Welcome October

I hope your as happy about Autumn as I am! It has to be my favorite time of year~ The warm days, crisp mornings & evenings, beautiful colors in all its glory, renewed inspiration and of course gatherings of family and friends~Ah, Welcome October!
Here's a little digital layout I did using Picnik.com. I sure would like to learn how to do digital layouts for scrapbooking~ Have you done digital scrapbooking? Or know of any good resources? I have more Autumn photographs and a poem I wrote about Autumn on my other blog if you want to pop over and see some more Autumn Love~ I hope you can drop by!
Let me know what you like about Autumn~I would love to hear!

Scrapbooking Inspiration

Open publication - Free publishing - More scrapbook
Click on the scrapbook to enlarge & thumb through pages~

I love to scrapbook, but I don't often look for inspiration. I just usually find papers and embellishments then start a page. I love to put pages together in scrapbooks for various occasions. I have endless photographs from prior to digital age to catalog which is a major undertaking. But when I came across this inspiring e-magazine it has me swooning to get out the paper and create some new pages! I hope you find some inspiration from this too!

Do you do scrapbooks for a hobby? Have you scrap booked lately? Do you scrapbook for travel, vacations, weddings, children or family books?
I would love to know~

Halloween / Autumn Link Up

Hi everyone, I decided to make a Halloween / Autumn Link up with crafty ideas. I would love you to post your creativity here for everyone to see!!

I posted a tutorial on my other blog on how to create a journal page. If you haven't made or created one you might like to see it. But since I am going to create more Autumn and Halloween Crafts I thought we could do a link up of crafty posts, tutorials, decorating and just plain Halloween & Autumn inspiration!

So I hope you fly in on the winds of Autumn and share your crafty goodness!!
I can't wait to see what crafty delights everyone is creating this Autumn. I have left it open for quite some time so you can come back at your convenience and link up your posts!

ClothesPin Bags

1. Could be used for clothes pins or a few diapers/wipes or for a few small toys

2. Slides easily across clothes line when pinning clothes up

I thought I would share with you some designs I was working on for clothespin bags. I love hanging out my laundry in the sun to dry. Not only does it save energy but I love being outside while being productive. I love using the burlap as it gives a stiffening affect which then makes it easier to grab the clothespins out of the bag. There are a lot of tutorials on how to make clothes pin bags and I am going to leave a few links for you. But if you rather buy one I will be making some of these and selling them in my Etsy shop which is opening soon! I promise to tell you when~ Do you like hanging out your clothes to dry? Do you enjoy sewing up simple projects?

Clothes Pin Tutorial Links:
Martha Stewart
One from a child size button shirt
Cut out and Keep
Vintage Place mat into a Clothes Pin bag

Angel of Love En caustic Mixed Media Painting

This is a mixed media acrylic painting that is waxed after it was completely dried. I has various layers to it.
To see an angel, you must see another's soul.
To feel an angel, you must touch another's heart.
To hear an angel you must listen to both.
-- Author Unknown

in reference to: Blogger: Welcome To Msartists Mixed Media Playground - Edit Post "Angel of Love" (view on Google Sidewiki)

Distressed Picture Frame Tutorial

Wouldn't you just love to give new life to a picture frame? I have a few sitting around and since my daughters wedding I could use all the frames I can get~ Here is a great tutorial for you to create a distressed picture frame thanks to Lara Berch. So if you are ready to give new life to your picture frame with a distressed look this is the perfect tutorial for you!
*All images in this post are credited to Lara Berch
You can use any combination of colors you think of or from paints you have on hand! Hope you find this tutorial useful~ Oh dear readers if you have time in the previous post I have a few questions so if you can help me out that would be great! Thanks for stopping in and your comments are always valued!!

