September Kitchen Decor

 
"When you change the way
you look at things, the things
you look at change."

~ Wayne Dyer ~

I just salvaged this rusty metal bucket from a farm dump! The bottom's rusted away, but you can't even see it. I placed a wide glass vase inside for wildflowers.

This pastel pitcher sat in my booth 

for months before I decided to bring it home.
I was glad to have it handy for an 

overflowing bouquet of hydrangeas.

One of the first ways I decorated our 

home for fall on a budget was with apples.
They used to be growing in our backyard. 

Now I just pick them up at the grocery.

This rusty wire wreath was a 

flattened oval jumble when I found it.
I carefully pulled it into a wider oval shape.

It's hanging on a clear pushpin.

My husband found these insulators in a ditch! 

Took quite a bit of scrubbing, but now they're 

a colorful focal point on the countertop (or windowsill).

Just by bringing in a few fresh elements,

I now feel so much better about my kitchen. 

Ready to do some baking and welcome fall!

How about you... are you ready for

the change of season?

Love the Light

"I will love the light
for it shows me the way,
yet I will endure the darkness
for it shows me the stars."

~ Og Mandino ~

Morning light casts such pretty shadows

on my living room curtains.

This book's cover was in rough shape.

Looks much better without it.

Until next time... thanks for stopping by!

Those Who Bring Sunshine...

"Those who bring sunshine
into the lives of others cannot
keep it from themselves."

~ James M. Barrie ~

I made these tags to price late summer & fall items
in my booth. It's nice to have a few different sizes...
Enjoy!

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*Internet Archive*
Silver-leaved sunflower

*TuckDB*
Scalloped border

*Lilac & Lavender*
Fabric texture


Thanks for stopping by!

Pitcher & Simple Country Bouquet

I love enamelware pitchers.

Add a simple country bouquet,

and you have a real thing of beauty.

I'm patiently waiting for the perfect pitcher,

so I can have a bouquet like this on my kitchen

table. Until then, milk glass vases and mason jars will do just fine.

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*Antique Images*
Enamelware pitcher

*Flickr: perpetualplum*
Umbel illustration, 1917

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
Berry Seed Co. ephemera

Thanks for stopping by!

Queen Anne's Lace

"The great lesson is
that the sacred is in the

ordinary, that it is to be

found in one's daily life..."

~ Abraham Maslow ~

Printable sets of large and small tags, featuring
my favorite wildflower. Click here to read
a little more about the Berry Seed Company.

Printable Queen Anne's lace stationery (8.5 x 11").

I love Queen Anne's lace. At first glance,

it looks simple... but when you really look,

you notice all the beautiful, intricate patterns. I 

wonder how anyone could call it a weed. It's

welcome in all my flower beds, and makes itself

at home right next to irises, daylilies, and roses.

I don't think I'll ever tire of seeing it bobbing in 

the breeze... whether it's along a country road,

or outside my kitchen window.

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*Antique Images*
Queen Anne's lace

*Old Design Shop*
Aged paper texture

*Vintage Feedsacks*
Label ~ "lace" pattern

*TuckDB*
Scalloped border

*The Sum of All Crafts*
Delicate rectangular label

*Lilac & Lavender*
Berry Seed Co. ephemera
 

"The whole world is a series

of miracles, but we're so used to

them we call them ordinary things."

~ Hans Christian Anderson ~


Thank you for stopping by!

Our Jack O'Lantern...

"It's cold and we are sleepy,
the air is cold and still.
Our jack o'lantern grins at us
Upon the windowsill..."

~ Unknown Author ~

My 9 year old daughter created this

original artwork! I transformed her sketch

into digital images to share

 

Above, printable bookmarks or tags in

brown and orange hues. They look great

printed on cream-colored card stock.

Below, printable bookmarks or tags

for kids (or kids at heart!) to color...

this was my daughter's idea.

 Below, an 8.5" x 11" printable sheet of 

journal or note cards in 2 sizes.
Nice texture and shading on this jack o'lantern.

