Hey, hey what do ya say?

I say...
More free loot!

Right now until Saturday you have the chance to win one of my popular girls Patchwork Pumpkin shirts and and adorable leaf tote bag embellished with glass beads and ribbon trimmed handles. Head on over to Simply Sentimental the Blog and enter now.

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And thank you to everyone for your positive words! I read all comments and appreciate every one of them. My husband's transplant was done over the weekend and so far he is doing great. He now faces 3-4 weeks of recovery in the hospital. We continue to hope and pray for minimal side effects.

Once again...

Thank you Sydnei of Simply Sentimental! She has picked one of my personalized girls shirts to be in her very nice treasury that she created. You can view it here.

ok - so it appears I have been too slow in posting this. The treasury has expired but I still want to thank Sydnei! Alayna is modeling the shirt that was chosen for her treasury.

I also want to remind everyone to enter in my current giveaway featuring 5 very sweet cards from Sydnei's shop - Simply Sentimental! The drawing will be held tomorrow evening (EST) at 10pm.

Saturday Giveaway - Simply Sentimental

Congratulations to Paula!
She is the lucky winner of the picture frame from the fabulous Etsy shop, Onkie Bazoobie. Thank you so much to Danielle for participating in this giveaway and for such a lovely prize! You can visit Danielle's shop by clicking on any of the pictures in her Etsy mini on my right sidebar. You can also view the shops of previous participants and preview upcoming shops that will be offering more fabulous giveaways!

This week Sydnei from the fabulous Etsy shop, Simply Sentimental, is offering a total of 5 of her totally cute handmade cards!

Just in time for the Fall season and Halloween!

Feast your eyes on the amazing details that this talented paper artist creates! All of these cards have been left blank inside for you to personalize. Click on the pictures for more information. And for those of you who can't wait to make a purchase - Sydnei has so graciously offered FREE SHIPPING from 9/6 - 9/12 throughout her entire shop to my blog readers. Just enter the code "CLOSET" during checkout. So go crazy buying - now you have an excuse! :)

And who wouldn't love to receive one of these in the mail?!

How can all of these be yours you ask?

* Click HERE to visit Sydnei's shop, then return to this post to let us know your favorite item.

* Make sure you leave your email address so that I may contact you if you are the winner.

* Only one entry per person

The fine print... This giveaway will be held from Saturday, Septmeber 6th - Friday, September 12th. The drawing will close at 10pm EST. The winner will be randomly picked and announced in next Saturday's Giveaway thread. This drawing is open to anyone, Sydnei is willing to ship worldwide.

Good Luck!

And please check out the rest of my blog - there is much to see!

Signs of Fall

I need to go out and start buying my Fall stuff for outside. I go crazy with cornstalks and scarecrows, mums, and of course pumpkins. When we bring in the new stuff - that means that other things must be put away in the barn until next year.

Our little bear steps off of his rock perch and goes into hibernation until next Spring.

And our star plaque will be replaced with a gorgeous autumn wreath.

But one of the things I love the most - is all of the apples that have fallen off the trees in our orchard. Some are half eaten by the deer and other's look almost perfect, but soft. It is the smell... My husband cuts the grass on the lawn tractor and runs over all the apples. It smells like fresh apple cider right in my backyard. Love that!

New shoes...

Now is the time I start buying Fall clothes for Alayna. You see warmer colors and sweaters and pants start to crop up in the store displays. And that of course means buying new shoes. Alayna has already outgrown her first couple of pairs of sandals that I bought in the Spring. It always makes me sad knowing I have to buy her new ones. Not because I have to spend money on getting some more - but because it means she is growing up.

One of the brands that I love for her are Converse. They are supportive, stylish, and have a flexible sole. I love that they are fairly inexpensive at $20 for the traditional colors. She is wearing these chocolate brown ones today. I usually buy them from Piperlime. They have free shipping both ways which is very convenient. And they always have loads of styles in stock.

With her brown Converse she is wearing one of the new shirts from my shop, Alayna's Closet. There are 3 of them which I call the Pretty Paisley Flower Collection. You can check them out by clicking on the link above.

It's coming...

That wonderful time of year called Autumn. I even love the word - Autumn. It is my favorite time of year - the time when my baby girl's birthday comes around, the hot, humid weather turns crisp, decorating outside with pumpkins, mums, and scarecrows, local fairs, hot apple cider, hayrides. Love it all!

In autumn when the trees are brown

The little leaves come tumbling down

They do not make the slightest sound

But lie so quietly on the ground

Until the wind comes puffing by

And blows them off towards the sky.

(author unknown)

And I finally succumbed and made my first "holiday" themed shirt. I woke up this morning thinking about a witch. Nobody in particular, just a green little Halloween witch. : ) Here is how she turned out.

I will soon be adding to my Halloween family. I would like to do a Frankenstein, ghost, mummy, pumpkin, and maybe a dracula if he's not too scary. And I have lots of tote bags in stock that I will make to match and they will be perfect for trick or treating!

Make sure you keep checking Alayna's Closet for the newest additions!!