Fall Decorations

This week I've been decorating for fall!  Better late than never, huh?!  Not having money to spend on new decorations meant I had to get a little creative and use some things I already had.

Acorns and Pine cones are great to decorate with.  I went around my apartment complex and collected tons of them for free!

I had some old silk flowers and leaves hanging around.  The flowers were really tall, so I cut them down to fit my little vase.

I'm all set for fall, now on to Halloween decorations!

My first crocheted hat attempt

Way back when I was about 12 years old, my Grandma Heap taught me to crochet.  I got into it and tried to make a blanket.  I wasn't too good at it then and I'm still not very good.  Probably because I took over a ten year break from it.  I still have the crochet hooks my grandma gave me.  Once in a while I get them out with some yarn and practice.  This time I decided I would try to make a hat.  I found a website with all sorts of crochet hat designs.  If you want to check it out, go to http://www.headhuggers.org/patterns/patterns.htm .

This is how my hat turned out.  I think I may attempt another one soon to see if I can make a better one.

Photo of the week

More Flower Experiments

I saw some headbands with these cute little flowers on them at a store and then I found out how to make them at blissbloomblog and then... I had to try it!  Way easy to make! 

I used the flowers to make a headband of my own, plus a few other things.  Here's what I came up with:

This one is a little different.  I used the flower rolls in I wrote about in a previous post.

Now if only I had a little girl to wear some of these!  Oh well, someday....

What I had for dinner

 

Austrian Potato Soup!

I realized that up until now,  all of my recipes have been for sweets.  Probably because that is what I like to cook best.  However, with the weather changing I got in the mood for some warm soup.   Oh, comfort food!  Sooooo good.  This recipe comes from my Mom who made this for me right after I had my baby.  Good memories!

Austrian Potato Soup

¼ c. bacon drippings                                                       4 large potatoes

1 c. chopped onion                                                          1 c. celery chopped

1/3 c. flour                                                                       1 can mushrooms

3 c. hot water + 3 chicken bouillon cubes                         2 c. grated Monterey Jack Cheese

3 c. milk                                                                          Salt and Pepper

In a large pan, sauté onion in bacon drippings.  Stir in flour until it is golden.  Stir in liquids.  Add potatoes, celery, and mushrooms.  Simmer until tender.  Stir in cheese and season to taste with salt and pepper.

Printable Happy Birthday Sign

For my husband's birthday last weekend, I made a birthday sign!  I plan to re-use it for my son's birthday next month, since its laminated and should last a long time.  If you would like to make one too,  click the link below to get a free PDF file of the letters I used to make it.  Just print out your letters, cut them out with some pretty card stock, and glue and laminate- if desired.  Happy Birthday planning!

Birthday Sign PDF

Photo of the week

Pumpkin season is here! We picked out our own at a local pumpkin farm that has street names for the rows of pumpkins. I love this place!