Great weekend and a Thank You!

We has a great weekend in Portland this weekend visiting with family and friends.

We went to a pumpkin patch with a live scarecrow. He was so realistic it was amazing!

And they had a horse drawn hay ride - the kids had a blast!

Greg's friend was in a 12 hour enduro at the Portland International Raceway. They didn't make it through the whole race, but it was great fun.

I want to thank Julianne for her lovely post about my jewelry.

Have a great week!

Sunny Calendar

I got my calendar from Seventy and Sunny by Alyson. I love it! I think she is working on more if you're interested in buying one for yourself.

We're off to Portland for the weekend.

Treasury

I've created another Treasury in Etsy.

Check it out before it expires on Friday!

Decorations

Getting ready for Halloween...
Fall decorations in the dining room...
Do you love my pictures? They're by Bonnie. I think the cake one (middle) is so perfect for a dining room. It says "She saves her cake for first".


Happy Wednesday!

art card emotions

I received my October art card by Heather yesterday and love it. It really resonates with me – “encourage” and “remembrances” are both emotions that have been running high for me lately.

It is coming up on the 1st anniversary of my grandmother’s passing. She was the first person close to me to die and it was really hard. I’ll be traveling back home for Thanksgiving and will be there for the anniversary as well. I love going home and being with family, but this year seems bittersweet and I am already having mixed emotions. I have been thinking about my grandmother a lot – I wore a strand of pearls that were hers and touched them all day, I look at my feet and see hers, I cook certain food and remember her always in the kitchen. Being at home will be both good and bad… I know it will be easier to pass this milestone with family, but it will also bring back so many memories that make me miss her so much. At the same time, I will be surrounded by friends and family and new babies who I am so excited to meet for the first time. I know I will have a great time, I know I will shed tears, but I also know I will be surrounded by people who love and care for me.

Mini Envelopes

As mentioned in #2...these are just a few, I have a TON more!
These are a couple of my favorites...
I'm still trying to figure out THE holiday card design for this year... I think I've been too obsessed with the mini envelopes. I have a bunch of holiday cards/tags using my new die cut machine, but just haven't been inspired to make a larger card.

It also doesn't help that these have just been released...OMG I want them all!!

More Fall

Happy Saturday.

Just a note...

...we have a busy weekend ahead, but wanted to share these pictures I took today.