Welcome to Our "Fall-ized" Home

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCmyUb17T5-vdj-2D2vetZLZzYfS5cutMRinDVZdOLBqDfPU8685oVLC44e5_RUm4Kzwv_46lXW2rAYp-jQD-yyn0LQdMiVouXIMUnMUFIV-PasD3wh-YSHGowgvYSyitmBdB-hyd2j0/s1600/IMG_2544.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYCmyUb17T5-vdj-2D2vetZLZzYfS5cutMRinDVZdOLBqDfPU8685oVLC44e5_RUm4Kzwv_46lXW2rAYp-jQD-yyn0LQdMiVouXIMUnMUFIV-PasD3wh-YSHGowgvYSyitmBdB-hyd2j0/s640/IMG_2544.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home.  I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door.  The deep red-orange color of these berries has really attracted me this season, so I've used it several places in our home to create a bright pop of color against our mostly neutral palette. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkfD-FMzMO30nRAjJKsdmOCmgHsVSMKG03r8RRoNlFIOrstMhNCXrcpNqZnqZoYk9m5EiWzYgukRDXnIHV3_vKW8PDJKZY6ErANtYL5BYPWy8Bp4GzAHqyZ-MT-3t3piMeXOelDNfg9k/s1600/IMG_2546.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjBkfD-FMzMO30nRAjJKsdmOCmgHsVSMKG03r8RRoNlFIOrstMhNCXrcpNqZnqZoYk9m5EiWzYgukRDXnIHV3_vKW8PDJKZY6ErANtYL5BYPWy8Bp4GzAHqyZ-MT-3t3piMeXOelDNfg9k/s640/IMG_2546.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The second pop of orange is the linen pillow I made for the sofa.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p58yUyuw6d159fCdT9VBzLLh-Piky9A3UcugLX0fXIZdvFzxiuQh6sqBPkmmerY3armsBnfDuN_7rNYNNGmb08_r-tpzjtTp7A2xFzgMzMq3RW8UvQ8H_gCtb8BkNkEnvrIwzr-YAUc/s1600/IMG_2553.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6p58yUyuw6d159fCdT9VBzLLh-Piky9A3UcugLX0fXIZdvFzxiuQh6sqBPkmmerY3armsBnfDuN_7rNYNNGmb08_r-tpzjtTp7A2xFzgMzMq3RW8UvQ8H_gCtb8BkNkEnvrIwzr-YAUc/s640/IMG_2553.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I've recently made a couple of new purchases for this room from a Barbara Cosgrove sample sale.  Barbara is from Kansas City and her daughter happens to be one our neighbors.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauijj62N1qEfb546PMrRdFU0vmD9PaKBd3zi-2wksT7Ove6aWT47tfSMxl5xbN60YENKRmm5eEdzBHFygaAEFYPfUWYKnESqliXyrbqp6f7RLDtNXB2ozdZ1zP7HMkUGZ3eEPmsvly08/s1600/IMG_2554.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgauijj62N1qEfb546PMrRdFU0vmD9PaKBd3zi-2wksT7Ove6aWT47tfSMxl5xbN60YENKRmm5eEdzBHFygaAEFYPfUWYKnESqliXyrbqp6f7RLDtNXB2ozdZ1zP7HMkUGZ3eEPmsvly08/s640/IMG_2554.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">I purchased this fabulously simple and elegant brass table.  I won't tell you what a steal-of-a-deal it was... but let's just say I couldn't have purchased a knockoff from Target any cheaper. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDiMUVo3KlYyH3areuKYPbD7nM0iKoS1rj21BnKDzljt2Yus9xggDlHyqklxnWC1HaUJBwELVpK_jUcBGhZ57Tj9C4dG3VMFTOBIAGUDTDXEZuZYa7DuHekazc2cH9u9mf-nh0J1xg7Q/s1600/IMG_2557.