November! Birthday swap! Leaf Peeping! Anthropologie!

Hello Friends!

It's November!

I really need to make this blog post today
to keep my hands busy
because I'm home...
all alone...
with the leftover Halloween candy!!  :O

I recently participated in a swap
for the first time at Swap for All Seasons.
It's a monthly swap, with monthly themes and colors.
You make a card, a tag, and a bag of themed goodies!

This month's theme was "Birthday"
and the color was November Brown!
What a fun challenge!
The card I made:

And my tag:

I just received my package today from my swap partner,
 and I will post pics next week.

Just a few pics from my leaf peeping trip to New England:

These pics were taken in Lexington, MA.

I was afraid we would miss the peak season again,

especially since we went later this year than usual.

But no, I think we hit it just right!

Peak foliage is a complicated mix of summer rainfall, sunny/cloudy days,

daytime/nighttime temperatures, even windy days.

Last year there was a big rainy, windy storm just before we arrived,

which pretty much shook all the leaves off the trees. :(

But this year was sweet. 

Then a stop in NYC for a few days.
Anthropologie, I love you, but wha???

These "rocks" are sculpted paper and painted:

I guess it's their riff on the Natural History Museum, but...

The ice skating rink at Rockefeller Center was up and running:

 And, I risked getting reprimanded by taking this pic of a Marie Antoinette era
dress at the Metropolitan Museum of Art:

 Like I'm not going to take a picture of that!
Its not super clear because I had to act fast! :)

Your Friday freebies:

 

 

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Lovely, cottagey links at Feathered Next Friday! 

More Friday fun to be had at Fabulously Creative Friday!
Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

Creative living, decorating, and craft ideas at Inspired Sunday!

Cute and crafty stuff at Make it Monday!

Vintage creativity at Knick of Time Tuesday!

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by Blissful Whites Wednesday!

 

 

♥♥♥Thank you so much for visiting and for all your lovely comments!! ♥♥♥
Have a great weekend!

Tinsel Trading Company and Halloween Freebies!

Hello Friends!

Well, my search for fall color was apparently a few days too late,
and I MISSED the New England peak foliage.  :(

I did console myself with a trip to Tinsel Trading Company, though.  :)
Let's do a little window shopping:

 

 

 

 

 

Oooh, let's go inside:

Inside this cabinet are very vintage trims:

And there really are boxes and boxes on the floor in the back of the store

of very vintage trims just waiting to be unpacked and displayed.

 I am always mad at myself when I get home for not buying more when I had the chance!

Especially since our hotel was literally a half block away!

 

Here's a little giftie I made for my friend Rosa:

 

and some Halloween freebies:

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Lots of links to lovely pinks at Pink Saturday.

 

For links to lovely, shabby, chippy whites, stop by White Wednesday!

 

Thanks so much for visiting, and have a great weekend!  

Happy Thanksgiving and Freebies!

I just want to do a quick post to wish everyone a
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Also wanted to show you, before we head into
"All Christmas All the Time",
a pic of the Fall Fairy Pocket that I made for my
Art Party's November swap:


A grateful heart. And I truly am grateful for all the blessings in my life.

Here's a sweet little Thanksgiving image,
you have just enough time to print and use as a tag for
your Thanksgiving goodies!!


And another!
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Have a happy and safe weekend!

Friday Freebie

I've been working on a few things, enjoying Kari's Best Halloween Ever blog and making journal pages, which I hope to post soon. Also having fun making and finding black and white things for my partner in the Sweet and Sinister swap.
Also I've listed some Halloween collage sheets in my etsy shop.
Here's a cute little autumn freebie for you:


Have a great weekend!