Give Thanks

I LOVE Christmas as much as the next girl BUT I am NOT going to rush it (now that's not to say I haven't listened to a few carols that they are already playing on the radio) BUT I haven't put my tree up yet, decorated the house or even began making things for the season. I believe we need to remember Thanksgiving....take the time to be thankful for all the blessings in our lives, no matter how awful things sometimes seem.....with that being said, I do have a few lil fall / thankful decorations up.....

Got this beauty at the Salvation Army....LOVED the color and the shape.....

ANd the price! That's right peeps. $1.95!! This can be used for thanksgiving and every holiday there after! Christmas full of vintage balls, New years full of clock faces, Valentine's Day - hearts of course, St. Patty's - shamrocks, Easter - eggs, Summer - shells! I wouldn't put food in there because I do believe the previous owner painted it.
For now I have a few pinecones (I am having the hardest time finding somewhere to collect the lil buggers!!) and the leaves that were in my flower arrangement.

I simply added some acorns to the base of this glitterati candle that I put into a silver pedestal bowl.....
and displayed it here on the shelf in the entry hallway.....
This is the lil frame next to the number 7 above. It's a vintage dictionary page that just so happened to have a turkey pic next to the definition!!
Which prompted the turkey drawing on the silver chalkboard tray (this display is missing something BUT as usual I will be decorating up until the doorbell rings Thanksgiving day!!)
I printed this out on my computer......

In the China hutch I displayed my Great Grandma's vintage Wheat china (which we will be using for Thanksgiving dinner)

I am linking up at Bungalow http://www.thebungalowblogonline.com/ she's hosting a Thanksgiving Linky party!

Indoor S'More's

Have any of you had that nasty 2 part cold that's been going around? We're on our second week with it and it stinks! Being sick means staying in. resting and watching tv......BUT you need a yummy snack, right?!?!

We chose indoor S'Mores! Now I am SURE I am NOT the first person to do this (in fact, we used to do this all the time BUT with the microwave).

Here is all the yummy S'More goodness (notice the pretty fleur de lis chocolate squares)

Wait, in the above pic I forgot our roasting skewers (which is ok, they kinda ruin the pretty in the picture)
As you can see, we simply held the marshmallow over the stove flame (I did remove the burner grates to avoid marshmallow mess madness) and kids, you need mom and dad's supervision!!
Just in case your marshmallow catches on fire.....mom can blow it out! (remember, I was sick...no make-up and comfy fleece - how scary!!)
mmmm, mmmm good! The perfect Indoor S'more!
Kid tested - MOTHER APPROVED!!
Have a GREAT day! Try your own indoor S'More today!!

WIWW

I took lots of pics this week for what I wore Wednesday.....So many that I contemplated posting a pic a day....BUT I love linking up with Lindsey at the Pleated Poppy http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2011/11/what-i-wore-wednesday-42/. Here is WIW Friday...my guy and I had the day to ourselves while the kiddies were in school, so we went thrifting and out to lunch.

Mustard Sweater - Thrifted

Grey T-Shirt - Old Navy

Black Jeggins - Seven via Marshall's

Boots - Coach

Purse - Coach

Wallet - Marshall's
Necklace - Thrifted

These are the silly outtakes (I was trying to show my ring)
Leopard Ring - Aerie

Saturday was an easy breezy day (read about it in my previous post) SO I wanted to be comfy....

Black Velour Hoodie - Thrifted

Black Striped Skully Bling Tank - Disneyworld

Black Velour Pants - Don't remember

Flip Flops - Wal-Mart
Sunday morning was church and I decided to try mixing prints.....and wearing booties with something other than jeans (I see these looks on y'all's blogs and I LOVe the look but for me, I felt uncomfortable the entire morning). What I wore.....