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghDiMUVo3KlYyH3areuKYPbD7nM0iKoS1rj21BnKDzljt2Yus9xggDlHyqklxnWC1HaUJBwELVpK_jUcBGhZ57Tj9C4dG3VMFTOBIAGUDTDXEZuZYa7DuHekazc2cH9u9mf-nh0J1xg7Q/s640/IMG_2557.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My second purchase was this pair of lamps.  Barbara helped me select these based on a photo I showed her of my living room.  I love the larger scale - my old ones look ity-bity in comparison.  She said the most common mistake is using shades that are too small.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFroScCilbLJovwYZAoEGvVbJ2v3GX6tmnp8cJVo9a8Pto9IIdd6d4UmBLpgbEm_0buzS0id9kBRWMnjzViNOjEpq6xPmdpK5m0118hE59z0zDozbIRNTdD_HLOGyyr9VumS0rpEIdqs/s1600/IMG_2586.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFroScCilbLJovwYZAoEGvVbJ2v3GX6tmnp8cJVo9a8Pto9IIdd6d4UmBLpgbEm_0buzS0id9kBRWMnjzViNOjEpq6xPmdpK5m0118hE59z0zDozbIRNTdD_HLOGyyr9VumS0rpEIdqs/s640/IMG_2586.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />I love a cozy sofa full of pillows.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM454DeSnNjk7Z8_8ZKHMh7EMcGgYiUiMHCko5WiqrKkmuKq2PVZv9DTgehFy8ioIwrueAB03EOqnCELYAgMtuPTf1HiA3b20qEjk8U0klvkZ-oGToEq_s-YeUhs4gYGLa2wPQHjHYeUI/s1600/IMG_2558.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjM454DeSnNjk7Z8_8ZKHMh7EMcGgYiUiMHCko5WiqrKkmuKq2PVZv9DTgehFy8ioIwrueAB03EOqnCELYAgMtuPTf1HiA3b20qEjk8U0klvkZ-oGToEq_s-YeUhs4gYGLa2wPQHjHYeUI/s640/IMG_2558.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I made this pillow with a half yard of "pumpkin" linen I purchased from Nell Hills. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD4mbC5GJI_HQ26214UgkJrXqZZ2q4QEOty1NRuPG-tYwHaH6jE9bwQS_adxJljsnJUkkybr8Ov6kPDP5HajJvY3lEEBRl_hEEwz76bh3fPMsMEAXuCXWEcqzqjaNirqa9ZwMr3dJqSY/s1600/IMG_2605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYD4mbC5GJI_HQ26214UgkJrXqZZ2q4QEOty1NRuPG-tYwHaH6jE9bwQS_adxJljsnJUkkybr8Ov6kPDP5HajJvY3lEEBRl_hEEwz76bh3fPMsMEAXuCXWEcqzqjaNirqa9ZwMr3dJqSY/s640/IMG_2605.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />These are a fun <a href="http://everyday-occasions.myshopify.com/collections/halloween">new addition to the store for for Halloween.</a><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8VCbmFSb1TD8oXBFR_wob6pk9_bA07IroEL7tNjaXq-lCijkfcznSt1B_Wsj_OouKjM_-sek5p3Rip3urVBFriWppWo7O7z35XnAIMY_lCoVFLpnzsuroo_euEJ0VG_MMi_BUWXUBPA/s1600/IMG_2560.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJ8VCbmFSb1TD8oXBFR_wob6pk9_bA07IroEL7tNjaXq-lCijkfcznSt1B_Wsj_OouKjM_-sek5p3Rip3urVBFriWppWo7O7z35XnAIMY_lCoVFLpnzsuroo_euEJ0VG_MMi_BUWXUBPA/s640/IMG_2560.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here are some of the <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2013/10/homemade-baked-cider-donuts.html">pumpkins Emma picked last weekend</a>.  We have quite the collection of small pumpkins - she loved that she could carry them all by herself.  