Fall decor..

...using pumpkins of course!! You didn't think that I forgot to show my fav vignettes did you? And, I can't finish out Pumpkin Week without showing you how much I love pumpkins. So, sit back and enjoy!

Thanks so much for joining me this week. I hope you had as much fun seeing my projects as I had showing them.

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PUMPKIN WEEK

I love the fall! I love everything about it: the leaves, the colors, the smells. And, I LOVE pumpkins! They are the perfect little addition to any fall decor. To kick off this week, I want to give a shout-out to some pumpkins I found on, yep you guessed it, Pinterest.

There's argyle:

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candy corn:

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cats and caterpillars:

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some bling:

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a little cuteness to the spooky:

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pumpkins with something to say:

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and something for the kids;

tiered princess for the girls

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 and Perry for the boys.

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And, this is just the beginning.  I am so inspired by all the images.  Just type in 'painted pumpkins in the search box and just see the amazing talent there is.

Stay tuned the rest of the week. I will be featuring different kinds of pumpkins.  And, I will also be showing you my own  fall home decor vignettes.

July Decor aka Americana

October is really my favorite month of the year. but July is coming in a close 2nd.  I decided that I needed to summer up my home a bit (I still had Easter decor out).  So, I started on my entry table. 

I've had these two little frames (2x3?) in my home decor box forevah.  So, I pulled them out with this project in mind. But since I only had two, I needed to figure out what to do with it. I was looking around my 'crap'room and noticed this glossy white 's' (because I am a little obsessed with my initial) across the room and I knew that this was what I wanted to use.  I had the ribbon on hand from an after Christmas clearance sale at Wally's (the only thing that store is good for). The letters and background were cut from felt that I bought from the DI (thrift store) in a huge bag with 100 lots of other colors for $2-score!! I cut the letters out using a stencil.  I flipped the stencil backward and traced it with a pencil then cut it out and since I wrote on the backside you don't see my trace marks. I sandwiched the two layers of felt behind the glass and stapled the ribbon to the back of the frames and 'S' and tied the red to the 'S' to even out the colors a bit.

As for the rest of the decor.  The vase is actually a Valentine's Day vase that I got from Deseret Book at-yup, an after valentine's day clearance sale. I just turned it around so you can't see the "Be mine".  the 'fireworks' in the vase are shiny pipe cleaners from my kids' craft box.  The 4x4 flag was made at a Super Saturday way back in 2009-ish.  The 4x4 pillars were made last year for my boutique selling obsession business.  The fabric I bought last summer in the fabric remnant section at Wally's (again, another clearance item).  The 'N' I got in May at Ross for only $3.  I still want to spice it up by spraying it white, or lt blue, or even silver.  But, I think it works fine in black.  It balances out the Welcome sign (which I got back in 2009-ish from a friend that had her own vinyl business).

So, because I already had so much on hand the total cost is just a few pennies over $3 since I hardly used any felt and the 'N' is a very recent purchase.  I hope this inspires you to 'summer-up' your home.

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Common building supply..new use

I love this idea! I know that I saw it on someones blog, but can't remember who's. So, if you know, please tell me so that I can credit them properly.
I hae this short wall between the door to my crafty room and the door to the closet/cold storage area. It is only 22" wide, but I have been wanting to use it for some kind of supply storage. I finally found the perfect idea. The first pic shows the wall, the second shows the transformation.

I cut the raingutter in 18" lengths, added the end caps and attached it to the wall. I was able to screw one side into the stud, but the other side, I had to use an anchor. Total cost for this project: $9.41!! And, I love the results. I am wanting to do this in the kids TV room with all of their books.

**Thanks Keri for letting me know that this project is on Leah Killians blog: http://lifeaslou.blogsome.com/2010/02/11/rain-gutter-bookshelves/

Love is in the air!

I had so much fun making these cute blocks for Valentine's Day. I hope they put you in a loving mood too!! My favorite is the brown with pink and white vinyl that says "hugs & kisses".


All of these were part of my first batch of consignment items at Farnsworth Farms in Sandy.

busy, busy, busy

As you can tell by the title, I have been busy these past couple of weeks. First off, I am on the Relief Society committee and I have been put in charge of the Craft Group. Just to let you know, the Relief Society is the woman's organization in my church. I have been working on the craft for the end of October. There has been a request for home decor and Christmas items. So, I combined them. I also added some Thanksgiving in there for good measure. I couldn't narrow it down, so I am offering 6 different designs. I revealed them the last Sunday of September and they are already a big hit. Several women have signed up to make them.





Then, the following week, I was part of a boutique in Farmington. The home was full of products from amazingly creative women. Some of my favorites included:
Emmie Cakes
Cutsie Cakes
Flutterby Designs
Vintage Fern or here
Individual Rivalry
Nadia's Place
It's The Little Things or here
Button Boutique
It looks like I listed everyone that was there, but that was maybe HALF of the amazing women who took part in this boutique.

I love to create

For as long as I can remember, I have always loved to create. I owe this to my mom. I don't ever remember a family trip (only camping) when she didn't take her sewing machine. It has even gone to Tennessee! She was always working on some type of project. Whether it be sewing, plastic canvas, or crosstich. It wasn't until just a few years ago that I was able to repay the favor and teach her how to create scrapbook pages and other paper crafting items. Now we are both on the search for new and creative ideas to show each other. So, thank you mom for instilling this love for creating. Enjoy a few pictures of things that I have made recently.

Pic #1: a fun garbage can I made for my scrap room. Pic #2: a card and matching gift bag for my niece's Dora/Snow Fairy themed birthday party. Pic #3: a company sign for my car. Pic #4: sampling of cards I came up with for our Enrichment Craft group. Pic #5: A framed poem I made for a Super Saturday project. Pic #6: A countdown for my son so he doesn't wake up every morning asking if he can go on the bus today. Pic #7: a goodbye/thank you for my hubby's previous job. He requested that I make them very simple-I did his version of simple, not mine ;}