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Well Hello there! If you've stumbled your way to this blog WELCOME! I'm a widwestern gal who is darn crafty. I love taking all kinds of pictures,  but taking funny ones of myself are my favourite. I am a t.v. and movie addict who can remeber all kinds of movie history, actors names, dates and trivia, however, I cannot seem to remember where I put my purse, keys and sometimes my children! 

To learn more about me you can get a backstage tour by clicking on the different links and visiting the bio/headshot area.

 

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Tuesday
Oct062009

feelin the love?

You are all winners! If you left me a comment before Tuesday please email me your address  frontncenter@msn.com

Pilates today and then off to my dad's to deliver him some dinners and pie. Tomorrow I'll be making beef bourguignon with my friend Beth. This will be a cooking event as well as a photo op, can't wait!

Go here and get these! Today only they are buy 1 get one free! Go here  for some AMAZING ideas on how to use these. I did this one last week for Ella's  golden birthday. I'm going to make another for Beth's daughter. They are going to Taylor Swift so I'm going to "Taylor Swift it out" and hang the tickets off the box. The possibilities are endless!

 

This next picture has nothing to do with this post; all I can say is when did this happen?

 Have a autumn filled day!

Thursday
Oct012009

little things i love about Autumn

It is officially fall around here, and it has felt like it for a while now. This weekend I am going to  pull out all the Halloween decos. Here are some peeks at what I have started. 

The pillows are from Target,and placed up against a pumpkin colored pillow. I had a couple  of questions about the pumpkin in the necklace photo the other day. I got that idea from here. All it is is a strip of bling swirled stickers from Prima. I cut them up and adhered them to the pumpkin. You need to glue it down with hot glue or else they keep coming up.

Another idea I got from the  BHG Halloween issue was using Heidi Swapp stickers  on my candles. Right now they are on sale for $1.99 for the whole roll.

 These will be in the goodie bag along with the convert able flowers giveaway. 

 Just a little peek  for now. As you go off to spend this first weekend of fall take a little time and try doing  this.

 Here's my Top 20  Little Things I Love about Autumn

 1.  Frye boots

2. Baking my apple pie

3. Eating warm apple cider doughnuts

4. Hot apple cider

5. Pumpkin spice lattés

6. Leaves changing color

7. The smell of burning leaves

8. The fireplace

9. Pumpkin farms and apple orchards

10. Candy corn

11. Carving pumpkins

12. Decorating

13. The Disney channels countdown to Halloween shows

14. Sleeping with the windows open under a pile of blankets

15. Planning Halloween costumes/ outfits

16. Walking and shopping in Long Grove

17. Lighting the pumpkin Yankee candle

18. Making and eating chili/ cornbread

19. Costco's chicken pot pie

20. Thanksgiving and all the memories that go along with that.

Take a little time and enjoy the season!

Thursday
Oct012009

who wants one?

Yesterday I had the kind of headache that makes you think ... If I only had a drill! Or... maybe I need to go to the hospital. Why? I have no idea I haven't had that kind of headache in over a year. That's why I was thinking hospital. It's better today, but now I'm afraid to think too hard for fear it might come back.

It's a Blonde thing.

While I had a lull in the aching I managed to make this:

  

 Not the hat ( i wish) but the flower cluster. Using the convertable idea you can also wear it like this:

Below same ribbon different flower. This I made for my Halloween outfit.

This next picture cracks me up. i found this shirt at Walmart. My son took the picture, and I must think I'm a real  bada$$  because of the tattoos!

Here is just the shirt.

If you want to be in the drawing,

Just Say HI!

Monday
Sep282009

Be- witched

I'm so excited about my outfit today i thought i would share it with you.

I've been making alot of these headbands lately and made one for myself today.

     

 

What i love about  my headbands are that they are on a clip so you can wear them like above or like this..

  These are my shoes, kinda witch like too.

 

 I you would like one of these "convertable" headbands leave me a comment.  I will be giving 3 away, each one comes with  a little Halloween grab bag of scrapbooking goodies!

BUT,

You have to say hi

Don't be shy

Oh one last thing... I got this necklace here  it is the coolest. i love her creativity in sending this cork necklace to you in a beaker. So awesome. Go check her stuff out.