Welcome October--Buy 1 Get 1 Special

October is my favorite month--the weather, the leaves, my birthday, hot cocoa, football games, hayrides, and pumpkin pie. Ohhh yeah : ) To celebrate, I'm having a brief buy one get one free (of equal or lesser value) sale in my shop Just place your order but don't complete payment and I will send you the adjusted paypal invoice. Thanks! Happy October!

If I Could Upload Smells...

This weekend was wrapped in the sights and smells of fall. We rang in the weekend Friday night by making apple chips and pumpkin pies (I used the good ole' Libby's recipe on the back of the giant can but with 1 cup sugar instead of 1 1/2 and 1/4t cloves not 1/2t). And it took about 75 mins to cook instead of 50, dunno why. It was my first attempt at pumpkin pie, actually, and I don't like to brag but it was probably the best pie anyone has ever made in the history of pies,ever...period. ; )

Hudson and I picked the apples for the apple chips last weekend at a nearby farm. Then Friday night I sliced them up, sprinkled them with cinnamon and a bit of clove, and dehydrated them over night.



Saturday, our town had its fall festival. The highlight--open house at the firehouse. I'm not sure who enjoyed it most, our 2-year-old or my husband.







We topped the fall festivities weekend off with a trip to the fair I think it was Hudson's first experience with cotton candy... and with hog racing sooo...that was special : )

Coming Soon to a Stocking Near You...

Just a little sneak peek at the Christmas card line I'll be launching in my shop in a couple of weeks. Want to be the first to know when they are available? Just sign up for my mailing list by shooting me a quick email at arianarmstrong@yahoo.com or reply to this post with your email address. Don't worry--I won't flood your inbox with forwards and up-to-the-minute updates on what I'm having for dinner. Only important news once in a while : )

Lily Pad Love

The lastest addition to the shop. Stop on by and check it out!
This week we're attempting to ween our toddler off nap time for the sake of more peaceful evenings with my husband. So who knows what this week will be like. Hopefully in the midst of it all I'll still have a little time for work : )

Welcome Fall!

Rain is keeping us indoors on this cool Saturday. But we're finding plenty of ways to enjoy the start of fall, including a little pumpkin decorating.



And this new "Welcome Fall" print I just added to the shop this week.



And we found out this week the next addition to our family is (most likely) a boy : ) He'll be arriving right around Valentines Day! My husband is a second boy and he and his older brother are still best friends. So I'm excited about the relationship Hudson and Baby A will have their whole lives.

The Wonderful World of Crochet

A friend taught me how to crochet and so I started my crocheting venture with a little scarf for my son. You can see all the imperfections but that's the beauty of handmade.
Though it's still a bit too warm for scarfs, cooler weather, the beginnings of fall colors, and my pretty mug of hot vanilla nut tea tell me scarf season is just around the corner. Yeah : )

Emerald City Drop