AUTUMN COLORS!

 

 

Sometimes it is difficult to see the autumn colors

on the coast.  However, today I noticed a little.

 

 

ORANGE

(Our fiberoptic pumpkin)

 

YELLOW

(The only color in our yard.)

 

GOLD

(and brown and yellow and orange and green!)

(I simply love getting out these pumpkins that Julie made for me!)

 

BROWN

(Incidentally, we bought this couch from our friends the "Browns"!)

 

O.K. so this is not exactly and autumn specticle,

but I wanted to show it off anyway.  It is really much

prettier in person than it looks in pictures!

 

It's comfy too!  So, who will be the first to come

and try it out?  Actually R. J. was the first and his

comment was..."Finally, a couch I can get out of !"

 

BLUE

(Who says blue is not an autumn color?)

 

IT IS AROUND HERE!

(I always like to include a picture of the beach

to remind myself why I am here!!!)

 

 

 

 

 



BEACH "NUT" CREATIONS!

 

I have a NEW HOBBY!  It is a perfect one for me

because I love going to the beach and this

hobby involves DRIFTWOOD!

 

The  first step was to collect driftwood

and set up my "studio".

(A small spot in the dining room would suffice.)
Dad has been encouraging me and we go to the
beach about once a week to do our collecting.

 



 

 I began by making baskets and wreaths.

 This one is now in Mike and Amy's "nautical" bathroom.

I forgot to take a picture of one I made for John and Tiffany.

 

Our "nautical" bathroom.

 

 

Then I discoved making birdhouses!
I found little birdhouses when I was
in Portland shopping with Sarah at Michael's.



 

Birdhouses take alot of time, but I love the finished

look and love to give these as gifts!!!

 

This one went to Tim and Katy for their new house.

 

These were for friends here in Port Orford.

One says "quilt shop" for my quilting friend

and one was for Little Bear's dogsitter.

The one on the left is made out of a little box.

The one on the right is a canister that Shaklee fiber comes in.

 

 

This one is in an old one I covered and kept for myself.

 

Our Library was having a silent auction.

We donated this one and hope someone buys it!

 

I actually made a little birdhouse out of stones from

the beach.  I forgot again to take a picture, but a lady

from the library bought it for $25.00!!! 

I WAS SHOCKED!!!

Then her sister bought a basket for $10.00

Have I found a new career?

 

Nope just a HOBBY and I will enjoy every minute of it.

 

I have plans for something special for Christmas gifts!

WHAT COULD THAT BE?

Perhaps something FROM THE BEACH.....

 

(Emma loves the beach too!)