New Autumn Items, Plus something about my mom

Happy Wednesday!

I can't help noticing I am still at 99 followers. Hmmm. Darn, I would love #100 soon! I plan to do a giveaway after reaching 100 followers. I changed things a little bit here on the blog. Recently I put up a new fall colored background. Also I just changed the number of "blogs I heart" that show up on the side bar. Now 25 appear instead of 10 and I added a few more to the list.

I wanted to share some new items. I just listed these two pillows on Etsy last night. A third is to be listed soon.

(Taken while in progress, one more pillow I need to finish there on the left!)

Now about my mother....

I know there are some who read my blog who also read my mother's blog. Since she possibly won't be posting today I thought I would just sahre.

My mom is fine - but - yesterday during the day she attempted to use bleach to clean something on a ceiling in their house. They have high ceilings and she had to stand on a stool (or something). While doing this, bleach fell and splashed right into her eye. It became very very irritated and painful. She flushed it with water, then called poison control who told her she had to rinse her eye for 15 minutes. After that she called around to some Dr's offices because she had blurry vision in that eye, still a lot of pain, and was worried it might have damaged her vision. After calling around, she was told to just go to the ER.

So our friend( who is like a family member) drove her there. Her eye is going to be fine, according to the Dr's. But she had a very rough day, went home afterward with a bad headache, swollen eye and the side of her face was even swollen she said. My poor mommy!! :( She received a prescription for eye drops so hopefully those help. I am praying that her eye feels better very soon.

Taking a break today...

...from writing much on the blog.

If you want some good blog reading suggestions, go over to the right and scroll down to see some of my favorite blogs! They will appear in order of recent entries, just 10 at a time. You can view my blog profile to see all the blogs I follow, and boy are there lots!!

I need me a Pumpkin Spice latte very soon. They are so deliciously addictive. It has to be for me to write about it so often huh? But I have been only having it once or twice a week, not bad I think. I also need to buy ingredients to try the at home version.

Have a wonderful Tuesday everyone!!

Hello Monday

I think I would like to start a weekly "Who are we buying for?" feature, for Christmas shopping ideas on Etsy! From children to adults. I plan to either make a lot of gifts this year or buy them on Etsy. I don't think I can get everything that way, but a majority of it at least!

I also need to find more shops to feature. I prefer shops with less sales or newcomers, to help out those shops that need more exposure. I have a couple shops in mind already, but will keep an eye out for more when I am browsing Etsy.

I sewed late last night while watching a 1995 movie version of Jane Austen's Persuasion. (pictures are actual actors in the movie) I had bought the book years ago, but the paper it was printed on made me allergic! It was a very inexpensive copy. Plus, the language of that day is so confusing.

I know it sounds "lazy" but I prefer to watch movie versions of books when the book is hard to read. Seeing it is helpful. I am not an expert on British English during that period. :P Anyway the movie was okay. I wasn't sure about the main character, Anne Elliot's portrayal. I didn't read the book but I read a chapter maybe and read online about it. The below picture is the facial expression that was made, through most of the movie. It gets old. But I guess, maybe that's how she is supposed to be?

I think my favorite Jane Austen novel turned movie is actually Sense and Sensibility.

Recipe for Pumpkin Spice Latte

Go check out http://christopherandtia.blogspot.com/ today for a homemade recipe for pumpkin spice lattes!! It sounds so good and I'd like to try making it soon. Her blog is fun to read!

Coffee Love

Just showing some love for coffee!

<--Morning Coffee scented 4 oz jar candle $3.49 by VersaMe






Click each item below to see their Etsy listings.

Fall is REALLY here...

...for most of the country! I have been reading status updates from various facebook friends, many are about weather and cool temperatures. Some are happy about it while some aren't so happy about it. I'm guessing that those who are not happy about it foresee a long winter ahead and feel that they won't really get a break from the cold air for months and months. And then those of us tired of hot temperatures are always happy when the air cools down!

If you are feeling a chill, please go look at my mother's shop where she sells adorable and affordable crocheted items like this one:
I made my mother some pillow covers recently. It was her birthday last month and she asked me to make some for her. I sent her a lot of fabric choice ideas and this is the choice she went with, which I also LOVE LOVE LOVE!! Below is the pillow cover on her red couch up in Alabama. This pillow cover is now for sale in my shop as well, since I have enough fabric to make a couple more of these. The colors are vibrant and perfect for fall.

Below are pillow covers I made for a friend last year, custom ordered. I cut all the leaves out of felt and hand sewed them on with embroidery thread.

I also have a couple more fall themed pillows in progress which I would like to have done by Sunday night to list on Etsy soon. I should have done this a MONTH ago and I feel a little behind with fall themed items since soon Christmas will be the theme. Oye!

October is here!!

I personally love the month of October and the reason is because it's my birthday month!! And weather wise, it gets less hot here in Florida. The weather today and yesterday has been nicer than the previous days, but it's not at all cool outside. At night it does get cooler, which makes me very happy! Last night I stepped outside around 9:30pm and the cool air was invigorating. That's all for now! I am sure I will be back later to post something else.