Ten Gables Cottage

Ten Gables Cottage
Ten Gables Cottage

Friday, October 5, 2012

Pumpkins, Banners and Sunflowers....

Hello Everybody, It is a raining evening in South Florida and I am hoping it will cool off a bit! Yesterday the heat index was 100 degrees! Where is Fall now? not here, I am afraid. But I have tried my best to get into the Autumn spirit by making some crafts for the upcoming Holiday Arts and Crafts Shows! Above are some of the cloth pumpkins I have made.

A new craft I am adding to my line of items is BANNERS! Above is a pendant banner of Fall fabric with little acorns hanging off the points. I accidentally deleted the view of the whole banner, but you can get some idea of how cute it looks.

This summer when we visited England and Northern Ireland, I saw so many pendant banners, many with the Union Jack flag, others of different fabrics and colors. They looked so festive, so I came back with the idea to make lots of cute banners to sell at the crafts fairs. The Give Thanks one above is paper and I actually bought it to use in my Thanksgiving decor, but the others here I have made.
Here is a Christmas one with some cute Christmas fabric and little bells sewn on the points. I think it would be really pretty across a mantel or even on porch railings. 
Close up of the Christmas one. Click on any picture for an even closer view.
This may be my favorite, so far. I decorated the  pendants with yo-yos and buttons.
How cute is that! 
More pumpkins! I love this fabric, which is flannel.
And last, here is my latest painting of sunflowers. Go to http://egrettawells.blogspot.com/ to see more paintings

6 comments:

  1. I love your painting...and I just love love your pumpkins...thank you dear for your sweet visits..hope all is well..we are expecting rain on Monday....not ready for rain though...wishing you a most lovely weekend...with love Janice

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  2. It must be hard to find fall with 100 degree weather. We have finally cooled off; in fact, we will probably had a hard freeze tonight--end of the garden. Your fall crafts are wonderful. They will go quickly, I would imagine, at the craft show.

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  3. I love the pumpkins and banners you've made, and your sunflower painting is gorgeous.

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  5. One word. Amazing! Your banners are just plain lovely, and that painting isn't too bad either. They are gorgeous perfect for almost any occasion. Especially when it comes to outdoor fabric banners.

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  6. Lovely banners and arts! I love your sunflower drawing!

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