Monday, September 09, 2019

I'm in the Mood for Fall

My favorite season is approaching, so I decided to make some spooky bottles.  
I had such fun with these!  
They will be joining other Halloween decorations before long.

Crumpled tissue paper (for texture) applied with ModgePodge, black paint, brown wash, shimmery wash, and whatever creepy, spooky thinks that can be glued on.

 When B.E. was here one night last weekend, 
she got started on one.

Unexpected visitor to hummingbird feeder...


Green anoles are some of my favorite garden visitors, 
but I didn't know they had a taste for sugary beverages.

Incoming Mail last week



Outgoing Mail


15 comments:

  1. Your anole is adorable!
    I like the bottles, veery festive.
    Modge podge and I get along really well. However, on sale at hardware store, wallpaper paste on sale, the kind you mix with water is what I use now. It takes practice to mix the right consistency, and its very messy.

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    1. He is cute, isn't he? I wish I'd got a shot of him puffing up his red throat. The bottles are fun and simple to make. Even ModgePodge is messy, but I've heard of others using the wallpaper paste--especially for paper mache. I've tried making my own glue for paper mache, inexpensive flour and water--another very messy procedure. :)

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  2. Your green anole must be a smart one! I have never seen one here, but we have lots of just plain lizards, which I love. What fun your Halloween bottles are! Friends and family could all get involved in this project!

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    1. The bottles would be a fun friends and family activity--especially since there would be such a variety of creative results!

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  3. Love your Halloween bottles, Jen! They look absolutely creepy spooky awesome. Miss B.E. Has quite a scary one in the making! She’s a clever one for sure. You can keep your fancy lizard although he really is a pretty shade of green. As always, fun mail too. Do you think the squirrel group got that name from what they do??? LOL

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    1. Thanks, Annie! The eye B.E. chose does have an eerie effect. The green anole lizards are pretty, and I have plenty in the garden in case you change your mind and would like one after all. :) Yep, I suspect scurry was a choice that any squirrel watcher would understand!

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  4. I've never heard of a green anole. Nature is marvelous. I didn't know a scurry was a group of squirrels, but it is an appropriate name for them.

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    1. Green anoles are a lizard variety that change from bright green to shades of brown to match their surroundings. They help control insects in the garden and puff out their red throats to impress females. :)

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  5. You're already well-prepared for Halloween!

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    1. I have a few more projects and at least one left over from last year. The bottles were a good incentive to get into Halloween mode. :)

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  6. Interesting project with the bottles but seeing how you incorporate them into your overall Halloween decor will be the most fun. We got your postcard today! I never knew that a group of squirrels is a scurry! Glad to see you received our store bought cards but each evokes lovely locales and wonderful cool weather. ;-)) Keep the fall posts coming!

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    1. I so envied your trip for many reasons including the cool weather and lack of humidity. Loved both cards and the information about the Viet Nam vet who carved the animals for the carousel.

      The Halloween mood hit, and I have several projects going that keep me happy and busy. I really want to get ready for the fall garden, but between the heat and the mosquitoes, I'm not getting much done there. :O

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  7. I don't think we have those lizards here in Northern Indiana. I would love to have them hanging around my yard, but I'm pretty sure they would creep Terry out. I'm going to show those bottles to my grandson who is the Youth Group Minister for his church. He might think they would be a good idea for his craft night. If not spooky, maybe something with a bible subject. Interesting. I love your spookies!!
    xx, Carol

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    1. The little green anoles are useful in the garden and amuse me at the same time. :) There are so many decorated bottles on Pinterest that have nothing to do with Halloween, so your grandson can check some of them out. :)

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  8. We get a lot of those little lizards or should I say anoles! I didn't realize that was their name. Love seeing them in our garden. Awesome work on the bottles!

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Good to hear from you!