Gettin' Crafty

Sometimes I go through crafty spells- crocheting, scrapbooking, gift wrapping, cake balling...

The creative bug hit me again and it was quite the process! But, i love the way it all turned out!

It all started with this picture

I love everything about this picture. I knew I wanted to gift it to my grandparents for Christmas somehow. My first thought was to put it on canvas. There were several daily deals going around for canvas prints- however they were all for 16X20. A little too big for what i wanted and of course they didn't offer deals on a smaller size, which was pretty pricy. Next option i came across was a google offer for a home decor store. They had this frame that i loved, but the photo space was only 4X4. That just wouldn't do this picture justice. (My grandma used to sing us the "bushel and a peck" song all the time growing up. So, the frame was fitting.) I figured i could make something similar, but just do it bigger. I went to Hobby Lobby and got all of my supplies and was ready to go. I had it all laid out when my Hubs asked what i wanted the focus to be on- he suggested that the way it was laid out, the focus would be more on the words than the picture.

Good point. So i scratched that idea. and did some googling for bushel and a peck frames. I came across this lovely sight and my project took a whole new turn. I love her stuff. It's so unique and personal, but the focus is on the picture with the words just being a special touch. So i did my own version.

Here is the finished product. I'm so proud of the way it turned out!

Shrimp Pan Roast

Oh, the pan roast!  The first, and only, time i've had pan roast was almost 3 years ago at the Palace Station hotel in Vegas.  My sister had taken me there with some friends.  It was delicious!!  You can read about that trip, and the pan roast, here. 

For whatever reason last week i had a craving for pan roast.  I did a quick search and found a recipe that sounded easy enough.  I was super nervous to try it, just in case it didn't turn out.  But, it was delicous!!!  SO good!!  The hubs took some bread and scraped every last drop out of his bowl.  It was that good!  Highly recommended!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

"Never jump into a pile of leaves with a wet sucker."

~Linus, It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown

 

 

 

Things I Love Lately

~Apple cider
~Lazy weekends
~Fall weather
~Scarves
~Good blog reads
~Trying new recipes.  And having them be a hit!
~Long walks with the hubs
~Being crafty
~Mini quiche for breakfast
~Pedicures
~The Mount Lindo cross by highway 285.  It's a cross of lights that greets me every morning on my way to work.
~Cozying up under blankets
~Instagram.  Love the different effects you can do with your pictures
~Changing leaves
~David Crowder Band.  One of my top 5 bands of all time.
~The smell of clean laundry
~The sound of rain
~A good, honest mechanic who is there to take car of me when my dad can't!

I feel like my list is pretty simple this month.  But, sometimes, it's the simple things in life that make it the most enjoyable!

Wednesday's Words of Wisdom

Pumpkin Patch

I love lazy weekends.  They're few and far between, but when we get them, i enjoy every second!  This last weekend is the 1st weekend we haven't had anything planned in months.  

Friday night we ventured over to the movies and saw Argo.  It was a great movie!  Highly recommend it.

Saturday we went to the pumpkin patch at Chatfield Botanic Gardens.  We picked a great weekend to go.  The crowd was small and they were still a lot of good pumpkins to pick from!  

They were also doing a pumpkin haul race.  We didn't know it was going on, but it was a blast to watch.  It's a 2 mile race where you carry a pumpkin with you.  I think some people were a little overambitious and didn't realize how heavy the pumpkins would get!  One guy actually had a 50 pound pumpkin!!  

People lining up at the start line with their pumpkins.  After carrying our pumpkins to the car, I was SO glad we didn't sign up for this!  My arms were dead tired!   

 At the gardens they have these tractor pulled hay rides to take you back to your car

 A view of the corn field.  They cut a maze into it as well.

 Ben and I

I love this picture 

The pumpkin patch with barns in the background 

Ben found his perfect pumpkin!  

 My great pumpkin

Just the 2 of us

After the pumpkin patch, we grabbed some sandwiches and headed over to Ketring Park in Littleton for a picnic.  It was a perfectly gorgeous fall day!  

Anniversary Getaway

For our 2 year anniversary, we went to Golden and spent the night at the Table Mountain Inn.  We stayed at the same hotel last year as well.  Unfortunately it was rainy and cold all weekend, so we didn't get to most of what we planned!  But, we had a good time together, crappy weather and all!  We walked around town and did some shopping.  We watched some football and grabbed some dinner.

 It was definitely sweater weather! 

 These 2 pictures are looking out of our room

We grabbed breakfast at our hotel.  We had several friends rave about how great their brunch was.  And they were right!  It was delish!  

 Ben and I getting ready to head out of town.  Our hotel is behind us and in the picture below.  

Happy Anniversary, babes!  I'm looking forward to what the next year brings!