The Scrappy Tree is Back!

Well everyone we took some time off but we are back and ready to share some Halloween goodness with you! We hope you can stop by to see our ghoulish creations and say hi!

http://thescrappytree.blogspot.com/

Happy 70th Birthday John Lennon

The Crossing - Abbey Road Studios

We miss you :)

Life's a Beach!

My Husband is on vacation for two weeks, what does that mean for me? I may get a few things fixed around the house that have needed his attention for awhile, I will have to put up with his beard if I want a kiss and he is sure to get me to skip out on work early a few days here and there. Like today, we hit the Beach! The odd thing, it was raining. Why that's odd, I live in California and last Tuesday it was 112 degrees and humid as all get out! Today it was 66 degrees, gloomy and raining. Personally we prefer the rain over the super hot so it was a great time!

My new favorite motto out front of the famous Crab Cooker.

My parents went on their first date here and Richard and I are regular visitors :)

Smiling Binoculars

Some early Halloween decorations.

The Best job Ever!!

The wedge was flat today :( but still pretty!

Lonely beach on a overcast day

Shore birds at the Wedge in Newport Beach.

I can't resist palm trees!

Life's a Beach here! Balboa Peninsula

Gull

This is Little Corona & Laguna from across the Newport bay.

These two things do not go together...

But I LOVE Em' Both!!

Fist up, my new favorite sweater from Victoria's Secret. They are not new to the market but new to me. What I love is they are light in weight, come in a zillion different colors and can be worn in whatever way strikes your fancy! The BEST part, they are on sale for $39 bucks here! Try them, I know you will love them!

Next up, my favorite time of year is the Fall. I think because I live in California, the slightest hint in a change of the weather beyond the normal bright and sunny, gets me excited! Don't get me wrong, bright and sunny is good but there is nothing like feeling a brisk chill across your cheeks as you stroll through a park with orange, yellow and brown leaves falling at your feet. Okay, that sounds a bit like a scene out of Harry met Sally but, you get the idea.
And with Fall comes my favorite holiday, Halloween! The first up to kick off the holiday season. I know it's not a real holiday but that's what I like about it. No stressful shopping, overcrowded parking lots, or the ridiculous pressure of gift giving (okay, so I focused on the negatives there but I obviously love spending time with family and eating way too many home-made sweets :) But Halloween! It's time to use your imagination, thinking of that perfect costume that will properly represent your alter ego and then challenging yourself to create it with a role of tape, a yard of spare fabric and some pipe cleaners. As much as I love to create and design, I do it for others, dressing up is not really for me. What is for me, exciting and scaring the kiddies ! Every year, I break out the decorations, plan a party or a haunted house (that depends on the Husbands mood and how much I exhausted him the year before) and set up my new favorite Halloween tradition...Hallowindow!
I discovered it while surfing YouTube one year looking for ideas, and now it's a must every year. Check it out!



You can purchase the DVDs and see others here: Hallowindow - Mark Gervais

This or That...hmmmm

The new cricut, holy cow!! I am still drooling from watching the youtube video...



Apples iPad, just a bigger version of what I already use but very tempting...



I hope Santa thinks I have been a good girl this year :)

More Random stuff to appreciate...

Happy Saturday All :)

I am back again with more random stuff, mostly because I am still not quite up to speed or at least compared to that computer in my head that makes internal lists and notes the things I have to do, I'm not. In reality, I am starting to think that list is indeed not reality and I should go back to the good old fashioned paper list that lets me mark things off and feel good when I accomplish something, no matter how small. Anyway...
I have yet to finish two of my three projects, I haven't visited and caught up with my blog reading in waaaaay too long and find myself surfing the internet looking at random things for way more time than I have...BUT on a positive note, that means, I do have one project to post, which in turn means I have more time to catch up on my blog reading and a few pictures from the web to share, so enjoy!
My Twinchies for the Sheilas monthly exchange, our theme was "School".

My Husband helped me with this one when I asked, "How can I replicate a small two inch ruler?"
His lighting fast response, " Popsicle stick."
My stunned answer, " Brilliant!"

I don't remember the line of paper which really bums me out because I fell in love with it along time ago and now I will have to try and forget I used it so I don't get even more bummed out. Is it wrong to have separation anxiety from my scrap paper?



I absolutely love the Scarlet Lime kits, you can find them here but Christy over at the Scarlet Lime, has hit another home run with her Bead Art, check it out, here.

A couple of beautiful pictures of what she offers.

A watch with Art Beads, they come in all occasions and color combos!

Trinkets, Love them ALL!!!

This got me thinking of Halloween, so I got slightly obsessed with all of these awesome attempts at carving jack-O-Lanterns. I really need to brush up on my carving skills...
Check em' out here

A few of my favorites
This one is very Nightmare before Christmas, one of my favorite movies ever! I just love how a sometimes scary topic like Halloween (or at least here in the states) was turned into a fun, entertaining story about a town full of people who just wanted to learn how to show love better and thought they had to change who they were, to do it.




And don't ask how I got here but yes, David Beckham, just because...
Soccer legs are always good :)

























Have a Great Day!

K

Random favorite things today!

Grey's Anatomy sneak peeks! 7.03

http://www.eonline.com/uberblog/watch_with_kristin/b203623_greys_anatomy_sneak_peeks_guess_whos.html?cmpid=sn-000000-twitterfeed-365-kristin&utm_source=eonline&utm_medium=twitterfeed&utm_campaign=twitterfeed_kristin


Blown glass by StudioMarcy, Pretty Pretty!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/mambobeads/sets/72157607771424038/



Have a wonderful Weekend!

K