Jar pumpkins-my version

I am sure that you have seen these in blog land and on Pinterest.

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Well, here is my version.

My daughter just ended another season of Softball and I usually give her teammates something.  When I found these, I knew that they would be perfect for what I wanted to do.  I have a bunch of the Homemade Chili Sauce jars cuz I think they have such a cute shape.  I thought that they would look awesome as pumpkins. 

Well, as it turned out, I only had five of these {I have used several in my craft room} and I needed eight gifts. Enter the ghosts.

I found these jars, and made them into ghosts.  I painted them the night before her last practice {she couldn't go to the game because of another fun event-SIBS Day*}.  So, they didn't dry all the way. That is why the candy is underneath them in the packaging.  She had a lot of fun helping me out with this project.  She is getting more and more creative everyday. I can't wait to start showing you what she has been creating.

*SIBS {Super Important Brothers and Sisters} Day Workshop is sponsored by Primary Childrens Medical Center and is a support group specifically designed to meet the needs of siblings of children with chronic illness or other disorders {her brother has High Functioning Autism}.
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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.

***It's time to VOTE!!! {I'm #87}*** Ode to Mandi (Vintage Revival)

Mandi, oh Mandi with an 'i' at the end of your name

You are so awesome and no one is to blame.

Mandi, oh Mandi you have to stay up late

to get your stuff on Nate (Berkus, that is).

Mandi, oh Mandi you can turn something made of plastic,

that can only be described as "craptastic".

Mandi, oh Mandi there are no ifs, ans, or buts

we will always 'love your guts'!!

Why, you ask, did I just write a fabulous ode to someone I have never even met?
For this, of course!!!

Not only do I LOVE her crap-tastic redos, but I appreciate her honesty and openess with her husband's addiction.  So, here's the deal, you vote for me, I  win and  Mandi will go to the winners house for 1 week and redo the room of their choice. If you would like to sneek a peek at Mandi at my house all you have to do is go here and vote for me #87. Polls close Tues. May 2 at midnight!  So, hurry fast and vote for me!!! <please>  If I get my wish, and win, I will invite anyone over for a post-craptastic party to check out my new pad.

So, here are my reasons that Mandi has to come to my house:

1. Porter

She can feed him ice cubes. And, his mouth is so big that he can hold things for her. He will even pick something up and hold it in his mouth before she even asks him to.

2. My kids

My son is 8 and loves to paint. And my daughter is 10 and a half, and is already finding her style.

3. Thrift stores

Because I live in the Salt Lake valley, we have many options to choose from.  Within 20 miles from my home there are 12  DI's, 4 Savers, an IKEA, 7 Salvation Armys, and Restore (leftover home items from Habitat for Humanity builds).  Not to mention all the fabulous garage sales that will be happening in June!!

4. TOOLS

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My hubby has a plethora of tools at her disposal: Table/chop/circular saws, brad nailer-with air compressor, power drills-both plugged and cordless, and a hand sander (which is actually mine).

5.  My Great Room

 yes, we keep sheets on our couches all the time because of that dog in the picture. I have a grand idea for that big wall , think fire and place (faux for now). The clock gets lost in the room, so I want that redone. And, this paint has been up for 6 years now, it's time for something fresh. And, the coffee and end table have seen better days, so I want redo them as well.

 this wall used to have a large fishtank in front of it that has since been moved downstairs. I have an onld window that I want to make into a sofa table. And, that picture of Christ is just too small, so I have a large 24x24 frame that I want to put our last family picture in. (pic will be 12x12)

 this hallway baffles me. I want to put something there so it's not a blank wall. But, we have the cold air return and my son's door on the left, sits further back than our door, so anything that's there may get run into. I want this dresser to go in the next spot, and I want to turn it on it's side to make a bookshelf bench.

 this looks like this all the time.  Because I have nothing there, it becomes a catch-all.

 this is the landing of our stairs, cuz that's part of the great room isn't it?  I think so since you see this from the couch. 

and, speaking of catchalls.  This photo is meant to be blurry. This is right outside our laundry room and it becomes the landing for all our laundry-clean, of course.  I would love some kind of console, buffet, something there for our church bags, resuable shopping bags, or anything else we can't find a home for.

And, 6. Crap that is begging to be redone

 these are freebies given to us. I have been wanting to redo them ever since we moved in.

 remember the landing on the stairs? I want to take this, split it in half lenghtwise and make a corner shelving unit with this.

yes, I have started hoarding lamps. I love this set and I want to put it on the old window sofa table under the large family photo.

and, apparently our table isn't inspiring enough to take our easter baskets off to sit down and eat dinner. Actually, we eat Sunday dinner here and spend the rest of the week in our awesome basement.

So, please find it in your heart to vote for me-or you can do it for Porter in the above picture. Have your mom, sister, bff, dog, guinea pig and chicken vote as well.  I will keep my promise if I win to have a fabulous reveal party at my home with all the Mandi-ness craptastic style you can handle!!