November Wreath

Last month I did a post on Harvest Wreaths for Autumn Jubilee, and my MIL commented that she wanted one.  Well, OK, any excuse to get out the goodies and play with my glue gun again!! Starting out with a grapevine wreath base, I added some fall color faux flowers and leaves. I also started …

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Autumn on the Veranda

Color is finally showing in some of the trees, and I wanted a pretty veranda for our recent company to enjoy. I thought it would be nice to add a quilt to the tableau, fall inspired and cozy feeling. The little pie pumpkin will become pumpkin bread in a couple of weeks.  I found dark …

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A Hint of Autumn in the Mountains

The calendar says October, but there hasn't been the needed cold snap to turn our leaves to the autumn beauty we anticipate. Friday and Saturday did bring some much needed rain, and I was happy to spend the days inside. With some projects finished and others not yet begun, it was a perfect day to …

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Pumpkin Orange Bread

Autumn is the ideal time for pumpkin recipes, and I have a great one for you today.  This pumpkin bread is a bit different, with a brighter more pumpkin-y flavor.   Some years ago I made pumpkin bread using a standard recipe with ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cinnamon - really it was a pumpkin spice bread.  …

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Sew an Autumn Valence

My kitchen window has had the same valence over the shade for more years than I can count.  It was also over the kitchen window in our previous home, which amazingly had the same size window.  Of course, the view here always takes my attention, but the lace valence had seen better days.  I made …

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Harvest Wreaths

The first crafting project for Autumn Jubilee is an Autumn wreath. I have two that I have used for a couple of years now, both need some work. The bows are looking a bit faded and sad, and one has a bunch of bare spots. It just so happens that I have a yard full …

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Welcome Autumn Cards

Autumn is a wonderful time to send a card to someone, just to say hi or thinking of you.  It doesn't need to be a birthday or special day, just a card to tell someone that you haven't seen in a while or that is having some challenges that you are thinking of them.  Even …

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Pumpkin Tablescape

I just can't stand it, I cannot wait one more day for Autumn to begin.  At this time of year, I always think of my mother and how much we loved to do things in the fall. We would decorate together, read Bon Appetit magazine together, plan our holidays, bake pumpkin bread, make wreaths together, …

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Autumn Drive on the Blue Ridge Parkway

Last Saturday was our car club's costume drive, and we had an absolute blast. Our club met up in Asheville, lots of us in funny costumes. We had a great turnout of cars and members. Driving on the Blue Ridge Parkway was just surreal, the colors were so vibrant. I kept snapping off photos as …

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Beaded Mason Jar Holiday Decoration

Last year I accidentally discovered that a flared votive candle holder will fit the top of a Mason or Ball canning jar.  That post is here showing a filled jar with the candle.  I wanted to enter a jar with that concept into the fair, but I knew that two glass pieces not held together …

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