Golden Maple Leaves

"I'm so glad I live in a world where there are Octobers."

            L.M. Montgomery

Leaves are falling ...

“The simple things of life are best. An hour of sweet solitude, a cluster of bright yellow mums, the call of quail in the meadow. It doesn’t take much to please us. Our elusive goal after another makes us hurry by some beautiful times. It seems autumn will stand still while we do other things. The trees lose their colorful leaves and they are no less pretty, but to see them in all their phases is even better.”

                           October 2nd,
                              'A Cherokee Feast of Days'

 

Autumn

 "Is not this a true autumn day? Just the still melancholy that I love that makes life and nature harmonize."

          ~ George Eliot

Say It Well

 Extremely proud of my nephew Terry Szuplat !!

More about Say It Well (September 17, 2024, HarperCollins)

Terry Szuplat tells his story "From Falmouth to the West Wing: A Speechwriter's Journey"

Mini Round Leather Journal In A Tin - Kodak Film Reel Canister

I created this Mini Round / Circular Soft Leather Journal with Stab Binding using hemp cord, storing it in a Vintage Kodak film reel canister. After selecting, resizing and printing images onto handmade printable Lokta papers they were cut using a Sizzix Framelits 3.5 inch Die Cut. I used the same Die Cut to cut the leather cover. Journal measures 3.5 inch diameter and 1 inch thick with 100 pages. I printed the variety of pages using digitals I purchased from an Etsy shop called "ArtHouseWhimsy" to create a movie, photo, film reel theme. Mini whimsical charms added.

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/dan-barracuda/lo... License code: 4I2AZA0JTKNCETOL

 

Machine Embroidered Line Art Note Cards

 

I used my Brother PE535 Embroidery Machine to create these Line Art Note Cards.
I downloaded my purchased embroidery design onto my computer and transferred onto a USB drive and inserted the USB into my embroidery machine. I embroidered my selected design onto a piece of 4x6 inch 140lb watercolor paper which has been adhered to my stabilizer with several dots of fabric glue. All this fits into my embroidery frame.

After embroidering my design I cutaway the excess stabilizer on the back. I used double sided tape to adhere the embroidered card onto the front of a blank note card (card is also 140 lb watercolor paper) that is slightly larger and create an envelope for my finished design. There are many video tutorials online detailing how to embroider greeting cards if you’re interested.

I purchased my designs from these shops on Etsy: CarrieEllenDesigns, EmbroDizz, Sketch2Stitch, VixStudio, MagicThreadsDesignGB, JuYaLoveDesign, ScotiEmbroidery, CBEmbroideryDesign.

Music from #Uppbeat (free for Creators!): https://uppbeat.io/t/hoffy-beats/purp... License code: JGH4RZRPLR6UKRJB

Solitary Cosmos

This sunshine yellow Cosmos sprouted up all by it's lonesome.  

I guess those seeds we spread last season are still germinating or we're getting help from our feathered friends who are helping us plant. 🙂