Happy Halloween!

In honor of the day, I thought I would share a few images that my sweetie found and shared with me. These are some pretty amazing pumpkins!

Pretty macabre...but clever!

I love the baby pumpkin, too bad he's being eaten! Happy Halloween everyone!

Living Room Update

I thought I would update you on the living room since I promised to last week aand didnt get it done! The painting is finally done and it looks so sunny and warm in yellow:>) I got my curtains back up, these are some that I whipped up myself and thought i would replace when I painted, but the color goes so well with the walls I put them back up. They needed a little tweaking, rehemming because I hung them at a different height but I love my sunny living room now! I still don't have pictures hung or anything accesorized, and I want to make some pretty cushions for the sofa and loveseat since I don't care for the ones they came with. But it's coming along a little at a time. I will show you as I get things done. It's all a work in progress though, are we ever really finished with our rooms? I know I'm not, everything changes all the time. It keeps things interesting:>) I know I am jumping right past Thanksgiving (and don't get me wrong, I LOVE Thanksgiving!) but I am getting so ready and excited for Christmas this year! It will probably be a fairly lean one but it isnt about the presents at our house anyway. We always have such fun with baking and decorating and parties. I love foofing the place up and the glitter, well let me tell you! Have I mentioned I love glitter? Who else is ready for Christmas?

Pay it Forward Exchange

I was over at Melissas blog this week and signed on to do a "Pay it Forward" give-away. I thought it was such a great idea that I signed up! So, here is how it works.

1. You comment on this post.

2. You receive a handmade gift from ME.

3. You post this message on YOUR blog and offer THREE more handmade gifts to the first three commenters. (One to each commenter).

4. Thus, the cycle continues and everyone has fun and beautiful crafts to display in their home.

Don't you think that sounds like fun? So lets do it!

By the way, I have made a few gift cones for the Thanksgiving holiday. You can find them in my etsy shop:>)

Corners of my house

Ok, I am past the whole school lunch thing. I have had that bee in my bonnet and just had to let it out. I will probably have to remove that post for fear that someone I know sees it and I get myself in trouble;>) I know a lot of people show corners of their homes on fridays but I just wanted to show you a couple corners today. This is a garage sale chair I painted a couple years ago, one of my favorites. I got the red paint at a garage sale too for $1. It is one of my favorite paints and I am going to try to find more of it.
And this is my back entry, just a tiny little space that also contains the basement stairs. I wallpapered most of it but painted this lower area of the wall with blackboard paint. It is one of my favorite things I have done to my house. As you can see this pic is from Easter time! We all enjoy leaving notes and decorating it for special occasions. It's kind of sweet and cheery and cozy. I did it a couple years ago when Earl was hunting. He jokes that he never knows what the house will look like when he comes back:>) I hope to have some pictures of the living room by this weekend. Right now I need to go whip up some curtains before church tonight!

Happy sweetest Day!

First of all, thanks to everyone who commented on the last post. It reinforces why I blog in the first place, so many kind and loving people who lift me up with their positive outlooks! I love you all! Don't worry, no plans to quit anytime soon!
Look at the roses my sweetheart brought me for sweetest day, a dozen each of pink and white, my favorites! It is a day that he is kind of ambivalent about because it is a "Hallmark holiday", but it is a day to show me a little extra love so he goes along with it:>) What a sweetie pie! I hope you all have a sweet weekend! Autumn is in it's full glory and we better get some while its here! By the way, I have a friend who has been struggling with her (newish) blog and could use a hello. So, if you could head over to Daylily Lane and give her a little blogger love, I know it would make her day:>)