Saturday, August 28, 2010

Time for a Giveaway!!

Hello friends!

It has been awhile since I had a giveaway here and I just happen to have an extra copy of NEW Fall issue of Phyllis Hoffman's Celebrate magazine! I would love to give it away to someone...so leave me a comment and tell me what you love about autumn & you could be the lucky winner on Sept 10! ;) You'll receive this just in time for the first day of fall--lots of time to cook all these delicious recipes!

From her website:
* 130 New Tailgating Ideas & Recipes
* Crowd-Pleasing Recipes
* Easy-To-Make Centerpieces
* Delicious Rum-Glazed Apple Tart
* Grill a Homemade Pizza Tonight!

"Phyllis Hoffman Celebrate is a premium national magazine that highlights the most important events in our lives. Whether celebrating a birthday, anniversary, wedding, or a simple 4th of July barbeque with friends and family, Celebrate offers inspiration for every occasion.

Each issue brings you more than 70 ideas, recipes, and tips—from tabletop ideas, party planning menus to creative invitations. Celebrate features beautiful photography throughout and best of all it's 95% advertising free!"

As the temperature outside cools, warm up the inside with a party. Download our patterns and how-tos to make celebrating easy at your house this fall.

Grandparents’ Memories, from You Are My Sunshine, page 25
Napkin rings, from Columbus Day, page 32
Menu, from A Fall Gathering, page 38
Fall invitation, from Designed for You, page 109
Party Planner, pages 110–112

Friday, August 27, 2010

Friday, July 23, 2010

Friday Flickr Inspirations: Autumn

I love autumn! I know just last Friday we were celebrating Christmas in July, but my favorite season has always been autumn. I love the colors (though ironically I'm not an "orange"-kind-of-person), I love the smells, I love the comfort foods, and I love the weather! Right now as we suffer through 95 degrees of summer, I'm REALLY thinking about the cooler weather! LOL. So here's a tribute to fall and all the wonderful handmade ideas & inspirations we get from my favorite season!