Chocolate Trail Day One...

 Regina, Karen, Colleen, and I had a blast over the weekend going on a Chocolate Trail Adventure in Richmond, Indiana. We spent three days sampling chocolate, shopping, eating, and laughs.

 It was so much fun!

Day 1 in Richmond, Indiana.

The buildings were so interesting. 

Most had murals painted on them that were so realistic. 

We ate at Firehouse BBQ and it was all about the BBQ pork.

Chocolate ice cream was delicious at our first stop on our passport.

The Muddy Monkey had chocolate candy rocks. 

They were so pretty and delicious too.

The next stop ran out of chocolate donuts...so we got to pick whatever we wanted.

 I chose a lightly glazed pumpkin donut. It was quite tasty!

At J and J winery they no longer participate in the Chocolate Tour. 

However they did allow us to sample a wine of our choosing. 

We enjoyed a sweet red wine called EROS.

Cheers Karen!

Day 1 ended with a beautiful sunset.

Fall Porch Pot

I went to a class at Casey's Outdoor Solutions last night to make a Fall Porch Pot.

It was super easy to make and a lot of fun!

 As you can see it starts out simple and turns into something fabulous!

Looks lovely on my front porch with my farmhouse sign!

Card class

We made some very cute treats at Sylvia's card class yesterday! 

She has some amazing talent! 

She also finds some of the cutest and creepiest treats to put inside of the treat bags and boxes.

We also made four beautiful cards. 

Love all the colors and techniques!

Thanks Sylvia for a great class!

Fall Sampler

Getting set up for craft club girls to make their Fall Sampler.

They came in shifts this weekend...but all had a great time!

Great job ladies! 

Ooops, Karen, I forgot to take your picture!

Sorry we missed you Shari.

I had another group of gals make the Fall Sampler on Friday. 

Everyone did a fantastic job!

Enjoy!

Pumpkin Spice everything!

I so enjoy this letterboard sign. 

My girls will love this one!

They always make fun of me saying "punkin" instead of "pumpkin" so I had to make a letterboard with that exact word...here you go Alison and Emily! 💓

Rings and Things

I found these white trinket dishes at Michaels. I used my die cut words to cut out the sentiments in adhesive vinyl and adhered them to the dish. I love how they look. You can put your rings or other little treasures in them. I have one a friend gave me last year and love it!

I then tied them up in a cello bag for a lovely presentation. 

A great gift for any friend or loved one.

coasters

I was cleaning out my stamp room the other day and came across these acrylic coasters. I did not really know what to do with them and then it hit me...I will make a coaster for my daughter and her boyfriend, Shawn. I hope they like them. I think they are cute...and I am not talking about the couple...but they are cute too!