Ghost Pops!

I'm making ghost pops for the 

Trick-or-Treaters

They are so easy to make. Just center the 

lollipop on a tissue (or a coffee filter) fold over

 and tie with a black or orange ribbon or yarn. 

Use a Sharpie to add eyes. 

I used tissue because it's cheaper, 

and just the right size. 

 These take very little time to make.

 They're also cute stuck in a basket.

 Happy Halloween!

Cheers!

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How To Survive Cold and Flu Season

If you've been walking around your house 

with a  box of tissues, then this little tip

is for you. 

 I keep an empty tissue box next to the full 

box, because I need a place to dispose

 of the used tissues. This Nantucket-Style 

basket holds both boxes for easy 

carrying wherever I go.

Don't forget to drink lots of hot tea too!

In the meantime, if you don't 

have a tote, you can simply wrap 

a rubberband around the boxes

to hold them together. 

Feel better soon!

  Achoooo!

What I found At The Yard Sale

Here's what I found for $21.

The annual Fall Community Yard Sale

in neighboring Cooper City was Saturday.

It was just after Hurricane Matthew had

missed most of south Florida so everybody

was happy to be out again.

 New hurricane oil lamps---how appropriate.

New wine glasses- replacing the occasional 

           broken ones

Spice rack turntable with 20 spice jars-

                  they will get new printable

                       labels and transform my spice 

                      cabinet into a thing of beauty.

 The turntable went into the bottom rack 

of the dishwasher. It came out shiny clean. 

 The spice jars and lids went on the top rack.

 Ditto clean. 

 The vintage camelback trunk had a rotted 

bottom. We found a piece of plywood 

(it was saved from the back panel of a TV 

cabinet and finally found a use...yeah!), 

 and used that to replace the bottom. 

It will be a great storage trunk.

 Sofie approved. 

Before and after.

Sofie also thinks I should cover up a 

few of the nicks on the front.

Before and after a little touch-up

with a black Sharpie.

Before and after. 

I washed it, vacuumed the inside, then I

 used a little mineral oil over the outside. 

The 2 red and white pillows are Solarium 

and will go on the patio couches. 

Here's the list of finds. 

1 vintage camelback trunk-$7

1 spice jar turntable w/ 20 jars- $4

2 Sunbrella outdoor pillows- $2

2 new glass hurricane oil lamps-$3

1 wrought iron magazine rack- $3

4 new tall wine glasses-$2

GRAND TOTAL $21

Spending a beautiful fall day in the sunshine, 

priceless. 

Enjoy!

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Easy Fall Centerpieces

Here's another easy centerpiece for fall. 

Nestle string lights between pinecones 

in any container for an enchanting 

autumn vignette.

I'm using a dough bowl that I bought in 

Colorado years ago.

 I needed to elevate the candles. I used

 scrap 2x4's for the bottom.

I filled the bowl with small pinecones. 

The candles are circled with cinnamon sticks

 which is just the look I wanted. I always

 light the wicks so they don't look unused. 

I found 2 antique brownish cable thingies 

and stuck them in the ends. I originally 

thought I would use them as interesting

 curtain rod finials. (if anybody knows what 

they really are, please leave a comment.)

That didn't take long at all.

It did need a little night time pizazz.

I found this package of starry lights
at Target and knew they just made for
my centerpiece. They are tiny lights on a
copper wire that blends into the pinecones.

 It's battery operated, so it can go anywhere. 

 Just flip it on when it gets dark. 

 Pinecones and tiny lights. 

The copper wire make it easy to bend and tuck. 

Simple. 

Cheers!

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