Finally Fall

Well as you can see there is a cute little witch on a broom up there. Because Fall always means Halloween in my house so there's the witch. I thought it was too cute not to use. :) I am so excited that it's Fall and almost October. October is only the best month out of the year. Not only is Halloween that month but it also happens to be my birth month. I know some people don't like birthdays but I happen to love mine. I don't care that I'm getting older. I love cake and presents. I'm not afraid to admit it either, I love getting presents.

Well back to Halloween. I've gotten all the decorations I'm going to get this year I think. Well minus a few pieces I need to finish making my ghosts. I have the fabric and glow sticks. I just need the Styrofoam balls to make the heads. I have spider webs and a creepy door knocker and some gargoyle fencing to put out in the yard. I think I have other stuff in the closet but I don't know if I'll be able to drag it all out or not. I can't even really remember what all I've got in there.

I did my craft show on Saturday. It was fun. I made some money and got to hear lots of compliments about my hats and necklaces. So that was cool. I will definitely have to make more hats for next year. The camo baby beanies seemed to be a big hit. I just need to make bigger sizes. And I plan on it. :) It would have been better if more people had shown up but hey, I'll take what I can get. I really  need to find a way to sell my stuff online on a website or something. I don't want to do ebay or etsy since they both cost money to list. I don't want to have to pay to sell something when it might not even sell. So yeah...I don't know. I'll figure out something.

I dyed my hair a dark dark brown. It's almost black but not quite. I like it a lot. I hated my natural color that was growing back in. I don't even know what color it is. It's some weird color that's between brown, blonde and gray. Gross! Almost a mouse color. Blah.... Now I just need to decide if I want to cut it or let it grow long. I love long hair but I always feel like I look like crap. I'm sure I don't look that bad but I hate not having a style. Ya know? I don't want to look frumpy all the time. I'll be going back to work in less then a year and I want to look professional or at least like I put some effort into how I look. So I'll probably end up trying some different cuts between now and then. My hair grows fast so if I don't like it I'll be fine. LOL

Well that's enough of my boring rambling for now. I hope you all have an amazing week.

Ozark Memories Day

Saturday September 24th is the day I will attempt to sell all of my hemp jewelry. I hope every single piece sells. I have been working on these things for months. I am looking forward to it but I am also pretty nervous. I think they all look great  but what if it's just me? What if they all suck? Apparently some people like them but are they just being polite? I hope not. LOL Here are some pictures so you can decide for yourselves.

 This is multi colored hemp with a black cat's eye pendant. It's more of a choker style necklace.

 This necklace has a sun pendant with tie dye glass beads.

 This necklace has sea glass colored glass beads.

 This picture is kind of blurry but you get the idea. I had one similar to this that sold last year.

 This one has wooden beads and a shell pedant.

 This is crocheted purse I made. I like how bright it is. :)

 Celtic knot pendant.

 Owl, bird and raccoon pendant. I thought it was cute.

 Stone circle pendant with stone beads.

 I love this one. It's a dragonfly pendant. If it doesn't sell I may be tempted to keep it for myself.

This is a blue paisley pendant with blue glass beads.

And here is an owl pendant with purple glass beads.

Now those aren't the only ones I've made, I have a lot more to choose from. I just didn't want to sit here all day and upload them. LOL By all means go to facebook and find Tree Hugger Hippie Crafts by Jessica and like the page. You'll see all the stuff I make.

The Help by Kathryn Stockett

So I finished the book the other night. It was a great story. I will admit it started out kind of slow. I wasn't sure how it was going to go, if it was going to be sad or happy or what. But the more I got into it the better it got. I don't know if it's as funny as the commercials for the movie make it seem but it was good. It did make me laugh and it did make me cry. So all in all a good story!

So for those of you who ether don't watch tv or live in a cave and haven't heard of the movie or the book it's a story about a young white woman in the 60's who is tired of the way things are. She lives in Mississippi where racism is still prevalent and all the well to do white families have black maids that not only cook and clean for them but pretty much raise their children.

Skeeter, the girl that is fed up with the way things are, has an interest in writing a book about the help. How they feel about working for white families and raising white children. I wont give a bunch of details since I do want you to go out and read the book or watch the movie. But it's a very touching book. It's not my usual cup of tea, I'm more of a romance kind of girl. But it was still an awesome read. I hope you get the chance to read it sometime.

