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    Pumpkin Minions

    pumpkin minionsWe decided to go a little different route with our pumpkins this year. They make me chuckle every time I look at them. They were so much fun to make!!

    I spray painted the pumpkin yellow then used acrylic paints to create the denim overalls. The goggle rim is a canning lid. I cut out a circle of card stock then painted an eyeball on each. The canning lid and card stock are hot glued to the pumpkin. The hair is black pipe cleaner that I stuck into holes created by poking a nail into the top of the pumpkin.

    Not too long after taking the photo I had to rush my minions into the garage since there was sleet falling on them. I put forth much effort to let some half frozen precipitation ruin them when the paint is is hardly dry!!

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    Garden art

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     A couple of curious crystalline fungi have appeared in my landscaping.

    I haven’t decided weather or not to let them be.

    I like the smaller of the two better. (second photo)

    The mushroom cap has a better shape.

    Please excuse the weeding that needs to be done in the mulch. I’ve had a busy week.

    This was yet another project inspired by Pinterest.

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    Low Calorie Cake

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    It’s the last day of school!! I wanted to do something nice for Little J’s teacher. She’s been a wonderful teacher for J.

    Her teacher LOVES Diet Coke…so the Diet Coke cake was born.

    I saw this idea on Pinterest but it was a beer can cake for a guy.  Really the possibilities are endless with this idea.