BLOWING ROCK;

Good afternoon; I bet you thought I fell of the mountain,,,,,,,,, well I didn’t I was feeling under the weather. But doing better today.. We have been having some really wonderful fall day’s,, some have been cloudy with rain, but love it anyway… I get a chance to open the windows and let in all that fresh air listen to the birds, and the Airplanes going over head…. lol 

We had such a lovely time, the town of Blowing Rock is just amazing… so quaint and small with all these beautiful shops to investigate.. The day was just perfect, sunshine with temps in the low 60’s when we arrived we found out that there was a Craft and Art Fair going on, I was very excited when I heard that….   There were about 100 tents packed with the most amazing art and crafts.. Ok I will stop talking a show a few photos,, I took so many so this will be a two part post,,, so you are just going to have to stop by again to see the Mountain of Blowing Rock…. this is just the sweet little town..

They had them all set up behind the Park, just look at the beautiful blue sky….

This tent had the most beautiful Cups Bowls, and Plates,, don’t you just love this water fountain,,, it looks like something from Alice in wonder land…..

They had quite a few of them with wonderful Art,, some painted, some water colors, and prints… I found a Santa Clause, it was a small one and I just had to have it… it needs a frame and matting, I just have to fine the right one…

If you look in the right side in the back top that is the print I bought but smaller… The pretty lady in the hat is the artists,, she is very good at what she does.. Some were made with 3d effects, just stunning…

This gentleman was blessed with such a talent,,, I don’t know who he was, but he paints the most beautiful Paintings just by using his mouth to hold the paint brush…  Click on the photos to make the bigger to get a better look at them…

  We is working on a brick wall, the sunshine kept me from getting a good photo….

The park is so pretty, and they had lots of things for the children to play on,,, even a small rock wall… Lots of benches to just sit and people watch…

The flowers and plants around the town were just so pretty,,, this poor lady was trying so hard to stay out of the shot,,,, lol I felt so bad for her..

The hanging baskets around the town were planted so pretty with such wonderful fall plants… I did not want to leave….

In this shop they had they most yummy smelling candles,,, we bought a pine one, saving it for Christmas… don’t you just love the cute little side streets…  hope you are not getting board yet…  but I want you to be able to see the whole town,,, well most of it any way…..

This is the town Museum so cute,,, I don’t know why we did not go in…. silly hun….

 

OK hang in there, just a few more photos then I am done… :)  The gentleman who had this booth make hand blown ornaments and things…. they were such a great buy I had to have one for my tree…. see the multi color one down on the left side of the solid yellow one,,,,,,, that is the one I bought,, it is very heavy and a good size…. He had a orange one that looked like a pumpkin now I wish I would have bought that one too….

  Some of his other art pieces.. just loved them all.   I was so wore out that day,, and so was poor hubby.. We rode the Trolley to the town from the parking lot of a shopping store… so we did not have to look or pay for parking….  The town reminds me of one back home in IND. called Nashville,, in Brown County,,, it was like being back home… We are looking forward to going back up their when the leaves start to change… It will be beautiful then with all the oranges browns gold’s reds’ and such….  Well ladies I hope you enjoyed out day at Blowing Rock, tomorrow I will show you photos of the Mountain, Blowing Rock,,, what a gorgeous place…

Hope you all had a wonderful weekend,,, I am trying to make it to all of your blogs,,, I have found some many great ones, it takes me awhile to get to you… And when I don’t I feel really awful to have passed you,,, but I will be by,,, I don’t want to leave any of you out.. I just love all the wonderful and inspiring blogs out there,,   So until tomorrow;;; God Bless;

Hugs;s

Alaura

GOING TO THE MOUNTAINS;;;;;;;;

 

Good evening dear friends; I hope all of you are enjoying a lovely fall week... We are still getting some really cool mornings here... It is so beautiful in the morning while walking Isabella,,, so quite and peaceful... love it... she loves her walks,,, sometimes she walks me..lol I am so excited.......... we are going to the Mountains this Sat... we are going to Blowing Rock, and Grandfather Mountain.... I can't wait to see it,, and I will have my camera for sure,,, so I can show you all my trek up the big hill.....lol gosh I hope my legs are up for it.....  I hope some of the trees are turning their leafs to beautiful colors for Autumn.... In some areas they are having some festivals going on,,, I hope we have time to go and see what there is to see.... and buy... hehe...

The photos I am showing are from last year, back in Indiana,,, I don't have a fall mums or any thing planted here yet.. I am going to look for some this weekend... I hope I can find some really great pots.... I sure miss getting my hands in the dirt.... 

I have the layers all together on little Lucy's Quilt,, now I am sewing on some really pretty ribbon bows and buttons... I have been taking photos of each step, and when I get it done I will be taking lot's of finished photos to show you all... I should be done by the end of the week.... so keep and eye out for it...... :)  Well ladies it is getting late for me.... (old)  so I will say good night,,, and thank you so much for all your lovely comments  as I have said before,,,  each one is so special to me,, and I enjoy reading each and every one...

