Category Archives: Fall

Thanksgiving Roundup

November 22, 2013Appetizers, Candy, Crafts, Decorating, Desserts, Fall, Family, Flowers and Garden, Food Craft, Games, paper crafting, Printables, Recipes, ThanksgivingCandy, desserts, fall, family games, name tags, printables, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving candy, Thanksgiving Centerpieces, Thanksgiving crafts, Thanksgiving decorating, Thanksgiving desserts, Thanksgiving games, Thanksgiving paper crafting, Thanksgiving place tags, Thanksgiving printables, Thanksgivng flowers, Thanksgivng roundupRita

I thought that today I would just do a fun Thanksgiving Roundup to get us ready for next week,

with recipes, games, printables, decorations and just fun eye candy!

Here is a great site with many vintage images! I love the old vintage pictures!

The Graphics Fairy

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Easy Toffee Fruit Dip

November 18, 2013Appetizers, Desserts, Fall, Recipes, Thanksgivingeasy fruit dip, easy fruit dip recipe for Thanksgiving, easy toffee fruit dip recipe, fall fruit dip recipe, fruit dip, fruit dip recipe, how to make a toffee fruit dip, how to make fruit dip, recipe, Thanksgiving fruit dip recipe, toffee dip, toffee fruit dip, toffee fruit dip recipeRita

Today I have a super easy recipe for you that is perfect for any of your fall gatherings!

This would be a great one to make for Thanksgiving day, as an appetizer while everyone is waiting around for the turkey to get done! Or it would be a great treat to watch during all of those football games that go on all day long! Like I said, it is super easy to make and only has 4 ingredients, so the kids could even help with this recipe and give you more time on the important things, like reading all those black Friday ads! :)

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Thursday’s Thought-What If You Woke Up…

November 14, 2013Fall, Quotes, Thanksgiving, Thursday's Thoughts4-wheeling activity, fall, fall outing, frameable quote, give thanks quote, printable quote, quote, thank God for your blessings, thanks quote, Thanksgiving, Thursday's Thought, what if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterdayRita

Today my thought comes from a little 4-wheeling trip that my husband and I took last week! We went up on a family property that we have and it was the most awesome, beautiful, Autumn day, that it just filled my heart with Thanksgiving for all the beauty and blessings that surround us!

What if you woke up today with only the things you thanked God for yesterday?

Makes you think, doesn’t it?

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Thanksgiving Table Quilt

November 12, 2013Fall, For the Home, Quilts, Sewing, Thanksgivingappliqued blocks, fall, fall quilt, for the home, give thanks quilt, In all things give thanks, in all things give thanks stitchery, KimberBell Designs pattern, pieced quilt, pieced quilt block, quilt, sewing, stitched blocks, stitichery, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving quilt, Thanksgiving Table QuiltRita

I finally got my Thanksgiving Table quilt done last week! It took me longer to get to it than I anticipated! (But isn’t that how a lot of things go?) I am very happy with it, and it is on my kitchen table now, where I can enjoy it every time I walk into the kitchen!

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Mini Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts

November 5, 2013Baking, Desserts, Fall, Recipesbaked donuts, baked pumpkin donuts, baked pumpkin spice donuts, baking, canned pumpkin, cinnamon, dessert, fall, fall dessert, how to make baked pumpkin donuts, pumpkin dessert, pumpkin pie spice, recipe for baked donuts, recipe for baked pumpkin spice donutsRita

This time of year just screams out pumpkin to me!

I love pumpkin pie, but it is a special treat and so I only eat it a couple of times a year! But I love Pumpkin Pie Cake, pumpkin roll, Chocolate chip pumpkin cookies (which I had to make a couple of days ago!) and these Mini Baked Pumpkin Spice Donuts.

