we blinked and October is gone

while we sorted halloween candy Christmas movies on the Hallmark channel were in full swing

late night coloring sessions with this coloring book

this little pumpkin hand sanitizer cover was too cute to pass up!

(from bath and body works)

my daughter is crocheting these hearts to hopefully make into a blanket when she’s done

love her yarn!

emoji pumpkins are all the rage i guess … my girls painted these 🙂

lots of new fun things in the shop this past month, have you seen??

i’m working on new Christmas stuff too so keep an eye out!

we made these pretzels and they were the best thing ever. go make some.

then put them in a jar and bring them to your neighbor to be nice ♥

download this month’s calendar here! 

thank so much for following along with me here and on social media, i really do appreciate all of you and it’s you guys that are at the heart of so much of what i do! are you thinking Christmas shopping yet? i have 5 gifts so far which is a record for me… cause i usually have none until the first week in December. and even then, that’s pushing it 🙂 i’ll be back soon with Christmas shop updates!

i just keep saying this all the time, but why are these years flying by so fast?

summer is coming to a close, school starts next week for us

and we’re entering the high school phase of life. crazy.

if you follow me on the insta you know that i’ve been using the project life app to “scrapbook” our photos and memories. you can find out more about what it is here & here

i’m hooked on using the app …  it’s so simple and it’s done right from your phone, in bed, while watching Netflix. it’s great. you can print your pages right from the app now, and they’re sent right to your mailbox – the quality is AMAZING and the price is so reasonable!

the two layouts above are last weeks compilation of pictures and things we did. i’m trying have a 2 page layout (12×12) for each week and if there’s an extra event or more pictures, i just go ahead and do more pages. SO fun. slide them into the page protectors and you’re done. love it. 

another character necklace & keychain sale is scheduled for September 13th @8pm eastern over at my insta-shop account (@shopraisinguprubies)

i’ll have lots of new characters … shop now for Christmas stockings!

soccer season has begun!

and i’ve been slowly working on re-purposing everything in this room

every year things change in here and purging and re-organizing is helpful 

keeps things running a bit more smoothly 🙂

cute pineapple print is from my friend Lindsay here

if you sign up for her monthly newsletter you’ll receive a freebie every new month

when i first started blogging they were little #sad

now they’re big kids

there’s a coupon code running in my etsy shop for the holiday weekend

(BACKTOSCHOOL25) for 25% off your purchase

and this new teacher gift set, globe planner clip & artwork from Pen & Paint, is a new addition to the shop!

happy shopping! and don’t forget to download this month’s free mini calendar here

one for you and a friend!

have a great weekend ♥