Howdy! I'm Back!

Minnie Pearl always said..."HOW  DEEE!" Always happy to see old & new friends!

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And when introducing Johnny Carson on the Tonight Show,
Ed McMahon's famous words  were...
"HEeeeeRrrrrE'S ...Johnnnnnnny!"

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Wellll, my friend says...

HeeeeRRRResss.....J-GRITS!!

(I took a little liberty with that one!!) But I hope y'all haven't forgotten me or my blog!

I say all this to say... "I'm Back!

  And I'm so happy to be sharing again with all of you our adventures!

"Well where have you been?" you ask.

Nowhere, Everywhere, All Over!!
I didn't mean to take a vacay from blogland for sooooo long!

"What have you been doing all this time?" you ask.

Nothing, Everything, Busy, Busy!! 
You know sometimes "LIFE" just gets in the way! This time all has been good! We've traveled.
We've played. We've had fun together! We've celebrated 39 happy years of wedded bliss!
There's been family time, friends time, kids time, nap time...time, time, time!!
And along the way there's always been MUSIC!! And of course JUNKIN'!!

I hope you will follow along with our Adventures in Southern Junkin' as my friend and me continue to craft, create, redesign, re-purpose and share our junkin' finds!

Now since it is October I want to share my tablescape for Halloween...

I picked up the sign last year and have used it in our motor home too.

 The monogrammed pumpkin was a find at Pier One when we were at the beach this year.

The little wooden bucket needed something else so I added the funky flowers.

 
The cart has been hanging out on the porch and with the weather changing from hot to cold, fresh flowers just won't last! Besides that it adds a little whimsy on the porch!


Blessings...And see ya down the junkin' road...

Jan

My thoughts and prayers are with those on the East Coast and Inland

as they prepare to rebuild from the devastation left by the fury of Hurricane Sandy. 

Linking with...
 

 

http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/ 

Copy Cat Challenge

Copy Cat...ummm....can I do it...do I have time...ummmmm????
After all I'm just returning from a fabulous vacay!  I have sooooo much laundry!  (That's it!  Made up my mind...Laundry will just wait!!)
But really, if I keep it simple...make it cute...I think I can...I think I can...okay I'll give it a shot!!

http://www.bhg.com/halloween/outdoor-decorations/spooky-home-decorations/

Using strips of paper these pretty pumpkins can be put together in minutes! (And laundry will get finished...the hubby will still have clean shorts, ummm, clothes to wear!)

First, cut one-inch strips of paper.  Form the strips into the circle shape as shown and secure both top and bottom with brads. Hot glue a wine cork for the stem. Finally add a green felt leaf and curled black pipe cleaners.

Sounds good...I can do this...

Recently, I was surfing blogland and found the sweetest decorations for Halloween that didn't use the traditional colors of orange and black. (Sorry, I can't remember the blog's name...I know cardinal sin #1...my bad!) It looked so great!

Any whooooo...I loved the new use of the colors! So classy, so simple, so stylist...

I wanted to make this challenge stylist and sleek! Maybe black and white or brown and blues...

Okay, now to get busy...ummmm...no classy paper stiff enough to form the circles...no brads...no green felt...no black pipe cleaners...ummmm...what to do, what to do?? Don't want to go to the store!  

Ummmm...LIGHT BULB!!  Blink, Blink!!
I'll use the gift bags that I'm recycling!

Digging some more in the gift stash...these bows will work!

I have wine corks!

No brads?  Glue and thumb tacks will work...or maybe paper clips...

Here's my take on the magazine copy cat challenge...

These festive colors definitely look great on the porch!

I'm happy with the outcome! And hubby is happy that the laundry is finished!! haha!!

Linking with Debbie for this magazine copy cat challenge.  Go visit and have some fun!
http://debbie-debbiedoos.blogspot.com/2011/10/magazine-copy-cat-challenge-ready-set.html

Have a Blessed Day!! And see ya down the junkin' road!!

Jan

Joining in the party over at...

October's Final Hurrah!!

Oh me, oh my, this is the last weekend in October! Cooler temperatures (dare I say COLD TEMPS, 39 degrees at the lake, brrrrrrr!) are arriving! And on just returning from The Keys it really feels cold!!

It also happens to be the weekend of Halloween! The time when little munchkins go trick or treating...(in our area trunk a treat), goblin parties, hayrides, bon fires, carnivals and fairs!

(photos from Disney...)

(Boo at the Zoo, Birmingham)

(The University of Alabama)

This is the weekend that is full of color and fun, excitement and screams, food and drink! A time when friends gather to share friendship!

(Better Homes and Gardens)


Yep, this is fall! A season when mother nature flaunts her finery in bold, bright, beautiful displays!

October's final hurrah!!

I will be linking up with Seasonal Sundays at The Tablescaper! Take a moment to join the party!!

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

Have a Blessed Day!! And see ya down the junkin' road!!

Jan