How about that yellow of late summer? I love yellow, it's such a "feel good" color. Yesterday I was at my mom and dad's and took these pictures of her sunflowers and black-eyed Susans. I also took a few snaps of my mom's dog, Buddy........also known as "Buddy-the-Wonder-Dog"! He's an Australian cattle dog and loves to herd just about anything, despises birds, loves potato chips and hates anything that makes noise (he flips out when an electric mixer is turned on).
Check out his one gorgeous ice blue eye...........then there's the other one.....not so gorgeous!
Looking at these flowers, the dried out grass, the nip in the air at night and the bending golden rays of sunlight makes me think that we might just be going to have an early fall here in Western Pennsylvania. This makes me think of the amazingly talented folk artist I stumbled upon on Flickr. Her name is Catherine Holman and I love all of her folk art paintings but especially the autumn ones. There is such an honest simplicity yet extreme detail in her paintings. I want to climb into those paintings and live there! Also she has the most wonderful narratives which tell a little story about who lives in the houses.......it's like reading a Fanny Flagg book....so folksy! Please click on her name above and take a few minutes to view her wonderful folkart paintings.
I named this one "Harley" because the colors and design remind me of a Harley Davidson biker!
A little tip....place a smaller bowl in the middle of the big one to stand the ear of corn upright on to cut.....it's much easier to handle.
The finished product! I love this in my homemade veggies soup in the middle of January!
Today my aunt Pauline and I went to Erie to a few craft stores. I really think I have a problem......there I've said it.........."My name is Melissa and I have a paper collecting problem" LOL! I I love decorative papers!!!! I found this block of Christmas paper by K & Company. I really like their products and they have great papers. This Christmas block has nontraditional colors of pinks, greens and blues. I can't wait to use them in projects! My aunt Pauline knew where to find me in any store......the paper section! We had a good time!
The flip side............hand painted face.
Back side of the pumpkin charm...........
This is Antonio's Wicked Good House! It is about 13 inches high from the point of his hat to the base of the house. 
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