{ October LOVE }

I love October. It's kinda silly how happy this month makes me actually.  Fall gifts us with perfect temperatures, crisp, smokey smells, and - my goodness! - the COLORS!  Fall is our favorite season as a family too.  We love cozy nights by the fire, all snuggled up together as a big ol' pile of a family, sipping apple cider.  Ahhhh, does life get any better?  We see Autumn as such a radiant, fleeting gift, and we try to cherish every minute of it.  The second week of this month feels especially magical to me for some reason. This week, we visited the obligatory pumpkin patch, and the whole family had an absolute blast.  The boys got to ride horses, play in the hay, go through the corn maze, of course, pick pumpkins. I'm still picking straw out of my shoes three days later, but that's just fine with me. ;)

Hope you're enjoying Fall as much as us!

{ wednesday wish list (come true) }

Hi there. No posts for a month.  Oops. I've been a bad blogger. So sorry about that. But sometimes the internet just gets in the way of living life, and I don't really like how that feels. ;)

But...I am loving every minute of the crisp Autumn air!  Are you?!!  I've also treated myself to a bit of a Fall wardrobe update.  Here are some goodies I've snagged recently.

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Have you scored anything drool worthy for Autumn?

{ i spy a diy - easy felt garland }

I finally got around to sprucing up our mantel a bit for the season.  I was determined to do it for very little money.  I shopped around our house for objects that would work, and also went the crafty route with some things too. I only spent 5 bucks total!  Yay!

 My favorite part is this orange, ruffled felt garland.  Isn't it magical how something quite ordinary like felt can be used to make something so whimsical and fun?  There's a great, simple tutorial on how to make this over at My Blessed Life.

I also just adore how Jack's burlap leaf art project looks up there.  We made several of these during a crafty afternoon.  It's just burlap wrapped around a cardboard square with a pressed leaf glued on. 

And lastly, I made this wreath out of foldered and layered, tea-stained coffee filters.  Couldn't be easier!

Have you made an effort to dress up your home for Autumn too?

h a p p y   h a l l o w e e n   w e e k e n d!