Isn't that stem fabulous? </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9FD_hfM35jaebmtqyxZujdHvAaLxsrKrEyXQxDqkpoilk4TRlwn_vg4nHW5PqcuSVwLDZum-d2j1YWt_eUUpTwRqhn_Npi7qESUO8JW-cAKXAId-T5jw1g5BlgZe_osSS-UYeE9WjyI/s1600/IMG_2562.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhv9FD_hfM35jaebmtqyxZujdHvAaLxsrKrEyXQxDqkpoilk4TRlwn_vg4nHW5PqcuSVwLDZum-d2j1YWt_eUUpTwRqhn_Npi7qESUO8JW-cAKXAId-T5jw1g5BlgZe_osSS-UYeE9WjyI/s640/IMG_2562.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />My third purchase from the sale - I'm obsessed with this pair of artichoke lamps.  <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtASMdakqgoL9DVCA6wPy33ek7L7G5bHMCNLb5pN8j4J2w8EIyMAI0cqtE29U3fSBUEtcqdvYp-JPIw6Fh_aI_TI84drhNhQDLDBhboFYUvhKu-iX8m8fdGFmvL0HuA0_GqZPFfEGrwBg/s1600/IMG_2572.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtASMdakqgoL9DVCA6wPy33ek7L7G5bHMCNLb5pN8j4J2w8EIyMAI0cqtE29U3fSBUEtcqdvYp-JPIw6Fh_aI_TI84drhNhQDLDBhboFYUvhKu-iX8m8fdGFmvL0HuA0_GqZPFfEGrwBg/s640/IMG_2572.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I put them on the mantle for now, but I'd love to have them on a console table at some point.  <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaedMdaszG38-4nPEDt1ejJZ9-dYolCxPNhUXoA3DbUeccOSS2HNYW26noPLSWPhMideNRaExtZm8cdQR6vGypWkL5f_4FzWfbpi_OlpVXwFPoRfQEvM2hyphenhyphenwcrZZcXHrlzp_xciEc0VpE/s1600/IMG_2584.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaedMdaszG38-4nPEDt1ejJZ9-dYolCxPNhUXoA3DbUeccOSS2HNYW26noPLSWPhMideNRaExtZm8cdQR6vGypWkL5f_4FzWfbpi_OlpVXwFPoRfQEvM2hyphenhyphenwcrZZcXHrlzp_xciEc0VpE/s640/IMG_2584.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />Here is a view of the room coming back from the dining room. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNqqc5QfcWrL74Vt6cxxl0H8AkKBb44jScnIMBIWW-OQEOHzvw8zPi1j5f753_zHQQaGyY0xTowIa6_PxU0yjjEDkO_eIZxfTpfcVpi2nPKGJGLYXQG8WyCHlhKREIW3krdbr-14DssE/s1600/IMG_2589.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmNqqc5QfcWrL74Vt6cxxl0H8AkKBb44jScnIMBIWW-OQEOHzvw8zPi1j5f753_zHQQaGyY0xTowIa6_PxU0yjjEDkO_eIZxfTpfcVpi2nPKGJGLYXQG8WyCHlhKREIW3krdbr-14DssE/s640/IMG_2589.JPG" width="640" /></a> <br /><br />And the room complete with a peek at Emma's shopping cart in the corner and her lamb chair.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0Mr7WvkPDu-T4GovTBef31ijdnHOg41hodF1EVcaK5SiuBDG07Wceo2Q4CcQ2HDdpgg3uFVNaUNcYxXzY6N1To3GzZiK0ILnLe2ZfPMIWvJNWIEpcCJHAPcUVbJu5ECNJ5_M4sDiZQc/s1600/IMG_2575.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiC0Mr7WvkPDu-T4GovTBef31ijdnHOg41hodF1EVcaK5SiuBDG07Wceo2Q4CcQ2HDdpgg3uFVNaUNcYxXzY6N1To3GzZiK0ILnLe2ZfPMIWvJNWIEpcCJHAPcUVbJu5ECNJ5_M4sDiZQc/s640/IMG_2575.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The dining room sporting another pop of the deep orange. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiley2zhsfmJEVWbvWeVTjcXV5CwJ6Y2KCW3jkRwFq-r1C-AJB7Z4prGVYn9iBCgDirRABgkWvQ6zBfbsh8PmuFgJAsR7a2SDvFF59U2xjDFJzjyd5Y16YSNe8CrZ-CYDHoVoaJP1B0P1I/s1600/IMG_2580.