I live for Autumn 

So I'm surprised and grateful that I have any lovely followers left at all seeing how I have pretty much neglected this blog lately! I honestly thought I wouldn't be blogging any more, I just seem to have lost all enthusiasm and interest in it. I'm not even to sure where I am going with this post :) So if you manage to read through all the rambling to the end then thank you :)

I'm so happy right now that it is September :)  September to December is my favourite time of year without a doubt. I love the change in to Autumn, love the cooler weather and the darker nights, the crisp air, cuddling up in an over sized sweaters, and wearing leggings and tights to work because its too cold to just wear the one. This time of year always reminds me of being a child. I always remember the amazing Halloween party's we had we were little, and random days of coming home from school when it was freezing cold after Rugby practise (I lasted four practises and only went because my friend talked me in to it) and curling up by the Christmas tree and watching Two of a kind (loved that show).

I always feel like this time of year is about fresh starts and 'crispness' if that makes any sense (have a feeling that it does not) more so than January and the new year. Despite this time of the year being my favourite I always feel that I never embrace it as much as I should. I get distracted with every day stresses about work/boys/life etc and then when I remember that its Autumn one of the months has already past by! I know you can't enjoy every day like you did when you were little but this year I'm determined to make the most of this time of year and love all the little things about it :)

I thought I would share just a few images from my Pintrest that remind why it is that I love this time of year so much :)

Love the change in the weather and the crisp cold air

and walking through all the brightly coloured leaves

Love lighting candles so cosy

Who doesn't love Toffee Apples? :)

Love wearing boots with tights 

I love coming home from work and its cold and dark and 

snuggling up on the sofa

I love the way the Americans celebrate fall

I love hot chocolate 

I love hot water bottles

I love Halloween

I love Christmas 

What do you love about this time of year?

love and kisses

x x x x 

Autumn

Its getting s-l-o-w-l-y getting colder and edging towards winter. This is my favourite time of year definitely :)

I love everything about Autumn/Winter even when its freezing cold. I haven't posted in what feels like forever, even though I've been reading lots of other people blogs. For the last few months or so I've been busy looking for a different job, thinking about new jewellery ideas for the porcelain doll, trying (and  massively failing :s ) not to spend money on clothes and doing some DIY customisation (if that's a word?)

Makes me sound like I've been super busy but I've still managed to find lots of time to chill out :) This scarf is one that I've had for ages,  I brought it in Asda for about £6 probably about six years ago now. I wanted to customise a scarf by sewing flowers on it for a while. I think it looks really pretty and a bit different

When I took these photos it was right at the beginning of the mini Indian summer that we had, so not all that practical :)

I came across these gloves in a bag of gloves and hats my mum was sorting through on the landing and I love them. They were so soft and warm, perfect for the winter.  I think they might have been my sisters as they are quite small and just about fit. As I was still in a customising mood I sewed this pretty brown lacy fabric along the bottom of the gloves. I really like the way they turned out, I can't wait until it gets a bit colder so I can wear them :)

I received this lovely package in the post a couple of weeks ago. My lovely auntie who owns her own gorgeous gift and vintage-esque shop Indigo Moon sent me some gorgeous things from her shop, with a little note and one of her pretty handmade business cards

(She was the one who suggested that I handmake my own for my jewellery shop)

How gorgeous is this purse? I love it :)

I can't wait to use it on a night out

She filled it with these pretty little vintage-y

buttons :)

I think the heart shaped one with the butterflies on it is my favourite one. I can't wait to do something with them. I hadn't been having the best of days that day so this was a lovely surprise that cheered me up :)

She has her own blog that you can visit here if you like. Its full of gorgeous pictures of her art work and also pictures of the shop, the contents of which I would happily decorate my bedroom with ;)

Lastly, after reading the lovely Milly from Pearls and Poodles post about her cherry bakewell cupcakes I had the urge to make something sweet and yummy when I woke up this morning. I was originally going to make flapjacks, but when I was flipping through one of the cook books in the kitchen I changed my mind and decided to make cookies and brandy snaps.

Please excuse the excess of photos, this is the first time I've ever made anything other than fairy cakes, so I got a little bit carried away with the camera :)

I love brandy snaps they taste so nice.

 I don't like cream, so I have mine with Ice cream

I guess technically mine are more sugar snaps as you put the brandy in the cream...oh well

Burnt my fingers twice rolling the brandy snaps but it was worth it ;)

The recipes were both from this book

love and kisses

x x x x