And the Scariest Movie is...

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So I have polled a number of friends and family on what was the scariest movie they saw as a kid and their all time favourite scary movie. I also added a list of movies I will never watch as I can't even watch the trailer let alone the whole movie.

Scariest movie as a kid:

1 Rosemary's Baby
2 The Wizard of Oz
3 House of Wax
4 The Haunting (1963)
5 The Shining

Favourite scary movie:
1 The Thing
2 Psycho
3 Dracula (1931)
4 Alien
5 The Exorcist

Movies I cannot bring myself to watch:
1 Snakes on a Plane
2 Arachnophobia
3 The Exorcist*
4 Anaconda
5 The Fly (1958)*

As you can see there is no one scary movie we could all agree on but in our household "The Haunting" 1963 is in our childhood memories as very creepy.

I have seen both "The Fly" and "The Exorcist" but can't watch either even with TV commercials.

So what is your all time favourite scary movie?

Test before You Plunge - Paper Tree

So yesterday I went merrily on my way making the first row of my newsprint tree. It looked nothing like my vision. So this morning I took the time to make a sample for both planned trees.

As you can see the burgundy trio washi looks fabulous on kraft paper but totally washed out on newsprint which is the path I went down yesterday.  The gold chevron and the silver line washi tape look very pretty on the plain newsprint.

Another thing I thought of is since washi tape is pretty expensive save every little snippet. Just put it on the waxy side of wax paper. I figure I can use all the little snippets on a card or tag.

Oh by the way if you're interested in finding out more about washi tape from a Canadian supplier head over to Omiyage's online store.

Inspiration Paper Tree - Light Bulb Alert

Amuse Studio

So I found this paper tree over at Amuse Studio a few months ago and really thought it was very pretty. But as you may know I really like to make things my own.

So I set out to make quite a large display tree (32" without a base) for a small shop front out of newsprint and a tomato cage based on the accordion fold but less rigid looking.









Here's my first attempt using my community newspaper:

Hive on the Drive

So I've been staring at this project model for at least 3 weeks.

It was only today going back to my inspiration the light bulb went off! Why not combine the rigid medallion with the relaxed half medallions and add some contrast paper similar to the inspiration.

BTW the wind came up just when I took the shot so the tree looks a bit odd but it is quite pretty just the way it is. I will post the relaxed medallion tree DIY instructions next week post Halloween. All you need is a tomato cage, newspaper, 8 pipecleaners, scissors, a stapler and paper clips.

So you want to blog?

Was talking to someone yesterday they said they'd like to blog - quite keen. I suggested they be a guest on my blog as a first step.

So my friend here's the criteria.

My Mum, loved everything even a melon loving little girl from the fifties that I display on my porch which to be honest I scratched my head about at the time. She loved Christmas but most of all Christmas crackers and the good cheer for all and sundry.

So here is your assignment if you chose to accept it for you and your friends. Update those crackers make them your own but please include those goofy tissue paper hats as part of the tradition that my Mum loved.

It's a melon girl thing.