After I decorated my outdoor patio for Fall, I took a step back and realized something was missing from my DIY chalkboard patio table and DIY bottle cap mosaic chairs.
I need an Autumn table centerpiece!
My Fall centerpiece idea was heavily influenced by the growing number of empty mason jars drying in the dish rack (not to mention Husband’s do something with these will ya? look when he empties the dishwasher) and the wine corks in our kitchen wine cork basket waiting for a craft project (and more Husband’s do something with these will ya? look when he sees them taking up counter space.)
Sunday, September 18, 2016
How to Make a Quick and Easy Wine Cork and Mason Jar Centerpiece
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Thursday, September 15, 2016
Friday Favorites Linky Party - Week 338
Happy Almost Weekend everyone!
I am loving the unseasonably warm weather! I decorated my patio for fall and plan to eat as many dinners outside until the snow flies.
Ready to party? Show me what you got!
I am loving the unseasonably warm weather! I decorated my patio for fall and plan to eat as many dinners outside until the snow flies.
I love, love, love when thrifting and shopping the house comes together in a new to me design!
Ready to party? Show me what you got!
Tuesday, September 13, 2016
How to Decorate a Small Patio for Fall
This post is sponsored by Enbrighten Café Lights by Jasco. All thoughts and opinions are my own #EnbrightenLights
I want to make our small patio more inviting for evening entertaining this fall.
The planter box I built for Husband’s container kitchen garden adds a little privacy since our condo homeowners association will not allow us to install a fence.
And we get fresh herbs and peppers, yay!
I want to make our small patio more inviting for evening entertaining this fall.
The planter box I built for Husband’s container kitchen garden adds a little privacy since our condo homeowners association will not allow us to install a fence.
And we get fresh herbs and peppers, yay!
Sunday, September 11, 2016
How to Make a DIY Fall Flower Wreath
I used to design a door wreath by buying all of the cute flower picks I like and then figuring out what to do with them after I got home. That almost always lead to me making something I wasn't happy with because it often looked like a Hodge Podge of unsymmetrical stuff that didn’t always coordinate in color, size or texture.
Because I bought a Hodge Podge of unsymmetrical stuff that didn’t always coordinate in color, size or texture for the project and didn't think about them beyond, "How pretty! I'm buying it!"
I knew I had to change my ways after reorganized my craft room and finding more wreath making supplies than my small house can hold.
Because I bought a Hodge Podge of unsymmetrical stuff that didn’t always coordinate in color, size or texture for the project and didn't think about them beyond, "How pretty! I'm buying it!"
I knew I had to change my ways after reorganized my craft room and finding more wreath making supplies than my small house can hold.
How to Make a Wreath
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Thursday, September 8, 2016
Friday Favorites Linky Party - Week 337
I am taking an online Bead Embroidery (w/Myra Wood) craft class from Craftsy (I am including affiliate links for your convenience) to learn how to add a little bling with beaded flowers and designs to my hand embroidery projects. This is something I've wanted to to for awhile.
Funny thing buying the class lead to another craft organizing hack I've been wanting to do for awhile. After spilling beads out of my plastic bead organizer box similar to this one on Amazon while removing it from the storage drawer - again - I told myself I couldn't start the beading class until I reorganized the my bead stash.
I spent a rip roaring party time evening streaming movies on Amazon Prime Instant Video and organizing my craft beads into empty prescription pill bottles I've randomly tossing into my bead drawer along with baby food jars, and film canisters. Remember those?
I have more loose beads than I realize. Is is rude to ask your family to get sick enough to require prescription medicine so you can repurpose the bottle? I'm asking for a friend.
Funny thing buying the class lead to another craft organizing hack I've been wanting to do for awhile. After spilling beads out of my plastic bead organizer box similar to this one on Amazon while removing it from the storage drawer - again - I told myself I couldn't start the beading class until I reorganized the my bead stash.
A big chunk of my beads came from my Grandmother. I've done big beading costume projects with them ever since.
I spent a rip roaring party time evening streaming movies on Amazon Prime Instant Video and organizing my craft beads into empty prescription pill bottles I've randomly tossing into my bead drawer along with baby food jars, and film canisters. Remember those?
Under Lacey's watchful gaze of course. Or maybe she just likes to binge watch The Sarah Jane Chronicles too.
I have more loose beads than I realize. Is is rude to ask your family to get sick enough to require prescription medicine so you can repurpose the bottle? I'm asking for a friend.
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Sunday, September 4, 2016
How to Make a Renaissance Festival Costume
Besides, it allows me to get my inner history geek, costumer, and creative seamstress on.
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First you should decide if you want to make a historically accurate renaissance clothing (or as close as to historically accurate as we can get in the 21st century,) a fantasy type costume, or a little bit of all of the above. There are buckets of different opinions on what you should or should not do, all of which are valid because everyone’s purpose, desire, and budget differs.
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Thursday, September 1, 2016
Friday Favorites Link Party - Week 336
How can it be Labor Day weekend already? Do you have plans? One last BBQ blast? Watching fireworks? Football, football, and even more football?
I have some DIY projects planned and time set aside to to watch my favorite guilty pleasure and Labor Day tradition streaming the movie Serial Mom on Amazon Prime. (This is an affiliate link for your convenience)
If you aren't familiar with the movie Serial Mom, Kathleen Turner plays a soccer mom who tries to make the world a better place by murdering people over such
vile and heinous crimes as wearing white shoes after Labor Day.
Basically it's like if Martha Stewart had a dark side that included bludgeoning the neighbors with a leg of lamb for not sorting their recycling and she got rid of the evidence and murder weapon by having a dinner party featuring an award winning leg of lamb recipe while all of the guests rave over the impressive recipe and think she is kind and wonderful to invite them to impromptu dinner parties.
It is also the reason why I am afraid to where white after Labor Day.
Let's party!
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