i'm glad you all are enjoying my halloween gift as much as i am.
(polly's version)
my favorites are the simple black and orange quilts.
and i will always love the primitive quilts and stitcheries.
the problem is, there are so many quilts, so many stitcheries and so very little time...
p.s. donna, the cupcake holder is really some type of egg holder that i got at a local nursery years ago. i don't even know what it's originally intended for, but i love it...
i also made this trail mix that i discovered last year in a country living magazine.
it's a huge hit.
(mix together halloween m&m's, roasted peanuts and candy corn. my kids like when i add mini oreo's and goldfish crackers to the mix, but the original country living mix is just the three ingredients.)
(picture from country living)
hope your having a great weekend!
mc calls crafts has a pattern to make these simple ghosts.
it's number 3133.
all you need is white felt (90" wide), black felt for the eyes and mouth,
a tomato cage, white christmas lights and basic sewing skills.
the kids will love it!
you, too, can make a scarecrow!
start with a 6 foot stake, a 3 1/2 foot stake and a carvable pumpkin
put them together like this.
you want to screw the smaller stake to the larger one just below the base of the pumkpin.
then the clothes! i found some at our local goodwill...
use raffia to tie the bottom of the shirt and the pants.
stuff the shirt, arms and legs with a ton of newspaper
and then use a small hay bail from michaels to fill in the neck, arms, and pocket.
you can attach a crow with wire to his arm, add a straw hat and a face
and your scarecrow is complete.
now all i need to do is plant some fall flowers, add some pumpkins and accessories and my fall display will be done.
enjoy.
the vipers have won all their games so far!
GO VIPERS!!!
i don't have a clue about football so here's what i do know...
bub is the wide reciever, he has made several interceptions, one touchdown (that was announced over the intercom at school..."embarrassing!") and he discovered tuesday that he could knock people over as long as it was with his shoulder and not his hands (it's flag football).
with that in mind, he knocked a kid to the ground on thursday and consequently ticked off a samoan kid who took found revenge by using extreme force.
as bub put it, "i got WORKED!"
all was well, that ended well.
lesson learned...
don't tick off the samoan kid!
to ride these!!!
besides, your way too important to us to have something really bad happen to you.
so i'm putting my foot down {did you hear that}.
i have a man coming tomorrow to buy the bikes...
it's for the best honey. after your accident the other day and the trip to the er and the terrible bruising that makes me want to barf when see it, i had to make an executive desicion.
hope you understand, love you!!!
p.s. just kidding!!!
but seriously honey, could you take it easy, i'd like to keep you around for a little bit longer!!!
one day (hopefully soon...) i'll give you a tour of her beautiful home!
of course, i said yes!
i love cupcakes!!!
i debated wether this was blog worthy or not and then i said to myself..."self, if one person has yet to try these fabulous honey crisp apples then you have done your good deed for the day." 
happy fall y'all!
YUM???
we had our joseph smith quilt class last night and i wanted to bring a tasty treat.
it needed to be fall'ish, but still summery (as the weather is not quite cool yet...)
it needed to be made quickly (it was 4pm when i decided to make something and class was at 7pm)
it needed to be yummy, but not too yummy...i'm watching my weight, so to speak and i didn't want to be tempted.
hmmm...
glancing through the pantry, i found my son's fAvORite box of lemon cake mix.
PERFECT!
i don't particulary care for lemony treats, i'll eat them, but i knew i would be able to pass.
with a quick trip through my sewing room, i had everything i needed to make a tasty treat that met all the requirements.
gotta LOVE cupcakes!
gotta LOVE quilting!
