weekend finds::

Yes, I went to yard sales. No, I didn't rake any leaves today. Yes, I played hooky all day. It felt so GOOD! Why, because it's fall.

Here's my loot to show and share with you.

a vintage bottle from Paris. Oooh, La la..

and

a wooden letterpress drawer

Do you own one of these? I hope you are playing hooky too. Enjoying the fall foliage and the outdoors this time of year. You know what I'll be doing tomorrow.

Have fun over the weekend,

xxx Liz

Linking: with Claudia @ MHC, A Favorite Thing Saturday

pick your own pumpkins::

Last weekend my hubby and I went pumpkin picking on the Wilklow farm, a nearby family farm. The pumpkins this year are a deep orange unlike, last year's crop. It was an easy pick. They were all so beautiful. Each one perfectly round with no blemishes on them. I'm a bit picky when it comes to pumpkins. Are you?

Do you like yours round, fat, tall, little or unusual? So many choices. No white ones... that's fine with me. I'll pick a traditional one. Did you get any yet? 
So, that's one less thing I need to worry about. One must have pumpkins for the fall. Thanks for all your kind comments on the fall wreath project. If you make one, I would love to see it. Email me a picture and I'll post it on the blog ;)

                                                                    happy fall,
                                                                    xxx Liz

fall collage wreath::

 Thanks to Christopher Columbus! Today, was a super day to finish my fall wreath I've been working on.Remember those leaves you've been seeing on here and facebook? Well, here's the finished wreath collage. I had all the supplies at home already including wreath form and burlap. In case you want to make one, here's what you'll need including easy step by step directions.

  Supplies:.1 wreath form ( any size)
                           .glue gun
                           .burlap cut in strips approx. 4 inches wide in
                            the length of the sack. I just cut.. as many as
                            needed as I went along.             
                           (used a corn sack that I cut for this project)
                           . vintage photos, cabinet cards, papers, post
                           .cards, bingo cards, ephemera, 
                           .fresh leaves from the outdoors in various
                            sizes, shapes.
                           .buttons, sewing notions, odds and ends
                           (used a vintage bow tie)
                           . dried flower pod. You can omit..
                            I just wanted to add a different texture here.
 Directions: This is a no sew project. Wrap burlap strips taut around wreath form. Wrap and glue till the whole wreath is completely covered in burlap. Trace different size leaves on postcards and paper from vintage books. Here is where you can be creative. Use whatever you like! Glue in place. I suggest that you design  and place items on the wreath before gluing. I also added a button and a sewing card. Again, be creative. Have fun!
   
   So, what did you create today? I hope you had a wonderful Columbus Day.

 linking: With Melissa @ The Inspired Room.
                                 Today's Creative Blog
                                  xxx Liz