Greetings ladies, guys and assorted ghouls.

We are here for our Halloween Extravaganza Blog Party. I have invited one of my closest and dearest friends, Mr. Were (pronounced 'Ware'). He has brought his contribution to our little Potluck - Wolf Brand Chili. What's this? tsk tsk tsk, he has arrived in much too casual wear. I send him back home howling and screaming to change into something more suitable.

A Halloween Party!!!

Yeah, yippee, the fabulously fabulous Vanessa Valencia is hosting a Spooky Soiree of sorts. AND I am here and setting up for all you guys and ghouls out there,

PLEASE DO STOP BY THIS AFTERNOON,

and come parched and famished!

Testing

Blogdom becomes slogdom.

I got a computer whiz (aka my BIL) and he arrives to show me some great linkage stuff and I sit here and Hubby Hubster sits in the other room unable to leave the telly-vised football to learn how to link.

I take notes on how to do this - but truly wonder if I am even understanding it.

Testing complete.

Toto Goes to Sonic

I have been getting busy with some swaps. I amibitiously joined three swaps and am currently working on my Wizard of Oz Swap this week.

Toto has been quite excited as she has watched me gather gifts and goodies to put in the swap pack. We both were in need of refreshment and she needed some one on one time with me.

So, off we went to Sonic...



mmmm a little bit of creamy refreshment - she also gets a few bites of a corndog...




Lip smacking good!

Sunflower Harvest

A sunny summer harvest is getting me in the mood for fall (this would look good with a scarecrow standing guard).

I have an ambitious birding program and feed lots of birds. They love sunflower seeds and these flowers were volunteers. Mammoth volunteers. These towered over me!

I let the sunflower heads dry and was able to pluck some of the seeds and set them out for the birds. Some people just set out the dried flower head on a branch or feeder and let the birds select their seeds. Either way they love homegrown seeds.

New Camera and Lots of Swaps!

I have finally figured out a major impediment to good photography:

NOT having the latest model of a camera. My old one was only bought last year but in the interim the improvement of the Kodak camera is amazing. I am just now getting the hang of the new camera and am quickly taking pics.

And I have signed up for three swaps. Yippee!

Nothing like a swap to get one creating.

I will need to get the swap banners posted. One is for Wizard of Oz and the others are Halloween related.

Hope all have been having a great summer.

Crepe Paper July 4th Blue Ribbon Tutorial

I took a roll of blue crepe paper (from Party Supply store) and cut it into short lengths. I apply several of these lengths from left to right, gluing the first one down and then the next and so on each one overlapping the previous one. The base is a square piece of computer/typing paper.
I use regular tacky glue applied with a toothpick.




I take two 'tail' lengths and cut a point into the bottom. These are glued on. Note the other round crepe paper piece. This is first joined with glue at the bottom forming the circle. Then glue is applied to the bottom of the circle piece and put on to form a bow. Trim away any excess typing paper that shows.



Since it looked plain, I appled a white flatened circle, then a red one on top.

Now to go finish up some more for our Fourth of July decor!