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiley2zhsfmJEVWbvWeVTjcXV5CwJ6Y2KCW3jkRwFq-r1C-AJB7Z4prGVYn9iBCgDirRABgkWvQ6zBfbsh8PmuFgJAsR7a2SDvFF59U2xjDFJzjyd5Y16YSNe8CrZ-CYDHoVoaJP1B0P1I/s640/IMG_2580.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Our boots.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHGmNgaxWCltYXTbocYwq4gRP4oz58DupSrgpYgfwqXZWV01ZthlUvign_UFgjqTOXXEMLGR9oxiQZc7d_k34IM5sjYI_417hLwP3Ec1rnC2PldGeUixvTvdu_liACbrf_pvfSnTvqbQ/s1600/IMG_2581.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivHGmNgaxWCltYXTbocYwq4gRP4oz58DupSrgpYgfwqXZWV01ZthlUvign_UFgjqTOXXEMLGR9oxiQZc7d_k34IM5sjYI_417hLwP3Ec1rnC2PldGeUixvTvdu_liACbrf_pvfSnTvqbQ/s640/IMG_2581.JPG" width="640" /></a></div>  <br />Just outside the dining room on the side porch - I've moved my herbs from the garden to make them more easily accessible.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zMFUc7ZMTFvFVJcY0GoNVXAxi-ITaq4ulHFfmyiUBS2MoetlJCdeHk00MT9ApafRqXmDo0ytSpYOyGoRMPANGRMWf535BEgEz2suE0RWP39mvUIpwlJ9-sBJ4p0dP750ZMYkwKhXprE/s1600/IMG_2606.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh9zMFUc7ZMTFvFVJcY0GoNVXAxi-ITaq4ulHFfmyiUBS2MoetlJCdeHk00MT9ApafRqXmDo0ytSpYOyGoRMPANGRMWf535BEgEz2suE0RWP39mvUIpwlJ9-sBJ4p0dP750ZMYkwKhXprE/s640/IMG_2606.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />I love this framed print of our wedding day - Mike had it done (picked it out all by himself) for our first anniversary. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvPperjkDz_Ct31EmuN1TjVJL2gP2KUWk-hKjdDn5tQn1S-F9TkxvSNsIKLT6Bl9_q3vqO7q9-rJUx79CAuluiiVlMkRMA_RJfxQmbYVvZml_5pqt221cLk0QuirZDSAERBbQL34b-Ng/s1600/IMG_2620.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrvPperjkDz_Ct31EmuN1TjVJL2gP2KUWk-hKjdDn5tQn1S-F9TkxvSNsIKLT6Bl9_q3vqO7q9-rJUx79CAuluiiVlMkRMA_RJfxQmbYVvZml_5pqt221cLk0QuirZDSAERBbQL34b-Ng/s640/IMG_2620.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />The view upon entering our bedroom. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwCGEtIJalkl9U4UF5w9OZLg3BG81DnmSyYRiLHmbq5fjaHqbef69ncVcsMC_R6d49U2oDDodfyfsNDUgSbebaRqtD1p9k5SltpqZA4bjJQVcZMJiP0Y0NqxKHSUg5qfO1DxskTDkoO4/s1600/IMG_2629.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPwCGEtIJalkl9U4UF5w9OZLg3BG81DnmSyYRiLHmbq5fjaHqbef69ncVcsMC_R6d49U2oDDodfyfsNDUgSbebaRqtD1p9k5SltpqZA4bjJQVcZMJiP0Y0NqxKHSUg5qfO1DxskTDkoO4/s640/IMG_2629.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><br />Another orange linen pillow - this one embroidered with our monogram. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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Welcome to Our "Fall-ized" Home

Welcome to our "Fall-ized" home.  I added sprigs of bittersweet to a simple wreath that always hangs on our door.  The deep red-or...

