Category Archives: Fall

Halloween Table Quilt

October 15, 2013Fall, Halloween, Patterns, Quilts, Sewingappliqued quilt, fall, halloween, Halloween Kimberbell pattern, Halloween quilt, Halloween table quilt, Halloween wall hanging quilt, how to make a Halloween table quilt, KimberBell pattern, quilt, sewing, sewn yo-yo's, stitched blocksRita

I finished my Halloween Table Quilt last weekend! Hurray!

I feel like I have been sewing non-stop lately, but I have been able to get a lot done, so I am not complaining! My husband went hunting last week so I did no cleaning or cooking for a couple days. It was nice to just be on my own timetable and do whatever I wanted when I wanted! I have two more quilts that I want to get done. A Fall/Thanksgiving quilt and my Christmas Stitched quilt. Oh, and I have another minky/baptism quilt, (but for a girl this time) coming up the first part of December! So I have 3 more to go!

But here is my Halloween Table Quilt. I think that it turned out pretty cute. I love all the details in this little quilt. It is good for a wall hanging or for a table quilt:

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Oct 2013 Visiting Teaching Handout

October 1, 2013Candy, Church, Fall, Halloween, Printables, Quotes, VT HandoutsCandy, caramel chocolate dipped pretzels, dipped pretzels, free printable, Halloween dipped pretzels, how to make dipped pretzels, Oct 2013 VT handout, Oct visiting teaching message, Oct. 2013 visiting teaching handout, Pres. Uchtdorf quote, printable, printable Oct. 2013 visiting teaching handout, printable visiting teaching handout, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, VT handoutRita

Here is the visiting teaching handout for this month for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.

This month they are starting a new series on the visiting teaching message: “This is the first in a series of Visiting Teaching Messages featuring aspects of the mission of the Savior.”

The Divine Mission of Jesus Christ: Creator

This month the aspect that is being taught is that Jesus Christ is the Creator. I chose to feature the quote by President Utchdorf; “We are the Reason He Created the Universe! I love this thought and I hope that we can all remember this in times of trial and sorrow.

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Thursday’s Thought -Only Bad Witches…

September 26, 2013Fall, Gift ideas, Halloween, Printables, Quotes, Thursday's Thoughtsfree printable, gift idea, halloween, Halloween thought, only bad witches-quote, only bad witches-thought, only bad witches..., quote, Thursday's Thought, Thursday's thought-only bad witchesRita

Here is my thought today. I don’t think that it needs any explanation or introduction!

Because it is what it is…right?

This would be a fun one to print and frame. Perhaps you know someone that would like this on their desk, or kitchen counter to make them smile when they look at it.

Happy Haunting today and if you are going to be a witch today, make sure that at least you are a beautiful one! :)

Love Ya!

If you have not had a chance to check out the new Halloween printables in my shop, I would love to have you take a look, there is a complete party pack and and fun new Halloween banner, together, you have everything that you would need for that perfect Halloween get together!

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Halloween Owls

September 24, 2013Crafts, Fall, Halloween, Patterns, Sewing, Tutorialscraft, fall craft, free pattern, free pattern for Halloween owls, halloween, Halloween craft, Halloween owls, how to make Halloween owls, Owl craft, pattern, sewing, tutorial, tutorial on how to make Halloween owlsRita

Today I have the pattern and tutorial on how to make these darling owls! My friend Kathy, came up with this idea for our craft retreat and they all turned out soo cute! Thanks Kathy! She has given me permission to share with you today so let’s get started!

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Fabric Monogram Wreath

September 20, 2013Crafts, Decorating, Fall, Flowers and Garden, Halloween, Tutorialscrafts, decorating, decorating for fall, fabric monogram wreath, fall, flowers, Halloween wreath, how to arrange flowers on a wreath, how to make a fabric monogram, how to make a Halloween wreath, how to make your own monograms, tutorialRita

I shared this project a couple of weeks ago over at “I Should Be Mopping the Floor”, but wanted to share it with all of my readers in case you missed it over there.

I have a super fun little project today. It is this darling fabric monogram wreath just in time for your Halloween crafting and decorating! This is sooo easy to make, but it looks like it took a great deal of time and effort!

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Seasonal Banners

September 17, 2013Crafts, Decorating, Fall, paper craftingautumn, autumn banner, banners, celebrate, celebrate banners, decorations. seasonal decorations, how to make seasonal banners, paper crafting, seasonal banners, spring, spring banner, summer, summer banner, winter, winter bannerRita

One of the crafts that we did at our retreat this last weekend were these darling seasonal banners!

One for each of the seasons, plus a “Celebrate” banner! They are all so cute, but I absolutely love the colors in the Autumn one!

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Craft Retreat 2013

September 16, 2013Crafts, Fall, For the Home, Halloween, paper crafting, Scrapbookingcabin retreat, craft retreat, craft retreat 2013, crafts. stuffed owl, fall, fall crafts, file folder memory books, Halloween craft, Halloween owl, paper crafting, seasonal banners, stenciled pillow, vinyl charger, vinyl plate, weekend retreatRita

We were able to get our cabin all put back together from the fire and the flood, just in time for my craft retreat this weekend. (Sometimes it helps to have a deadline that you are working for!) The new carpet was installed on Monday and we arrived on Thursday! The ladies were all kind enough to help me put a couple of the beds back in the right place and do a quick little clean-up.

We started the weekend with a shopping trip to World Market and a couple of other places, then we had dinner at Cafe Rio, a favorite of everyone! After dinner we drove up to our cabin. There were 6 of us and we had a great time over the course of the next two days getting to know each other. We crafted, we ate, we talked, we laughed, we ate, we crafted some more and just had a great overall time.

This is what the loft looked like most of the weekend. We were painting, sewing, paper crafting and doing vinyl! We were able to complete 5 different projects in one day! It was pretty much a marathon, but such a fun one! We started Friday morning right after breakfast and ended at about midnight! With only a couple of breaks in between.

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On Vacation…

September 12, 2013Blogging, Fallblogging vacation, fall, fall card, fall noteRita

Fall Sweet & Salty Mix

September 3, 2013Candy, Fall, Recipesbugles snack, Candy, candy corn, fall, fall recipe, fall sweet and salty mix, M&M's, nuts, recipe, sweet and salty mix, sweet and salty mix recipeRita

Here is the recipe that I promised, for a yummy sweet and salty fall mix that I used to give the sisters that I visit teach.

I love the buttery, salty flavor of the bugles for the base of this recipe, it is also a great recipe because you can add whatever you want to make your own version! I think that dried cranberries, chocolate pomegranates or spiced gumdrops would also be wonderful in this mix!

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10 Fabulous Fall Recipes

August 27, 2013Candy, cooking, Desserts, Drinks, Fall, Printables, Recipes10 fall recipes, Andes Mint cookies, apple pie caramel apples, apple pie in a jar, Candy, caramel rice crispie treats, chicken corn chowder, cocoa recipe, cookie recipe, cooking, crispie caramel marshmallow treats, dessert, fall recipes, French Cocoa, hot chocolate drink, printable recipes, pumpkin chocolate chip cookies with penuche frosting, pumpkin pie cake, recipes, salsa recipe, soup recipe, White chocolate macadamia nut cookiesRita

When the weather starts to cool down and the leaves start to turn colors, I get in the mood to cook again, so today I thought that I would just do a round-up of some of my favorite fall recipes that I have posted in the past. These are all tried and true recipes that my family all love!

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