Halloween Labels ~ UPDATE!

I found the Halloween labels at Michael's. I cannot find them on their website but they are definately in the store near Martha Stewart's line. So for those of you who don't feel like printing out your own and have a Michael's near you go check them out. Only $5.99! Yep, $5.99.

Watching Paint Dry

In our master bedroom there is an alcove. We have an armoire there with the television in it. It's pretty but it sticks out into the room and the only place you can view the television is from the bed. I don't know about you but I am not a fan of watching television in the bed unless I am getting ready to go to sleep or having coffee first thing. So my husband (more skilled with a nail gun and a saw than me) created an entertainment center. I'll post pictures when the job is complete. In order for it to be durable I am painting it with an oil base paint. Letting the paint dry has got to be the most boring part of the project. So I'm sitting here having breakfast and flipping through the latest Grandinroad catalog. Martha Stewart is featured for the Halloween season. Some may remember that I have love-hate feelings for 'Ms. Its a Good Thing.' Anyway, she has the cutest Halloween labels that you can put on bottles...very creative. Here is a picture of some of the labels. Aren't they cute?




Maybe I'll make my own while I watch the second coat dry.

Feeling Fallish in Georgia

Maybe I'm jinxing it but it's nice and cool outside today. I think the high is 67! I love Fall. Over at Glitter and Bliss, Leslie posted a few of her fav Fall things. That got me thinking of a few of my own. I love cute jackets and long sleeves. I love high heeled boots with jeans. I love the way the crisp air makes your nose tingle in the morning. I love wearing my UGG slippers to the bus stop. I love walking the dogs on a crisp morning and seeing the deer forage in the woods behind my neighborhood. It's as if God touches the earth and says "sleep" and the earth responds by getting ready for bed.

What are your favorites?

Pumpkin Bread (courtesy of http://www.allrecipes.com/)

INGREDIENTS

1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin puree
4 eggs
1 cup vegetable oil
2/3 cup water
3 cups white sugar
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger

DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour three 7x3 inch loaf pans.
In a large bowl, mix together pumpkin puree, eggs, oil, water and sugar until well blended. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves and ginger. Stir the dry ingredients into the pumpkin mixture until just blended. Pour into the prepared pans.
Bake for about 50 minutes in the preheated oven. Loaves are done when toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Enjoy!