Sometimes when you live in a schizophrenic weather zone like Colorado, layering is your best friend. One day it’s sunny and 72 and the next it’s 25 and snowing. Heck, you can wake up to sunny skies and non-jacket weather and be driving in snowfall just hours later. And that’s precisely what happened to me…
Archives for November 2014
Versatile Cable-Knit (WIWW)
As the weather is cooling down, I am thinking all sweaters all the time. Truth be told, I don’t own very many. The main reason is because long sleeves tend to be too short for my super long arms. It’s a real problem… So the ones I do have get worn in rotation and…
DIY autumn burlap banner
Last year I decided my mantel needed some sprucing up, so I took about 15 minutes to create a burlap banner using some simple burlap ribbon and twine. It hung over the fireplace during Thanksgiving and satisfied my need for something easy and fall-like. But this year, I decided it needed a little somethin’, somethin’…
DIY fall decor
Ahhhhhhhhh, fall.
Though I have fully embraced it now, in early September/October I was so enjoying the warmth of summer that I resisted the onset of fall for quite some time. I was loving the feeling of the sun on my skin and the ease of throwing on a simple dress and some sandals and heading out the door; so as the leaves started to turn and the temperature dropped, I began to pout.
But I think I’ve finally come full circle. This week I lit the fireplace for the first time since last winter, I made chili and lit a pumpkin pie scented candle, and suddenly all seemed right with the world. The crisp, cool air is growing on me and I think I’m finally ready to pack away the swimsuits and pull out the boots – and the fall decor.