Well, it's hard to believe that summer has come and gone and fall is just around the corner!  With that, it brings some of my favorite things.....apple cider, pumpkins, fall leaves, but more importantly....Jude's first birthday!  Where did that year go?!  I can't believe he's approaching 10 months this month......what a fun year it has been having him in our lives!  I haven't had a chance to put a new post on here in a few days (maybe a week or so....but who's counting!?), so I wanted to show everyone what we've been doing....  

This was a cheap mirror I picked up - what fabulous detailing it has.....

....after a coat or two of paint....and a little distressing....

this is how it turned out!  I was really pleased with it (Jude on the other hand is not so sure)...haha (disregard the background as the inside of this house has not been started....YET!)

This was an awesome chair I picked up at a thrift shop for $9.99...I plan on eventually having it reupholstered, painting the wood white and distressing it slightly...what a great find!!

This was a bed that we got free....so I'm in the process of giving it a shabby chic patina...this is the start of it....

An ugly old picture (with a great frame that was gold)....($3.99)

....becomes a vintage chalkboard....

...oh, and my sunflowers bloomed....now I am in the process of drying a few of them...they were so beautiful!

Labor Day came and went....Nana and Pappy got a chance to see Jude...

....and if you look closely here, Jude is showing off his first tooth (and that's right, it's in the front)!  He is also getting one on the bottom now.... (he is also showing off his belly, but hey he's allowed!)

He's changing so much.....he's already able to walk with his walker a little bit....we're figuring it won't be long until he's walking without it!

...he's doing pretty well at picking up food and feeding himself now.....

...and hey look, what a kid...he's cleaning up after himself.....hahaha!

On the other side of things keeping me busy...here is a pumpkin style 6" flowerpot for sale.....would be great with a mum inside!  ($14)

...and one of my newer creations...vintage plant/herb markers made from old spoons.....

$5 each....

...and finally my square flowerpot with a flower on one side (I will get shots of the other sides later....)...this one is almost done....just need to put the sealer on it!  ($14)

and finally....here is a glimpse of the spring house Aaron is working on.....I am a little behind in the pictures as it already has three walls up!  It's coming along well!