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in these images:

*The Graphics Fairy*
Torn paper texture

*Shadowhouse Creations*
Softly aged sepia texture

Thank you for stopping by!

September's Flower

"Now violet and rose

have had their day, I'll pluck

the soberer asters with good

grace, and call September

nothing but September."

~ Ella Wheeler Wilcox ~

I used a black ink pen to outline most of the

petals and leaves... it was fun working on them this afternoon.

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*TuckDB*
Asters and foliage

*Graphics Fairy*
Handwritten poem


Thank you for stopping by!

Pumpkin Muffins & Printable

"It is the sweet,

simple things of life
which are the real

ones after all."

~ Laura Ingalls Wilder ~

Our family loves these

sweet & simple pumpkin muffins!

I made the recipe into an 8" x 10"

image for instant kitchen art...

Here are the free graphic & font
sources used to create the printable:

*Lost & Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Knick of Time*
Chalkboard texture

*Bumble Button*
Theater program border(4th image down)

*Dafont.com*
Freebooter Script

October Pumpkins...

Bonfires and pumpkins,
leaves sailing down...
October is red and

golden and brown.

~ Unknown Author ~

~ Printable pumpkin note papers ~

My daughter had a party at school,
so I put together 25 little bags of candy.
We added a pumpkin image to each,
because my daughter thought everyone
should have a pumpkin to color...

The printable I used is below:

The pumpkin clip art is my original

artwork.  I also used the aged background

from an image on the Old Design Shop
in my lined notepaper.  Thanks, Julie!

Thank you for stopping by!

October's Party ~ Clip Art

October gave a party;
The leaves by hundreds

came... The Chestnuts, Oaks,

and Maples, and leaves of

every name. The sunshine

spread a carpet, and

everything was grand,

Miss Weather led the dancing,

Professor Wind the band.

~ George Cooper ~

I made the printable papers for

my kids to color & cut out. I've also

included the individual clip art

leaves for you. Sources:

Ivy leaf
Laurel leaf
Maple leaf
Oak leaf
Oval leaf

Thanks for stopping by!!

A Wise Old Owl

"A wise old owl sat on an oak;
the more he saw, the less he

spoke; the less he spoke the

more he heard; why aren't we

like that wise old bird?"

~ Edward Hersey Richards ~

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*Old Design Shop*
"Holiday Fun" owl

*The Sum of All Crafts*
Circular scroll label
Delicate rectangular label

*Free Trinkets and Treasures*
"The compliments of the Season"

Thanks for stopping by!

In Dreamful Autumn

Pale amber sunlight falls across
The reddening October trees...
Are we not better and at home
In dreamful Autumn?

~ Ernest Dowson ~

Here are the free graphics &
sources used in my artwork:


*Boston Public Library on Flickr*
Boston Brewery Poster c. 1880

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Old Design Shop*
Back of French postcard 

*MudBay Images*
1792 Farm sale document

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper
Back of postcard

The sheet music is from
my personal collection, c. 1940.


"Catch a vista of maples
in that long light and you see

Autumn glowing through

the leaves..."

~ Hal Borland ~

Autumn's Queen Chrysanthemum

Ah! She is not a "Summer

Friend," she stays when all the rest

have flown, and left us flowerless

and alone; no singing birds, or blooms

to lend their brightness to the autumn

haze, 'tis she who cheers the dreary

days; 'Tis joy to know so sweet a friend;
No fairer flower blooms 'neath the sun
Than autumn's queen Chrysanthemum.

~ Hattie L. Knapp ~

Here are the free graphics
& sources used in my artwork:

*TuckDB*
Pink Chrysanthemums
Scalloped border

*Vintage Ephemera*
French script, 1816

*Lost and Taken*
Grungy wallpaper texture

*Lilac & Lavender*
"Antiqued" lined paper
Gift card envelope
Back of postcard

The sheet music is from
my personal collection, c. 1940.


Thanks for stopping by!!