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Pumpkin Carving Party | Front Porch Pumpkin Carving Party

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VfvzWjtlM_xOE8KMkgjvwZ_gHLNFPhJmjDr1QAS6YSQZjttDU9FQqHNx0nssoJYgD3HxK0GMunaE1cGwI7IBReYmCBSQKU_QEOX3QMZrRHSf6CgyzcO-zKcsPMNPfwceU_8-tNWwICc/s1600/IMG_7605.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2VfvzWjtlM_xOE8KMkgjvwZ_gHLNFPhJmjDr1QAS6YSQZjttDU9FQqHNx0nssoJYgD3HxK0GMunaE1cGwI7IBReYmCBSQKU_QEOX3QMZrRHSf6CgyzcO-zKcsPMNPfwceU_8-tNWwICc/s640/IMG_7605.JPG" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNmzIbPx0OyKSd64JZVFnVQFGr5qcwpsvzOPx-lliyxplYDuam76wbamNBlDCQqUmQJLpwu8rOpZCByNtOu9k7JNfyY2b3_KajpwLGlIbZt6skbNrgmPt0mCBfREJMHpttls3k9d2AJk/s1600/IMG_7602.JPG" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIoEqoM0-BbsYJT8lPq0R8Vq-n4-3F365fSrJgUZgZZGGRJ-1n_BTreN1cEbqxJLvPzFpwMrrdivduMtfISNOWiDQ9kAADDGAXMxU9g3KYf3UHBpNdmXY0Qb7tJpV9fRvn8WvmG7Z0jY/s1600/IMG_7640.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizIoEqoM0-BbsYJT8lPq0R8Vq-n4-3F365fSrJgUZgZZGGRJ-1n_BTreN1cEbqxJLvPzFpwMrrdivduMtfISNOWiDQ9kAADDGAXMxU9g3KYf3UHBpNdmXY0Qb7tJpV9fRvn8WvmG7Z0jY/s400/IMG_7640.jpg" width="300" /></a>If you're like me, I envision myself hosting fabulous events for every season as it approaches.  "This year I'm going to host a spectacular egg hunt for our friends at Easter" or "I can't wait to throw a Caroling party at Christmas time."  Then, before I know it the season has passed and I was too 'busy' to do any of the things I was looking forward to.  </div><br />For some reason, we've convinced ourselves that unless we have a month to plan something and an extra $500 laying around, that hosting a party is out of the question.  And since time and money are always in short supply, we never get around to entertaining.  <br /><br />Don't let this season pass you by!  We look forward to the Fall season all year long - we yearn for the changing leaves, cooler, crisp air and brightly colored pumpkins and mums on front steps.  Celebrate the season - go ahead and have a party!<br /><br />Not every "occasion" has to be a big deal party.  This "Front Porch Pumpkin Carving Party," for example, is something you can throw together in an hour.  It is a great party to have on a Sunday evening or an afternoon after school.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDe3kE1GorMZOM0aIxVLyBcr7V30fJgRvP1e9_6i7PSOgLX-nhz0349uRdC1MGwfijsl-fw5OHosQX2Vf60_VTYAxoSP3WTyBBVA8xY8xxBNxU71ILDDI0LLtPgGZPmiyCZq_zyjN-ORs/s320/IMG_7633.jpg" width="240" /></a><span style="font-size: large;">Pumpkin Carving Party</span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><i>on the front porch</i></div><i><br /></i><br /><div style="text-align: left;">- Apple Cider</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Mugs with Cinnamon Sticks</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Sweet Treat (I made sugar cookies, but you can swing by the bakery to pick up something sweet)<br />- Healthy Treat (apples, trail mix...)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;">- Pumpkins</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Carving Knives</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Big Spoons</div><div style="text-align: left;">- Sharpies (for sketching on your design)</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC7Eoe-Jg3h3-XS28X3t-B8UiwFTMO08aLLB5-HObnHPn6I-8-H5vBPSoiNZ8EVDnUlkNuwfxmf2gOhrUk1bnNKg_STvradqHSN7qraVpTecbiZtxt_NgPArUxVMUfCWHI5wGg9e-_L4/s1600/IMG_7610.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDC7Eoe-Jg3h3-XS28X3t-B8UiwFTMO08aLLB5-HObnHPn6I-8-H5vBPSoiNZ8EVDnUlkNuwfxmf2gOhrUk1bnNKg_STvradqHSN7qraVpTecbiZtxt_NgPArUxVMUfCWHI5wGg9e-_L4/s640/IMG_7610.