Simple Chenille Pumpkins For Sale

Can you believe that FALL is almost upon us? I can't, but in
that spirit...


I have a few vintage chenille pumpkins up for sale at the moment along with two aqua linen ones.

• (UPDATE: 2, 5, 7, 8 and 10 are SOLD)

These pumpkins do have real dried stems.

 They look great setting in groups of three or just one sitting here and there in that special place.

I did put some colored string on this one, but you can just untie it to remove if you
don't want it on there.

I have numbered them for you to shoot me a message and tell me what specific
ones you want.

Numbers 1-6 are $10 each or three for $25 {plus shipping}. Number 7 and 8 are sold as a set
for $18. 

Number 10 sells for $12 plus shipping.

I look forward to hearing from you.

FALL IS COMING!

{these are not weighted, but I have never had a problem with them sitting ok}

Fairy Party ...part two

 If you would have stopped by our house last Saturday between 10 and 2 ish you would have seen a 
fairy party in full swing.  As I told you previously , it was a huge success and I loved every minute of
of it including decorating the tent for the wee ones.  We partook of dainty fairy treats that were mostly
 in pink colors and they were delish. :)

I used a vintage table to hold the goodies, plates, cups and napkins.

{I will admit some of these pictures were taken the night before when I decorated
 and some were taken the day of the party so you may see a few minor variations.}

I used my tall goblets to hold some of the treats and vintage ironstone dishes for the rest. I 
found tiny clothespin chalkboards on Groopdealz and they were just perfect. We partook of 
fairy wafers, fairy bites, fairy pearls and pixie sticks along with pink sugar wafer cookies, 
coconut cookies and pink lemonade cake balls. We also drank Fairy Fizz, but somehow
 that didn't make the photos. 

This little fairy just wouldn't leave the sweets alone.  Every little bit we would see her
standing at the table and pointing at the goodies.  Too funny!

Paper pom poms and lanterns to help pretty up the roof of the tent.

The garland hanging in the back opening is so pretty. It is sparkly silver and white medallions
 strung on thin white ribbon. It comes all in one 20 foot long garland, but you can cut it apart
 to hang it exactly the way you want to. It just shimmered in the beautiful sunlight.
{by Martha Stewart and purchased at JoAnn Fabric}

{another plus was that I got it on clearance when I visited my sister in PA in March.
It was only 2.97 instead of 12.99!}

The round table at the back held the Fairy Fizz and it also had a white tablecloth
on it, but for some strange reason it is not in the photo. ha!

The Fairy  Party banner that I made from different scrapbook papers, tulle and glittery
silver letters. This photo doesn't show the details, but I thought it turned out great.

We took a large mirror outside and leaned it against a tree. After all little fairies
have to put on lip gloss, fingernail polish etc. and they have to see how it
looks. 

I didn't really get great photos of the inside of the tent. The pom poms and lanterns
should have been staggered better, but that's okay. They loved it! On the easel
{which I used to fill up space} is a fairy saying, 
"The rustle of the wind reminds us a fairy is near".
 I also attached their pink butterfly wands to it.

This sweet little fairy is unhappy in this photo, but other than this moment she was a
happy little fairy and had a great time. If I remember correctly her daddy had came
outside per my request so he could check out the party and she didn't want him to
go back inside. She was crying "da da"...so I gave her a cookie and she was just fine. ha!

All my sweeties sitting at the table coloring their wood plaques and just having a wonderful time!
I think I can wrap this up with one more post. I do hope you are not getting tired of fairy party
 photos. It is hard for me to decide what ones to pick and I took over 500 so they have really 
been pared down a lot. :)


You have to be sure and read my next post because the kids had a wonderful surprise as soon 
as the party was over that just made it end perfectly!!! The timing of it was spot on and we still
 can't believe it . ..wondering if there really was a fairy out there flying overhead and watching.


Also , if you did not see my first fairy post be sure and scroll down to check it out.


Happy day everyone...celebrate life!!

Oh my gosh... I knew it!! Fairies ARE real!!

The fairy party has come and gone, but we made many precious memories that will last a lifetime.

We set up the tent the night before the party was to take place and I got it all decorated in
 anticipation of my sweet fairies arrival the next day.

THEN...the skies got dark and the clouds started rolling in as the wind picked up a little.
I received a text from my son in which he told me if we got what they did that we were in for
quite a storm. So...we took all the decorations down along with the tent.

