Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween my Friends

save some candy for me!

Watercolor ghost available, here

Sunday Sketches - The Post It girls

Good Morning

What do I do with Post It notes piled next to my bed?

I draw faces...faces...and more faces!

Yes, I love thinking of moods, people or characters

that I see throughout the week and just creating a quick sketch of their face...

LOTS of post it notes around here!

So, I have attached a few here to show you what my sketchy brain looks like on a Post It note!

I am sharing these with my friends over at Sunday Sketches.

Visit Sophia's blog, here to participate!

Hope your Sunday is a good one -

Yes, we got snow!

Snowtober, they are calling it!

I am sharing the blank pages of post it girls for you to color in yourself! PRINT, Style and have fun!

A Sugar Coated Wonderland in October.....Now that's sweet!

Yes, it's October 29th and it's snowing...and thundering!

It's a sugar coated wonderland, I think!

 I have never seen snow like this 2 days before Halloween!

Pretty sweet, don't you think?

I am joining my friends over here, at Sweet Saturdays, come join the fun!

Happy Saturday, my friends!

 

Happy Hooting! - It's Friday

Happy Friday my friends!

Hope your Halloween weekend is a real HOOT!

I've got my Owl necklace on today - my kids picked it out for me!

Thanks girls!

Have a spook-tacular day, my friends!

Creative Tuesdays - Autumn

Ooooh, Autumn is certainly is my favorite season...

The theme over at Creative Tuesday's this week is Autumn.

I am sharing one of my favorite poems of  the season to go along with the theme!
5 Little Pumpkins

Five little pumpkins sitting on a gate

the first one said, "oh my it's getting late"

the second one said their witches in the air

The third one said, but we don't care

The fourth one said let's run and run and run

the fifth one said I am ready for some fun!

oooo went the wind

and out went the lights

and the five little pumpkins rolled out of sight!

yes, my kids and I still read this...!

You can get your copy  here

See you at Creative Tuesdays,

Sunday Sketches - Too Much of a Good Thing

Too much of a good thing

can be WONDERFUL

I love this quote by Mae West.

 I was thinking about it yesterday when we opened our third bag of candy corn...

Yes, three bags in one week...

Usually during October, I keep a big, glass jar of candy corn in the kitchen. 

With a house full of kids and friends coming by all week, we've gone through three bags of the stuff, already!

But, oh, it is so very wonderful! Don't you think?

I am sharing this sketch with my friends over at Sunday Sketches....See you there!

Even my STARBUCKS is STYLISH

Ok, I am in LOVE with this sweet autumn cozy,

 that's perfect for my STARBUCKS Venti Skim Mistos.

I discovered Knotwork on ETSY recently, and was thrilled to have my very own pumpkin travel mug cozy  arrive this week...

It's soft and snuggly, just like my favorite sweater...

 and looks great too!

Diane's shop is a total blast -

you can find more fun here at her Etsy shop

KnotWorK

The only problem?

I want one for every day of the week now!

I am sharing this with my friends over at Sweet Saturdays, too! Come on over, here!

Happy Fr-EYE-Day

The Halloween decorating continues around my home...

Plastic eyeballs are another one of our favorite Halloween decorations!

I also LOVE these silver pumpkins I found, here

and what could be better than decorating with kids art?

Have a spook-takular Friday my friends....

A Boo-Tiful Autumn Day

It's a Booooooo-tiful fall day -

Let's go out and enjoy it!

Have a good one!

Sunday Sketches - Put A Little Love in it!

Put A Little Love in Everything You Do!

I am joining my friends over at Sunday Sketches, 

with this fun little sketch I am working on for a special project!

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Grab a pencil and your sketchbook and come join the fun at Sunday Sketches!

Gumballs are Sweet

Gumballs and rats are just a few of the SWEET decorations

we have brewing at our home this halloween.

How about you are you decorating for Halloween?

See you over at Sweet Saturdays, here

It's the Weekend

My lastest project has been keeping me busy this week -

custom birthday stickers, stationery and tags!

