Break Out the Scarves!

Today truly felt like autumn~ the sky was gray, the wind was blustery, the leaves were falling like crazy. Before I took a walk to the mailbox today, I opened the closet and took out my scarf! It felt cozy to walk in the windy weather with a scarf bundled up around your neck.

I am celebrating scarves tonight with a few finds from Etsy:

Top row, from left to right:

Earth Green Scarf, from NPJDesigns (www.NPJDesigns.etsy.com)

The Cranberry Mist Scarf from beautifulbridget (www.beautifulbridget.etsy.com)

Seastorm MiniScarf by AllInStitches (www.AllInStitches.etsy.com)

Bottom row, from left to right:

Mulberry Chenille Wrap Scarf from GailAsbury (www.GailAsbury.etsy.com)

Lavender and Mink Brown Scarf from SyranDreams (www.SyranDreams.etsy.com)

Great Lakes Scarflette from fivetrees (www.fivetrees.etsy.com)

I am in love with all the toned down colors in these scarves~ very soft, elegant, and most of all, cozy!

Leaf Season Captured on Film

My coworkers at the restaurant like to call the changing of the leaves "leaf season". I think it's a cute little term. Mike and I have recently moved into our new house, which is a couple of miles outside of town. Ever since we left the apartment, I have noticed much more how beautiful the Endless Mountains are. This year I have done something I have never done before~ taken pictures of the the leaves. These pictures are just a few that I have taken that are in my backyard and up the street.

I feel blessed to have an opportunity to capture nature showing us something that is so gorgeous.

Adventures in My Backyard

So I wandered about my backyard today with my camera. I don't go outside too often, and am in awe of the beauty that is...leaf season. We call it this at the restaurant, because it is the season where everyone comes out of the woodwork (especially from the cities) to drive up here and look at the trees, and then go out to eat. :) I did happen to take a couple of pictures of the mums that Mike brought home a couple of weeks back. They are in full bloom, and they have such wonderful color. White is a color that is gorgeous no matter what season it is, and this brick red bouquet of mums just sings autumn.

Necklaces

I used to be a huge fan of making necklaces. I stopped for a time, because I wasn't entirely satisfied with them. I also had trouble taking their pictures. I recently found an awesome Etsy store, BluewaterStudio, and ordered some vibrant colored Czech beads. They really inspired me to use them in necklaces. I also found a necklace style that I love~ the lariat. I combined these beads and the lariat style to make very simple and bold necklaces. The beads are the center of attention, as their vivid colors draw the eye. I made two lariats using copper and brass chains.


























The orange beads makes me think about pumpkins, and best of all, pumpkin pie. I love the orange and the copper~ the color combination brings a lot of warmth. Brass and green are a wonderful color combination as well~ they remind me of Ireland!