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Give Thanks Projects

November 4, 2013Crafts, Fall, For the Home, Patterns, Quotes, Thanksgiving, TutorialsAttitude of Gratitude quote, charger plate with gratitude quote, charger plates, Crafts for the home, Give Thanks Banner, give thanks craft projects, how to make a stenciled pillow, how to make a vinyl stencil, how to make an envelope pillow cover, how to make your own pillow forms, making your own pillow forms from bed pillows, pillow forms, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving crafts, tutorial on how to make a stenciled pillow, vinyl lettering, vinyl patternRita

Today I have some of the projects from our craft retreat earlier this fall. We did some fun projects and these are the ones that were done for Autumn and Thanksgiving. I have tons of decorations for Halloween and not so many for Thanksgiving, so I was glad to be able to make these that are for the Thanksgiving season. I think that sometimes we just overlook Thanksgiving and our minds just go straight to Christmas. I know I tend to do that, but I love that fact that we have a holiday to show our Thanks! We all need to look around us at all the blessings that we have and stop and acknowledge them! So, here are a couple of projects that will help you to remember to “Give Thanks!”

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November 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout

November 1, 2013Cookies, Fall, Printables, Quotes, Recipes, VT Handoutsconference quotes, fall, free printables, how to make chocolate chip pumpkin cookies, how to make penuche frosting, I am thankful for, Nov 2013 printable VT handout, Nov. 2013 visiting teaching handout, Nov. 2013 VT handout, pumpkin chocolate chip cookie recipe, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with penuche frosting, quotes, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, visiting teaching, VT handoutRita

This month for your visiting teaching message you will need to pick your favorite conference talk to discuss with your sisters, so I decided just to do a general card that you can hand out with any talk that you choose. With it being November, I went with a “thankful” theme. We all have many blessings that we need to be thankful for, one of them being the fact that we have a general conference twice a year with a living prophet to lead our church! I love conference weekend and the wonderful spirit that I feel every time I listen to our leaders.

So with that being said, I hope that you can show your gratitude to your sisters for all of your blessings.

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Monogram Wreath-Crafty Wood Cutouts

October 25, 2013Crafts, Fall, Gift ideas, Sponsored PostBo Bunny paper, crafts, crafty wood cutouts, crafty wood cutouts sponsored post, fall, fall craft, framed wreath, gift idea, how to make a framed wreath, how to make a monogram wreath, how to make stacking blocks, monogram wreath, sponsored post, Thanksgiving, Thanksgiving stacking blocks, wood craftsRita

I was contacted by Crafty Wood Cutouts asking if I would be willing to do a project from their store and then blog about it, Um…yeah!

I went down to the retail store and it has some darling displays and ideas! If you live in the Orem/Provo area, you really should check out this fun little store! If you don’t live nearby, check out their cute website!

I decided on a couple of different projects. The first one is this classic monogram wreath:

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Salted Caramel Apple Cupcakes

October 21, 2013Baking, Cupcakes, Fall, Recipesapple cupcake, apple cupcake recipe, autumn recipes, baking, cupcakes, fall, filled apple cupcake recipe, filled apple cupcakes, recipe for salted caramel apple cupcakes, salted caramel apple cupcakes, salted caramel buttercream frostingRita

My husband and I went to our cabin last weekend and we went for a ride on Saturday morning to a hunting property not too far away. I could not believe how beautiful of a fall day it was! The sun was shining and the air was clear with a little bit of a crisp bite to it. I don’t know if there is a season more beautiful than fall!

Today I have a cupcake that compliments this beautiful fall season! It has the wonder flavor of fresh apples, the sweetness of caramel and the greatness of the salt added to top it all off!

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“Fall” Letters

October 16, 2013Crafts, Fall, Tutorialscrafts, easy way to paint wood letters, fall, fall letters, fall wood letters, how to decorate wood letters, how to paint wood letters, tutorial, tutorial on how to mod podge on wood letters, tutorial on how to paint wood lettersRita

This is a post that I shared a couple of weeks ago over at “I Should Be Mopping the Floor” and wanted to share it with you today!

I have a little project that will help you celebrate this beautiful time of the year. I love this project because it is one that you can leave out on your kitchen table, a fireplace mantel or a shelf for several months. It does not need to come down with the Halloween decorations and can stay clear through Thanksgiving!

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