Feels Like Fall to Me!

Feels like October here this morning and that sure makes me smile! I just love crisp, cool days. It makes me energized to do all the Fall things I love! It makes me want to decorate, craft, nest, cook, be outside in nature...everything! We are looking forward to a few festivals happening around and then soon it's upstate for apples. I saw the above sign on the internet and LOVED it. It turns out it's a doormat. What a great sign it would  make. There must be one around somewhere. I'll have to check the next time I'm in Sleepy Hollow. We recently had a great dinner in Sleepy Hollow and the stores were already getting ready for the season.

How far have you gotten with your decorating? I have all my Fall up but I still add things. Halloween boxes are down in the shed and ready to go but not till the end of the month. I was lucky thrifting this week and picked up a  few goodies to add for Halloween and just some stuff in general...

An adorable cloth wall hanging: 

A ceramic ghost (sorry, a little blurry) and this great old felt pumpkin bucket type item:

This was a great find still in the box. Dept 56 Up Up & Away Witch for only $3! The witch revolved around and around circling the ground below. Perfect for my Halloween village. This originally retailed for $50 so that was a great buy!

She revolves around by electric. So cool to see.

This little yarn pumpkin guy. I have a love for pumpkins with felt faces. Like the bucket above too. Look how sweet he is. Couldn't pass him up for 25 cents!

Non Halloween items include these sweet little piggies in a sack. I kept passing them by on the shelf and looking at other things. 

Then I saw the eyes.... Look closely..they are saying "take us home, take us home.." Home they came...

A great ceramic turkey for Thanksgiving! Love me some turkeys!

And this ceramic rabbit. I know she's from the the 90's but she was still sealed in her box and I thought she would look pretty sitting in my parlor especially since I am getting a new couch today. I'm gonna sit her on the edge of the couch. She has a ceramic head and lovely clothes.

Not bad, right? I was happy! My friend Mary added to the collection of collectible shops she gave me (if you remember from an earlier post they are musical and the items in the window revolve. )This  time she gave me the Soda Fountain. It plays Rock Around The Clock and the door opens and a lady exits with a tray.

She has, I think, one more to give me and that is the auto repair shop. I need to find a place  for these. I had them on a shelf but now they don't fit as the collection grows! 

Caitlin and I are making plans for our Halloween party. We are just in the planning stages but have decided to make it a small Halloween party/sleepover. Maybe ten girls. We are going to have games,crafts,  food, and then movies...with lots of little frights for them throughout the evening once they settle down for the evening to watch.... We are thinking spiders in the sleeping bags, bumps in the night and foot steps...nothing terrifying just a little scares to make it fun! Plus a few tricks! 

Have a great weekend!