Pumpkin palooza....

Sooooo.... it has been two weeks since I darkened this doorstep and you would think that I would  be back with lots of stuff to show that I made during that time.... but you would be wrong... sorry!  The days just fly by and while I have been crafty some of the stuff I made I can't show...shhh... Christmas gift... and other stuff I did I forgot to take a picture before I gave it away.... hang head in shame. I made 16 wonderful (at least I think they were wonderful)  Halloween cards...each one different...and I made colorful envelopes for each one. As I was making them I kept thinking I should take a picture when they were all done... and I remembered that I wanted to do that as I was sealing the last card....arghhh!!!!   Take my word on it... they were cute!!

Now my place is still packed with pumpkins... I LOVE FALL!!!  The trees are turning colors but the temperatures are still like summer... unseasonably warm here...80 degrees today and if it gets to 81 it will break a record high for this day in Cincinnati. I'm not complaining... I have the windows open and there is a lovely breeze. I'm just a bit of a cynic and I figure we will pay for this nice weather in January.

To start my parade of pumpkins... my pumpkin palooza... here is one thing I made that I have to show for all my time ....

one pumpkin block using the pattern Pumpkin Seeds from The Pattern Basket...you can see it here!  This block makes a great quilt but all I had time for was one pumpkin. The fabrics are all from Sandy Gervais' Fall collections and that deep purple was in my stash. I LOVE the white pumpkins, don't you?

And for more pumpkin-y goodness here is the display I put on my dining room table...

I made that table runner a while ago and put together the display in the center with stuff I had around the house... the crow was a gift from a friend. If you make the pic bigger you can see the little flashcard ... it says "spooky"... I had that in my paper stash. I wanted a tray for the center and remembered this Fiesta ware platter... it matches the binding on this runner nicely.

I also went hog wild decorating the doors on my house...

This toothy guy is on the door to my garage...

And I picked up this wreath at Target... more white pumpkins!!!!

I also did a little display in the back stairs hallway...what else????

more pumpkins!!! A plethora of pumpkins... oh I love alliteration...LOL!

I tell myself that I am selective in the pumpkins I bring into the house, but that's really just a story... I lie to myself where some things are concerned.  My son was counting the other day and had a tally of about 40 pumpkins in the house.... what can I say ... I LOVE PUMPKINS!!!

Did you have a nice Halloween?  We had a horde of kids... I estimate 175 to 200 or so... gave out almost 400 pieces of candy... but a good time was had by all. Now to move onto Thanksgiving preparations and Christmas gift making... I know the time will fly by again.

Hope you are having a good week!

happy stitching-
carol fun