Goodbye Summer and Hello Fall

Had to use up vacation time or I'd lose it so took all of last week off to relax. And boy did I!!  Ended up getting the congested cough cold crud so spent most of my days down for the count sniffling and sneezing. Actually took an at-home Covid test today but thankfully it was negative.

The good news is sickness does not prevent me from crafting or garage saling!  Had a dream the other night about a doll my second husband gave me that was made out of vintage linens. Not sure what happened to that doll (perhaps bitterness or bad ju ju led me to part with it) but loved the way it had such an antique vibe.

Lo and behold, last Saturday I was at a half-price estate sale and stumbled upon two of the dolls. Believing it was destiny, I picked both up for $1.

Also found additional accoutrement for my acorn people, including the swing foundation shown below. Am done with the nut fest for now; grouped them all together on a plaque and it turned out sweet.

Made some pumpkin bread over the weekend using a Starbuck's brand recipe. Glazed the loaves with lemon icing and the bread is quite scrumptious!  Recipe included below.

Another find at the estate sale was the following wooden heart. Removed all the ribbon and fluff then decoupaged it with a vintage Ladies Home Journal cover and attached door knob hangars to use for my necklaces and bracelets.

My friend Susan gave me this clock. It was in the garage, fell and broke so decided it needed to be repurposed. Removed the inner clock workings, glued the broken frame, then painted it, decoupaged it with vintage sheet music on the inside, then attached two shelves.  Right now it's waiting in the wings to be finished due to the fact my creative mind is mulling and meditating over the exactly right thing to display.

Had two Dollar Tree football gnomes that desperately needed revised. Painted their felt outfits, made hats out of extra scarf, and turned them into autumn gnomes.

Hit Goodwill a few times. On one trip found a large shell planter. Do I need it or do I don't? Walked away then returned for it. Bought a can of stone paint and gave it a once over then added Michael's 70% off foliage and hung it on the wall.

We drove to the Kalama Vintage Warehouse to dig around. Ended up grabbing a few glass vintage transmitters then placed tealights beneath each one.

Switched out the blue acrylic pour painted vase in the dining room for a more autumn themed one: added fall flowers and now it looks ready for October.

Here's another thrifty score from the estate sale.  Removed the ugly plastic flowers and added a clock along with Tim Holz paper person. I love it!

Picked up a sweet small quilt from The Red Hat thrift store and placed ot to the top of my dresser.  Found a half-off three cloche display along with pinecones. Painted the pinecone in shades of purple then placed beneath the cloche and filled up a glass jar. 

And now my vacation is over and I return to work on Monday. Ahhh such is life.