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.


Good morning! I have a couple of special things to share with you, today. Recently, I got an email from Debi asking if she could send me a copy of Life Beautiful magazine. She was sweet enough to send along several other gifts, including this beautiful guest towel. Thank you, Debi!


I am also sharing two favorite pieces of jewelry.


My mom always kept this cameo brooch on her dresser and I loved to look at it. I was very happy when she gave it to me a few years ago. Now I keep it on a little mirrored tray in my bathroom.


My other cameo is this ring that Phillip got for me when we lived in Sioux Falls, SD. I would love to add a Victorian era cameo to my small collection. Maybe someday! Thank you for looking at my show and tell and I hope you all have a wonderful weekend!


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Homemade Card

Welcome to this week's card making project! This one is quick and easy to put together.


I made a couple of versions, including this one for Autumn.


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


Cover the front with patterned scrapbook paper.


Cut a 4" x 2 1/2" rectangle of scrapbook paper. Trim the top edge with decorative scissors.


Glue the sides and bottom to front of notecard.


Cut a 2" x 3 1/2" rectangle from cardstock.


Trim top corners with decorative scissors, dab edges with ink pad and add a stamp or sticker. There are plenty of other ways to decorated your gift tag, too.


Punch a hole and tie on some ribbon.


Glue a length of ribbon to top edge of pocket. I used hot glue.


Slip tag inside pocket.


Send to a friend. Thank you for taking a look!

Frugal Fall Decorations and a Snack

Hello! Thank you for your comments on my new reading corner! Today, it is only getting up to 80F, which definitely counts as fall weather in Texas. ;0)


I will be putting out my fall decorations slowly this month, but I did find these place mats at the Dollar Tree. I couldn't have made them that cheaply!


We used them for our Labor Day dinner and they washed and ironed up great afterwards.


They also had these Maple Pecan Roll candles that smell as wonderful as they sound.


Speaking of wonderful, I made Sandra's Applesauce Puffs this past Monday. I used my mini muffin pan and got 24 puffs that were perfect for a first day of school snack. Thank you for the recipe, Sandra!


Let me know if you try them!

ETA: I just found out about The Inspired Room Fall Nesting Week. Please visit there for more fall tours!

Cozy Corner For Autumn

Good Morning! I did a little rearranging this past weekend. In addition to the storage drawers, I got this hanging basket stand at the same yard sale for $5.00.


The blankets and pillows didn't match my bedroom colors, so I took them out and gave the baskets a good cleaning.


Next, I moved my patio chair into the corner.


Along with a little foot stool.


Now the baskets hold a burgundy throw and past Autumn issues of my favorite magazines.


Uh-oh...it looks like Daisy likes my new reading corner, too.


I don't think she plans on sharing! Thank you for taking a look and I hope you have a great day. It's the start of 2nd, 4th, and 5th grade for us!

Labor Day Weekend

Happy September! Thank you for sharing in the excitement of my recent yard sale find! We are having a quiet long weekend at home, although we did go to a fun pool party on Saturday evening.

Our friends just had a new pool put in and the kids had a great time swimming.


I really liked the waterfall.


But my favorite part of their yard was the beautiful walkway with lush plants and flowers.












I hope you enjoyed seeing these summertime blooms! According to Mrs. Sharp's Traditions by Sarah Ban Breathnach, the first Monday of September the season changes officially from summer to Autumn. Vacation is over, children get ready for school and once again, it's back to work.

Our new school year begins tomorrow and I can't wait to get out my fall decorations. RuthAnn from Warm Pie, Happy Home has an inspiring post on Blessing Your Nest for Fall and she also shares some of her own beautiful fall decorations.

I hope you have a wonderful Labor Day. Please pray for everyone on the gulf coast as Gustav makes landfall in the next hour.