It's Apple Pie Baking Time !

I just finished

My

 Apple Baking Basket

It's that time of the year when the Apples are ready to be picked.

So get out that reciept book & start baking!

Red, Green, & Yellow

We Like Them All !

This Basket has several Apples of all sizes.

A piece of Red Checked Table Cloth draping out of the frontside of the basket.

I think it gives just that added touch of color that made it

 POP!

Then the wooden spoons & a rolling pin was added.

This is the backside of the arrangment ... it can be used as a centerpiece if you wish.

Just the right touchs of greenery & silk flowers.

Added the Red Checked Ribbon & Raffia Bow to the Rolling Pin.

Just Give Me 10 Minutes ~ Please

I put this together in 10 minutes or less.

Well after I ran to the Dollar Tree & gathered the supplies.

LOL!

Getting into the Spirit of it all!

Black Creepy Cloth & Orange Pumpkin 

You will have lots of the netting left to drape on a table & us to add to your decorations.

Cut out the Stem

(sorry the picture isn't all that great)

Run to the Woods & grab a stick!

Hot glue it along with some Spanish Moss ( I used the Green color )

Cut the webbing just to gather up around the pumpkin & hot glue in place.

I let pieces sprig out ... you don't want it to look to perfect.

Then you can add leaves, flowers, spiders, or what ever you like. 

Wallah

 &

 There You Have It!

Sigh ...

Now after all that hard work ... I think I need a cup of Coffee! 

~*~ Can You Feel It ? ~*~

Can you feel the Crisp Chill in the air?

It is getting closer to Fall everyday now.

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I will say that I do Love the Colors of Fall

Reds, Oranges, Yellows & Browns

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I also like decorating just about anything that will stand still !

Pumpkins, Wreaths, Gourds, & Bittersweet Vines.

 I love to decorate with them & also on them.

I found this old chair at a yard sale a couple years ago & all I had to add was the flowers.

It's Sold 

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 The Fall Creek Farms Flea Market 

Branson, Mo.

Hwy 165

So I went back in my "warehouse" LOL! the garage & pulled out another chair.

 Today I went to work on it & this is how it turned out. 

The rooster is just setting there.

He isn't attached to the chair.

The Black Chair is very Shabby Chippy Chic.

Someone had tried their hand at Tole Painting the top of the back. 

I decided to just leave it ... I think it just adds a little crudeness to it!

Which I like!

I have been making Tags, & bags of Small Gourds 

 along with several other things to take into my Flea Market Booth this week. 

I have several things that I plan to make but this is all for this week.

So Happy Fall Y'all !

~!~ Something To Share ~!~

Today I am sharing a Blog post from a young lady that I have known since birth.

 She also happens to be one of my daughter Terrill's best friends! They grew up together & are the best of friends.

If you will click on this link it tells a little short story about them. 

http://theeasefullife.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2010-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&updated-max=2011-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-06%3A00&max-results=3

Vanessa & Terrill

She has her own Blog which you might enjoy also.

http://theeasefullife.blogspot.com/2011/09/our-little-comedian.html?spref=fb

Please read it will make you stop & look at yourself & wonder how you would react???

Through My Daughter's Eyes

by Vanessa Shinn on Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at 9:39pm

Ryan, Cecilia and I went on our first family vacation in August. We had a wonderful time and made a lot of fun memories. It was so incredible to watch Cecilia see the ocean for the first time and see her delight when the waves crashed into her. I will cherish those moments for ever. But more than any of those experiences, there is one that I know I will love sharing with Cecilia as she grows up.

We sat down on the train one morning to head to Boston. Cecilia instantly looked at the woman seated across from us and smiled excitedly and started waving and saying "hi, hi"! The lady lifted her head up from the window she was leaning against and her face lit up! She was obviously overjoyed by Cecilia's greeting. She started talking to Cecilia and asking about her age and her name, etc. The woman came over and showed us a picture of her "baby", it was a dirty mutt, but she was proud to call him hers, clearly this dog was her family. Cecilia was loving the conversation with this woman and even reached her arms out for her a few times. If I had let her, I have no doubt that she would have happily sat with this woman. Cecilia knew one thing, this lady LOVED her and wanted to share this train ride with her - so Cecilia made a friend - simple as that. I loved it, and was so proud of my baby for her friendliness.

