15 October 2021 Photo Hunt - Purple

 Thanks Astrid for this word as it was an easy one for me.  I like purple!

Teasel with bee!  I had one in my previous garden and found

it was generous with its seed.  The following year I had

lots of extra weeding to do.  I do like them but

I'm not planning to grow any more!

My purple hellebore.

Another purple hellebore.

I have a lot of purple hardy geraniums in the garden.

This is Geranium phaeum.

Geranium palmatum (more purple than pink!).

Common Spotted Orchid in our fields.

Love foxgloves.

Thistle (and friend) at our fields.

This clematis did very well this year.

Purple plums on our new plum tree.  I hope

it does well next year but .....

Lovely colour; a type of Malva.  A friend kindly

gave me some seed; I hope it returns next year.

On my to-do list, soon I hope!  

A purple theme small blanket for the cat rescue.

What to do with these lovely purple batik charm squares?

Sign I made for my new greenhouse, know as GCHQ!

Purple fabric and beads, of course.

Blackberry and apple crumble.....

Me in my purple gardening coat in my new greenhouse

just as the workmen left.

A purple themed small crochet blanket.  I think I donated it

to a cat rescue place.  

This was made for Project Linus but

when my quilting friend saw it she

said I had to keep it!  I saw a picture

on the web and worked out how to

make it; I like challenges like this.

The purple border fabric is crushed, plush velvet.

It was naughty to work with but I won.

A brooch I made years ago.  I should wear it but 

I don't.  It's nice to look at though!

Well, I'm keeping it short this week.  I could have gone on a lot longer.  Click here to return to Astrid's link up page.

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Photo Hunt 8 October 2021 - Candy

Oooh, candy, or sweets/confectionary in the UK.  I have to admit to having a sweet tooth!  So this should be an easy word for me!  It will be a short and sweet post.....

On my alternative Christmas tree (a yarn wrapped Ash

branch) I hang Christmas choccies!

I also hang a bag of Christmas choccy coins.

I stumbled across this the other day, just

right for today!

These sweets are now in a glass cut dish

and I limit myself to one a day.....

I bought these recently for a craft project which I'll

talk about another time!

I'm having a long overdue sort

out and came across this

fabric covered box I made

earlier this year.

When you remove the top, it opens up to reveal a secret

compartment!  I will fill it with chocolates when I

put it out on display with my other Christmas

decorations, probably in early December.

So I've an excuse to buy more candy!

This is Candytuft, Iberis candytuft!

Such a happy flower to see in spring!

I cannot think of my favourite candy/sweet as I like most of them!

Thanks Astrid for hosting this again.  Click here to return to her link page.

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Photo Hunt 1 October 2021 - Pumpkin

I've never been one for traditional activities, never did this as a child and it has just stuck with me.  Beloved is not bothered either so that makes life easier!  I do however take elements of the traditional activities that I like and make them but when it suits me and not necessarily at the 'correct' time of the year!  But I have dealt with pumpkins in the past!

Here's my effort from 2009.  I remember it was hard to cut

the design and scoop out the flesh.

So I did not bother until 2019, 10 years later as I'd seen a

technique on Pinterest that I wanted to try out.

Take a pumpkin and do not scoop the flesh out.

Take a metal biscuit/cookie cutter of a suitable design.

Use a piece of wood (wrapped in paper towel) to protect

the cutter while you hit it with a hammer to drive it

though the tough skin.  Easy to do!

Repeat with other cutter designs and then remove the

flesh/seeds and cutter-shaped pieces.

Add a light and enjoy!  Our house is up a private road so

no-one gets to see the pumpkin but I enjoy it!

Photo taken at night and I think I used a battery-powered

night light inside, safer than a flame!

I must admit I do like to see other people's pumpkins in their windows!  

I suppose I could crochet a pumpkin but ......   then I remembered I went on a quilt day at our 

local quilt shop (sadly long closed) to learn how to make the Pumpkin Patch quilt block; this 

was in January 2010.  It was finished at home in about March 2010.

Laying it out on the floor; I used a cheerful green fleece

for the backing.

I realised I did not have a photo of the finished quilt

so Beloved held it up for me the other day.

Pumpkin with leaves and stem in each corner.

Now I do like this type of pumpkin!

Click here to return to Astrid's page where no doubt you'll find better pumpkins than mine by people who like traditional activities!

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