Month: October 2012

Bits of Fall & Blooms

I’ve been Dressing & Harvesting~ Planting bits of Fall & Blooms in my Potting Shed! You can take a peek at how the outside is dressed, here. My Ferry’s Seeds Box is a perennial favorite~ Harvested from Metrolina Expo and used for display in my shop years ago.  Finding its way later in a nook in my laundry room…

Ghostly Spirits & Halloween Peeps

In anticipation of some Ghostly Peeps Fun, I went in search of Halloween PEEPSÂź but these apparitions were nowhere to be found. . . I searched my favorite haunts~ Target, the grocery store, Walmart. . .it wasn’t that they had disappeared, rather that they had never made an appearance at all~  I was happily able to scare…

Animal Instincts

I am following my Animal Instincts at the table, inspired by Tiger Stripe Pumpkins and Animal Prints~ My Animal Instincts led me on a mini safari to World Market, where I spied Giraffe-spotted napkins in tan and in black~ And to Hobby Lobby, where I rounded up Zebra chargers to accompany Leopard chargers I already…

A Beautiful Weekend to Fly & Balloonist’s Prayer

I sharing my photos of the Carolina BalloonFest from last year. I haven’t had a chance to edit my 600+ photos {gulp} from this weekend’s 39th annual Balloonfest . A colorful, fun event and the Carolina Balloonfest is second oldest hot-air balloon festival in the country~ with 50 Hot Air Balloons and Mass Ascensions, a Balloon…

Witches’ Brew Stew

Witches’ Brew Stew, aka Chicken Chili, is a recipe that we enjoy and I’ve had bubbling in my cauldron before! Like all witches, I have my own special potion for Witches’ Brew Stew, adapted from Southern Living’s recipe. Fire up your cauldron, or slow cooker! No fussing or worrying about stirring in a clockwise direction until your brew…

Halloween Oreo Brownies

  I’m a sucker for seasonal products & packaging. . . the temptation, scary~ their frightening pull too much to resist! Especially when Halloween Oreos come in 5 BOOrific shapes, one a witch :) I’ve seen Oreo Brownies all over Pinterest. I found a recipe from Picky Palate,  dipping the Oreos individually in brownie batter and baking them…

Potting Shed Update- Fall Dressing

My Potting Shed is nearly finished~  and Dressed for Fall!  My early spring issue of Country Gardens Magazine was the inspiration for the exterior~ You can see how she’s grown here. A blend of old & new~ salvaged metal panels cover the porch roof and are married with new green steel~ Landscaping is on my…

A Jolly Halloween

Vintage-inspired pails are filled with assorted Treats~ To make your Halloween Jolly, with their Spooky Sweets! Ravens have flown in, landing on pumpkins at the table, Conjure raven snacks up here, inspired from a Halloween label! Lanterns dress in scrapbook paper, in time for Halloween~ With haunting double images, how-tos here can be seen. Tinsel-woven placemats, add…