The Monster Mash

My sister and I put together a little Autumn fun for our little bunch of monsters(kids). This is the third year we've got together as a family for some fall fun. 

The number of children are growing. We had a princess, a black ninja warrior, a character from the Hunger Games, a flannel wearing Spiderman, cowbody and cowgirl, one little wild man, some that have grown "too old" to dress up, and our sweet little lamb.

Jack was glad to have a helpful cowhand.

The kids decorated tiny pumpkin, and played a whole host of games like Boo Bingo, 

Mummy Wrap, 

and 

Bobbing for Apples.

I'll have to say there is a lot of fun to be had with 

a tub of water and some apples.

   

Even Roscoe wanted in on the fun.

Thanks for dropping in to spend some time 

with 

My Family & Friends.

BE BLESSED!

Jack and All His Friends

Well...No Silly!
Not my Jack,
Jack-o-lantern.

We've been getting a little more DIY going on around here.

Isn't it great when it's simple and cheap.

Wash-up & de-label some empty soda bottles

&

get you spray paint out.

Didn't I tell you I am no artist?

My first one I used way to heavy a hand.

After him, I sprayed much lighter and some I used a permanent marker on.

Yes, we stuck some here there....and everywhere.

I was out of bottles and we still wanted more,

so an old Maxwell House coffee jug work out.

Here's looking at ya!

Be Blessed!

Putting Up Scarecrow Fred

I could barely wait for Jack to get home from school 
so we could get Fred, our scarecrow put out.

I thought we would have gotten him together over the weekend but rainy weather put a damper on most things this weekend. I must seem to be running behind the rest of the world when it comes to decorating but it is typical for us to get in the real feel of Autumn and Halloween about a week before and then we tend to roll with that until Thanksgiving.(I hate to be rushed through my holidays)
We're also more geared toward a harvesting theme over the Ghouls & Ghost
 but..
We'll be throwing in a little spookiness for our annual Monster Mash party that my sister helps me put on for our little band of  monster(kids).

This is how we started out with Fred.
A pair of my worn out bibs and button up shirt will serve as our scarecrows body.
Jack kept asking if he was going to be a boy or a girl.
Last year Fred should have been Fredricka due to the hat we chose but I told him it would surely be a boy.

I initially thought to get some burlap for the head but apparently the price of burlap is on the rise in Patrick County so we went with 
this cheaper cotton.
This isn't a very clear picture but I basically made a sack.
Folding it in have sewed the seams on both sides 
and then
I base stitched about 3 inches from each side seam allowing us to stuff the head and then draw it up.

We just used some old pieces of planks we had laying around nailed together for a frame.
We had already decided we were going to set him in an old chair we found in the edge of the woods so we went with shorter boards;
if you plan to stand him up longer boards would most likely work better.

Now your ready....
Stuff, stuff and keep stuffing.
We used some straw.
then 
We sat him in his chair and put on his hat.

Once I gather some pumpkins around him I'm sure 
Fred will be very pleased.
Thanks for stopping by.
BE BLESSED
and 
Be a Blessing!

It's a Spine-tingling Monday Music Moves Me

Good Monday to everyone!

Here we are looking at the beginning of a new week 

and 

another

Monday Music Moves Me.

This weeks theme is Spine-tingling Music.

What's makes one persons spine tingle may vary greatly from what makes anothers

and

for some folks that spine tingle is a good thing and for others a bad.

Just being alone makes many a folks spine tingle.

           

As for others ooh..they're scared of stuff like Voodoo.

I have a friend that goes freaky over dolls and puppets.
Some are most likely scared of the Master of Puppets.

              

And
 how do people fear the dreams in the night 

so scared of the Sandman.

                                 

We may all be crazy 

or maybe we're scared of those who call us crazy.

                               

I don't like things that Creep.

Maybe, we're all just afraid of being creepy.

            

If things such of these bother you  I hope the words from

Dark Bird  can help you out.

          

Do remember we're just

Wayfaring Strangers.

           

Thanks you for stopping by.

October in Patrick County

 Old, trucks, old tractor, the barn, the buildings.               Yeah you're in Patrick County.

  

         Let the road take ya!

How Great is out God!

Thanks for stopping by.

BE BLESSED!