Fall Fashion Days 1 & 2

Hey, everyone! I am so sorry that I haven't posted much lately. I've been pretty busy and just didn't have a chance. Sorry!

Now, on to the Fall Fashion Challenge. Yesterday did not have a challenge to apply to your outfit. I was not able to get a photo of me wearing my outfit yesterday, but I got a photo of my outfit by itself:

Sweater: Hand-me-down

Skirt: Goodwill

Today's outfit challenge was to wear two colors that are not often put together. I thought of pink and green, but I wear those colors together a lot anyway. I decided to wear brown and black:

Sweater and skirt: hand-me-downs {Being a large family, people give us a lot of clothes. :) }

Please pardon the mess in the background! Everything looks messier in a photo than it does it real life...

You can also see my post on the Week in Feminine Dress blog here.

Now for the Scripture Memorization Challenge. Between yesterday and today, I memorized:

Ephesians 4:1-6:

I, therefor, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you to walk worthy of the calling with which you were called, with all lowliness and gentleness, with longsuffering, bearing with one another in love, endeavoring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. There is one body and one Spirit, just as you were called in one hope of your calling; one Lord, one faith, one baptism; one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all.

This afternoon I baked Crumb Cake (see recipe and photos here). I tasted really good. :)

What did you do today?

What I Wore and 1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Today I am linking up to Miss Johanna's Autumn Fashion and Giveaway post. Here is the outfit I am wearing today:

Shirt: Camp Good News, a Christian camp that I have attended pretty much all of my life.

Skirt: Hand-me-down

Purple sash (you can't really see it in this photo): made by me

Earrings: made by me

Barette: Christmas gift

Francesca is holding a 50 Followers giveaway here.

You all should go and link up to this week's challenge at 3 Photographers Adventure. I don't have a photo yet, but I hope to link up soon! This week there will be a winner. Maybe it will be you!

Yesterday I memorized 1 Corinthians 15:2-4. I memorized 1 Corinthians 15:1 the day before, and I will be typing up the whole passage below.

1 Corinthians 15:1-4

Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand, by which you are saved if you hold fast the word which I preacher to you - unless you believed in vain. For I delivered to you that which I also received: that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, and that He was buried, and that He rose again the third day according to the Scriptures.

Happy Saturday!

Quotes

I am continuing with the Scripture Memorization Challenge. Today I memorized the first verse of a passage that I will be working on over the next few days. I memorized:

1 Corinthians 15:1
Moreover, brethren, I declare to you the gospel which I preached to you, which also you received and in which you stand.

I was looking through my notebook and found some quotes that I had written down from when I read Uncle Tom's Cabin this summer. I thought I would share them with you. :)

"Gals is pecular; they never does nothin' ye thinks they will, mose gen'lly the contrar. Gals is nat'lly made contrary." - Sam

" 'I'm in the Lord's hands,' said Tom, 'nothin' can go no furder than He lets it.' "

"We does for the Lord when we does for his critturs." - Uncle Tom

"Now is all the time I have anything to do with." - Miss Ophelia

" 'God only knows the future,' said St. Clare. 'I am braver than I was because I have lost all; and he who has nothing to lose can afford all risks.' "

And now a few photography quotes:

"When words become unclear, I shall focus with photographs. When images become inadequate, I shall be content with silence." - Ansel Adams

"You don't take a photograph; you make it." - Ansel Adams

"If you're photographing in color you know the color of their clothes. If you use black and white, you will show the color of their soul." - Unknown

There are a couple giveaways going on here and here. Also, there will be a giveaway over at Discover Life. It will be on Saturday. Ashlyn would like to have 100 followers by then. If she doesn't, the giveaway will still be on, but she would love to have 100. She currently has 93. Go on over at follow!

Also, Raquel will be hosting a giveaway once she reaches 500 followers. Right now she has 490. Just 10 more!

Happy Wednesday!

A Little bit of Fall-ness

Today, to continue with the Scripture Memorization Challenge, I memorized:

1 Corinthians 9:24

Do you not know that those who run in a race all run, but one receives the prize? Run in such a way that you may obtain it.

There is a modest fashion event and giveaway going on here at Creativity Starts Here. I am linking up this outfit:

Shirt: Hand-me-down

Skirt: Made my my sister and I

Purple tank top: Christmas Tree Shops

Earrings: Made by me

Day One includes a giveaway, so I think you all should link up if you can. :)

I am entering the following photo in Kelsey's photo challenge. The theme is Fall. {oh, and there will be a prize for the winner. :)}

I am also entering it in Lily's photo challenge where the theme is Fall.

Happy November 2nd!

Snow

We have a lot less snow than we did on Sunday, but there's still a lot out there for November 1! So, here are some photos from the first day of snow:

this was what our driveway looked like

Water running off the porch roof

I am linking this photo up to the latest 3 Photographers Adventure Challenge. The theme was shadows.

Edit:

Original:

Camera: Fujifilm FinePix S1600

Date Taken: October 30, 2011 at 12:51 p.m.

ISO: 64

Shutter Speed: 7.1

Aperature: 5.35

Editing: Crop, Boost, and Watermark (I use Picnik to edit my photos)

I encourage you all to link up a photo!

There is a lovely giveaway going on here and here.

Crafts

So, here is the product of my snowy Sunday afternoon!

Rosette via this tutorial.

 Fabric Flowers via this tutorial. 

(sorry about the bad photo quality on some of these; the lighting wasn't very good)

What have you been crafting lately?

Happy November!

First of all,

Happy November!

I was hoping that I would be able to post Day 31 on October 31, but I was not able to. :( Oh, well. Anyway, here it is!

Day 31 - A Photo of Yourself (31 Days Later)

This month I will be participating in a Scripture Memory Challenge over at Royal Daughters of the King. The challenge is to memorize at least one Bible verse a day. If you would like to participate, it isn't too late! Today I memorized Romans 8:28-30. I will try to keep you all updated on what verses I have memorized to keep myself accountable.

Next week I will be participating in two different fashion related challenges. First, Ashley over at Bramblewood Fashion is hosting:

There are guidelines for each day. I will (hopefully!) be posting photos of each outfit here and sharing a little bit about it.
I will also be participating in something called Week In Feminine Dress (WIFD for short). The goal is to wear skirts every day for one week. I will be posting photos over at the WIFD blog. If you would like to participate and post your photos on the blog, let me know and I will get in contact with the main author of the blog and you can be added as a co-author.
Last night my family had supper and popcorn at another family's home. We all dressed up. I was a girl from the 1950's. My sister Lydia wore the dress that she made (you can see her and her dress in this post).
I did Lydia's hair:

And this is a photo of my outfit:

You can't see the poodle on my skirt or my ponytail, but I assure you that they were both there. :) (You can sort of see my poodle in the photo of Lydia's hair).
Well, that's all for now!
Happy November!