crossing fingers for falling temperatures,

can you believe it's nearly november?

oh, autumn. i can't believe it's nearly the end of october and it still feels like mid-summer here in south carolina. after living in chicago and dealing with its bitter cold winters, i never thought i'd actually want cold weather; however, now i'm craving the cooler days - those days when i could grab a scarf for more than a fashionable addition or to wear those knee high boots and run to starbucks with a friend. 

rumor has it the temperature is supposed to dip to a low of 50s this Sunday. i'll love that, especially since ryan and i are going to a harvest festival which will be an outdoor event. as much as ryan and i love dressing up (remember?), we're hanging out with my family for halloween weekend and spending the evening at the harvest festival. i haven't been to one since i was a little girl, so it's been awhile. i'm kinda looking forward to it since it'll be something different and because we'll be with my family. and i hear there is still a lot of candy, which is good since that's all i really care about anyways.  *wink*

so what else are you looking forward to this spooky weekend?

i'm looking forward to seeing ryan again. it feels like forever - so it'll be wonderful to have him here with my family. we're also planning on watching the GA vs FL game on saturday. (note that i did not say look forward to.) and i did get all my big wholesale orders out - whew! - so i don't have as much sewing to do this weekend, but i do plan on working on some more orders and also continue to work on the winter collection for the shop.

another sneak peak to the much love illy winter collection

and speaking of the winter collection, i have the winner of GIVEAWAY! the winner will receive the romance me with a glance evergreen poppy garland headband (a limited edition to the shop's winter collection!) along with a pair of lilac violet large rose earrings.drum roll, pls...

the winner is 

Melanie of Melanie's Randomness!

melanie, be sure to email me right away 

so that i can get this package of goodies to you right away!  

(note: the giveaway winner was selected through random.org. like i've alreayd mentioned, this was my first giveaway. the next time i host a giveawy i will include numbesrs by each person's name and figure out the random generator widget for the blog. wasn't able to get it on here for some reason, but thanks for your patience! )

thank you to all the joined my giveaway! 

i had so much fun hosting it and hope to be able to do this again soon. 

welp, i hope you, my friend, have an amazing weekend! 

hope everyone has so much fun (and stay safe)! 

much love.

[happy friday!]