So until next Time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

WELCOME AUTUMN;

Good morning every one; I hope you all had a lovely weekend.... I have been under the weather this past few days,,, my arthritis has been bothering me and so has my Fibromyalgia,, can't seem to have one with out the other I guess... I have spent most of my days with my heating pad.... lol;  This morning is a beautiful breezy sunny Fall day,,, my walk with my Isabella was just great... I hope it lasts.  I have my window open to let the fresh air in,,, I just love that too......

   I have decided to post so of my Fall decoration's from last year... as you can see we had some early snow.. this is a little more then frost on the pumpkin,,,lol; 

This is a beautiful trail in a state park back home, this was taken last year in Oct.. it was a lovely day for a walk...

This is another great trail,,, we did not have a plan just followed the path,, we had such fun that day.. even had a little picnic.. The trees have not really started to turn yet here,,, I can't wait though I am so ready for the cool fall days... UP in the mountains they are having some really lovely cool days and the trees are turning color,, we are making a trip up to Blowing Rock this Sat... I can't wait to go,, I will make sure I take lots of photos to share...  Outside my window I can hear all the birds singing welcoming the coming of Autumn...;  I miss having a patio to go out and sit and enjoy the day, reading or doing some sewing sipping a nice cup of Tea.... But I can sit by my large window and feel the breeze and hear the birds and it will almost feel as if I am out side.... that will work.. don't you think.......

I a still working on my Quilt for Lucy,, I have the top all done, just have to get the layers together I have been taking photos during the making, and will show you when it is all done..... Well Ladies that is about it for now,,, I have to get out my old friend the heating pad,,,,lol we have become very close.... I will be doing a lot of catching up on all the blogs I have not visited.. I a so sorry if I have not been by for a while,,, but I will get to you there are so many lovely Fall Posts out there, and I don't want to miss them... So until next time;  God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

LITTLE LUCY'S BABY QUILT;

 

Hello there dear friends; We I finally cut the fabric I have for my Great Great Niece Lucy,,, so to be here around the end of Oct. or the firs of Nov.... So toady I will doing some sewing,,,, I have taken photos of the fabric to show you all.... and during the process of making it....

 

In case you can't tell; I am going to be using some Pink fabrics...... :)  and some white Chenille, and a bit of light green yellow pink mix... I cut the fabrics in 5ins squares, the backing will be a white old Chenille bed spread... So it will be soft and warm for my little Niece,,, nothing but the best for my Lucy....

 

I love how the colors all flow together,, even the tone on tone pink,,, I can't wait to get started....

The fabric on the right looks like flannel, but it is not... they are all so soft... I might have to make me one...lol'

Don't you just Love Pink!!!!!!!!!!!!  I can just see her little Pink face peeking out of this Pink Quilt,,,, greeting the world...  oh I can't wait to meet her.

The white Chenille has such wonderful texture to it, I love to mix and match textures,, you get such a lovely feel to it...  I am planning on making a decorative pillow for the babies room... and maybe a few other things for her room..... I love to make baby items for the Nursery....  Well ladies I hope you enjoyed my photos of the beginning of little Lucy's Quilt.... I will make sure I do up dates on it... I am also knitting a baby blanket for the Knit A Square to send to Africa, it is a wonderful Charity I have some 8x8 squares to send out,,, with them they make a whole blanket and give to a baby or small child who is sick or has no family... I just love being apart of this.... I will do a post on it in the future,, and have a link you any one who wants to know more about it, I want to thank you for taking the time to stop by for a visit,, I love all your comments.... So until next time... God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

MY TRIP TO HOBBY LOBBY

Good evening; I hope every one had a wonderful weekend... I finally found where there was a Hobby Lobby near by... I was excited that it was not far at all just about 15.minutes down the road in South Carolina Rock Hill.... It was a really nice one.. looked pretty new... So on Saturday afternoon off we went to check it out... I love road trips,,, don't you;;;;;  I was in craft heaven,,, they had all of their silk flowers and greenery, at 50% off,, boy that was all I needed to see..... I was on the hunt for some beautiful fall flowers to make a wreath for my front door.. They always have such a huge selection of beautiful flowers,, the fall colors were just amazing.. I will show you what I found!!!!!!!!!!!

  This was my floor this morning.. now I know they don't look like much, but when I put them all together  they really looked beautiful together,, if I do say so my self.... he he....  I even found a beautiful fall ribbon to make a pretty bow...

All the floral picks were only 3$ after the mark off,, not bad huh......  I love this one with the pumpkin, and berries and the gourd....

Hmmmmm this one did not turn out so good,,,, but the fall leaves  had such great colors of light yellow and brown with some deep red... and they were the soft ones not plastic.... I used just a few of these...