The beautiful thing about this incident is that this lady was dirty. She had maybe two random teeth left, her hair was matted, she smelled like urine, and her clothes were probably the only ones she owned. She was pulling a cart with four cans of beans in it, I am guessing that was all she had money for or why wouldn't she have filled her cart? She was, by all physical appearances, a disgusting woman. But to Cecilia - she was no different than me.

A few times during the train ride, the woman held her arms out to her wanting to hold Cecilia. I held Cecilia tightly, pretending not to notice what she was wanting. I told myself that it was because I would never let a stranger hold her; I was just being a responsible parent. But deep down, I wondered if I would have reacted differently if she had been clean and "normal".

I have not been able to let go of that train ride since the day it happened. First, how beautiful the world must be when your eyes are free of the prejudices and arrogance that this world will someday blur your vision with. How can I teach my child to love, when I'm showing her how to judge? Secondly, what a very fine line there is between that woman and myself. I could have easily been that woman. I have no idea what her story is. It’s very likely, that the only difference between me and her was that I had a supportive family and she didn't. Maybe she was just like me when she was young, the whole world at her fingertips - one accident or mistake or health problem could cost anyone their job. Perhaps she had a husband who didn't stand by her when she was at her worst, maybe things just kept spinning downwards until she couldn't seem to pull herself back up. If you have no family to help you during hard times, hard times are much harder. Maybe this lady made bad choices and that is why she is there today... but I don't know that, and honestly, I have made plenty of bad choices in my life, I just seem to never catch the worst of what could happen.

I may not feel like coming to work every morning...but I was thinking on my way to work today how grateful I am for my job. How blessed I am to have a job at all and especially one that lets me stay home with my baby when she's not feeling good. I have done nothing in my life to deserve all the huge blessings I have been given and each morning as I am pulling away from my cozy home, I am overwhelmed by that incredible gift. I may not be rich, but I was born with a silver spoon. I was born into a life of the greatest privilege – one of love, security, encouragement and most importantly, a family who would never let me fall without picking me up and holding me. My circumstances don't make me any better of a person than the woman on the train. I wish I had given her a hug that day, I wish I had told her not to give up. But I was a coward and it took a 16 month old baby to show me that. I'm so glad Cecilia got to spread her joy to that woman, and in some way I think she might have made a difference in her life...even if it was for just a moment. Cecilia Juliette, you are only 16 months old, but your smile is already changing the world - I know, because you started with mine.

                                

                                        Hebrews 13: 2

~!~ I LOVE Vintage Toys ~!~

The Black Crow is perched on my Vintage Play Postal Scale

I just added these Two Great Vintage Toys to My Collection.

Roll Toy for Little Tot's

I think is has some Miles on it!!!

LOL!

SWEET ~  Little Muff to keep those Little Hands Warm !

Toy Iron

I also collect Vintage Children's Books.

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A fun thing I do with all my Vintage Toys is at Christmas Time I decorate my Christmas Tree with them. What is to big to put in the Tree goes under it!

Another Old Post Card  just added to my Collection

Stained Glass Stepping Stones

My Red Rose

Several years ago my daughter Sharla & I made these for my flower bed walkway.

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A Yellow Sunflower

She was into doing Stained Glass at that time & we had seen these at a Garden Shop somewhere ???

So we put our heads together & this is what we came up with.

We were surprised how well they turned out

 &

  I have had them now for almost 15yrs.

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The Supplies 

A Large Rubber Dog/Pet Food Bowl

Contact Paper

Stained Glass Cut in Flower Shapes

( we drew our own patterns )

Bag of Concrete Mix

We cut the Contact Paper to fit the Bottom of the Bowl 

Then remove the paper and place ... sticky side up.

Start placing your Stained Glass face down so it sticks to the contact paper.

Mix the Concrete in a Bucket & then pour it over the Stained Glass 

about 1 1/2 inch to 2 inches deep.

While it is wet be sure to shake out the bubbles.

Let it dry for several hours & at least 24 hrs before you walk on them.

Do one at a time until you get the hang of it

also 

I think if you don't have Stained Glass you could do a Mosaic with old Broken Dishes,

Just us your imagination & be creative with it

 &

Just Have Fun !

Bright & Cheery

A Lavender Tulip

A Purple Iris

They lead the way around to the side of the house.

These aren't Stained Glass

 but I thought I'd add them to this post anyway.

A Dragonfly & Bumblebee

These are made out of Creek Gravel

They just add a contrast & finish out the walkway nicely !