My Day

Out my window:

Beautiful autumn color and rain. Glorious rain!!

Clean dishes:

Our dishwasher isn't working right, but I'm enjoying washing dishes by hand. (for the moment anyway...) For the record, I grew up without a dishwasher. I really don't mind too much and rather enjoy the warm soapy water - especially in cooler weather!

A newly sorted sock drawer:

Yes, I do have a problem. Anyone know of a good Socks Anonymous group?  :)

Finding out if I still remember how - it's been a while:

I do. So relaxing. Why don't I do it more often???

Listening to the sounds of thunder and rain as well as Little Women....

What does your day hold?

Sunday Blessing

Jesus! what a Friend for sinners!

Jesus! Lover of my soul;

Friends may fail me, foes assail me,

He, my Savior, makes me whole.

Jesus! what a Strength in weakness!

Let me hide myself in Him.

Tempted, tried, and sometimes failing,

He, my Strength, my victory wins.

Refrain:

Hallelujah! what a Savior!

Hallelujah! what a Friend!

Saving, helping, keeping, loving,

He is with me to the end.

Selected from:

Our Great Saviour

by J. Wilbur Chapman

Thrifty Thursday

No, I'm not starting a new blog linkup - it's just that it's Thursday and I want to share some of my thrifty finds from last week! :)  Last Friday was the "pre-sale" for our favorite thrift sale. I didn't find as many vintage linens this time, though... maybe I bragged a little too much last May!! :)  And considering that we went pretty late in the day, I think I founds some neat stuff!!

I love this bowl!! $2.50 is a bit pricey for this sale, but this was worth it! :) I know, that isn't a bad price at all!! They had some pretty glassware this time!

I love these two! I'm discovering I have a love for those old cake keepers, although the other two I have are family treasures. Love the word "cake" on the front and the retro font! And the old movie camera!! :) (It goes great in my family room!)

Hmm... what color to paint those candlesticks? and what to fill that jar with?? And don't you love my enamelware finds? :)

Cuteness!!

So have you found any good thrifty finds recently? I love finding good things for just a little bit of money! And supporting a good cause!

Annual Fall Tour

The last couple of years I have give you all a tour of my fall decorating. It seems, I have set a precedent. There is something about the warmth of fall that makes me want to share some hospitality!

The days have (finally) gotten cooler here in Texas. It seems fall has finally arrived! The trees are turning beautiful colors and it's time to make a batch of hot chocolate mix! (Must add ingredients to shopping list...) So go grab a cup of hot chocolate or hot tea and a yummy cookie or scone and enjoy some Southern hospitality...

The view as you step into my living room:

I know it looks blue - but my couch really is green. :)

My mantel this year - not much different from last year... I'm really wanting to redo what hangs over the mantel. Maybe sometime this year. :)

Coffee table:

The little side table by the couch:

I love my new (old) little candy box! A recent thrifty find!!

I think this is my favorite corner at the moment. It turned out pretty good, and we have really been enjoying our digital frame - about time we got it out of the closet!! Mark got it at a work party a couple of years ago and we finally got it going. :)

 

And my dining room table:

Yes, the runner is running across the table instead of lengthwise - probably not the most decoratively accurate way, but it works for us! :) 

I hope you have enjoyed our fall tour!! Now I'm off to enjoy the rest of the lovely cool weather (and get a little lot of laundry done!) :)

PS~Don't forget the lovely fall music! I bought the soundtrack to Little Women and have really enjoyed the relaxing cheerful music in the background! (If you play my music at left you will find a 30 second preview of it at the top... enjoy!) :)

Finished Object Friday

Happy October!!! I am loving this time of year, especially now that it has (finally) cooled down a little in Texas! :)  Fall is about the only time I can be "friends" with the color orange - I'm not an orange person, but it just seems to belong to fall. :)  I did finally finish my fall decorating and I will share that with you next week. Today, though, as you know is Finished Object Friday! (I'm a little late today, because I had to bring my trusty little laptop somewhere that it can get internet. My home internet doesn't like me right now and I've had to use our other computer - which doesn't have all my stuff!)  Anyway...


This could be considered a "Finished Object Flop" because that's just what these cupcakes did! They looked really cute when I first finished them for our birthdays... I even bought a cute stand to display them on...



Unfortunately, as you can see... they started doing this:


Here's what I did wrong (so you won't repeat my mistake - and neither will I) I bought store icing in the tub and added powdered sugar to stiffen it up. I believe the powdered sugar had the opposite effect and just made it runny. Next time? I'm making my OWN icing!! :) 

**Extra**
This little extra FOF won't cost you a nickle! :) I shared a flower I made last FOF, this week I made another for a very special little girl (who is getting very big!) who turned six this week!!

It's the same pattern, but I really liked doing it in felt - much less floppy to work with and I was able to cut out two "petals" at a time.

The precious thing about "Gracie" is how much she loves handmade items! She is always thrilled to get something that I made for her. I had given Gracie her main gift a couple of days earlier, so when we went to her little party I wanted to have something to bring - I had wanted to make her a flower before, but ran out of time. As soon as she saw the clip, she whipped off her headband and modeled it for us!

Such a precious little princess!

So now it's your turn!!! I'm excited to hear what you all have been up to! Link up below and have fun! (If this is your first time, be sure to check out the intro post here.)