Fall Checklist

I'm a big fan of lists: To Do lists, grocery lists, laundry lists...you get the idea. So it's no surprise that I made a Fall list of things to do and experience to savor the season. Here's a recap of my Fall checklist. 

Visit a Pumpkin Patch. For the Lehigh Valley locals reading this, we went to Grim's Greenhouse to pick our own pumpkins and gourds, gather delicious Honeycrisp apples, and snack on mouthwatering apple cider slushies and warm apple fries with caramel dipping sauce. Yum!

 

 

Enjoy a getaway in the mountains. This mini-vacay was made even better because it was spent with a group of my favorite beaders making beautiful beaded jewelry. There is nothing better then spending an entire weekend sitting around the kitchen table in your PJs and beading away with delicious food, kind friends and relaxing scenery. 

Host a Halloween costume party. My brother and I pulled this one off together. It was a fun and frightful night spent with family and friends all decked out in some really creative and clever costumes. From Snow White and ballerinas to bubble baths, loofahs and Mr. Clean.

Try a spiked cider recipe. I love apple cider; I love apples; I love sangria. So when I stumbled upon this Apple Cider Sangria on Pinterest, I knew it was the winning recipe. I made it for our Halloween costume party and despite the fact that I accidentally quadrupled the amount of ginger flavored brandy--I know--It was still pretty amazing.

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Hold a pumpkin beer taste testing. One of the things I love most about Fall is that it is totally acceptable to have pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING! With the plethora of pumpkin beers available this year, I had to try them all and determine a winner. From Shocktop Pumpkin Wheat to Pumpkin Harvest Ale to Tommy Knocker Small Patach and Pumpkin UFO Brew, Traveler's Jack-O Pumpkin Beer won. Apparently most people agreed with me because it was already sold out everywhere by the first week of October.

What fun activities did you enjoy this Fall?

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Beaded Bangle Trio in Bead & Button

It's official, my beaded bangle trio was published in Bead & Button magazine!

Using bracelet blanks from Nunn Design, I created three separate beaded bangles that can be worn alone or together in a color coordinated trio.

Three bezel bangle using circular peyote around 12mm crystal rivolis.

 Channel bangle using peyote stitch.

Aster charm bangle with a double sided bead embroidered focal.

The designs are showcased in the Bangle Blanks Design Challenge of Bead & Button's October 2013 issue.

Bead & Button subscribers can download the instructions to make the bracelets at www.beadandbutton.com/free projects.

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Look What We've Been Working On

As some of you might know, I was selected to be on the 2013 Nunn Design Innovation Team. Along with four other very talented and creative jewelry designers, I create handcrafted jewelry and wearable art using the incredible supplies in the Nunn Design collection. I combine my love for seed beads and bead weaving with mixed metal components and findings to make pieces that hopefully inspire and encourage other jewelry makers to do the same.

In an effort to highlight some of the unique jewelry making skills and areas of interest the Nunn Design Innovation Team members have, Nunn Design created a "Look What's on My Work Table" weekly column. Head over to the Nunn Design blog to see my guest blog post and to discover what's currently on my work table. (Preview below!)

Here is a glimpse at some of the beautiful jewelry creations made by the other Nunn Design Innovation Team members using Nunn Design components and findings. To discover what's currently on the other Innovation Team's work table, head on over to the Nunn Design blog.

See more of Debora's work here. 

See more of Karen's work here.

See more of Lorelei's work here.

See more of Stephanie's work here.

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