Fall is here!

And has been here in Western North Carolina for a couple weeks.  The leaves are beautiful this year and the weather has been great!  Here's a little look:

I've been very busy this last month putting together and addressing all the Save-the-Dates for Matt and Jen's wedding.  It was time consuming, but Matt really did all the work designing and printing.  I think they look great and they went into the mail last evening except for about 12 that I made mistakes on and now I need some more envelopes that will be delivered next week after we're back home in Sarasota.  I should have known that would happen!  Extra envelopes are always a plus!

Here's a link to their wedding website which is a work in progress:  Jen and Matt.

Six More Days of Christmas!

Here are my Days VI through XII from Bonnie's Twelve Days of Christmas workshop.

              

Twelve Days of Christmas

My friend Bonnie down at The Art Room in Franklin held a great workshop today!  We made a box with chipboard tags in it, each side for the Twelve Days of Christmas.  Bonnie is such an creative crafter - I wish I had her imagination!  This will be a beautiful addition to my Christmas decor.  Here are photos of the box, all the tags and then tags Day I through Day V.  I'll post the rest tomorrow!

Kitschy Kitchen ATC's

For one of my trading groups I decided to do a "Kitschy Kitchen" theme.  I love all the 50's and 60's kitchen stuff, much of what I remember as a kid.  I collect vintage and vintage-like tablecloths as well.  I found some great stamps from Crafty Secrets and I resized and printed an old recipe card I found at an antique shop in Maine several years ago.  The papers came in a paper pack but I can't at the moment remember the company name and they're in Florida.  The 3 1/2" by 2 1/2" card opens like a little file folder.  Don't you just love the little measuring spoons from Alpha Stamps on the twill bow?  Fun!

Halloween Fun!

It's has rained the last two days and I've gotten a couple projects done.  Today was glorious and it feels like fall has definitely arrived!  Crisp, cool air and blue skies! 

Here are some pictures of the Halloween Postcard Tags that I made for a Red Lead swap.  These postcard tags are really nice, you can find them at Red Lead Paper Works, along with the images I used, the charms and the rubber stamps. 

Sad News

I know I haven't posted in awhile.  My mother was doing so much better but on September 4 she had a stroke and died on September 6.  I am so saddened by her death, she was not only a mother but also a friend.  I had to rush back from NC and my sisters came from Maine, North Carolina and one lives near me in Florida.  So it's been a rough couple weeks.  Also, Jay and I came down with horrendous colds, we've been living on Sudafed and Bufferin!  We're going back to NC tomorrow for most of October and look forward to enjoying the fall weather.  I'm about to start working on Matt and Jen's Save-the-Dates so I'll be posting some pictures of them soon.  Here's a photo of my mom with all of her daughters:  (from L to R)  April, me, Mom, Diane, Lesley.  We miss you Mom!

A Circle Challenge

In one of the groups I belong to, Eclectic Paper Artists, we take turns being hostess every month.  The hostess decides the project we do - anything of her choosing - and we send it to each other.  One month it was "hats," another month it was "mail art," etc.  I am hostess for the month of July and I sent everyone a 4" foam board circle that they were supposed to use to create something.  Darlene made a very cute clock that actually works!  My creation is a sundial:

And it works!