Octoberfest 2014 Third Annual Autumn Splendor Blog Hop Reveal

I am blessed to be part of this Third Annual Octoberfest event. Big hug thanks to Rita from Toltec Jewelry who organises this amazing sharing event.

There are so many things to celebrate in this season...

My parents wedding anniversary... they got married on 1 October 1956. If my father still alive, we would celebrate their 58 years of marriage. Well... we did, by cooking their favorite meal. These are some of their wedding pictures... I treasure those pictures, which were taken using an old camera, and my father developed the photos himself. Weren't they amazing?

October is also the month to celebrate birthdays in my family... first, my husband b'day on the 5th, then my brother on the 15th and my sister on the 16th. Well... sorry, I didn't take photos for these birthdays.

I also did some pumpkin baking: pumpkin cookies, pumpkin scones, pumpkin yeast bread... and my favorite is the pumpkin bread. The bread was so moist because it uses quite a lot amount of pumpkin puree... my home-made pumpkin puree. You can check the recipes on my foodblog (www.kitchen-notes.blogspot.com).

Then, the most awaited event for our family... the family holiday!!!
Six of us brothers and sisters... me, my older sister, my younger sister and her husband, and my brother and his wife. Yup! no husband for me... unfortunately he had to go back to France for something he has to do. We had holiday on amazingly beautiful island in Borneo... We went to Maratua island and visited several pictureque islands nearby... Derawan, Kakaban, Sangalaki, Nabuko islands... snorkling, swimming, tracking and hiking, or simply relaxing watching beautiful sunset from the water-cottage we stayed... an amazingly great holiday.

I also started a new business together with 2 other friends. We launched a bead online shop, Naniko Manik, in September... selling beads to Indonesian custom jewelry makers. So, this is the second month for us, wish us good luck, will you... :)

And... for these gorgeous blessed month, I created my "Red Leaves Series Necklaces"... one with a polymer clay cross pendant, and the other with a polymer clay sea turtle pendant.

You can see... this was really a blessed season for me... Now, let me wish you blessed months to come also...

And once again, thanks to Rita Toltec Jewels (http://www.jewelschoolfriends.com/) who added other blessing this season by organising this amazing event.

Please visit the other bloggers listed here to find out what amazing things they did for this amazing season... Happy amazing blog-hopping everyone...

