homemade fall recipe card

i made a homemade fall recipe card this weekend as part of a swap with one of my favorite fall pumpkin cake recipes-check out the bottom of this post for the recipe link from my "fall" pinterest board.

i used a cut down a file folder down to size at 4 1/4" by 6". i used stencils and some of my favorite acrylic paint and stamps, and india ink... and quick and witty quote from a vintage book.

i couldn't quite fit the entire recipe onto the back of my card, so i added the rest of the recipe onto paper and attached to my file card with washi tape at the bottom of the card.

my recipe was the pumkin spice cake with caramel pecan glaze.......happy fall!

the moments {a series} no 23: first snow

yesterday when i opened the back door to let the dog out, i noticed these small white fluffies falling gently to the ground....yes- it was snowing! this was our first snow this year. the colors here, this fall have been amazing- so when i stepped out to get a pic, one of our maple's colorful orange-red leaves had fallen into the greens of my apple tree. this snow was perfect this time- just a very nice dusting to cover everything, but, then melt away.

when we moved into our house 13 years ago this month, we started with a few white fluffies in the air, and ended up finishing in almost a complete blizzard. everything was well covered with snow and stayed covered until april of the following year. when the snow had finally melted away, we had been driving on the grass all winter- the driveway was much narrower than what we thought.....glad for the "quick" snow this time.

signs of my favorite season....fall

in our backyard, i am finally seeing signs that fall really is coming. our trees are barely turning except for one branch on one of our maples. i  love the red stem and the warm yellow reds of this leaf especially with the contrast of the concrete.

as i looked at the rest of the tree still green and trying desperately to stay that color, the one branch sticking out, working hard at changing colors is easy to spot. i can't help but think that sometimes you  need to be the different one. the one ready for change, just a bit ahead of the curve. my mind is spinning with ideas and "wants" for an occasional sale here in my small town.

i also found one apple i missed on the tree...and noticed the delicate web at the stem. the fragile weaving to allow it to even happen....hoping that all of my pieces may come together as well to weave this "sale" web.