MORE FALL DECOR............

As I was thinking about getting some fall décor out, I grabbed the door wreath I had made last year for fall but it seemed a little too soon to get rid of all the summer colors, so I decided I could make a wreath that would transition from the warm days of summer to the cooler days of fall.

 

This one will welcome my guests for the next month or so or at least until I am ready for more fall colors.

IS IT TIME FOR FALL ???

My weather man tells me that tomorrow is the start of meteorological fall and since it is my favorite season I hope he makes it last for months and months.  I shared in the spring that I did some gardening or at least planted a few flowers and not being much of a gardener I'm quite pleased with myself.  Along with purchasing some little flowers and planting them, I also planted some seeds and this year I had some success..

 

I have been enjoying these blooms for awhile and this morning decided to bring some indoors to start my fall decorating.

 

 

I do remember this time last year being very warm, however this year the weather is mild and it is beginning to feel like fall and for me nothing says fall like some burlap and sunflowers.

I WANT TO SEW SOMETHING ....

I have not done much sewing in the last few months, a couple of Queen Elsa dresses and a little summer dress for a 9 year old granddaughter.  She picked out her fabric, pattern and lace while she was visiting giving me complete instructions on exactly what she wanted.  I finished up that little dress a few weeks ago and sent it to her, but have not had any yearnings to turn my sewing machines on since, that is until this morning.  I knew I wanted to sew something but didn't know what until I got into my room and started looking for inspiration.  I remembered I had saved a pattern from a facebook page for a purse.  I don't think I have ever made a purse before, but I have been doing a lot of things recently that I am unfamiliar with, so I found some fabric, printed out the pattern and spent the day putting it together.

 

I am so pleased with how nice this bag came out.  It is lined and I even added a pocket on the inside.

 

 

 

I feel inspired to make a few more of these bags and think I will probably tweek the pattern some to make the bag a little bigger.

SAVED FROM THE LANDFILL !!!!!

Picked this cart up for free in a pile of trash at a yard sale.  It was dirty and broken and just waiting for trash pick-up.  The woman who I rescued it from just laughed at me when I asked if I could take it home.  It has been sitting and waiting for it's make-over.  Now made over it will be delivered to it's new home next week.

 

I took it apart, cleaned, sanded and repaired it before I gave it a new paint job.

 

 

I spray painted the bottom two trays, used a paint and resin treatment on the top tray and after letting it all sit for a few days for the paint and resin to cure I put it back together and this is now the finished project.

 

                                                                   Isn't she beautiful !!!!

 

I hope this piece will live on for many more years to come and it's new owners get as much enjoyment out of it as I did giving it it's new life.