~Life's Simple Pleasures~

I get pleasure from doing the most simplest things.

Carly bought back from Paris a newspaper for me.

She knows I love anything from France.

I decided to paint some clay pots. 

I cut some strips of the French paper and

then glued them onto the pots.

With some pretty sunflowers in them,

it was a little bit of a French touch.

I wanted to do an easy project with stamping. 

I made some envelopes for the Thanksgiving table,

and added some Thankful tags for my family. 

I saw a recipe for soft pretzels.

We were watching the football games

over the weekend.

I've been wanting to try new recipes,

this one was in the Food Network Magazine.

It was fun wrapping the dough into a twist!

They were delicious,

 at half-time!

We found these beautiful yellow lentils at a Farmers Market.

So, I made some Lentil soup and added

 some vegetables from our garden.

A very simple dish!

A Beautiful Bouquet of Roses

I love Simple Pleasures!

~Handmade Velvet Pumpkins and Simple & Sweet Fridays #88~

I love velvet pumpkins.

I have been seeing wonderful blogs making the most beautiful velvet pumpkins

 and I wanted to make some for the holidays.

I have these Fall letters and

 they have a tint of blue in them.

I thought why not make some pretty blue velvet pumpkins to go with the theme.

I went to a Fabric store and found just the right shade of blue.

My friend, Mary gave me this pretty glass pumpkin that I thought would go perfect with the vignette.

I think you could make pumpkins of every color if you wanted to.

I found this material at a garage sale.

So pretty as pumpkins, 

don't you think?

Dry some pumpkin stems from Halloween,

they really make them look magical and real. 

They look so elegant no matter where you place them.

Yes, I definitely will make more.

If you've never made any,

you have to make at least one.

It's a wonderful project for the holidays.

I wanted to share with you

 how I displayed my glittered acorns.

I had Stan cut some branches from the garden.

I placed some lights on them and hung them with wire.

I drilled a hole in the center and glued a bent wire to it.

Of course, Stan helped me. 

I added some butterflies to the branches.

Just the look I wanted for the holidays.

I also displayed the acorns with some moss and a candle.

I'm sure you'll have fun with both of these projects.

Now let's see what you've been working on!!

Last weeks Features:

The Rococo Roamer - Ludwigsburg Pumpkin Festival and Palace

A Debbie Dabble Christmas - It's Rudolph Day and Wanna See What I Bought?

The Nest at Finch Rest - Happy Halloween

Chateau Chic - Bittersweet in Fall Vignettes

Penny Wise - Nevermore

Harvest Lane Cottage - Want to Knit Some Mittens For Your Little Kittens For Christmas?

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~Autumn in the Garden~

~Today was a beautiful Autumn day in the garden~

There is some rain expected in San Diego tomorrow,

so I wanted to garden while the weather was perfect.

I love this stepping stone.

My angels are always watching over the garden.

Our cabbages are doing so well and

 we still have pumpkins growing in November.

Roses in bloom.

A little color everywhere.

Succulents are always so easy to grow.

My sweet peas and scarlet flax that I started by seed.

Next weekend I'll plant them.

I just love walking through the garden in the morning

 with a cup of coffee to see what is growing.

I put some white pumpkins outside,

they're so pretty lined up in a row.

On the other table,

 I had orange pumpkins.

We were so lucky to have 

so many grow in the garden this year.

I just love gardening.

There's never enough time to do everything I love to do.

But, today I made time to watercolor.

And yes, a stop at Trader Joe's

for their new Pumpkin Cheesecake.

With a chocolate covered strawberry it was a perfect end to a perfect day!