Cottage Style Party & New Tricks

Is there any wonder that I am still confused 
about the seasons?

While the Halloween decorations are ready for trick or treaters...

And there's no turning back now, despite signs pointing otherwise...

The weather is thinking about winter....

In the same week we had our first frost, 

we had this...

And this...

And then a little more of this...

(and, yes, I found more fencing!)

Clearly I was not ready for this as my lawn furniture is still on the lawn.

Note the shivering elephant ear on the right!

While the outside is thinking winter is soon, too soon,

inside I am shooting photos of Christmas ornaments

for my Etsy shop...

This year I am doing things a little different

than in previous years.

I've decided to sell some of my mercury glass ornaments

in sets of three.

And five...

Or four.

I think this is a way to give customers specific colors or designs...

...while keeping the price lower and not giving them 

a box filled with ornaments they don't want.

So after spending an entire weekend shooting boxes of ornaments...

...I trashed those photos, then rethought my approach

to come up with smaller collections...

It's more work but much more fun and creative for me and,

hopefully, my customers too!

Who says you can't teach an old dog new tricks?

Of course I can't let go of the boxed collections entirely...

ha!

Do you have any new tricks?

Hello Friends!

Welcome to this weeks

Cottage Style Party!

#68

It's halloween week and I spent the weekend

with a ton of mini candy bars.

And, yes, I ate a few too many.

I'm hoping to have lots of little

Trick or Treaters

so I don't have to spend any more

time with the candy.

Let's see what you have been up to this week...

This harvest tea is hauntingly boo-tiful!

This is just one of many tables at this tea.

According to Debbie, everything used to decorate 

this harvest tea is from Dollar Tree!

Stop by her blog Debbie-Dabble and 

check out the raven table!

These carnival glass tea cups are perfect for 

this Halloween inspired tea!

Wait until you see the little surprise in

the tea cups! Here's a hint: BOO! 

Go haunt Beeutiful by Design to see all the details.

To continue with this autumn theme: A Witches tea!

How cute are those polka dot plates on

the witch and kitty placemat?

Fly on over to Gertrude's tea at Jann's blog 

Have a Daily Cup of Mrs Olson!

If you were featured, don't

forget your button!

 Deb

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