A little of this, a little of that

Well hello everyone!

It's so nice to return to the world of blogging.

I feel as though I've been away and out of touch for ages,

even it has only been 5 days or so!

First,  my niece's wedding was beautiful.

I wasn't very diligent about taking photos,

(you know, too much fun & all)

but I'd like to share a few.

One of the Bride....

and one of the Bride & Groom...

It was truly a special day filled

with love, family, fun & happy memories!

♥♥♥ 

Second, do you remember my Farmer's Market Tablescape?

The tablecloth I used was from Kohl's.

A representative from Kohl's saw my tablescape and asked if I

would consider adding their link to my post. 

Sure! Why not?

I added the link for you here as well. 

Kohls' would also like to give all my readers

a 10% discount to their online site, kohls.com.

This discount is good until

October 24, 2012. 

Discount code is UBLOGTEN.

Isn't that awesome?

Last, I wanted to say that I have missed visiting

with all of you.  I don't know that I'll be able

to completely catch up on all I missed,

but rest assured that I will be back to making

my usual rounds to your blogs.

Here's to a great new week ahead! 

 

The Wedding

Thank you all so much for your kind Anniversary wishes for my husband & I!    I really appreciated it!
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Now, for a different wedding...........
My niece is getting married on Saturday!   

I wanted to share a few things I've been working on over the past month or so.  My niece wants a candy buffet & no candy buffet is complete without a sign....

...so using an old frame from a garage sale, that I paid $1.00 for, I painted this Love is Sweet sign.  I then added a little fall prettiness to the corner.  Did I mention all the candy will be in shades of orange, brown or yellow/gold?

Now for the card holder...what to do?  Funny, this is my old birdcage that I was selling in my garage sale a few years ago.  At the time, my oldest sister pulled it out, told me I was crazy, & took it home with her!  Now that I see it again, I'm not so sure my sister is getting this back!  lol  Why would I want to sell this in the first place?  What was I thinking?

The bridesmaids are wearing gowns in a deep purple...eggplant actually.  My niece really wanted to play up the Fall theme.  So deep purple ribbon & some orange flowers are all this birdcage took to look pretty.  Still wondering about adding a tiny pumpkin...

Next, we have the place cards.  Round & round we went trying to find something we liked.  Nothing that a little crafting & a spray of glitter paint couldn't cure. 

So there you have my wedding projects.  I can't believe the day is almost here!!  Hopefully I can get some decent wedding photos to share with you next week. 

Have a great weekend & see you soon!     

 

20 years

Some days I have to ask myself  just how old I really am. 

I find that I'm alot older than I often think I am.

Do you have that problem too?

Here I am (with my high school sweetheart),
at our Junior Prom, May 31, 1985.
I am all of 16 years old here.

No snickering allowed.

Now take today, for instance.   

Am I really old enough to have been married for 20 years?

October 10, 1992~October 10, 2012

20 years is such a looooong time.

The answer is yes.  Apparently I am old enough. 

Oh good heavens...I'm old!

And yes, I am married to that high school sweetheart above.

 

♥ Happy 20th Anniversary! ♥

In the words of Gladys Knight,

(who I just saw in concert...she was phenomenal)

"You're the best thing that ever happened to me."

Cute Halloween Vignette

I've been having alot of fun decorating for Halloween lately.  It took me awhile to figure things out, but I decided that I prefer "cute Halloween" over "scary Halloween."  At least that's how I feel this year anyway!  Next year, who knows? 

Here's a cute Halloween vignette on my coffee table:

I can't decide which I enjoy more lately...sharing my Halloween decor with you or playing with my pictures in PicMonkey! I wanted to give this next photo a vintage feel:

So tell me, would you consider yourself a "cute Halloween kind of girl" or a "scary Halloween kind of girl?"

Thanks for taking the time to visit with me today! 

Linking to:  Tabletop Tuesday at A Stroll Thru Life

Goose Creek Candles

Hello sweet friends!

The fabulous BJ at Sweet Nothings

is having a Goose Creek Candle giveaway

until October 9th.

Have you entered to win yet?

Please click here to enter BJ's giveaway. 

I was the lucky girl who won a Goose Creek Candle

at a giveaway hosted by The Polka Dot Closet a few weeks back. 
Thank you so much, Carol & Goose Creek!

Above is the candle I selected...Apple Bourbon.

Can I just tell you how yummy the scent is?
 I love it. 

The best part though? 
I can smell it throughout my home and I really love that.

So, go on, go on...head over to Sweet Nothings to enter

and good luck! 

Jack the Pumpkin Pillow

Last week, while shopping at Target, I noticed they had some really cute Halloween decor.  I spotted a pumpkin pillow that I loved.  

Here is the picture I took with my iphone.  Yeah, I know it's a terrible shot.

Said pillow was only $9.99, but I already had a cart full of stuff I didn't really need, so I thought I'd refrain from buying this pillow.

A few days later, the pillow was still on my mind.  I thought of going back to Target to buy it, however, I knew that if I went back, I would most likely fill up my cart with stuff I didn't really need, and thus begin the vicious cycle all over again.

Then I thought....hey, maybe I could make my own pillow! 

I had cream colored fleece left over from when I made my Valentine's Day hearts.  That's all I needed was some orange fleece & black embroidery floss.  I bought a 1/4 yard of orange fleece & some embroidery floss & spent less than $2.00 to do so at Joanns.  (It would have actually been less still had I not bought 3 rolls of embroidery floss.  I'm such a bad judge of how much I need of something!)

I found this pumpkin pattern at Confessions of a Plate Addict.  

Using this template and then free handing the eyes & mouth, I came up with this cutie.

I used a simple whip stitch & a blanket stitch to make this fellow.  I'm pretty happy with how he turned out too.    Cute, huh? 

Are you getting ready for Halloween?

Linking to:

Share Your Cup Thursday at Have a Daily Cup of Mrs. Olson

Live Laugh Linky Thursday at Live Laugh Rowe

Time Traveler Thursday at Brambleberry Cottage

Fall Greetings

I can't believe it's October already.

Where does the time go?

Over our back door, there is a metal....awning...I guess you'd call it.

I couldn't wait to give the area under it a little Fall love.

When my son came home from school he quickly remarked,

"This looks nice!"

Ahh, what a sweetheart.  That boy knows just what to say.

And isn't that all that really matters anyway?