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Happy Friday Eve all! We enjoyed spending last week with our son and getting to know his neighborhood, which is FILLED with lots of wonderful local shops. Picked up a handmade ornament for my Mom, some new Christmas items, ate some great food and just enjoyed being together.

Started working on some fun additions to "the boys" Christmas tree. Father and son have had a tradition of decorating their own tree since, while they love our big main tree, it's too formal and they've had one to make more fun. But our kids grow and live on their own, and even though we were fortunate to have him be able to come for Christmas all through undergrad and grad school, it's been more reality-based the past few years between COVID and work and I finally got permission to let me play with that tree. Next week I'll share a few of the new things I'm making for it which are fun, sentimental, and easy! 

Thanks for understanding about last week's party w/out features. For some reason I wasn't able to get picture links to work from our hotel. So let's take a look at some Fall and Christmas ideas from last week's party! 

Charleston Crafted shared a DIY Pumpkin Vase using a carveable pumpkin which you should be able to pick up for a steal right now since Fall stuff is heavily discounted. Great for your own centerpiece or host/hostess gift! 

Master Pieces of My Life has a BRILLIANT Dollar Tree Hack to make this Sherpa Pumpkin! Seriously...BRILLIANT! 

Printables remain the easiest high-impact decor item and Hunny I'm Home DIY has a pair of Thankful Printables available, FREE to download. Print. Frame. Done! 

Finally, if you're working on Christmas projects, these Wood Christmas Stars from Steph Creates are a must to check out! 

Thanks to all who linked up and can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! 

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BFF Open House

Happy Friday Eve all! As mentioned last week, we're visiting our son this week. The wifi is being weird and spotty, so this week it's all links and no features. 

Hope you're all hanging in! 

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EEK! Happy Halloween and Diwali All! You know what this means? Full on to the holiday season with Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas coming fast. 

Hopefully this is my last knee update. Got the stitches out last week and while my knee still looks like a Halloween prop, the care team says it looks good so we'll go with that. Most importantly, it didn't wreck a planned trip to visit our son next week. After that I can't wait to get working on Christmas projects. Found this year's card papers at Michaels so I'm ready to get started. THANK YOU for all of your healing comments and thoughts. 

Let's take a look at some of the fun things to maybe pin for next year's Halloween festivities (with everything deeply discounted, buy some things ahead for next year) and some for Thanksgiving. 

Studio 27 by Jennifer Adams shared these fun Framed Skeletons. Perfect to pick some up on sale to play with next year. 

Creatively Beth shared this fab Dollar Tree Canvas Jack O'Lantern. Could just skip the face and perfect for the rest of the Fall season. 

Bluesky At Home shared this Stenciled Fall / Thanksgiving Sign. Make another one for Winter!

Finally, how cute are these Pumpkin Spice Oreo Truffles from Flour On My Face? Put one at each place setting for your Thanksgiving table or box them up as a host/hostess gift! 

Thank you to everyone who linked up. To everyone celebrating, have a safe and happy Halloween! 

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Happy Friday Eve and one week until Halloween! What's really scary is it's also TWO MONTHS until Christmas Eve. EEK!

Ended up not getting my sutures out last week so hopefully, when I go back today...

Let's take a look at some Halloween themed projects there's still time left to do or certainly to pin for next year!

Master Pieces of My Life shared this FABULOUS and Elegant Creepy Candle Sconce. 

My Thrift Store Addiction shared a wonderful way to incorporate pieces on hand into seasonal decor with these DIY Jadeite Jack O'Lanterns. 

Steph Creates shared this cute Hey Boo Door Sign. This would be perfect to personalize with names too!

Finally, this No Bake Spiderweb Cheesecake from Rose Bakes is perfect for Halloween! 

Thanks to all who linked up and can't wait to see what you've got in store this week! 

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EEK! We're halfway to Halloween! Hopefully by the time this party opens I will have this infernal immobilizer off of my knee and can sit back at my desk and work on more than Procreate. Like so many of us, I am better at taking care of others than being sidelined myself and this not being able to get up and go is a real challenge for me. BUT, I'm ever thankful to have an attentive husband, caring Mom and friends! 

I shared another Fall Themed Printable here the theme of which is "change is beautiful" something that is often hard for me! 

OK let's take a look at some of the ideas from last week's party to consider yet for Spooky Season and Fall! 

Hunny I'm Home DIY shared this AWESOME Skull Vase made from a simple Dollar Tree skull!

Charleston Crafted shared a creative way to use Candy Corn in decor with this stunning Fall Vase.

Crazy Little Love Birds shared a wonderfully fun and GREEN craft with these Recycled Cardboard Halloween Bookmarks. Fun and functional! 

"Black Velvet" seems to be a trend this year so these Witches Brew Cupcakes from 3 Boys and a Dog are perfect! 

Thanks to everyone who linked up and can't wait to see what's in store this week! 

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Free Fall Printable

 

Since I'm "mobility limited" still, sharing another printable. Spending a LOT of time with Procreate and it's a good thing I have a Creative Fabrica subscription so I have unlimited downloads of images, fonts, brushes and palettes!

I used watercolor Procreate stamps in a Fall palette, combined with Fall themed Procreate brushes. 

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Happy Friday Eve, all. Again hoping that anyone in the path of Milton is safe and damage is minimal.  Let's hope this is it for the season!

You can read about my epic klutz adventure and another Fall inspired printable here so I'm temporarily mobility-limited. 

Let's take a look at some of the fabulous ideas shared at last week's party! 

The Apple Street Cottage shared this fabulous Spook Easy sign! 

Master Pieces of My Life shared these festive and seasonal DIY Sunflower Napkin Rings.

Life is Better at the Lakeside shared a genius Haunted Hound blow mold hack! 

Finally, Rose Bakes shared this Black Velvet Cake that is Purrrrrrrfect for Halloween! 

Thank you to everyone who linked up. Can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! 

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