Category Archives: Fall

Salted Caramel Apple Cupcakes

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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

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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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Halloween Table Quilt

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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

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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…

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

Because it is what it is…right?

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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.

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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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