Well don't ya know I just had to have some sparkle in my fall wreath too..... I thought this would just add the somein somein... to my fall decor..... gotta have bling.....

I loved this berries, they were so light weight, they I thought they would drape the grapevine so pretty, and i was so right..... he he   I so smarttttttt....lol;

OK this is my fall Wreath;  What do you think??????  I had so much fun making it,, and putting it all together,,, even Isabella was wanting to help me out,, by eating all the left over's...  don't worry I kept her little tongue off the floor cloth...

And here it is hanging on our front door,, it really stands out with the door being black... I just love it,,, can you love a fall wreath????????  you bet your sweet little pumpkin.... :) 

 

Just a few close ups of my creation.... can you tell I am proud of myself....... lol;  see the sparkle on the berries,,, ooooooo ahhhhh   love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I just knew that those berries would drape so pretty on the wreath,,, I just hope some birdies don't find them yummy.... or make a nest in it... how would we get out of our home..... it is the only door..... guess I would have honey bunny jump out the window down on the car below, then,,,,,, oops! sorry I always get carried away,,  Now focus....... 

Sorry for so many photos, but it has been a while since I have made a wreath... I have some that I made back home,, but they could not make the trip..... :(  but on the other hand I can make new ones...:)  so that is OK... Well ladies that is all of the photos I have of my Beautiful Fall Wreath..... I know,,,, don't feel too sad,, I can show more photos of something else next time.... Gosh I hope that won't keep you all from coming back,,,, maybe I shouldn't have said that.... hmmmm. oh well... I have been starting some small projects so I can open my Etsy shop again,, I have some other craft things I have made, just have to get some great photos of them.... I will do a post on them when I get them all done and ready to show,, and let you know my site... so if you want to check it out you can...... I would love to know what you all think of it... your comments really mean so much too me.... you all can be so helpful with things I really don't know much about.... Well I will just say good night now,,,,, I hope you enjoyed my post, and thank you all for stopping by and leaving me such lovely comments....   So Until Next Time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura

HAPPY T G I F EVERY ONE!

 

Hello there dear Friends;  I hope you are all planning to have a wonderful weekend.... Don't you just want to jump into a car and take a drive down this road..... and see where it goes.... (sigh)....  Any way I found where they have a Hobby lobby and that is where I am going tomorrow... The wall mart here doesn't have a very good craft area, they don't even have any fabric.... So I was so happy to see that there is a Hobby Lobby near by.... I can't wait to go.... I am going to be starting my Esty store up again,,, hopping I do better this time,,, but it won't be up right away, I am still making things for it, and when I have enough I will let you all know......  Now I have a few photos of our new home,, with some things we were able to bring back,, which was not much... But it is starting to look more like home...

This you have all seen before, but I did not have the curtains up then... I did not have a curtain rod to fit so I used what I had ,,, which was some twine,,, I did not get it tight, so it sags some in the middle... But at least I have some up... I should have closed the blinds....

This picture I hung up above the commode in the bath room, I looks pretty good there...

In our bed room, I hung up the curtains we had in our old bedroom... Love them,, they look really nice... again I should have closed the blinds.. so I hope you can see them ok,,, they are a white not too shear fabric,, it gives our bed room such a light and airy feel...

I also have my four poster bed up again..... I have missed it so much... and I hung up my beautiful Quilt behind it, where it belongs... it is starting to look like a real comfy bed room again....

This Painting is hung across the bed; It belonged to Honey bunnys G G ma Rods dad made the frame... I just love it... his dad gave it to us when we all had to help move grandma to a nursing home... beautiful fall colors in it....

Now this print I just moved from the hall way to the kitchen area,, it fits better there....

 

This one is over by the top of the stairs, I wish I could walk in their and sit and have tea..... love this print, such a beautiful garden setting...

And my little lamp,, I still have to finish spray painting the curtain rod that I am hanging the Quilt hubbys Dad made.. when done it will look so great together.... will make sure I take some photos of it when done.....  Well I hope you enjoyed just a few more photos of my new  home decor.... I have most of my craft things here, so I have started working some things... I have so much going on,,, making a baby quilt,, for my great niece, and and two more for a wonderful friend and her daughter.... knitting for Knit a Square charity, making a whole knitted blanket using 8x8ins squares in three beautiful fall colors.....  OH I even found a really great table to redo,,, in the dumpster area,,, I was walking Isabella,and got a peek at this table so I had to go take a better look,,, don't love the color,,, blue not a pretty one either,,, other wise in great shape... just needs the legs tighten up,, I am going to paint it and then do a Mosaic on the top and bottom shelf... I will have to take photos along the way to show you all my progress... now I just have to find the prefect plates for it,, I love the hunt...... Well sweet friends... I thank you for stopping by for a visit, I love reading your comments....  Have a wonderful weekend.....  So until next time; God Bless;

Hugs;

Alaura