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My week- Insta Friday at Everyday Beautiful

Here's a bit of what's going on at our house this week via grainy cell phone pics. I am linking up to Insta- Friday at Life Rearranged. You should too! It's fun!

My mums are in full bloom in front of each side of the garage! I love them!

To add some more fall decor around here I made a bittersweet wreath from some real bittersweet gathered at a friends house. I put it on the back/side door of the garage. It's small but it makes me smile!

Here is another pumpkin added to the kitchen area above my cookbooks!

We have continued our food adventures here!  I am so excited to be able to stock our pantry and freezer for the winter with fresh local organic food! We started out the weekend with a visit to the local farmers market and apple orchard and picked up another 1/2 bushel of tomatoes, 3 pounds of concord grapes, and 15 more pounds of apples along with some local beef and bacon for some winter soups. We started with the concord grapes.

They were so sweet. They smelled almost like grape soda. Sooo sweet!! We made low sugar grape jelly. Which both my hubby and I agreed was *way* too labor intensive and long. Next time we will stick to jam or preserves! We made tomato sauce out of the tomatos! Here are some of our helpers cranking the food mill. 

And drum roll please! I actally made something from Pinterest this week! Cut the top off my salt container which had ran out and it fits perfectly inside a wide mouth jar ring. Brilliant! Great for storing those bulk grains like my ground flax seed here!

Made a chicken pot pie for dinner tonight, and one for the freezer!

This is what it looks like after quiet time in my girls room! I don't think much resting was going on in that bed!:) Not sure why I even spend money on book shelves? At least the books are getting enjoyed. Right?

A few of you have said you wanted to see a few pics of the Shoppe and I promise to do some more of those soon! This is what my good sized entry way looks like many days around 5pm as my hubby is coming home. Sorry babe! Totally full of boxes, and bolts, and other stuff that was dropped off late afternoon! The UPS guy drops off boxes fairly late, like betweet 5 and 6 so they often sit there till after the kiddos are in bed or the next morning! We {my assistant and I} then process them in the morning!

So that's where the magic begins! I know, super exciting! I will post more pics of the Shoppe soon! Thanks for stopping by for insta friday! Leave a comment so i can hop on over to your blog!

More insta friday posts!

Featured Tutorial: Easy Kitchen Hot Pads

Spending a lot of time in the kitchen lately... this is inspiring... to use some of the fabric I have in stock. 

 

Skip to my Lou has easy instructions and great pictures to make sure you are doing everything right!

Knitty Bitties 3rd Annual Holiday Promotion

I want to pass along this great Handmade Holiday deal along to you folks! 

I really {heart} Andrea of Knitty Bitties! She is amazingly talented sewist and she definitly has a great eye for color and fabric. She has these fun holiday deals available in her shop for a limited time. Stock up on *adorable* gifts for your teachers, girlfriends or maybe keep one or two for yourself. We all deserve a handmade treat {especially as cute as these}!

 AND you get to choose your fabrics from the Fabric Shoppe! There are a limited number of these available and only for a limited time!

Full details on the Knitty Bitties Site!

When you buy handmade during the holidays you bless 2 people. The crafter and the person receiving the gift! I love handmade!

Insta- Friday at Everyday Beautiful

There's a lot of fabric, quilting and crafting that goes on on the blog here every week so when I saw the Insta Friday party going on every friday at Life Rearranged, I thought it would be a great way to get a little more personal every week! Since it is just cell phone pics I think i can stay on top of it! {i think i can, i think i can}

So here's a few phone pic peeks {say that 5 times fast} into our home this week. We have been on a healthy food kick and trying to use all our new grains from whole foods. I found this recipe for Quinoa and black beans! The girls both loved it! See that big smile! It was actually De.Lish!

