Sweet little find.

I am a big fan of any work that comes out of Studio Violet. This book is no exception. How cute are these pictures?! I want to buy this for a little person in my life.













Also, Chelsea posted the cutest DIY owl lady costume for one of Elsie's tricks and treats post today! So adorable! Maybe I want to change my Halloween idea??? We were going to be Mr. And Mrs. Fox from Wes Anderson's amazing film.

fabulously fall.

Have you looked through J Crew's Fall 2010 collection yet? You should. It's just lovely.

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New Wreaths.

That sneak peek earlier this week was of these two wreaths I made. Like my other wreaths, they are made of yarn and have both moss and ribbon on them. I wanted to make another wreath with deer on it like the one I used in the giveaway on Freckled Nest. Something new that I did was add these paper flowers. Philip has a TON of scraps from hollowing out the vintage books for his lamps. I always feel so horrible throwing them away so I took a few and started just playing with them. Eventually, I made these flowers and loved them!

I think the light colors of the moss, bark, paper flowers with the branches are perfect for winter and fall. I like making things that don't fall into traditional color schemes that holidays tend to have (Halloween: orange, black, purple. Christmas: red, green, white. etc) I would definitely display these with our Christmas decor.

I'm planning on using some of these paper flowers to make a set of boutonnières. Whatchya think- good idea?

Punkins

This weekend, were planning on going to Bates Nut Farm. We have been going every October for the past few years or so with a group of friends. Everyone grew up going there and as we got older, we all decided to start a tradition. We usually hang out afterward and carve pumpkins together.

Now, I have not always seen myself as the most patient person in the world. I have definitely gotten a heck of a lot better in this area since I started crafting on a regular basis. You have to have enough patience to actually FINISH a project before you can see the end result. A lot of things I do are small, detailed, time consuming and straining on the eyes. Therefor, my patience is growing more and more. I don't know what it is about pumpkins but I have ZERO patience when it comes to carving them! There's so many steps- planning your design, getting the tools, making a stencil, cutting the top (just the right way so it actually stays), gutting it, and then there's the actual cutting which takes way too long. I don't like the typical halloween faces that are goofy or scary. Mostly because I hate Halloween, I think it's the worst holiday. So maybe that's me rejecting it in some way. But the creative crafter inside of me really enjoys those oober cute pumpkins that are shaped like owls or that have cute lace patterns on them. i just dont have the tolerance to make my pumpkin look like those. I usually end up painting it. This year, I am going to try really really hard to create a pumpkin that I am proud of. I needed ideas and inspiration so I found some via Martha Stewart's website. I wanted to share them with you. Then after Sunday, I'll share my pumpkin with you.