Inspiration Boards and Tea

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I have done a little sewing lately and been enjoying the break from painting. When I came across these images looking for inspiration boards for my other blog I had to share. Wouldn't you just love a little spot of your own and to make an inspiration board? I sure would.
If you are interested in inspiration boards, vision boards and dream boards you can jump over here and see some more pretty inspiration, how to create them and links about the different boards types. So I hope you can make time from Tea Tuesday and hop over for some more interesting inspiration boards. I won't disappoint~ Have you created a sewing nook or inspiration board? I would love to know~

Roses and TeaCups
Thanks for stopping by and I hope you enjoy your Tea Tuesday ~

Tomato Recipes

Yes, its harvest time at my house. I am getting some lovely tomato s and peppers so I thought I would share a few recipes I came across and next week I have my homemade spaghetti sauce recipe you won't want to miss that one! It is a big hit in my family and a simple meatballs to go with it~ I hope you find time to enjoy cooking as fall rolls in. It is the perfect time of year to get testing out some new recipes! Starting with Pico de Gallo a perfect item to serve with chips or a garnish to top your favorite football dish of chili~ And who wouldn't love a perfect tomato and basil mayonnaise sandwich? Or a Tomato Mozzarella, and Basil Salad~
All simple and sure to please you from your tomato harvest (or Whole Foods) ~

If you have a favorite tomato recipe I would love to know! For fall I think I want to start a recipe round-up and share once a week! Where we share our favorite recipes and link to your posts~ You can start with a recipe that includes tomato s but it isn't necessary. See Mr. Linky below I would love to add to my recipe box and hope you do too! I think it will be fun. I will leave the link up to add your recipe any time during the week to start and then may shorten post add time as people find out about it. I will make a sidebar icon too if a few of you show an interest in doing this with me. Do let me know~

Pico de Gallo

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups seeded, diced tomatoes
• 1/4 cup diced red onion
• 1 tablespoon diced jalapenos
• 1 tablespoon minced garlic
• 2 limes, juiced
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro leaves, plus extra for garnish
• Salt and pepper

Directions

Combine all ingredients in a bowl. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Garnish with additional cilantro.

Emeril Lagasse

Tomato Sandwhich with Basil Mayonnaise

Ingredients

• 1 cup good mayonnaise
• 10 to 15 basil leaves, chopped
• 1 teaspoon kosher salt
• 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon good olive oil
• 1 teaspoon minced garlic
• 2 slices country loaf bread
• 1 heirloom or Israeli tomato, sliced

Directions

Whisk together the mayonnaise, basil, salt, pepper, lemon juice, olive oil and garlic. Spread the mayonnaise mixture on the top of 2 slices of bread. Place the sliced tomato on top of one

bread slice. Place the remaining slice of bread, mayonnaise side down, on top of the tomato. Cut the sandwich in half and serve.

Ina Garten

Tomato Mozzarella and Basil Salad

Ingredients

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• 6 small tomatoes (4 medium)
• 1 pound fresh mozzarella
• 10 to 15 basil leaves
• 3 tablespoons good olive oil
• Kosher salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Directions

Slice the tomatoes and mozzarella and arrange casually with the basil leaves on a large platter. Drizzle with olive oil. Sprinkle with salt and pepper and serve at room temperature.

Ina Garten

If you have a favorite tomato recipe I would love to know! For fall I think I want to start a recipe round-up share once a week! Where we share our favorite recipe and link to your posts~

Inspired by Polymore Clay

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Well hello. I happened to be looking for ideas for Sammie since she wanted me to buy her some poly-more clay. Now what to create was the question & it lead me doing a search...First this is what I came across~I had to share this Bio of an Etsy artist. It is very interesting to watch. I know my tea party & French loving friends will love to see what she creates and sells. Well after you view this you might want to try a hand at working some poly-more clay & if you have kids the second video is a tutorial for a Hello Kitty~
For more inspiration or to buy someones creative goodies just click the link under the picture for Jamie's shop or this link will take you to one of many Etsy polymore- jewelery artists~ You can do a search and view more on their site. Pretty sweet, right?






Well off to finish up all those daily mom jobs that have to be done before I can play~ Until next time have a great day. What have you been making or wanting to start making these days? Fall is a great time to bring out the clay along with inspiration~
PS.My daughter Jen has me making a new project for her and I promise to share soon so don't forget to drop back by~

Scrapbooking "Matting a Photo"

Here is a simple technique Debbie is showing us how to matte a photo I may have to use this technique for some of the pages of my scrap book when I get my daughter's wedding photos. I think is will be great for anyone who wants a matted look on a page~




Just curious have you done any scrap booking lately? Do you do traditional or digital scrap booking? What are some of your favorite products or suppliers?

I am totally in love with a few online scrap book suppliers since my local Michael s Store scrapbook section is not that big. But I'll share that on another post~
Thanks Debbie from heARt of Scrapbooking~ Well I am keeping this short since it is a 3 day weekend~ I wish you all a wonderful Labor Day weekend!