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />When I was planning this blog post, I was inspired by the article in the most recent Martha Stewart Living that featured a long rustic farm table draped with plaid flannel blankets, a menu with homemade soups and ice cream sundaes in carved out apples.  I wanted to create something similar in my own back yard.  But Mike is out of town this week, so I had no muscle to help set up the table... and I didn't have enough time to make the soup.  So I decided, I just wouldn't do it.<br /><br />Then I thought, there has to be a simpler way to host a pumpkin carving party - it is, after all, just about having friends over to carve pumpkins.  How much planning and decorating does there have to be?  That was when the front porch concept was born.  That is where I've always carved my pumpkins anyway!<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; 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text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn42ouAirf9dIcw5ZtTNi4x8EbMW2EDkrLV6AUnl04YXQLCa239BA3JHSo8JBsofooIN7COqY1m833Y-0nJA4Vj-zuN9jQNryb8PKMLc6jF3ld8WZSnNKzMN_OYj93MGk-V2RMhcCcgA/s1600/IMG_7590.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSn42ouAirf9dIcw5ZtTNi4x8EbMW2EDkrLV6AUnl04YXQLCa239BA3JHSo8JBsofooIN7COqY1m833Y-0nJA4Vj-zuN9jQNryb8PKMLc6jF3ld8WZSnNKzMN_OYj93MGk-V2RMhcCcgA/s640/IMG_7590.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />Carving Tools : I found some wooden handled cheese knives in my kitchen that I thought would work great.<br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPOW3xMjgQ6NQiXqUJWEe6QbW3RfIUmMh-M59fGVT2Z0TBu1SRF4yLeWk0R_o8LWN_CC9lKUwx-tsUythGYZFlS7bCNZxwMK01etKhEx9yCRxnV8ojLh2LAMH58hYqomvus3sMkVuINs/s1600/IMG_7585.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwPOW3xMjgQ6NQiXqUJWEe6QbW3RfIUmMh-M59fGVT2Z0TBu1SRF4yLeWk0R_o8LWN_CC9lKUwx-tsUythGYZFlS7bCNZxwMK01etKhEx9yCRxnV8ojLh2LAMH58hYqomvus3sMkVuINs/s640/IMG_7585.jpg" width="480" /></a></div><br />I heated up the apple cider on my stove, then put it in this vintage Ball jar.  I served it in mugs with a cinnamon sticks. <br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys4QBKrw_rAEgEZ47U9cmAUJ1Woo3G_DWheqkD2RpoOwgrnusYNX0coUdus2WxM8MH5fbyUHNUpq_KDMKMtyNpjUdT1ZA0GxJVeXNI2J54cwrVIRTXf_TzTWNdB-39awZzqcYadxXeO4/s1600/Pumpkin-Carving-5.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgys4QBKrw_rAEgEZ47U9cmAUJ1Woo3G_DWheqkD2RpoOwgrnusYNX0coUdus2WxM8MH5fbyUHNUpq_KDMKMtyNpjUdT1ZA0GxJVeXNI2J54cwrVIRTXf_TzTWNdB-39awZzqcYadxXeO4/s1600/Pumpkin-Carving-5.jpg" /></a></div><br />I've designed 4 different designs that can be emailed to your invitees.  <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-carving-party-invitation-fall.html">Click here to see all 4!</a><br /><br />Have you been inspired?! Are you planning to host a simple (or elaborate?!) <a href="http://jennysteffens.blogspot.com/2011/10/pumpkin-carving-party-front-porch.html">Pumpkin Carving Party</a> of your own?  I'd love to see photos of your party!  Leave a comment with a link to photos of your party, or email them to me directly (jenny@jennysteffens.com).  I may feature it on the blog!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjyNmzIbPx0OyKSd64JZVFnVQFGr5qcwpsvzOPx-lliyxplYDuam76wbamNBlDCQqUmQJLpwu8rOpZCByNtOu9k7JNfyY2b3_KajpwLGlIbZt6skbNrgmPt0mCBfREJMHpttls3k9d2AJk/s1600/IMG_7602.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div>

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Mini Pumpkin Candle Holder | DIY | Fall Harvest Table Setting

