A Vintage Halloween!

I have decorated for years for Halloween. I love the colors, etc. Now I have tailored down my collection to vintage inspired items that I have been collecting for awhile. Here are just a few favorites. I try and add something unique every year. This year I found a vintage embroidery pattern that I dearly love and created these flour sack t-towels. These are my favorite t-towels of the season. The pattern is so unique and whimsical.

There were only three designs in this collection. I hope the designer will have a new collection available next year. They are just so neat.

I also dearly love Bethany Lowe vintage inspired decor. I found this bowl years ago at the Pharmacy in Pasadena and have cherished it ever since. The colors are so vibrant and the design so whimsical. 

One of my very favorite things to do is create little Halloween gifts for friends and family and attach one these vintage inspired tags to the gift. I also use these for postcards and they make great decor mantle pictures. These are just a few of my favorite tags from my collection.

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VINTAGE Baby Burp Cloths!

I just got the word that my son and his wife are having a baby in late April! Finally after 10 years of marriage. I am so happy for them. This will be my 7th grandchild. My daughter is having #6 grand baby in March. I got so excited that I machine embroidered these darling vintage design burp cloths. I getting ready to mail them out today so before I do thought I would share with my blogging peeps.

Doggie Fun in the Pumpkin Patch...

One of my Bella pups born July 18, 2011 is now a Service Dog in Training with Paw'sitive Teams from San Diego, CA. This is the 3rd service pup they have received from me in the last6 10 years. My two other pups grew up to graduate and are canine companions today. I just received these pictures from Carol with Paw'sitive Teams of  Sejera (little pup in the wagon) and her friends visiting a pumpkin patch.

She is such a happy pup!

Curious as well...

Always smiling!

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My Memories Suite Giveaway! CHECK THIS OUT IT'S AWESOME.

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GIVEAWAY!

Check out this give away over at The Crafter Bug. This digital scrap book software My Memories Suite is absolutely amazing. Connie is having a giveaway, but I couldn't wait so I copied her code and purchased the software for $10 discount and downloaded it to my computer. It's so user friendly. I love scrap booking but don't like the mess and really don't have time, digital scraping is the answer. I've tried other digital  programs but never anything like this

I am having a blast creating these pages.

Below are six pages I put together yesterday of my current golden puppies.

You can go on Youtube and follow the tutorial's. There is just know end in sight with this software.

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FALL = Malcolm, Pillows and a COZY MYSTERY!

When the weather starts  cooling down and the nights get cold I always look forward to going to bed early snuggling down in the pillows and covers with Malcolm snoring at my feet and reading a Cozy Mystery!  You what I'm talking about, the middle aged/senior single woman sleuth who annoys the police but always turns out right. She always has a cat or two and the resident dog who accompanies her on her escapades. There always seems be plenty of gossip, good food and tea where ever she goes. They always take place in beautiful quaint country sides with plenty of flowers, trees and wonderful small wild animals such as badgers, owls, or hedgehogs. Usually a quick read and always comes in a series. Our heroine never gets sick and she isn't worried about finding a man to fill the void in her life, her community, home, friends and furry kids provide enough adventure for any one person.

Autumn began last Friday and I found my first Cozy Mystery from a recommendation on Cozy-Mystery.com which is a wonderful blog with countless suggestions!  I found a new author, at least to me, Vicki Lane. She is a marvelous writer. She had me right up until the end. Her heroine is Elizabeth Goodweather a widow living in the mountains near Ashville, NC.  She love Appalachia and the beauty and mountain lore is all included. Her books always have an unresolved mountain legend included from the past that somehow coincides with what is going on in the future.
I just finished the 1st one in the series Signs in the Blood (check out review)and plan to continue reading the whole series. I have a kindle so I look forward tonight to snuggling down in bed with Malcolm passed out at my feet  reading
Art's Blood the 2nd installment in the series.

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