Pumpkins and Pinks

Today at Beverly's Pink Saturday, we're all showing off our pumpkins!  I have a couple pumpkins around the house but nothing too spectacular so I thought I'd start by showing you a couple of fabric pumpkins I've got in my Etsy shop for sale!

This cute Holly Hobbie pumpkin is made from a foam pumpkin covered with fabric and features her "Blue Girl" portrait.  It's 7x5 and, unlike any pumpkin from the produce aisle, it will keep indefinitely!

Here's a second one with lace and blue flowers instead.  Both are $12 with FREE US shipping!

I've also been busy recently stocking my booth at Strutt Your Stuff, a friend's gift shop here in town.  Yesterday I made this cute Jane Austen silhouette mirror.  My daughter, Lynzie, drew the silhouette template for me on a piece of paper and then I just glued it to the mirror, sprayed white paint around it, painted the frame black, and added some antique jewelry and vintage faux pearls.  It's so cute, I'm half hoping it doesn't sell!

My great-grandmother left us lots and lots of costume jewelery.  I know she'd be happy that I'm finding fun and crafty ways to use some of it!

A good BookCrossing friend sent me some gorgeous fabrics so I made a ruffled book bag.  I love this!  I think I'll make a few more for my Etsy shop...and maybe one for me too!

I also used some of the fabric and matching ribbons/buttons for a little pin cushion.  I used one of the four Depression glass sherbet cups I have sitting around. 

Have you been up to anything fun and crafty lately?  Tell me about it or link up your homemaking/crafty posts below for Homemaking LinkUp Weekend.

Blessings to all of you and thanks so much for stopping by---have a lovely weekend!

Linking with:
Beverly's Pink Saturday
Homemaking Link-Up @ Raising Homemakers 
Blue Monday @ SmilingSally 

Show Me Your Fall! Homemaking LinkUp Weekend

Brr!!! Is it cold where you are?  Fall came fast here in Eastern Oregon.  It's 56 degrees outside right now at 1:30 in the afternoon!  Just two weeks ago it was 95! 

Fall is my most favorite time of year!  I love the cooler temperatures and beautiful colors!  Today for Pink Saturday, we're showing off our fall decorations!

Yesterday, Lynzie and I went out to do a couple of errands and found these sweet praying Colonial kids at Rite Aid.  She named them John and Patience.  I think they look really cute in front of my vintage Ferris print, Christmas Morn at Plymouth.

My mom gave me a set of neat owls to display on top of the piano.  I really love owls!

This is our family's most treasured Fall decoration.  I bought this at a local craft bazaar a few years ago and the kids all get really excited each time I set it up.  Today, when they prayed at lunch, they mentioned that John, Patience, and the First Thanksgiving set were all praying along with them!

Up until a few years ago, I tried to get an annual Fall picture of all the kids.  This is the last one I took and it was 5 years ago!  Now that there's another 4 kids to add to the pose, I'm thinking we need to do another one!

What is your favorite thing about Fall?  Do you have a treasured decoration or tradition?  Tell me about it or, better yet, blog about it and link up with my Homemaking LinkUp Weekend!  Don't forget to visit Beverly and the other Pink Saturday bloggers for beautiful and inspiring Fall posts!

Linking with:
Beverly's Pink Saturday 

Pink Christmas Trees! Can You Help Me?

Is it roasting where you are?  We're supposed to hit 100 today and tomorrow and then cool off next week.  I'm so glad fall is coming!  It's my favorite time of year!

Some of you summer girls might be rolling your eyes at the idea of me talking of fall---let alone Pink Christmas trees---but we're on the last leg of the dreadful summer heat and I can't wait for it to be over!

Today I'm asking for some help from my creative blogging friends!  Last year, I played around with these rubber cone things I had found at the Dollar Tree and constructed this shabby little rose petal Christmas tree.  I decorated it with some of my great-grandma's vintage jewelery.

This year, I want to make a bunch more for my Pink Christmas-themed craft room.  I want to use Styrofoam cones but need some ideas on a way to stabilize them.

I'm wanting something that looks sort of like an upside down meat thermometer...but with a bigger base.  Any ideas?

It's been a few weeks since I offered my Homemaking Link Up Weekend.  I'm hoping to be more regular with it now that my favorite time of year is approaching and I'm past my early-pregnancy-sickies!  I'd love for you to link up below if you've got a favorite post to share.

Have a lovely weekend!

Also linking with:

Beverly's Pink Saturday
Weekend Spotlight Inspiration @ Dear Creatives
Pearls and Lace Thursday @ FGC