Saturday, October 18, 2008

The Fanciful Twist Halloween Party

Some men see pumpkins as they are and ask why,
I dream pumpkins that never were and ask "Why not"?
U.S. President John F. Kennedy dreaming
about a 1500 pounder in the oval office one January.
Today is the Halloween Party hosted by http://www.afancifultwist.typepad/. This is an awesome blog...extremely creative, and a pleasure to read and be inspired. I am participating in her Halloween Party today. Vanessa, the creator of this fabulous site has assembled a small gathering of 75+/- blogging friends to post some interesting seasonal pictures to inspire our upcoming holiday! Be sure and go to A Fanciful Twist to be inspired by all the blogging creativity! A favorite crafting revival of mine...remember my affection for the plastic beaded fruit? Well, this is my version of the plastic beaded jack-o-lantern!

Yes, this is a fantastic green suitcase. I painted these pumpkins on this a few years ago, and has now become a standard decoration on our front porch. For the Christmas season...I just turn it around and there is a snowman scene on the other side. You will get to see that later.... All my porch pillows are tied with seasonal colored ribbons...just a simple little decorating touch to remind us of the season.

Hope you stop be and see all the Fall/Halloween photos at http://www.thefancifultwist.typepad/. Much inspiration to be found! Enjoy!

36 comments:

Heather said...

happy halloween tea party day!

Lola Enchanted said...

Hello! I love the suitcase! Nice meeting you here at the party!!!

Fly on over to my blog and enter my party giveaway!!!


Hope to see you there!!!

Natalia said...

Boo-tiful post!

Thanks for having me!

Anonymous said...

Oh thank you for the tour and the lovely crafty things you made!
Yummy tea to gave me:)
Please stop by for a pumpkin muffin later today!

Hugs,
kayellen

Shell said...

I enjoyed your party. Your pumpkin suitcase is adorable.

Linda Summerfield said...

Beaded pumpkins are retro cool!

Cami @ Creating Myself said...

I LOVE your beaded jack-o-lanterns! I have got to make some....mind if I steal the idea?

Cami

Mel said...

Fun idea, the suitcase! Thanks for having me over for a visit!

Tara said...

Happy Halloween Party Day!

Leah said...

Great ideas, thanks for sharing. Happy Halloween!!

Distressing Delilah a.k.a. jenn said...

Cool how the pillows get decorated!

Betzie said...

I love your suitcase!! So so neat that you can paint.
Happy Halloween!
betzie

Anonymous said...

Such cute ideas to halloweenize the porch! Lovely to meet you - hope you'll stop by for a cupcake later!

Witchy Blessings,
Kelley

AwtemNymf said...

I'm Blog Hopping from Vanessa's "A Fanciful Twist" Party <{:O)
Stop by my place too... I'm having a couple of give-aways!
Have a bootiful day!
Be Enchanted!
~A~

Debbie said...

Oh my gosh, these projects are so cute! I love the pumpkins. Deb

Anonymous said...

Happy, Happy Halloween !!! Your post was grand.

Unknown said...

Happy Halloween, such a lovely post.
Karen

Sandra Evertson said...

Those beaded pumpkins are Fabulous!
Sandra

Kims Art said...

I love those pumpkins! So Cool! Happy Halloween!

Kara Ward said...

I love the beaded pumpkins...makes me want to make a few. Kara

http://afancifultwist.typepad.com said...

Clever clever suitcase!!! Fun fun!! Beaded Pumpkin love!! ;) cackle cackle!

NyteRayn said...

I was just partying over at a Fanciful Twist and I thought I’d check out your blog! Happy Halloween!

gma said...

Heh heh Happy Halloween Pumpkin!

Anonymous said...

Love your old suitcase....how clever of you. Happy Partying!

Maminka Girl - Loribeth Robare said...

lovely suitcase..nice to meet you at your blog party.

julietk said...

Doing the party round, Halloween Hugs Juliet

3rdEyeMuse said...

thanks for being part of this wonderful Halloween party! I like your beaded jacks a lot. :) ... and the JFK quote is simply to die for. :)

Polka Dot Moon said...

Simply Boo-tiful ;)

scrapwordsmom said...

So Fanciful Twist is a wonderful site!! Thanks for sharing that. And your pumpkin suitcase is adorable along with those beaded pumpkins!! What a masterful artist you are:)

Leslie

Marina Capano said...

Hi!Happy Halloween! cute pumpkin.
I hope you in my Halloweenn post!
Marina

Altered Route said...

Sorry so late to visit...I traveled Vanessa's list from the bottom up this time.
Happy Halloween!

My Artful Heart said...

Enjoyed your party post...I really like that pumpkin suitcase :)

Natalia said...

Back again! :)

I like the idea of adding seasonal ribbons to pillows.

Anonymous said...

Love the green suitcase! how inventive! Am visiting you from Vanessa's blog.

Ann-Denise Anderson said...

Can I just say I love those pumpkins....I love the stick pin fruit and your version is awesome!
~Ann-Denise

Natalia said...

Hello!

Pop back over to my place for a $25 to A Fanciful Twist give away! :)