Well, it has been a long dry spell on The Country Wife Blog! I am so sorry to have been such a slug. Many times I took pictures to share but did not make the time to report in. Today I just have to do it!
About a month ago Dear One asked me if I was going to decorate for Halloween. I asked him if I had ever in our nearly fifty years of marriage together decorated for any holiday. He did not say anything. (I guess I don't consider putting up a Christmas tree -which he does-and hanging the mitten advent garland on the fireplace as decorating.)
Finally tonight I finished the project I started. This is what I did:
1. Purchased a wreath form from Dollar Tree
2. Purchased two black plastic tablecloths from Dollar Tree
3. Purchased a package of three round knitting looms in small to medium sizes.
4. Purchased some orange yarn.
5. Purchased some brown yarn.
6. Purchased some purple yarn (which I did not end up using since I already had two other shades of purple yarn I liked better...!)
7. Got out the pom pom makers that are hanging in the workroom closet.
8. Got out the glue gun.
9. Tried making a pumpkin on the smallest round loom. Seemed like a failure at the time.
10. Made two pumpkins on the Brother KX 350 flatbed knitting machine. Also seemed like a failure.
11. Made purple pom poms in various shades and sizes.
12. Put the pom poms together to make a cat. Sort of. I am NOT a wizard with a glue gun. Not not not!
13. Cut one black plastic table cloth into 3 inch by about 8 inch pieces (just simply cut across the folded table cloth in 3 inch strips then eventually had to cut the few places that were folded on the edge.)
14. Began tying the black strips onto the two center rounds on the wreath frame.
15. When the wreath seemed full enough I glued the cat onto the wreath.
16. Used up the last of the plastic strips (quite a few of them were left over) to make the wreath more full looking.
17. Tied, then glued, the failed knitting loom pumpkin at the cat's feet.
18. Tied the failed knitting machine pumpkins to the frame.
19. Decided I had had enough fun with the decorating so then I
20. Hung the wreath on the front door and tied the Dollar Tree witch with the purple headband (thus the purple cat...!) to the door to hang down in the middle.
Two weeks ago we were at Sam's Club again and Dear One picked up 2 bags containing 450 pieces each of chocolate candies all of which kinds we both like. After walking around the store a while then sitting in the cafe where Dear One had some pizza and I had a hot dog with several packages of sauerkraut, Dear One looked over at the end cap where the candy was and saw the price. He asked if it really was that price. I said yes. He said we only wanted one after all. Well, my view was that 900 MORE pieces of candy just might be a bad idea. Of course we did have 150 kids come by last year but still...Anyway, I took one of the bags back to the shelf and deleted it from the Scan and Go app (if you don't use that, you really must. It is so good not to have to wait in line ever). Funny thing: within 30 seconds of me putting it back on the shelf a little boy came by and scooped it up! I guess he likes chocolate, too.
This is the black jack o lantern bucket full of candy (but not much chocolate!). I had to put my basket of wool roving for spinning yarn on top of the bucket to put it out of sight so perhaps there would still be a few pieces left on the 31st! The 450-piece bag is behind, unopened, and virtually invisible. I have every hope that we can treat all the children who come by!
So that is the story of Halloween Decorating 2022 at our house.
Love the decorations
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