Goodbye Summer, Hello Fall

I'm lucky enough to live in a part of the world that enjoys four very distinctly different seasons. And although I'm not a fan of certain seasons, I do know for sure that I LOVE FALL!! It is without a doubt my favourite time of year. There are far too many reasons to list here, but my top ten are:

• Lovely foliage...the leaves look like jewels hanging from the branches
• Vogue, Elle, In Style and Harper's Bazaar enormous Fall fashion issues
• Shopping for a new Fall clothes
• Celebrating Thanksgiving with family
• Halloween parties
• Preparing for Christmas
• Rural Fall fairs
• The new crop of pumpkins, squash, apples and pears (great baking!!)
• Cool nights and sleeping with the windows open
• And for my first time, participating in Fall and Christmas Craft Shows!!

It's been a difficult summer and I'm ready to move on and put it behind me. I'm very excited to have been selected to participate in four local craft shows this November and December. I'm also working on placing my designs in several shops on a consignment basis. I'm hoping to have 3 or 4 shops on board by the end of October. Looking forward to establishing some great new partnerships!

I'm blogging today on what turns out to be a record breaking day for the hottest temperatures on record for September 10`th....32 degrees Celsius (90 degrees Fahrenheit). Not very Fall-like but I`m staring at my first Halloween party invitation and my stack of huge Fall fashion magazines (I love pouring over them before going shopping for new Fall clothes). The magazines can wait for a cooler day, but I`d love to share the invitation with you. My daughter is planning her second annual Halloween party and if it`s anything like last year`s, it will be fantastic! Here`s some pics of her amazing handmade invitations. I have no idea what I'll be wearing, but there are so many amazing ideas on Pinterest. I'm going to have a hard time deciding on something for myself and hubby.

 

 

 

Another thing that I wanted to add to my top ten list are the start of new seasons of my favourite TV shows. Boardwalk Empire started off with a bang this past Sunday, and Downton Abbey is set to start at the end of the month across the pond on BBC. Can't wait to catch Season 4...until then I'll have to keep busy making some Downton Abbey-inspired pieces like the two necklaces in the pictures below. I love the long black bead flapper necklaces that Lady Mary wears....so glamourous. 

 





 

Two separate pieces that can be worn on their own or together.

 

 

This elegant flapper necklace is long enough to wear as a double/triple strand or as a stunning single strand necklace.

 

Can't wait for another season of Crawley women and their gorgeous clothes and jewellery!

 

Thank you for stopping by my blog today and

 

make sure that you take time to enjoy some of the great things that Fall has to offer!

 

 

Take care.....Marian  xo