Octoberfest ARTISTS

Toltec Jewels                            Jewel School Friends (hostess)
Dini Bruinsma                           http://www.angazabychanges.blogspot.nl/
Marybeth Rich                          http:/forestofjewels.blogspot.com/
Mary Govaars                           http://www.mlhjewelrydesigns.com/
Mischelle Andrade-Fanucchi     http://micheladasmusings.blogspot.com
Karin Grosset Grange               http://ginkgoetcoquelicot.blogspot.fr
Andrea Zenith Glick                  http://zenithjade.blogspot.com/
Nan Smith                                http://wirednan.blogspot.com
Linda Anderson                        http://CherryOnTopDesign.Co
Becky Pancake                        http://beckypancakebeaddesigns.blogspot.com
Melissa Trudinger                     http://beadrecipes.wordpress.com/
Lennis Carrier                          http://windbent.wordpress.com/
Sue Kennedy                           http://suebeads.blogspot.com/
Kim Dworak                            http://www.cianciblue.blogspot.com/
Jo-Ann Woolverton                  http://itsabeadifulcreation.blogspot.ca
Jennifer Reno                           http://jenrenjewelry.blogspot.com/
Veralynne Malone                    http://veradesigns.blogspot.com
Lori Schneider                          http://beadaddicted.blogspot.com/
Shaiha Williams                        http://shaihasramblings.blogspot.com/
Alisa Siceloff                            http://armoredmermaid.blogspot.com
Pam Traub                               http://www.klassyjoolz.blogspot.com/
Cryss Thain                              http://beaddragons.blogspot.com/
Maria Lourdes Rios                 http://mlourdes24.blogspot.com
Kathy Lindemer                       http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/
Carolyn Lawson                      http://Carolynscreationswa.blogspot.com
Blanca Medina                        http://www.peru-medesigns.com/
Debbie Rasmussen                  www.Kepirasmussen.blogspot.ca
Heather Richter                       http://desertjewelrydesigns.blogspot.com/
Kathleen Breeding                   http://99bobotw.blogspot.com/
Carol Dillman                          http://dillmansdallies.blogspot.com/
Chris Eisenberg                       www.wanderware.blogspot.com
Rebecca Sirevaag                    www.godsartistinresidence.blogspot.com
Sam Waghorn                          http://palemooncreation.blogspot.co.uk
Sherri Stokey                           www.KnotJustMacrame.com
Gina Hockett                           www.freestyleelements.blogspot.com
Michelle McCarthy                  http://fireflydesignstudio.blogspot.com
Michelle Buettner                     http://www.MiShelDesigns.blogspot.com
Dana Hickey                            http://magpieapproved.blogspot.com
Claire Fabian                            http://saraccino.blogspot.com
Cynthia Abner                          http://createdtreasures.blogspot.com
Renetha Stanziano                    http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com
Jami Shipp                               http://CelebratingLifewithDaMamaShipp.blogspot.com
Charlie                                     http://505indiechic.blogspot.com
Gloria Allen                             http://www.wingsandbeads.blogspot.com/
Lisa Johnson                             http://spudandmrsbutters.blogspot.com
Marde Lowe                            http://fancimardesigns.blogspot.com
Jill Bradley                                http://chat2jill.blogspot.com
Toni Gifford                              https://plus.google.com/+ToniG28
Shawnda D'Arcy                      https://www.facebook.com/JewelryByShawnda
RaMona Woolson                    http://jerseygirlsbeadwork.blogspot.com
Esterina Jagiella                        http://ekleijar.blogspot.com
Sandra McGriff                        http://skyescreativechaos.blogspot.com
Mary McGraw                         http://mkaymac.blogspot.com
Alenka Obid                            http://pepita-handmade.blogspot.com
Marianne Baxter                      http://simplyseablimejewelry.blogspot.com
Ann Schroeder                        www.beadlove.wordpress.com
Inge von Roos                          http://ingetraud.wordpress.com
Robin Reed                              http://willowdragon.blogspot.com
Suzanne Berk                           https://www.facebook.com/IRescueJewelryDesign
Mowse Doyle                          http://mowsemadethis.blogspot.com
Diana Miglionico Shiraishi         http://jasmineteadesigns.blogspot.com
RanaLea                                  http://ranaleadesigns.blogspot.com
Andrea Rivers                          http://turtlesoupcreative.blogspot.com
Janine Lucas                            http://esfera.me/travel/blog/travel-stories
Tanya McGuire                        http://tanyamcguire.blogspot.com
Anindita Basu                          http://alankarshilpa.blogspot.com
Mitzie Crider                           http://needfulluxuries.blogspot.com
Deb Fortin                               http://studiok24.blogspot.ca
Cynthia Kent Machata             http://antiquitytravelers.blogspot.com
Cheri Reed                              http://creativedesignsbycheri.blogspot.com
Laurel Hanson                         http://stonewingdesigns.com/blogs/stonewingdesignsblog
Ingrid Anderson                      http://lilisgems.wordpress.com/
Karla Morgan                          http://Texaspepperjams.blogspot.com
Lori Anderson                         www.PrettyThings.com
Louise Mccormick-Glazier       http://lilyandjasmine.blogspot.com/
Jasvanti Patel                          http://jewelrybyjasvanti.blogspot.com
Susan Kelly                            http://midlifegreaterexpectations.blogspot.com/
Lee Koopman                        http://stregajewellry.wordpress.com/
Carol Briody                          http://cbriody.blogspot.com/
Kathy Lindemer                    http://bay-moon-design.blogspot.com/
Renetha Stanziano                http://lamplightcrafts.blogspot.com/
Divya N                               http://www.jewelsofsayuri.com/