All Saints Day

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An interesting 'holiday' that I thought was worth mentioning today especially being the day after Halloween.

Many churches celebrate All Saints' Day to honor all the Saints, particularly those who do not have their own special feast day, on November 1st.

It is also known as All Hallows Tide, All-Hallomas, or All Hallows' Day.

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All Saints' Day is celebrated in many different ways around the world.  In some countries people gather in local cemeteries and decorate the graves with flowers.  Others observe the day by laying wreaths and bouquets on even the most obscure graves and as darkness falls by lighting candles throughout the anticipation of All Souls' Day on November 2nd.  Even Portuguese children go door to door where they receive cakes, nuts and pomegranates!

If you celebrate or even if you don't .... have a Happy Saints' Day!  Remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Happy Halloween!

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HAVE A VERY SAFE 

AND

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!

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Be safe, have fun and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

Fall Banner

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While perusing Pinterest the other evening ..... which can seriously take up a lot of my time!!!!  .....   I noticed all the lovely fall banners out there.  Well I just had to get in on that project!

There were quite a few that I adored .... so much talent, ideas and inspiration.  I love the look of burlap this year but unfortunately I didn't have any on hand.  I did though, have a couple of little pieces from another project long ago before burlap was popular so I set those aside.

I didn't follow a pattern of any type, I just cut out a template from a piece of cardboard of the approximate size that I thought would work well.

Finding a small amount of 'fall' type fabric in the stash, I used the cardboard template to cut out four triangles.  

Then using stencils, I cut out the letters F, A, and L from the burlap .... but then that started to fray .... what to do?

Taking some similar colored embroidery floss from my supply, I sewed the letters to the fabric triangles.    No more fraying!  

Now to put it all together .... to me the triangles still looked unfinished.  

                          

Back to the craft cupboard.  Bias tape was the key.  Sewing the tape around each triangle and using it as the hanging strip for the whole project, I was done.

Hanging it in the window and adding my pumpkins and new nutcracker,  Halloween kitty my fall decorating was complete.  LOL 

It isn't much but since we never get any trick-or-treaters out here in the country, I don't decorate much for fall or Halloween.

Happy fall and remember to give your loved ones a hug!

                                                       

Handbags

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Halloween was a little disappointing this year as we didn't have one child show up! The weather was horrible with rain and cold so I don't blame the parents in not wanting to make the extra long trek to our place but it still would have been nice to at least see one little goblin or ghostie.

I have been spending the last couple of days sewing handbags. As mentioned in a previous post, I plan on wrapping some of my Christmas gifts in re-usable handbags that the recipient can use to go shopping with. A double gift!


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Here are a few of the ones that I had completed. Only one is Christmasy but if the recipient is going to use them year-round, only Christmas material really isn't the best choice. I have just finished cutting out another six so I better get busy!

They are so easy to make and the pattern is here... www.sewmamasew.com/blog2/?p=514

Even if you can't sew well, you will be able to whip these up in no time. All the sewing is straight lines! That is about all I can manage myself. LOL

Since it is chilly and rainy here today, I might just have to put off the sewing for a while to bake a loaf of banana bread. Sounds good to go with my cuppa.

Have a great day everyone and give your loved ones a hug! =)

Happy Halloween!

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HAPPY HALLOWEEN EVERYONE!

ENJOY THE EVENING AND THE LITTLE TRICK-OR-TREATERS!

Sammy is Ready

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Stopped at Goodwill today and found the perfect Hallowe'en costume for Sammy......

I don't think he is too impressed with it but he's ready!!!