Hay rides,pumpkin farms and apple cider

Fall is officially here!

I can tell because as I type, the wind is whipping outside....sounds kinda spo-o-oky!

The girls went to the pumpkin farm today...and then to Boo-at- the-zoo.

We had a blast!

My crazy fun girls!

Can you tell who is the ornery one???

Joyous Occasions!

Okay I must be getting older...

Actually I will be the big 4-0 in November and aside from the nagging "what have I done with my life?" feeling, I am actually looking forward to it! But then the other day happened....

My "baby" nephew (aka Monkey) got engaged to a wonderful girl.....

Where has the time gone??

so...Congrats Michael and Emily!!!

I wish you love and happiness forever!

I will post an engagement pic as soon as I get one! (hint)

MMMM FALL

Crisp leaves...warm apple cider....snuggly sweaters....

vibrant colors...hay rides....pumpkin patches...

Fall has quickly become my favorite season...

Fiber Art Traders just completed a giving tree leaf trade...I can't wait to receive mine so I can string them on to a garland and drape them to enjoy! There have been amazing leaves created and I can't wait for the mail!

I think this is one of the reasons I love being part of this great group of women! Its like Christmas every day and I actually look forward to getting the mail! But most of all because they are a great group of women from all over the world! How cool is that? Although we have never met...I actually care about them and consider them friends...which for me is huge...lol...I am one to have one or two very close friends and that is it...lol...

So...to my F.A.T. friends....happy Fall!

I"M BACK!

Wow! After two funerals and a joyous baptism, I can return to life as I knew it! Back to creating... and speaking of creating.....

I have finally listed things in my etsy shop!!! woo hoo!

http://www.heliosdesignstudio.etsy.com/

I have only had them for over a year I believe! What was stopping me from listing???

I am a perfectionist at times which is a baaad trait for me...stops me dead in my tracks..

frozen solid...

So anyway, I listed some rings I had made from a collection of antique buttons I purchased at a local antique store....

next I will be posting a few hair pins I created from vintage earrings....

and eventually I will start selling some of my art there...

This will be my new release...I will have something to do with what I make rather than letting it accumulate!

I have been tossing ideas around for an entry to a local fiber art show...

but ideas are worthless if there is no time to create ....so they will probably wait for another occasion.

I have a great idea for a series of art quilts....now to carve out the time....

Happy Birthday Fiber Art Traders!

I just posted picture for our party hat trade on Fiber Art Traders. We are celebrating the group's 3rd birthday. This was such a fun trade and I actually posted on time! Woo Hoo!

Tomorrow I will be outta here! My BFF/ sister and I are going to Chicago to hear an awesome singer from Greece! We soooo need this getaway! When we come back we will dive right into party preparations for her son's graduation....these two boys were like my own when they were little...now they could lift me and throw me across the road! But they will always be "Blakers" and "monkey" to me:) Happy Graduation Michael!

Collage Mania!

I am thrilled to find out that my collage for Collage Mania was acquired by my wonderful new friend Gabriela from Fiber Art Traders! I am more than thrilled it will be going to stay with her! I couldn't have asked for a better home for it! Thank you Gabriela!

Delicious

What a wonderful day it was....most moms I know look forward to the day the kids start back to school...I eagerly wait for the day the kids are free for summer....that is when I know they are all mine again:))).....mine to hang out with...play with ....or just sit in the yard and watch them squeal and giggle with their friends....which at my house is a daily event! I love grilling yummy summer food for all of them to inhale in between a game of tag and a meeting of the NBA club(no boys allowed!)...taking place in their very own "club" tent....(best investment ever!) And of course as you can see above....it is a time for bare feet....

Welcome back sunshine!