A ROOM WITH A VIEW

This is a beautiful time of year to look out my windows! The farmland and trees are ablaze with autumn color! My living room is bright and has an ever changing view, thanks to my windows and french doors!

No wonder I have such a hard time choosing paintings for this room... what could compete with the view just beyond my windows...

BURLAP WREATH TUTORIAL

I know I must be one of the last bloggers to make a burlap wreath.

Why did I wait so long?  It's sooooo easy and is almost fool proof! And, here's the best part, it can be re-decorated and re-embellished for every season!

Here's how I made mine...

FALL ON THE FRONT PORCH

Welcome to the...

FALL PORCH TOUR

This year' porch is a celebration of fall's glorious colors!

Pumpkins galore and so much more. Come and join me on the porch...

TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS #69

HOME IS WHERE THE BOAT IS

Welcome to

TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS #69.

I hope you are delighting in all the colors and scents and tastes of fall! We sure are! Last week's TTT was so  full of incredible fall inspiration, I had to do two posts!

If you missed the one earlier today, click HERE

Let's enjoy some more creative posts...

NEED FALL INSPIRATION? CLICK HERE!

Last week's TUTORIAL TIPS AND TIDBITS  had soooooo much fall inspiration I just had to share!

See even more at TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS tonight...

FALL HOME TOUR AND A $1,500 GIVEAWAY

Welcome to 

ALL THINGS HOME FALL TOUR

This fall I'm using a subtle hand when decorating for my favorite season. Lots of organics and what I like to call "sticks and twigs".

I shopped my house for most of the vignette decor and did not drag up a single big plastic bins from the basement labeled "fall".

Come on in and let's get stared...

HOW TO MAKE A PILLOW FROM A PLACEMAT

Recently, while shopping, I came across a fabulous fall placemat and thought, "If only this were a pillow, I'd buy it". Then the creative light bulb went off. Why not make this great placemat into a pillow!

It only took 30 minutes using a little fairy godmother magic... to turn this pumpkin into a pillow!

BIBBITY BOBBITY BOO... I'll show you how...

DECORATING WITH MUMS

Mums are part of the fall decor, here at StoneGable. They live a long time with little care and are very inexpensive.

And when they are taken out of their plastic post and combined with other plants or organic elements they are magically transformed! This is certainly a study in synergy!

I'm bringing out the champagne bucket, and polishing it up to give these white button mums an upscale look...

FALL NO SEW BURLAP LEAF PILLOW DIY

I'm bringing fall into my living room this season with an easy NO SEW BURLAP LEAF PILLOW!

Fall is my favorite season... I love everything about it! Chilly weather, apples and pumpkins and of course the falling leaves! Lots and lots of leaves!

I'm so pleased to be a part of...

FALL NO SEW DECORATING SHOWCASE...

STONEGABLE RAW APPLE CAKE

If fall was a dessert it would be RAW APPLE CAKE!

 I know you are probably thinking... "What, not something pumpkin?"

Okay, well maybe late fall... towards Thanksgiving... would be pumpkin dessert time. But for this time of year RAW APPLE CAKE wins hands down!!!

Please, just trust me on this... it will be your favorite fall dessert too! It's that good...

FALL VIGNETTES

I'm so ready for fall...maybe a little too ready!

To help everyone get in the Autumnal spirit and usher in THAT crisp cooler air... colorful leaves and even a pumpkin or two...

I chose a few fall vignettes from my archives to share! 

I hope you get ALL FALL INSPIRED...

ON THE MENU MONDAY~ WEEK OF OCTOBER 22, 1012

As I am writing this I hear POUND-POUND-POUND-BANG. My husband is removing the carpet tacks from the sub flooring in the living room. We removed the living room carpet earlier today. And there is a SCRATCH-DIGGGGGG- SCRATCH under my feet as our little dog Scamp tries to dig a hole in my oriental carpet in the study trying to get away from the noise!

We ( I use "we" to mean Bobby) are ripping up the carpet in the front of StoneGable ... getting it ready for "hardwood floor laying weekend"!  For some reason, my husband loves to lay hardwood floors.  He is not quite gleeful... but he is very happy about this!

Early this coming week I am packing away the dishes that live in my buffet and hutch and taking down the pictures in the dinning room... Wednesday is dinning room carpet removal day. More BANGING AND SCRATCHING! Scamp and I may just go visit my MOM!

Look for pictures of the process on Facebook!

Oh, boy!!!! More POUND-POUND-BANG-BANG... THUD! I better go find out what that THUD was all about...

Now here's what's ON THE MENU...




MONDAY
Tri Colored Ravioli  With Roasted Tomato Sauce
STONEGABLE CEASAR SALAD




TUESDAY~ SLOW COOKER DAY

CROCKPOT CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN CHILI
BUTTERMILK SWEET CORN BREAD



source: May's Days


WEDNESDAY
AUTUMN POT ROAST WITH CHEDDAR GARLIC CRUMBLE CRUST
CONSTRUCTED PEAR SALAD





THURSDAY~ SLOW COOKER DAY
TACO CHEESE SOUP





FRIDAY
ORANGE POACHED SALMON
GARLIC SAUTEED SPINACH WITH RAISINS IN SHERRY


SATURDAY
CHEESE AND ONION QUESADILLAS
MEXICAN EXPLOSION SALAD


SUNDAY
Halupkies
(look for an upcoming culinary tutorial)
Rye Bread


Here are some yummy recipes and menus from last week's ON THE MENU MONDAY...

