramatically!) Pinterest is my jam and I find so many recipes to try and projects! In this post I will share some of what I have done.
I was checking on my blog and saw that I never published my August post. It is weird because I really thought I did. It is live now and I will continue working on September’s (whoops!) That has never happened before!
In addition to the craft projects I have some other items to share with you so let’s get into it!
Products I Love
- Nexcare Bandages are a good product but this particular line of their product is stupendous! My daughter, Sara, introduced me to them. She had discovered them when she had bilateral carpal tunnel surgery. They are very waterproof and are applied in a totally different way than normal bandages. I guarantee you will love them!
2. These large storage bags are awesome and I use them for so many things too numerous to mention and a lot of them are not food! My cousin, Linda, exposed me to these. They are available at Dollar Tree and are 5 gallon size. (I love that store!)
Hacks
*Coke syrup – you can get this at some drug stores or online. My Mom always kept a bottle at home. It is good for nausea and upset stomach. My Mom worked in a drug store so I am sure that is where she first heard about it. A friend of mine is a pharmacist with his own pharmacy and he still carries it.
*Soft mints – the most popular brand is Bob’s. I know you have seen them. Most often they are in the big plastic tubs. They are great for heartburn! Actually, any mint helps but these are awesome! A friend of mine was having awful heartburn from an antibiotic she was taking and these helped her almost immediately!
Recipe
I absolutely love citrus flavored things and when I found this recipe I just had to try it. It is definitely a dessert salad as it is sweet. As is my custom, I shared some of what I made and I had good reviews on it. Yum!
Dreamsicle Salad *celebgood.com
1 box orange Jell-O
1 box instant vanilla pudding
1 cup boiling water
1/2 cup cold water
1 Cool Whip 8 oz.
1 can mandarin oranges 14 oz. , drained
1 cup mini marshmallows
In a large bowl combine orange Jell-O and boiling water.
Whisk until Jell-o is dissolved.
Add cold water and allow to chill for 15 minutes in refrigerator.
Slowly whisk in vanilla pudding mix until smooth and chill for another 15-20 minutes or until it becomes slightly thickened.
Fold in Cool Whip, mandarin oranges and marshmallows
Craftiness
(as in, I think I have a problem and is there a support group for this?)
Flower Wreath
For this wreath I bought artificial flowers at Ollie’s Bargain Outlet and just filled a large wreath form. My wreath form, being large, took a lot of flowers but you wouldn’t need to make one that large. I just hot glued the blossoms on the form after removing them from the stems. (Dollar Tree is also a great source for flowers.) I made a hanger using some jute that I had and creating a loop around the wreath form.
Rope Wreath
For this project you can use any size rope or wire wreath form you would like. My cousin and I worked together on this project. She used a different rope than I did and decorated it with different flowers and the result was totally different than mine. We got the idea from https://www.hometalk.com/43679532/dollar-tree-jute-wreath
Splatter Screen Pumpkin
This project is quite a popular pin on Pinterest as are most Dollar Tree DYI’s. I had to do a lot of searching to find the screens and actually, my brother-in-law, Hank found them for me. This was a lot of fun to make and I decided to be kind different and do mine in a muted blue shade.
http://www.thissoutherngirlcan.com/seasonal/dollar-tree-splatter-guard-screen-pumpkin
Last but certainly not least;
Cookie Sheet Sunflower
This project was made with two friends, Sue and Shelly. Sue pointed out later that it looked more like a Black Eyed Susan than a Sunflower. I love it anyway and we did follow the directions so………..this is the result……..
I hate to admit this, Sue no laughing, but if I were to do it again I think I would make the center of the sunflower larger as it would be more realistic. I ordered bee stickers from Amazon (where else?) and they seemed to add a nice touch. This is another Dollar Tree DYI which you can find at https://homeandgarden.craftgossip.com/dollar-tree-foil-tray-sunflower-farmhouse-wall-art/
Contrary to popular opinion, I do other things beside crafting. For instance, just this morning I took the dogs to be groomed, delivered some items, mailed a package and picked up some things I needed at Tractor Supply.
“Oh, what is that you say?”
“What about housework?”
I do try to squeeze that in. Just this morning I scrubbed the toilet. I mean, geesh!
