Pumpkins and Piano

When I pulled out my Tupperware bin of Fall decorations, I found an orange sweater.   It had been my Aunt Cathy’s, who passed it to my mom, who asked if I wanted it.  “Sure!!!  I could make it into a pillow cover or something!!”, I said.   The “Or Something” turned out to be pumpkin softies.    I made 2 from the body of the sweater and 2 baby pumpkins from the sleeves.I wanted to use real pumpkin stems, so I asked my neighbor and my sitter if I could have their stems before they threw them out.   Both of them thought I was crazy, but were happy to donate to my creative endeavors.  (Thanks Julie and Stephanie!)  The stems are hot glued on, and I think it’s an interesting combination of textures.

And……I painted the piano green….totally on a whim one lazy weekend.  Brian was out, the kids were resting and I had an itch to change things up.    I grabbed some paint that was intended for another project and dug in.   I’m in love with that shade of green combined with blue.  I was wondering what Brian would say, but he hardly noticed.    I had to directly ask, “DID YOU SEE WHAT I’M WORKING ON OVER THERE?”.    “Hmmmm.  That’s an interesting project”, he responded.     LOL.   I love that he doesn’t really care either way if I do something really unusual in our house….it gives me freedom to play around with different ideas.  My mom, who passed the piano down to me, laughed hysterically when I showed her what I had done.  ( I’m pretty sure my dad is NOT going to be a fan of this though)

This is the pumpkin that Kaylee girl brought home from pre-school.  It’s a fabric wrapped roll of toilet paper.   I squealed when I saw it!   What a great craft for 4 year olds!

Any thoughts about my green piano?   I like it.  I like the pop of color, but I admit it’s a bit strange….and at some point I may re-paint it white or cream.