These are the most beautiful GRAHAM CRACKERS I have every seen ... and so good with coffee or a cup of tea! Make sure you visit Patricia at BUTTER YUM for this delicious cookie recipe! Patricia's blog is addictive...no wonder it is called BUTTER YUM!





I am a real Do-It-Yourselfer... and this HOMEMADE YOGURT from Tiffany at DON'T WASTE THE CRUMBS looks easy and sounds thick and creamy! I'm giving this a try!!!





Sam from MY CAROLINA KITCHEN is one of my go-to foodies. I love her food style and her photo styling!!!! Just look at this scrumptious PUMPKIN BLACK BEAN SOUP CARIBBEAN STYLE. This is on the menu next week for sure!





Why do I want to make everything Aimee posts? This CROCK POT PUMPKIN CHAI TEA is the perfect example!!! I'm having book club at my home next month and my girls will love this! Head over to BARNES AND NOODLES for the recipe!




Chris from THE CAFE' SUCRE' FARINE  made these glossy, chewy, full-of-fall-flavor APPLE CIDER CARAMELS. Her post is just delightful and had me smiling the whole time! She also just attended the CIA... no, not the government CIA but the cooking school... very fascinating!!!




It's CROCTOBER at MAY'S DAYS! Just look at my menu for Tuesday. I am making her CREAM CHEESE CHICKEN CHILI. Oh my goodness! She has some delicious recipes for a slow cooker! Thanks May... I'll probably try them all!




Doesn't this photograph conjure up a cold day... a warm quilt and some hot yummy soup? It sure does! Sherry at THE CHARM OF HOME serves up up a steamy bow of LENTIL SOUP... so delicious!

























 

My offering this week is 10 BEST SLOW COOKER TIPS. Making fabulous meals in
your slow cooker is just one post away... or two... look for part II this week!

This week's menu of the week come from NANNY TO MOMMY. Diana has some wonderful recipes... like Squash Hazelnut Soup!





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Thanks all for sharing all your deliciousness last week!

NOW WHAT'S ON YOUR MENU THIS WEEK...

 

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MENU PLAN MONDAY

FALL ON THE FRONT PORCH

Decorating my front porch for fall is like a musical crescendo.  Fall decor starts quietly on the front door and over a month builds and builds....

Next, urns of fall flowers are filled... then pumpkins are added to the door transom...

And finally the full symphony of fall finery appears...



This year I decided to decorate just around my front door.

I exchanged the sunflower in my arrangement for a couple pumpkins and a gourd.

Early fall....

Now...

The urns I planted a month ago have really filled in.  I also added a couple of pumpkins here and there.

You can learn about what I planted in my urns by clicking HERE.

Early fall...




Now...

The left side of the front door...

The chair on the porch belonged to my great grandmother and I painted it black years ago. I took it from my kid's bathroom and stacked pumpkins on it!

On the right side of the porch I added a bushel basket filled with grasses, sage, Black Eyed Susan's, thyme and other fillers.

The lanterns have battery operated candles on timers. They throw off a soft glow at night.

My front door welcomes fall... and YOU!

Next week look for my fall decorated potting bench on the back porch!

OVERFLOWING WITH CREATIVITY

SWEATER PUMPKINS

Autumn is the time for falling leaves and cozy sweaters... made into pumpkins! 

I may not have the fairy godmother touch, turning pumpkins into whimsical carriages... but I can turn a sweater into a pumpkin with a wave of my magic scissors and a few other crafty thing...

Here is how you can work magic on an old sweater too...

I was surprised how EASY and fun this project was...

I have seen these charming wooly pumpkins on many blog and pinterest... and was captivated by them!

Here is my spin on ...

SWEATER PUMPKINS

*old sweaters 

sissors

string or rubber bands

wired paper twine
pencil

felt
hot glue

*I found neutral colored sweaters at Goodwill ... took them home and washed and air dried them.

Cut the sleeves off of the sweaters. I tried to judge how long I wanted my pumpkin to be, added 3 inches and cut the sleeves accordingly.

Turn the sleeve inside out and tie the cut edge together.

Turn the sleeve right side out and stuff with fiberfill , leaving about 2 inches at the top. Tie off top with string.

Wind the wired paper twine tightly around the base of the pumpkin, continuing upward to make the stem.

When you feel you have the right size stem, clip the wired paper twine. 

 Cut off any excess cuff that is above the twine. I really like the look of a fuzzy, chenille-type top!

Cut a 10 inch length of wired paper twine and wrap the center of the twine around the base of the pumpkin one time.

Wrap the twine around the pencil to make curly tendrils. 

Cut out a free form leaf from felt ( I washed and dried my felt first to give it texture) and hot glue to the pumpkin.

Make several and display!

My niece Kelley calls me her "Fairy Godmother"  so...

BIBBIDI BIBBIDI BOO...

I'm tucking a trio of pumpkins into her college care package!

Don't forget to join me toningt for ...

TUTORIALS TIPS AND TIDBITS

Come share and show off your creativity!!!

Link goes live at 8:00 pm.... hope to see you then!

WOW US WEDNESDAY

COWGIRL UP

VINTAGE INSPIRATION