Voting: Fall Craft Sunday Edition

Two Sundays ago, instead of our typical crafting we voted- yay! In Washington state we have mail-in ballots, so we filled them out and took the girls to drop them off.

Flannery and I spent the rest of the day watching Curious George Boo-Fest and writing postcards to voters in Florida from the Sunrise Movement. Flannery stamped 100 postcards and thought it was the most fun.

Once I saw this pattern I knew I had to make it. It was so quick and I’m in love with fence quilts now.

And one last thing….

Goldie is One!

We are still here and still doing & making fall things. I’m gonna back track a bit and share some crafts from Goldie’s 1st birthday- yay for fall birthdays!

I have a tradition with Flannery where I make her a quilt of some sort for every birthday going all the way back to her actual birth day and so I wanted to continue with Goldie. I had an idea to make a quilt that represented her birth….

…. fireplace full of pumpkins & water. I feel like the message came through. Thanks to the Cricut I was able to cut the pumpkins and make the quilt label. (If you are looking for a great intro class into the Cricut- check this one out.)

Another Cricut project that got done was Goldie’s birthday banner.

Her party was simple and perfect- a few friends (masked) with music, bubbles & cupcakes in the backyard. I made a mini pumpkin patch for kids to choose from and paint, a nature wall (that surprisingly wasn’t a big hit), and cinnamon scented, pumpkin shaped playdough party favors.

Happy Birthday Marigold!

You were exactly what we needed and continue to be a bright spot in our lives.

Love you so much.

Halloween Countdown

I finished our Halloween Countdown Calendar (better late than never)! It’s a panel from Ruby Star Society by Sarah Watts.

Some of the things I stuffed ours with…

Candy (obviously)

Stickers by Pipsticks

Temporary tattoos (Dollar section at Target)

Mini bubbles

Calico Critters (I found this set last year)

And then I wrote out a few activities on fake leaves from the Dollar Store (pumpkin patch, rainbow leaf walk, carve pumpkins, spooky movie night, etc.)

Flannery is seriously so excited and I love a new tradition plus it makes me very happy to see hanging in the living room.