We ended up only getting about 10 minutes of a gentle rain. Not even enough to
say we really received any. :(
Next morning when I crawled out of bed, hubby had the tent all set back up for me
so I decorated it again. lol.

My oldest granddaughter Allysha was sure a big help to me. She was here all week long
to help me get ready and I couldn't have done it without her. Thank you so much
Allysha!! I LOVE YOU bunches!! :)

Pretty, pretty granddaughter.  She used her fingernail stickers on her lips and around her
eyes. :) Isn't she a beauty??!!

Once the party started we played a few fairy games and the girls just loved them.  In
a few of these pictures they are picking up sparkly jewels that are on the ground and putting
them in their pretty little fairy sacks.

Apparently a sweet little fairy was flying overhead while we were all inside the tent.
  She was so anxious to see what was going on at the party instead of paying  attention
to where  she was going. WHACK! She smacked  right into the tree and dropped all
her jewels!!  Silly little fairy anyway.

My sweet little fairies had a wonderful time and kept saying that the little flying fairy sure
 dropped a LOT of jewels. In the midst of gathering them up Annika {above} was just so
 excited and exclaimed {twice}, " Oh my gosh... I knew it!! Fairies ARE real".  So fun!!

Annika, Ainsley and Keira still searching for more jewels.

Pretty little fairy feet. I had such fun buying their outfits, shoes and wings along with
everything else. :)

The last game we played was a fairy treasure hunt and here they have found a clue.

Pretty little clue all tied up with string and ribbon.

Little Ms Ainsley dumped all her jewels on the ground and played with them for
awhile. 

Sweet little fairies finding their loot at the end of the treasure hunt.

{I know these pictures go back and forth from one game to another and I didn't even
get one game included in the pix...sorry about that}

Fairy Ainsley loved this mirror and I was able to capture several cute poses.

I loved every minute of it, but I am telling you I am one tired grandma!! lol I am just doing my dishes
from last night and I am not one to leave dishes set at all.

Next post...fairy party decor...and more little fairy pictures of course.  :)
Enjoy!!

O Christmas tree...O Christmas tree...

...how lovely are thy branches...

Love my skinny tree that we have had for the

past two or three years. I thought I would share

more of it with you today.

Please ignore the wonky vintage star on top.

I think I need to hop up there and straighten

it out. lol.

I adore this glitter slipper and wish I had

more.

Also a peek at my fairy house in the lightly fallen

snow. The lights inside are supposed to resemble

a chandelier , but I gave up. We had a set up that

looked more like that because of the way I

hooked them all up, but it blew out so this is

the next best thing.

It seems to me that the days and weeks are passing by

in a blur! I am not getting time to visit all your blogs like

I want to, but I hope I can do that soon. I may have to

stay up in the wee hours of the morning to get that

accomplished.

Ran to town today, then to a funeral home and tonight

we have a preschool program for our sweet Annika.

Can't wait for that as I love to see her performing.

Happy day to each and every one of you!

Still praying for the three little boys. Every time I drive down

the road I find myself looking all around me thinking

what if they are nearby...so very sad.

Blessings~

Just around the corner...

...Christmas! I was out and about with my mom

yesterday and I snapped a few photos

(discreetly...lol)

while in a gorgeous flower shop.

They have built this huge glass house out of

old windows right in one of the rooms.

Love it!

Inside looking up into the roof...so pretty!

decor inside...

the side...

a beautiful iced wreath hanging on the door

I thought these glittered advent

calendars were so cute,

this is in another room that is decorated like a

church at a wedding

This *church* front is built right on the wall.

This is a beautiful place to visit. We missed their

open house by one week, but still loved looking

around.

So thankful today for a very handy hubby too. Last night

he heard water in the basement and went down to investigate

and the pressure tank to the water was leaking so he tried to

shut off the valve and it broke right in his hands and water

shot across the basement. Mind you this did not happen until

7 pm! He stood there and said "oh this is not good"! Lol.

So we flew up to the hardware store before they closed and

got a new tank and fittings.

Almost $200 later all was well by 8 pm! Thanking God for hubby and water today!

I will leave you with a little something from my cutie granddaughter

Keira...she called her daddy at work one day this week and said, "Daddy, I just really miss you,

can you come home an take a nap with me".

Melted his heart...what a precious little girl!

Happy Friday~