Halloween Finds

Ok maybe they're not all strictly Halloween themed, but I love them! Hope you do too. Have a great weekend!
1. foxberries ver.2 2. Candy Corn Soap 3. Pumpkin Baby Booties
4. Dried Marigold Hand-Dyed Merino Wool 5. Mom, this is the friend I told you about 6. Pumpernickel the fat Pig
7. Halloween Paper Crown 8. Hand Felted Pumpkin 9. Where Ghosts Sit

More for fall...

I had a busy day today so I didn't get the chance to post what I was originally planning on... but I found a couple fun things to share. If you haven't noticed already, I love fall and Halloween.. Tomorrow I'm going to show you some of the great Halloween items I've found on Etsy. :)

First up, this amazing looking pumpkin spice cream cheese spread recipe from Pinch My Salt. I must make this.

And some sweet Halloween embroidered coasters from Green Jello. I found them from the feeling stitchy blog.. scroll down because there's some other cute fall/Halloween embroidery projects. *sigh* Now I really want to embroider something. :)

Bees and Gourds

I'm really feeling the shift of seasons here in Michigan. The sun is noticeably lower in the sky, the shadows are different. I've been having to close my window at night (so sad! I miss hearing the crickets). I was out wandering around the yard yesterday and my little prairie was completely alive with all sorts of bees and other insects, busy getting ready for winter.

That big one there is a carpenter bee. They live in the telephone pole back by my vegetable garden. I love that they're back there.. whenever I go to the garden I peek in on them to see what's going on.

And the honey bees! Isn't she just the most beautiful creature? I could watch them all day. I can't wait to get my own hives.

And because autumn's in the air, I thought I'd share a fun craft I found on Martha's site using gourds. Isn't it cute? Find it here.

Enjoy the last couple of days of summer.. I'll be busy putting up tomatoes and hopefully do some thrifting. I'm itching to find some treasures. Have a great weekend!

Hello Autumn

Asters blooming in the native prairie garden.

Apples in the old orchard next door.

A baby blanket ready to quilt. I made the top in the early summer and saved the quilting part for the fall.

Delicious vegetable barley soup from here. We add whatever's in the house or out in the garden. This batch had corn, green beans and potatoes in addition to the stuff in the recipe. Pair it with fresh homemade bread.. yum!

Some goldenrod and grasses also in the prairie garden.

Raspberries!