I plan on seeing the movie eventually. I may end up renting it but I will see it sometime. LOL I love Emma Stone, who plays Skeeter in the movie. If you haven't seen her in Superbad, Zombieland or Easy A you are totally missing out. I love her.

I just finished The Pioneer Woman : Black Heels to Tractor Wheels-A Love Story by Ree Drummond. Most of you probably know her from Food Network. She was on Throw Down with Bobby Flay, she now has her show on FN and she writes a very cute blog with tons of awesome recipes.
http://www.amazon.com/Pioneer-Woman-Black-Tractor-Wheels/dp/0061997161/ref=ntt_at_ep_dpt_2

There is a link to her book. It is an awesome read. It's all about her and her apparently awesome cowboy husband met. I loved it. She talks like any best friend you ever had, not like she is trying to make it more romantic then it actually is. It's just the true story with true feelings and fears of how she met and fell in love with her husband. It starts from her last relationship and ends with the birth of their first child. I don't worry about spoiling the ending because if you know anything about her at all you already know they are married and have children.

It's an awesome love story, has some great recipes and the only thing I want at the end is more of the story. I'd love to hear more about the other three kids and all the adventures that came with that. How she started the blog and why etc. She seems kind of dry on tv but after reading the book and her blog I can tell you that is the worst description of her. She seems like a hilarious person and someone I would love to get to know. So yeah...read it. Then try the recipes. :)

It's September and FRIDAY!

I've posted this picture as a reminder to myself and you that it wont be long now. The leaves are going to start changing and the temperatures are going to go down. Hopefully sooner rather then later. I can't tell you how excited I am that fall is just around the corner. I love the colors, the smells, the cool air, the holidays and of course the food. I have already started the baking frenzy with all my breads and things. I am ready for the pies and turkeys and whatnot.

Most of all I love Halloween. It's just the best time of year. The temperatures are perfect and everything just looks and feels spooky. The trees look old and scary, the moon seems so big and bright on a cold night. But the very best thing in my opinion is Kmart. I know I know...Kmart? But seriously, they have the best Halloween decorations and costumes. And they always put stuff on sale. So I plan on buying some good stuff this year. Maybe not a lot since money is not something I have a lot of but I am going to decorate the house this year if it kills me. And I don't mean decorated for fall or autumn harvest. I mean Halloween. I want it to look scary not cute and cuddly. I wont put blood out or anything like that but I'm thinking headstones and spider webs. Maybe something hanging from the trees. Unfortunately we don't get trick or treaters out this way but lots of people drive by. So they'll at least get to look at it. And I'll save some money on candy. ;)

When I was a kid we always decorated the house. We usually played scary music out of the window and occasionally there was a kid too scared to come to the house. But that's the way it's supposed to be! I get so annoyed at people trying to turn it into a harvest theme. It's freaking Halloween! It's supposed to be scary. It wouldn't be any fun if there wasn't some trickery involved. ;) I just think it's sad that Halloween has been changed so much. I know the world isn't as safe as it used to be blah blah blah...but I seriously think we are depriving our children of one of the best parts of childhood. I love watching scary movies, even the ones that are cheesy now but I loved as a kid. It just brings back so many thoughts and memories. There is just something so magical about Halloween and I think we are losing that. It's becoming more about candy and costumes and not so much about fun. I mean it's great that Church's do a thing for the kids that's safe, although I'm not sure they are setting the best example. I mean they encourage kids to take candy from a stranger's trunk. Not the best idea in the world there. But it's not the same as going door to door asking people for candy. I mean that's half the excitement of Halloween. You never know who's gonna open that door.

So yeah, this year I plan on decorating. I got in the mood yesterday playing Halloween songs for the kids. I kept thinking two more months...two more months. Then it will be here. I haven't been to the stores yet to see if they have anything out yet. Well Hobby Lobby has lots of Autumn stuff out and Christmas stuff if you can believe that. I am so not ready for Christmas. But Halloween is something I spend the whole year waiting on. So you'll have to excuse me if I spend a lot of time talking about Halloween. Since it's so close I can almost taste it it will be on my mind a lot. 
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