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFd4PG5xJCHCXbxL187cQrErV4b5lJN8TtjvDeCn_BjTy9JIXwxDB4zMt3PugbGZ2ldtoUEHU9Ve5WgTiVz8aDxNXoV6Iw6FJy7gwGfxE0M9rlPq0K7JgFUdk3mCmOd_pnb45sD3P3LaJw/s1600/IMG_7113.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFd4PG5xJCHCXbxL187cQrErV4b5lJN8TtjvDeCn_BjTy9JIXwxDB4zMt3PugbGZ2ldtoUEHU9Ve5WgTiVz8aDxNXoV6Iw6FJy7gwGfxE0M9rlPq0K7JgFUdk3mCmOd_pnb45sD3P3LaJw/s640/IMG_7113.JPG" width="606" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8TYSBAf-73lXZtVMsSly25O68ku-MqcQYHMdaB9fy1t6ANEy-932xxT3DUrMygjOCgPWR1uC1mUY-7D1tWU5PR9c02O1Y63DD9aK3NA59NaSOjhQVW8yQoAxQ01gTphlQiF36vKwNdMF/s1600/IMG_7069.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF8TYSBAf-73lXZtVMsSly25O68ku-MqcQYHMdaB9fy1t6ANEy-932xxT3DUrMygjOCgPWR1uC1mUY-7D1tWU5PR9c02O1Y63DD9aK3NA59NaSOjhQVW8yQoAxQ01gTphlQiF36vKwNdMF/s320/IMG_7069.jpg" width="229" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;">Mini Pumpkin Candle Holders</span><br /><i>for the Fall Harvest Party</i><br /><br />I recently shared a Fall Harvest Party idea with the Williams-Sonoma Blog, The Blender.  Part of the table setting included these mini pumpkin taper candle holders.<br /><br />These were so easy to create - and an inexpensive alternative to pricey fancy candle holders.  <br /><br />Mike made them for me in about 20 minutes.  Here are the step-by-step instructions...<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfqJ-hVhL0S00r7CM-RXW856ICnY4I2tq35_YSpES2vSyctGa70e9JZpZtQGsyRteJl_oxBuklCo5isGj_Yd9tmGlrRywalyUetRVCvY3Hrog-RH_SJsnuhG6uKhzdcHqqWxkNxiardBx/s1600/IMG_7062.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><br /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j66yY-NRbLUlbmBRpvkcq5kdTTTkww-JndyXs28CONF8SYx6JxfwI7TL8vwoF0Mc4bGAO3yd4tVh6_eiqYwIO0OJIXgmMsPYCeKcNo8tKuzDHogOUqxadTI-NICzT3tXzEuz_sKWD7E5/s1600/IMG_6933.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7j66yY-NRbLUlbmBRpvkcq5kdTTTkww-JndyXs28CONF8SYx6JxfwI7TL8vwoF0Mc4bGAO3yd4tVh6_eiqYwIO0OJIXgmMsPYCeKcNo8tKuzDHogOUqxadTI-NICzT3tXzEuz_sKWD7E5/s320/IMG_6933.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> 1 )  Cut off the stem of the pumpkin.  He used wire cutters to pinch away most of the stem.<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oACbxl3lqTW9lCHOFaxY1lig9HnADUC2-jwZkzUQpN7C4pNUIPu7e8FaG4dSAcpADdep2-_9O03wdMJhi0PCbYHvb8JeZsnVAWWxWgjqV3cZqVGqiInjQFeOXVcIHsukRuGA7HmDZ_WR/s1600/IMG_6935.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5oACbxl3lqTW9lCHOFaxY1lig9HnADUC2-jwZkzUQpN7C4pNUIPu7e8FaG4dSAcpADdep2-_9O03wdMJhi0PCbYHvb8JeZsnVAWWxWgjqV3cZqVGqiInjQFeOXVcIHsukRuGA7HmDZ_WR/s320/IMG_6935.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> 2)  Use a box cutter to carve a whole into the stem.  This is an important step because it gives the drill bit an area to secure itself to.  Otherwise, the drill will not 'grab' onto the pumpkin.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFisd5Eq8aCe1ajOZ8f4p2hSNT1I7b7ETF0sLZoovu8ZAg0qB77M-8MbtzM30b-9bqPXyLBJ_AyqrJ33-Aahvscl9KBoQCuDBmlp97KTvsuuv3MRr4mgWEGe49xGxMyyqc6sW7aVS01tpy/s1600/IMG_6936.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFisd5Eq8aCe1ajOZ8f4p2hSNT1I7b7ETF0sLZoovu8ZAg0qB77M-8MbtzM30b-9bqPXyLBJ_AyqrJ33-Aahvscl9KBoQCuDBmlp97KTvsuuv3MRr4mgWEGe49xGxMyyqc6sW7aVS01tpy/s320/IMG_6936.JPG" width="320" /></a></div>3)  Here is a close up of the carved hole.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoW9iXJiQP_BtVpeteFnYxeb8tZsy3bUKbOjDELanzuxXXiYnKnbg2r6ZrxnSfYs1MsueiLIEaPCJaHY8anyBC6KTvioqp47_5xG9KSsQxgf-erg_-HYDQpQaTtztiglRFPxJWVds0Qln/s1600/IMG_6939.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWoW9iXJiQP_BtVpeteFnYxeb8tZsy3bUKbOjDELanzuxXXiYnKnbg2r6ZrxnSfYs1MsueiLIEaPCJaHY8anyBC6KTvioqp47_5xG9KSsQxgf-erg_-HYDQpQaTtztiglRFPxJWVds0Qln/s320/IMG_6939.