HAPPY HALLOWEEN, IT IS THE MOST WONDERFUL TIME OF THE YEAR!!!

I want to wish all of my Blogging Friends a Happy Halloween.  First let's see some very cool Halloween ideas.

I love all of these!  I do the hats on my front porch, a little wire and they look like they are magically floating.  Love the candles, probably from a film

Nothing like a group of brooms at the door that says Happy Halloween.  Love the pumpkin fence and this makeup is to die for.

A little extra post today.  A few years ago a fellow blogger had a PRACTICAL MAGIC blog hop.  I loved it.  The house in the film was constructed for the film but is is the absolute perfect witch house. If you have not seen this picture you must it is fab.  I added the winding staircase because it is just amazing.  Also found this fabulous house, the Mason House, what an wonderful home for a witch.

I wish you all a very HAPPY HALLOWEEN .  It is freezing here in Ontario and very windy I just hope it settles long enough for the little ones to have a nice TRICK OR TREAT.

BOO FROM THE FARM!!!

A little Halloween Boo from the farm.

All ready for All Hallows Eve, very excited.  Pumpkins are carved, hats are hung and the witches are ready to ride.

The ladies and I are ready to take flight at midnight.  Happy All Hallows Eve to all.

MY FAVOURITE NIGHT IS ALMOST HERE!!!

Samhain, All Hallows Eve, my favourite night of the year!

I love this night as much as Christmas, maybe more.  I celebrate the blessings of the year, good or bad and  make a blessing for a good harvest and a great new year.

A time to celebrate, the veil lifts and the night is free.  Spirits walk the night, time to bless the souls who have passed.

A NEW FRESH LOOK TO AN OLD FRIEND!!!!

After refinishing the Harvest Table for our son and his family,(the one we had made for 13 Mockingbirds Reproduced Pine Furniture) I loved the raw finish so much that we did our 150 year old baker's Harvest Table. We left the bottom warm red pine but the top, a bit darker in photos, is a lovely pale pine with all of the dings and cigarette burns at the end of the table( the baker must have been a smoker), showing through. I just love it. This was the first piece we bought for our farmhouse many years ago from my grandmother, who was an antique's dealer. We paid $90 and it was also the first piece I had ever refinished. Now it has a fresh lovely weathered look.....I just love it.

THE TOMTE'S ARE COMING

I am getting ready for the HOLIDAY HANDMADE MARKET at THE GILDED CAGE in Guelph, Ontario on November 25.  I will have lots of gorgeous kimonos but I decided to bring something else very special and close to my heart.

Being Norwegian, we celebrate Scandinavian Christmas on December 13, the mischevious is a big part of that.  The adorable, mischeviaous, little gnomes bring gifts on Christmas Eve and expect something in return.  A hot bowl of porridge with a delicious almond if they do not get that watch out.

I am bringing a village of these little guys to the show.  I adore them and each one I make seems to have their own personality.

I am sure they will be a big hit and everyone will love them as much as I do.

WEARING A BOHEMIAN KIMONO!!!!!!!!

I have been making and selling my Bohemian Kimonos at Festivals and through my online Shop MY HIPPIE HEART for over a year now.  One of the questions I get at shows is " how and where do I where it".

I tell everyone the same thing.  Wear a Kimono with confidence!  Once you start to wear them, you barely notice you have it on.  They are so comfortable, roomy and really fabulous looking.  Everyone looks amazing in a kimono, no matter what your age, body shape or height.  There is some style for everyone.

Kimonos look great with jeans, dresses, dressed up or down.  I have made them short, long, short sleeves, super long sleeves, which is my style.  When you see someone wearing a kimono you think" That looks great but could I wear it?"  Yes you can.  Kimonos are, like all fashion, available at every price point.  Go out, buy one, buy one online.  Wear it around the house if you are not confident enough to go out right away.  Trust me once you start you will never go back.  A fab bohemian kimono makes you feel special, like you know some fashion secret no on else does.  You will be the one that everyone sees and thinks "Can I wear that?"