Fall Fashion Challenge {Day One}

Oh, goody!  {Day One} of Bramblewood Fashion's Fall Fashion Challenge!

I always love seeing the outfits worn by the other young ladies, and I can't wait to see their fall ensembles!

 

Autumn.

It's my favorite time of year.

Time to pull out the sweaters, scarves, hats and boots!

And there's nothing to compare with crunching through the fallen leaves.

We'll be raking the leaves up in our orchard soon, but for now they're perfect for a fall photoshoot.

The Granny Square Scarf, soon to be in my Etsy shop.  

I thought I'd take advantage of this opportunity and get some nice pictures of it.   

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My wonderful boxer dog, Bonnie.

I just found out yesterday that Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall had boxer dogs!  Very neat=)

Check out that awesome dog smile;)

~My Outfit~

Purple, Grey & Mustard Granny Square Scarf - made by me

Grey Sweater - Amazon - LOVE this sweater

Purple t-shirt (under the sweater) - Fred Meyer

Stretch denim skirt - Christopher & Banks

Boots - no idea

Have a wonderful Sunday afternoon, y'all!

Inspiration

We had our first snow last night and this morning, but it didn't stick so it's not really official, at least in my opinion.  I'm kind of glad it didn't stick, although I do love snow.  Not quite ready to be snowed in yet.

I've been feverishly working on new items for the shop.  My Google chat status pretty much says it all...

"I'm trapped in a swirling vortex of yarn, crochet hooks and movies...this is fun!"

Inspiration hit me yesterday in the form of this picture on Pinterest...

Source: crochethealingandraymond.wordpress.com via Natasha on Pinterest

As a result, I now have Granny Square Bunting in the shop!

I think it turned at pretty cute:)

The pictures could have been a bit better...a lot better, really.  

Outdoor pictures would have been awesome, but it was overcast, raining and just damp in general. 

And I'm not patient.

Could be worse...

Can any of my photographer friends give me some tips on taking indoor photos?  And, while you're at it, how to keep the colors accurate?  I'd be eternally grateful=)

I also listed five vintage Nancy Drew books.

That vortex is sucking me in again...

Have a lovely evening, y'all!

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Well, hello there folks!  How are all of you this fine, November evening?

Looks like we in North Idaho just might be getting our first snow of the year tonight! 

Source: flickr.com via Natasha on Pinterest

It probably won't stick (meaning it will melt off tomorrow), but it's exciting nonetheless! 

I do love snow and the first snow, especially if it sticks, it so magical =)

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Have a wonderful evening!

Miscellany

It's pouring rain outside right now.  

I was just out there feeding the animals and spent a considerable amount of time stumbling around the upper pasture trying to locate our three llamas and my pet sheep Calvin.
In the dark. 

Stumbling because of course I didn't have a flashlight.  Why would I need a flashlight when it's dark?  

I mean, really?  

Ok, so I'm not very bright...no pun intended;)  

I also didn't utualize the hood so conveniently attached to my jacket so I am rather wet, to put it mildly.

And I gave up on trying to find the llamas and Calvin.  If they want to stay out in the pasture when it's raining, they can.  A bit of dampness won't hurt them and there are trees for shelter.

The rest of my flock of sheep are at a friend's house visiting his ram for a month.  Sometime around April we'll have a new crop of lambs bouncing about.  I can't wait:)

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Alex and I had a lovely evening at a friend's Inspirational Harvest Party this evening.  Taco salad (oh, yum), good fellowship, wonderful singing, and a short "sermon" by one of the dads.   At least, I assume it was short - we had to leave early cause my dad wanted us home by 9:00.  Bummer.

But, I had the opportunity to wear my new coat for the first time...

My mom bought me this vintage trench coat on Etsy.  It's purple-ish/pink-ish.  I LOVE it =D

The wonderful Christian lady who owns the shop sent such a lovely note along with it.

She lifted me up and encouraged me.  

Isn't it wonderful how we're connected to other believers through Christ, even if we've never met them?  

It's awesome.

I just watched "Secretariat" again.  Absolutely beautiful movie.

Source: popstar.com via Natasha on Pinterest

This is seriously cracking me up...

Source: weheartit.com via Natasha on Pinterest

There's nothing more appropriate on a chilly autumn day than a hot bowl of soup.  I've been going crazy making soup lately - potato, rice & mushroom, onion, and I'm going to try beet soup tomorrow night.  With sour cream.  It doesn't get any better than that.

Have a lovely Friday evening everyone!

Watch a fun classic film for me, ok?;)