Sophie's Autumn Attire

I'm head over heels for our new puppy, Sophie. I'm sure you've probably noticed.  A few friends think I'll be buying dog clothes for her though I deny it vehemently.  I WILL be buying her cute, seasonal collars for certain.  Last week I bought this pretty paisley, autumn-hued collar from Creature Collars over at Etsy.  Shop owner, Anna was so sweet and got the collar to me very quickly.  She's based in Orlando, Florida so the fact that I bought this on Tuesday and it arrived in Friday's mail really impressed me. If you're in the market for cute, classy collars you should click on over to Anna's Creature Collars and browse her vast selection.



Sophie posing with her  Warm Autumn Spice Paisley Collar, $12



Another view of Soph in her pretty collar that she'll wear up for the entire fall season.

Enjoy your day!

October giveaway

Good Monday morning to you, 

Fall is here! It's hard to believe it's already October. This month's giveaway is absolutely sweet and you're sure to enjoy it! I decided to end October's giveaway a bit early this month so that you can enjoy your lovely soaps in time for Halloween!

From  Monday 10/4- Monday 10/25 you may enter to win by doing one or more of the following:

1) If you are not a follower of My Handmade Addicition please do so = 1 entry

2) "Like" My Handmade Addiction's Facebook site = 1 entry

3) Comment below with your current email address = 1 entry

4) Share a link this giveaway post on your blog = 1 entry

Enough already, right???? This month one lucky person will win a trio of soaps from Capricorn Soap Company!!!! You may recognize these soaps since I blogged about them back at the end of August when I was starting to get "fall fever"! Many thanks to dear Christina for donating these lovely soaps!!!! ** Please note, cute little jack 'o lantern is not included**



Petit noir guest soaps in Cider and Harvest scents, 2 oz. each



Full sized, 4.5 oz. Cider bath soap

I will draw the winner on Monday, October 25th so you can share these soaps with any little ghosts or goblins that may happen by your house on Halloween!!!!

Abundance of Autumn: Harvest Day at The Lamb's Tail Antiques

The weekend began with temperatures in the low 80's on Friday afternoon where I live. By 8 o'clock that evening it had dropped to the 60's. The remainder of the weekend weather was decidedly fall. It was the ideal time to go to a harvest festival. At 10:00 Saturday morning that's exactly what my good friend and I did! One of our beloved places to shop is in a small town about thirty minutes from where I live. The Lamb's Tail Antiques in Armada, Michigan is housed in a red barn that is quite literally "filled to the rafters" with all the types of needful things I like...

Handmade, re-purposed, french country, primitives,

antiques, locally harvested botanicals, pumpkins and gourds,

 bittersweet, Sweet Annie, local honey and specialty tea blends...

sigh... I declare... it's a little slice of heaven!

Harvest Day 2010 at The Lamb's Tail Antiques in Armada, Michigan.



One of the gorgeously decked out tents



The fabulous finds my good friend Angie and I left with.



Now that it's Thursday and another soccer-free weekend, I know where I'd love to be going....

If you're in the area stop by The Lamb's Tail Antiques and tell Bonnie hello for me!

Have a great weekend!


P.S. Here are a few more pictures of the cute things I bought last weekend....

I bought this vinatage wool blanket at Harvest Day 2009.

Round scrabble tile necklace, $6...I know, 6 bucks!

Colorful long skinny scarf, $17.50

Re-purposed purse/tote made from a man's woolen suit coat, $29

Hydrangeas in autumn

Just picked these beauties to grace our kitchen table.

Hello Readers,
I wanted to share this picture of the hydrangeas I just picked. I hope you can see the pinkish~brown hue mixed in with the pretty green flowers. I don't recall them ever turning this color before.

Have a lovely afternoon,
Deanna

What is your favorite thing about autumn?

I absolutely, positively, without a doubt, LOVE, LOVE, LOVE autumn! Always have, always will! When I was a kid,  fall meant back-to-school. I really loved school. I also had an odd love of school supplies. Paper products in particular, had a peculiar effect on me. Perhaps it was the feeling of unknown potential of that blank paper. Or maybe I was just a bit "off", lol! I was (and truth be told, still am) somewhat of a geek in that regard. I continue to have a fondness for notebooks, journals, sticky notes, grocery list pads! If it's cute, I want it! Later this week I'll share a few Etsy finds I've recently spotted that just may quell my "addiction" to paper.

Since this is my favorite season of the year, I have a plethora of fall things that I adore. Below are 5, in no particular order....

1) Wearing jeans again

2) Cider

3) Pumpkin picking

4) comforting scents like apple, cinnamon, clove, vanilla &  pumpkin
5) Crockpot cooking

I pose this question to you... 

What is your favorite thing about autumn?

The most wonderful time of the year.....Autumn!

There's a distinct chill in the air here today, not that I'm complaining!  The temperature is barely edging past the mid 70s.  It feels like fall.  I just HAVE to share a few autumnal delights I've recently spotted at Capricorn Soap Company.   As you can see, they sure have a leg up on the season.  Over the weekend these delectable soaps began popping up in their shop.

Petit Noir guest soaps, two 2 ounce bars, $5.75

Limited Edition Cider bath soap  features freshly pressed apples,$ 6.75  for 4.5 oz. bar




Harvest bath soap, also a limited edition scent,
contains ground pumpkin rind for exfoliation, $ 6.75 for 4.5 oz. bar

Stroll on over to Capricorn Soap Company and mention that you heard about the shop from Deanna at My Handmade Addiction!