Tuesday, September 30, 2008

Morning Glories

Morning Glory
Good morning! My morning glories don't care that October is right around the corner.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Morning Glory
This past week most of the flowers have changed to a beautiful deep purple.

Morning Glory

Morning Glory

Morning Glory
And show no signs of slowing down!

Thank you for stopping by and I hope you have a wonderful last day of September!

Monday, September 29, 2008

Fall Dining Room

Dining room
Welcome to my fall dining room! These are the last of my indoor decorations and I have enjoyed sharing them with you.

Pumpkin Centerpiece

Hutch

Autumn flowers
I piled leaves, autumn flowers and sparkly pumpkins on my three tiered cake stand.

Pumpkin

Autumn flower

Napkins

Autumn teacups
I wasn't sure how to decorate my tea shelf since all of my teacups are spring and summer colors. I ended up keeping it simple with white pumpkins, glass beads and floral hydrangeas.

Teapot

Pumpkin

Pumpkin

Autumn candle

Autumn teacups
Thank you for taking a look and I hope you have a great start to your week!

Sunday, September 28, 2008

Weekend Chit-Chat

Thank you to all who joined in for Show and Tell and also for your comments on my entryway picture and decorations.

Dinner
We had friends over for dinner last night and had a fun time together. I made oven baked ribs, baked potatoes, Caesar salad, pita chips with spinach dip and pico de gallo.

Acorn squash
We also had one of my favorite fall dishes: acorn squash with butter and maple syrup.

Choco hoto pots
I made choco hoto pots for dessert, but forgot to add the eggs, so it was more like chocolate concrete!

Blister
I had to pour boiling water in the bowls and scrap them out with a spoon, which gave me a blister. So, if you try the recipe, be sure not to forget the eggs!

Paper
I am happy to see some of you have joined in the weekly paper crafting meme. I put together an example of the weekly prize: A blank notecard, envelope, scrapbook paper, stickers and ribbon. You have all week to participate, so be sure to take a look!

And finally, I'm adding labels to old posts, so if you see them popping up in your bloglines, that's why. I hope you are having a great weekend!

Thursday, September 25, 2008

Show and Tell Friday!


Welcome to “Show and Tell Friday!” Do you have something special to share with us? It could be a trinket from grade school, a piece of jewelry, or a treasured collection. Look around your home for something to share; dig through those boxes in your closet if you have to! Share photos and the story that goes with your special item.


Entryway
Hello! Today I am sharing a special picture that hangs above our front door. It was a gift from my parents when we moved into our house 9 years ago.

Picture
As for me and my house, we will serve the Lord. Joshua 24:15

Picture
It is a single sheet of paper and the border has been cut out in a delicate pattern of flowers, hearts and swirls.

Picture
Even the letters are tiny slits in the paper.

PIcture

Entry way
I also added a few autumn touches to my entryway.

Wreath

Autumn bouquet

Autumn candles
Thank you for looking at my show and tell!


Please read the Show and Tell Guidelines for step-by-step instructions on how to participate.

If you would like to join in, please leave your *permalink* below, along with your first name only (this makes the list easier to read). If your link has been removed from Mr. Linky, please re-read over the guidelines before re-posting. Have fun!

Homemade Card

Homemade cards
Welcome to this week's homemade card project!

Homemade card
It is a simple design, but you can get lots of different looks by changing the paper.

Blank notecard
You will need a 4" x 5 1/2" blank notecard.

Homemade card
Glue a 3 3/4" x 5 1/4" piece of scrapbook paper to front of card.

Scrapbook paper
Cut out a 2 1/2" square from coordinating scrapbook paper. Cut out the center, leaving a 1/4" border.

Homemade card
Glue to front of card.

Homemade card
Tie a ribbon bow along left side of card.

Homemade card

Homemade card
Add stickers, if desired.

Homemade card

Homemade cards
Send to a friend!

~More Homemade Cards~

New Weekly Feature: Post any kind of paper craft (card, bookmark, tag, banner, journal, etc.) on your blog between now and next week and come sign Mr. Linky. Next Thursday, I will draw one of the names and the winner will receive supplies for a homemade card: blank notecard, envelope, and an assortment of scrapbook paper, stickers (or stamped images), and ribbon.

I hope you will join in the fun and thank you for looking at this week's project!



Links are now closed. Please join us next week!

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Let's Make Cards!

Homemade cards
I love sharing a homemade card project each Thursday and many of you have said you would like to start making some, too. Starting tomorrow, I'll be posting a Mr. Linky each Thursday at the bottom of my card post and if you make any kind of paper craft (card, bookmark, tag, banner, journal, etc.) you will be able to share it with us!

If you need some ideas, I finally have all of my card projects in a single post, along with links to the step-by-step instructions. Click HERE to take a look.

You will have all week to sign Mr. Linky and then I will draw a name out of the participants and send the winner the supplies for a homemade card:
~blank notecard
~envelope
~assortment of scrapbook paper, stickers (or stamped images), and ribbon.

You will have a chance to win each week you participate. Things are always more fun with friends, so I hope you will join me!

Handmade Greeting Card Instructions

Please scroll down for pictures and step-by-step instructions for all of my homemade card projects. Experiment with various scrapbook paper, stickers, stamps and ribbon to make cards for all kinds of occasions and holidays. Have fun!

My Top 10 Card Making Essentials list is HERE.

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Greeting Card
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Mother's Day Card
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Butterfly card
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Valentine cards
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Notecard
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Notecard