Lovely weekend!

I have been outside most of the day - it's so unseasonably warm! The leaves are starting to change color - my garden is starting to fade and I'm thinking about apple pie, pumpkins, cranberries and a hot bowl of soup! I just made a fantastic lentil soup... I'll post a recipe - but we usually eat it so quickly I never have time for a picture! Looking forward to a big hike tomorrow - probably Palisade Falls - a fairly easy mile walk to a beautiful waterfall - and we'll stop to see new exhibits at the Museum of the Rockies... hopefully I'll have another picture of a quilty to post! Here's some sunflowers in my garden! And can you believe my hollyhocks have only started blooming?

Autumn is here!

Autumn is my favorite time of year - though Summer is right behind it! Hopefully we'll have a nice, long fall, without snow! I believe we had snow last year at this time. The leaves are turning and there's a chill in the air! I am trying to work on several 'mini-quilty' projects - and will possibly have them available on my Etsy site very soon. So far, I haven't had anything to sell but I'm working on inventory for the holidays! Here is a sample - these take a little bit of time to make, but I love the texture and the colors.

Summer Projects

I saw these in a Better Homes & Gardens gardening publication and decided I could make some for myself. They are 'yard ornaments'... a bit of whimsy to decorate the garden! They are very simple to make. I haunted the local thrift store for glassware, vases, candlestick holders. I used waterproof adhesive to put them together! I like how they turned out!

Vintage Christmas Stocking Swap

Wow - it's already time to start thinkin' about the HOLIDAYS! I've joined Mary Ann's Vintage Christmas Stocking Swap. Time for me to gather up some ideas...

New Books Arrives

Kelly Rae's book arrived this weekend! What a treat. I can't wait to try some of the projects.

(Photo from her blog...!)