Fall tends to bring about my creative side. I thought I'd make a Diorama type set up for ...um, whatever the reason. So I went out in the yard and grabbed some little sticks and brought them inside.
I had some extra Model Magic that was still pliable so I thought I'd make a mushroom and maybe some mini trees.
I used some medicine caps as the tree bases. I put a ball of the Model Magic in the cap with some Elmer's Glue and set it off to the side to dry.
This morning while waiting on my appointment follow up calls I got out an old pill bottle and filled it with tiny rocks for weight. It will be the base for the tree I am modeling to look like it is leaning way off to the side.
I will hot glue the bark to the pill bottle to make it look like a tree base.
Now the items have to dry. It will probably be about 2 days or so before I can add paint to the 'trees' I made. One method to make trees was to use foil and create a base to make a tree. That was fine, but I thought an actual branch would make more sense. And after all, I can just go pick one up in the yard.
Guess who was very happy with it so far?
Groot!
Groot!
I love this character from Guardians of the Galaxy. I saw some of those movies while visiting this summer with my son Eddie. When I spotted this 'ornament' in the store, I grabbed it. It was on a new display and most of them were already gone. I knew his happy face would not be there next time I went in.
I set everything to the side to dry and then took the afternoon walk to check on fences, mules, and the colors of fall.
I was so surprised at a patch of Blewits???
There were so many on this old mule/deer trail between oak trees that I ended up spending a lot of time trying to photograph them.
Here is the one I brought home. It was pretty large.
Hubby said there was NO way he'd even try one. I'm not sure either quite yet. This one was nearly as large as my foot!