It's Great Pumpkin time

Happy Monday ! And this week we are celebrating all things Pumpkin.....

At the library this Saturday: 

Movie 🎥 time...2pm

Charlie Brown Great Pumpkin movie 

With snacks and fun...

Happy Halloween

 Do you eat Candy corn? Not my favorite but makes a great background paper for this cute Pumpkin Brentwood Owl card (by Jessica Lynn originals stamps).   Ready for a day of fun....

DIY Pumpkin Coaster

 

So

Cut out 2 squares for each pumpkin, about 7" x 6", large enough for the pattern with an extra .5"-1" around all sides. 

Cut out 2 pieces of fuslible fleece the same size as the fabric pieces and press to the wrong side of the fabric. (or skip this step and when you layer the fabrics just layer cotton batting between the fabric pieces. 

On one piece of fabric trace the pumpkin pattern on the center of the fabric with an erasable or washable pen. 

Place the two pieces together with the fusible fleece sides in the middle and right sides of fabric out. 

Sew along the traced line, starting at one of the center points that dip in to the middle of the pumpkin.

When you get back to the center stitch down the center of the pumpkin in a curved line, then back up curving the line in the opposite direction, When you are back at the starting point repeat again curving the line out further as shown in the diagram below. If you prefer you could draw these lines on before sewing but I just freehand stitched them on. Trim around the edge of the coaster with pinking shears.Cut a piece of ribbon about 2"-2.5" long, fold in half and place over the top of the coaster with the fabric sandwiched between (you can fold up the ends to the middle of the ribbon if you don't want the edges raw or are worried about fraying), sew across the bottom of the ribbon to make the stem. 

If you used heat erasable pens give your coasters a quick press to remove the pen lines. 

StarFAMILYfeature 10/19/26

 

Welcome to week#3 of the October 2026 "You're the Star" Blog Hop!

Before we continue onto the Linky party I wanted to share this post from my blog:

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WELCOME to FAMILY feature week of the
October 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop!
Meet your hosts 

This week is FAMILY feature week
Swing by the hosts' blogs:

Michelle @ Moms Are Frugal

Lisa @ At Home With Lisa

Kris @ Kris and Larry . com

Angie @ God's Growing Garden

Colleen @ Butterfly in the Attic

This is a month long Linky party featuring YOU!

There will be 4 different features each week and 4 different feature categories.  Just to be clear - this is NOT a themed party - you may link up ANY family-friendly blog posts any day of each month. 

The "theme" occurs in our weekly features:

WEEK#3 FAMILY - parenting, fitness, health, finances & inspirational (this can include anything about children like: education ideas for children, also self help, beauty etc -  anything family friendly)

(These features were chosen from the September 2026 "You're the STAR" blog hop)

The Power of "Yet"!  A Little Word with a Big Message! by Our Grand Lives

The Cats of Iraklia by Traveling Cats

Chasing Waterfalls in the Cuyahoga Valley by Amy's Creative Pursuits

Tips & Tricks from DIY Homemade Household by Scratch Made Food

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Please link up your family friendly blog posts below!

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Sunday fellowship time

Anything to hard for the Lord?  Nothing is . Matthew 19 verse 26. 

Are you going through trying times at work or in your life ? You can put your trust in him. 

Our fellowship recipe....

Kids time 

This week we have been painting our town pink with our community. 

 

Murder With a Hint of Pumpkin spice

Small towns can be murder.

Taking over her grandmother’s bookshop is Harper Coleman’s chance to write her cheating ex-fiancé out of her life for good. But when she discovers a body among the shelves and learns she’s the prime suspect, her cozy days turn into a chilling mystery. Unfortunately, this story isn’t one she can close the book on.

To clear her name and save her store, Harper hunts for clues with the help of her gossipy neighbor and inquisitive black cat. The people in Whisper Hollow seem friendly, but the quaint town is filled with secrets—one of which is deadly. Harper finds herself drawn to the handsome brothers who work next door, but the more she tries to eliminate them as suspects, the more her suspicions grow.

Can Harper untangle the mystery before the final chapter of her bookshop—and her life—comes to a close?

Check out the first book in the Whisper Hollow Cozy Mystery series, where Hallmark and Halloween mix with a splash of murder. It’s the perfect seasonal read to curl up with on a chilly fall night.

Note to readers: Despite the spice in the name, this book is a cozy mystery and contains no actual spice. :)

Book pick:

Murder with a Hint of Pumpkin Spice was seriously so delightful to read. The fall vibes were so cozy and fun, the mystery kept me guessing, and Whisper Hollow and its residents were so charming. There was a bit of romance with the promise that the slow burn will keep on burning in the next book, which I found to be very satisfying. I highly recommend this book.

Haystack Cookies

 

Ingredients

• ▢1 bag butterscotch chips (11-ounce bag) (311g)
• ▢1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips (180g)
• ▢3 tablespoons peanut butter (60g)
• ▢1 bag chow mein noodles (12-ounce bag) (338g)

Instructions

• Line a large baking sheet with wax paper or a silicone baking mat.
• In a large bowl, combine butterscotch chips, chocolate chips, and peanut butter. Microwave at 50% powder for 1 minute. Stir. Continue microwaving at 50% power in 30-second intervals, stirring between each, until mixture is smooth and fully combined, about 3 minutes total.
• Stir in the noodles until well coated.
• Using a large ice cream or cookie scoop, quickly scoop roughly a ¼ cup of the mixture onto the lined baking sheet. Set aside until hardened, about 2 hours. Remove from the sheet and store in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.

Notes

• Add sprinkles to make the haystack cookies more festive. Add red and green sprinkles for Christmas, orange and black sprinkles for Halloween or Thanksgiving, and pink and white sprinkles for Valentine’s Day. The color combinations are endless. 
• Try using other chips such as white chocolate chips to change things around.
• When melting the chips, make sure your bowl is clean and dry. Water causes melted chocolate to seize, and you will have to start over.
• Due to the melted chocolate, it’s best to use a cookie scoop or spoon to avoid getting your hands coated in chocolate.
• Avoid adding the cookies onto a sheet pan directly as they’ll stick to the pan as they harden. When you have a lined sheet pan, the cookies lift much more effortlessly.