Have a great weekend!

Creative Tuesdays - Cupcake

Saylor hoped they wouldn't notice that the last cupcake was gone....

Maybe it would help if she read up on how to make some more before they got home!

It's time to get creative over at Creative Tuesday's this week's theme is

CUPCAKE

See you there!

Let's Make Pumpkin Vases

I love making these Pumpkin vases for my friends and family. They look so pretty this time of year, and there are so many wonderful farm markets that sell these perfectly sized pumpkins to fill with fresh flowers!

They are soooo easy - Pick your pumpkins and core out the middle removing all seeds and innards - ( don't forget to cook the seeds...with lots of salt!) YUM.

Next, purchase a bouquet of fresh flowers from either your local florist,

farmer's market or grocery store. 

For mine I chose a mixture of pink roses, small cabbages and green leaves.

 I found all of the flowers at my local grocery store.

Finally, fill a small cup with water and place inside the pumpkins. Cut your fresh flowers to size of cup so the stems are submerged in water. The cup cup should fit snug inside the pumpkin -
 Voila! There you have a beautiful centerpiece for your table or entryway! They make great gifts, too!

Sunday Sketches - Enjoy the Journey

Focus on the journey, not the destination.

Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.

Greg Anderson

Good Morning, whatever your journey is today,

take a moment to enjoy it!

Just a sketch I am working on, and I think the quote above fits it perfectly!

Have a great day!

See you at Sunday Sketches over at The Blue Chair Diary.

Sweet Totes are In!

Be happy and Be smart tote bags

are now available, here in my Etsy shop

I carry all of my magazines around in my bag, and my girls use it for library books and overnight bags!

They really can hold a lot, and they make great gifts, too!

These Sweet Totes are perfect for Sweet Saturdays, over here - Come grab some sweetness!

Have a great Saturday.

What are your plans?

The Witches BroomStick - My New Pen

"Delicious autumn!

My very soul is wedded to it, and if I were a bird I would fly about

the earth seeking the successive autumns."

George Eliot

Happy Friday my friends.
 I hope you are having beautiful weather where ever this may find you!

I found this fabulous pen at the Party Store the other day -  a witch's broom stick...how clever!

Yes, it makes me happy!

 I thought it was perfect for the season!

October is here...how do you ghoul?

We are getting excited for the Halloween season, here around my home.

My girls and I did some Halloween decorating yesterday...we hung some spiders and hid some rats. We put up our orange lights and sparkling pumpkins.

Now, I don't know about you, but,

I like pumpkins and elegant white ghosts, but, the girls want more scary things this year...

like skeletons and gravestones...

they said,

"come on mom, it's supposed to be scary....it's Halloween..."

...I don't think I am ready for skeletons and ghouls around the yard....

"aren't they frightening?" I said

"Yes, but mom, c'mon, it's Halloween..."

...

So, what about you?

Do decorate with ghouls and gore?

or are you like me with sparkling jack-o-lanterns and big black spiders?

Well, for now, maybe a skeleton or two will just have to do!

Have a great week my friends.

Sunday Sketches -Don't Mess with My Candy

Miss  Kitty is very serious about collecting her Halloween loot!

Save me some Pretzel M&Ms ( my new favorite)  - have you tried them?

Anyway, it is Sunday and it's time for Sunday Sketches with Sophia over at The Blue Chair Diary.

Today I am sharing a work in progress of a watercolor of Miss Kitty -  

 Children and animals of all ages can be very possessive of their candy....especially on Halloween....

and Miss Kitty is certainly, no different.

Have a great Sunday!

Orange you glad it's the weekend?

Yes, It's the weekend and I am happy about that.

It's also the first day of October - and I am filling my home with lots of Orange...

orange roses are so beautiful!

The weekend means it's also time for

Sweet Saturdays, here - lots of sweet goodies to be found

and The Blue Chair Diary's Sunday Sketches, here -

grab your sketchbook and come join the fun

Hope to see you there!

How about you, are you doing any fall decorating this weekend?

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