I love the new "Blue Fall" decorating trend this year! The aquamarine turquoise blue is my favorite shade for Blue Fall. The plum color is gorgeous too! If you like Blue Fall, there is no need (nor is it practical) to change your red, yellow, orange, and brown autumn decorations. Adding a few blue, Continue Reading
Funtastic Friday #243
Welcome to Funtastic Friday #243! I missed last week’s party because my site was under maintenance ?. But all is well now! I hope everyone is ready for the transition from summer to fall! The first USC Gamecock game is this upcoming Saturday, so I’ve been making lots of football crafts and Continue Reading
Friends and Football Fall Wreath
It's that time of year again. This Saturday is the debut of SEC football. We love to have friends over and make snacks on College Gamedays. Sometimes I make football snacks for just our family. Because we like to hang out together, eat, and watch football games in the fall, I decided to incorporate Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #16
Welcome to the 16th Little Cottage Link Party! What has everyone been up to this past week? We’ve been going to Dr.’s appointments, registering for fall dance classes, getting haircuts, and etc. Even the dog had his hair trimmed. I guess August is the month to get back on track.The Little Continue Reading
Cinnamon Poke Autumn Cupcakes With Chocolate Cream Cheese Frosting
I've been having lots of fun tweaking classic fall recipes lately. I've been adding chocolate, caramel, different types of baking chips, and special frostings and fillings to cupcakes and autumn-themed sweat breads. This week I combined a cinnamon roll poke cake recipe from Cooking Kaluka Club with Continue Reading
DIY Hello Fall Pillow Covers
Usually I choose quick, beginner's level sewing projects because I am impatient. For the August Pinterest Challenge, hosted by Erlene from My Pinterventures, I decided to challenge myself with some more-complicated-than-my-usual DIY Hello Fall Pillow Covers. By combining general sewing skills, Continue Reading
The Ill-Fated Iroquois Gumdrop Longhouse Project
Success is the ability to move from one failure to another without loss of enthusiasm.This quote has been attributed to both Winston Churchill and Abraham Lincoln. It’s an encouraging thing to remember when school projects fail. Our Ill-Fated Iroquois Gumdrop Longhouse Project was tragic, but Continue Reading
Little Cottage Link Party #15
Welcome to the 15th Little Cottage Link Party! I hope everyone had a great week. We dropped our little sunshine off at college on Sunday, August 18th. It’s hard when the chickens leave the nest.Our third child is living in the dorms now.The Little Cottage Link Party is open from Monday, 9am Continue Reading
Kit Kat Bar Pumpkin Bread with Fudge Icing
Want to make a really good thing even better? Elevate the already delicious iconic pumpkin bread with Kit Kat bars and fudge icing! I do like recipes without chocolate, but I like adding chocolate to traditional recipes even better. Once you make Kit Kat Bar Pumpkin Bread with Fudge Icing, you won’t Continue Reading
Funtastic Friday #241
Welcome to Funtastic Friday #241! I hope everyone had a fabulous week. Our 3rd child signed to play college softball on the 14th. It was a great moment for her mom and dad. All those travel ball tournaments in the heat of the summer finally paid off.a proud moment for mom and dadTime to get Continue Reading