My bestie Christy came over for some much needed craft time! Love it! I am so proud of her, she is learning to sew and catching on quick! We made the cute little A-frame tents you have seen pinned all over pinterest. The one in the background is half done. I picked that fabric because my 3 year old gushes over it anytime she sees it in the Shoppe! "Oh mommy i just love this heart fabric."  I will post more on that project later. Super easy and fun for the kiddos! 

Nothing better than homemade pizza and red wine.  I am usually not a fan of red wine but with pizza it just goes. I *am* liking the pre-made pizza dough from Trader Joe's for $1.20. How do you make your pizza dough? I am wondering if i can freeze some in batches? HMMmm.

It is definitely fall here which always puts me in the mood to organize and decorate! I put out a few pumpkins. Many more to come! This is on our pie safe in the living room!

I got a new devotional by Sarah Young that i have been meaning to pick up for at least 4 years. It comes with rave reviews and I have been enjoying the encouraging words in the morning while my littles eat their breakfast. 

It has helped me to remember that I am soooo blessed even when my little ones turn my clean living room into this in 2.5 seconds *EVERY* morning. Cause I know there will come a time when I will wish there were little dollies and princess tiaras all over the floor to pick up! 

Oh and the Insta-Challenge was show a DIY project so here is my finished tent residing in the toy room!

Thanks for stopping by for insta- friday! Come back soon!  And thanks to Life.rearranged for hosting this every week! I love it!

Little Apples by Aneela Hoey fabric has arrived in the Fabric Shoppe

This adorable Little Apples fabric by Aneela Hoey and Moda fabrics has arrived in the Fabric Shoppe! It is so cute for fall. I love the colors and the little kiddos playing ring around the rosy!

Available in fat quarter bundles, 1/2 yard bundles, and yard bundles! Or in individual yardage and fat quarters! 

 

 

Here are a few projects made with this line to get you started! All you need for this project is a fat quarter or 2 and a purse frame available from your local craft store!

Full coin purse tutorial from the Moda Bake Shop

This quilt is also amazing!

Full Tutorial for Apple Crate Quilt by Angela of Fussy Cut for Moda Bake Shop

Quilting Inspiration via Pinterest

The days and nights have been getting chilly around here. Great time to snuggle up with your favorite quilt or to start planning your winter quilt projects! In any case here are some lovlies I have been enjoying via Pinterest!

Source: flickr.com via Jody on Pinterest

Source: oliverands.com via Jody on Pinterest

Source: fussycut.blogspot.com via Jody on Pinterest

Source: camilleroskelley.typepad.com via Jody on Pinterest

 

What are your fall/winter quilting plans?

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Heirloom Fabric Inspiration from Joel Dewberry

Here are a few great inspation pieces found in the Joel Dewberry quilt market booth. I am dying to make this re-apolstered chair. 

Now I just to find a cool old chair at an auction or estate sale and a great tutorial! 

Lovely dress  and bag in the citrine colorway

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Empire Maxi Dress

Pool bag in Paisley

Love the chair, the framed fabric, and curtains!

Photos via the Joel Dewberry blog

Shop Heirloom fabrics in the Fabric Shoppe

Stay tuned tomorrow for a Joel Dewberry Giveaway!:)

Around Our Home: Preschool Busy Bag Swap

I recently signed up for an online preschool busy bag swap hosted by the Unsolisited Advice Blog. I was SOOOO excited as I am always looking for new activities that will keep my curious 3 year old busy while we cut fabric orders here. 

I was put into a group of 30 other moms. We each choose an activity bag to create. I choose A-Z Tracing Sheets from Confessions of a Homeschooler. I got to work on my 30 bags! It took some time but I got them all laminated and included a little knit fabric as an eraser.

I sent off the box of 30 activities to the coordinator and I should get a box back in a week or 2 with 30 different bags. I can't wait to see what the ladies come up with! I will keep you all updated!

Here are a few busy bag ideas via pinterest:

Source: gerberadesigns.com via Kayla on Pinterest

Word Inspiration via Pinterest

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