Floral Cardi - Thrifted

Black and white polka dot dress - Thrifted

Red Belt - Thrifted

Booties - Kmart 2009

I felt like I was ready to take off in flight.....
or say OLE!!! Tell me, what do you think? Hit or miss on this one?
Later Sunday afternoon I met my girls for lunch at Maggiano's and I wore this.....

Black Jacket - Lane Bryant

Lace Corset T - Wal-Mart

Jeans - Don't remember

Boots - Thrifted

Pearls - Vintage

See these boots? Above I mentioned they were thrifted.....Nine West
I paid $4.99, they were brand new from Nordstrom rack retailing for $59.90 and I paid $4.99!! Now, the trick here was I bought them back in May, when suede shoes were not in season, BUT I sure was happy to pull them out in November! Buy off season for staples - YOU WILL SAVE!!

Off to see what y'all wore!

Easy.....Like a Sunday Morning

BUT on a Saturday! This is the first weekend we haven't had volleyball or football and to be quite honest we were unsure what to do with ourselves!! It was a GORGEOUS fall day here in the midwest. After a trip to HobLob for some craft supplies (cupcake liners pictured below included) I decided to whip up some cupcakes.....

This was my first time using Paula Deen's cupcake mix and it was DELISH! (on a side note, I have her book and started to read it but never finished...has anyone out there read it?). I wanted to decorate the cupcakes but have yet to locate my Pampered Chef tool I use to frost the cupcakes so I had to frost the old fashioned way.....

They came out pretty cute (at least I think so).....

As I mentioned above, we went to HobLob for some project supplies (I am lucky enough that my guy enjoys a trip to HobLob and creating too). Here is a lil preview.....project details to follow soon!

Have a GREAT weekend y'all!

Warm and Cozy

Welcome November

A gentle reminder as we enter and leave....."give thanks".....

My $2.00 spikes are still thriving (and huge)!!
In the front entry signs of fall abound....(you'll the notice the flowers from my honey have gone from Jack O'Lantern to a pumpkin.....sshhh.....I just turned them around!!)
A lil fall tableau in the hall....the main elements remained the same - the mirror, sconces and table. The changes were the glittered candles (thrifted for .40 / each), the natural twig pumpkins (thrifted for .60 / each) the apple basket and the train case (that houses my nail polishes).
I LOVE the combo of the rust and lime green!

Juxtapose in the dining room of rustic elegance. Fun kitchsy green metal, silver tray and wood with wrought iron.
Stay tuned for more turkey decor! Here I have featured simple changes that evoke cozy fall memories!

HAPPY HALLOWEEN

May your Monday be full of treats not tricks! Recovering from a busy Halloween-palooza weekend!!

Friday started off with flowers from my honey! Have you ever seen anything so cute?!?! The florist did a great job!

Saturday night we carved pumpkins....5 pumpkins! There were pumpkin guts everywhere!! This is the pattern I chose.....

Here are all the pumpkins on the porch.......

L to R: Nik's, Mario's, Miguel's Maya's and Mine.....everyone did a GREAT job! We sure have some talented kids!!

Of course all those pumpkins yielded tons of seeds......
Which we were making at midnight! Have a spooktacular evening! Trick or treating at Nana and Grandpa's with the cousins tonight!

WIWW

I am a day late to link up BUT better later than never!! I LOVE linking up with Lindsey http://thepleatedpoppy.com/2011/10/what-i-wore-wednesday-40/ it's fun to see what everyone else is wearing AND keeps me outta sweats all week! LOL! I actually only have one pic this week (NOT because I didn't get dressed, life just happened and was busy).

This was just a silly off the cuff pic and it turned out to be my favorite (look wise BUT not all the crap in the background)

Here is what I wore.....
Sweater - The Limited (thrifted)

Leopard Tank - Wal-Mart 2010

Jeans - Lane Bryant

Grey Suede Boots - Target Jan 2011

Purse - Thrifted

Rosary - Thrifted

The details......
Cute lil tie-up side on sweater

Off to see what YOU wore! Have a great day!