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> 4)  With a circular drill bit, drill about 1 inch into the pumpkin. <br />**I do not recommend holding the pumpkin while you drill - put it flat onto your work surface and drill straight down.  <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDxH6m73V7JRUqotzO-JSoYVeqZaDo4L0nRcs58Lw11cuBogkViOJiYAiKrxUIMIsSd_MBTlz2wD97oPtiUF7YpAv19YmedPJ6Ra6170jB1fSoFZNmSLwgdfpL7_zVnwbMabxwVjpNQ9f/s1600/IMG_6942.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLDxH6m73V7JRUqotzO-JSoYVeqZaDo4L0nRcs58Lw11cuBogkViOJiYAiKrxUIMIsSd_MBTlz2wD97oPtiUF7YpAv19YmedPJ6Ra6170jB1fSoFZNmSLwgdfpL7_zVnwbMabxwVjpNQ9f/s320/IMG_6942.JPG" width="320" /></a></div> 5)  Done!  Wasn't that easy!  This 1-inch bit was a great fit for my candles.  Wrap the base of the candle in a damp paper towel to give it a snug fit.  <br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfqJ-hVhL0S00r7CM-RXW856ICnY4I2tq35_YSpES2vSyctGa70e9JZpZtQGsyRteJl_oxBuklCo5isGj_Yd9tmGlrRywalyUetRVCvY3Hrog-RH_SJsnuhG6uKhzdcHqqWxkNxiardBx/s1600/IMG_7062.JPG" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="388" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJfqJ-hVhL0S00r7CM-RXW856ICnY4I2tq35_YSpES2vSyctGa70e9JZpZtQGsyRteJl_oxBuklCo5isGj_Yd9tmGlrRywalyUetRVCvY3Hrog-RH_SJsnuhG6uKhzdcHqqWxkNxiardBx/s640/IMG_7062.JPG" width="640" /></a>

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<div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;">Join us for another workshop at A Thyme For Everything in Lee's Summit on October 14th!</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, 'Times New Roman', serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: #76a5af;">Halloween Harvest Party : Easy & Elegant Party Food for a Large Group</span></span></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre;"></span><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: collapse; color: #666666; font-family: 'Lucida Grande'; font-size: 11px; white-space: pre;"><table style="width: auto;"><tbody><tr><td><table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody><tr><td style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/nIeSSQJYjmJg3bT8C1Jv0yfAK9BbK3koc3YNOcw0aBE?feat=embedwebsite" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto;"><img height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsD7neaw-sFmVbw-xZUAs41TiN_vW8q5gb8BDA2sbscICDTeZRlJ6n1wbnbDuBbmiXQ4u4iuoPd9zPqAH5lonLeHXQXi4ATVeeK60X3PbiiO6-fKx4UwJg0zoaAU5lIGT_05H9h9aPhCQ/s640/pumpkins.jpg" width="640" /></a></td></tr><tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Look at all of these heirloom pumpkins, squash & gourds!  </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Georgia, serif;"><br /></span></span></div><div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;">We'll use all of the season's bounty to make recipes that are great for Fall Entertaining featuring heirloom pumpkins and squash.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima; font-size: medium;">Turks Turbine Winter Squash Dip with Chipotle and Garlic<br />Marinated Pork Tenderloin Apple & Brie Open-Faced Baguette<br />Roasted Butternut Squash Soup<br />Sausage & Couscous Stuffed Acorn Squash<br />Individual Apple & Pear Crisps<br /><br />Festive Fall & Spooky Halloween Decor Ideas!<br /><br />Take home Heirloom Pumpkins, Squash & Gourds from Fahrmeier Farms.</span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><br /></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;">To register for the class, visit <a href="http://athymeforeverything.com/pages/cooking-classes.php">www.athymeforeverything.com/</a></span></div><div><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Optima, serif;"><br /></span></div></div>

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