Looking for realistic pumpkins? It is totally possible to make fake pumpkins look real (ish)! After moving South Texas many years ago I was terribly disappointed to learn that nobody puts pumpkins out on the front porch. Simply put, it was far too hot and they would quickly rot making them not worth the effort.…
![Gobble! Gobble! Decorate your Thanksgiving table with this fun pine cone turkey craft perfect for little hands!]()
Easy Pine Cone Turkey Craft
Read moreGobble! Gobble! Decorate your Thanksgiving table with this fun pine cone turkey craft perfect for little hands! We’ve gotten into the habit of watching the Great British Bakeoff pretty much every evening right now. It’s, like, such a big deal that I make my own “bakes” to accompany watching the show in the evenings after…
![Grab a mini pumpkin & a bouquet of fresh fall flowers & turn them into some amazing arrangements in fresh pumpkin vases that your guests will adore!]()
DIY Fresh Pumpkin Vase for Fall Flowers
Read moreGrab a mini pumpkin & a bouquet of fresh fall flowers & turn them into some amazing arrangements in fresh pumpkin vases that your guests will adore! It’s been one of those weeks where I just wonder where in the world has the time gone? It started with a day of traveling by plane to…
![How cute is this? Add fall color to your decor with these simple flowering paint cans. So creative!]()
Flowering Paint Cans – Easy Fall Color
Read moreI went to the hardware store on a mission but to be honest I was in sort of a pissy mood. Already having started the project once, and not happy with where it was going I had to head back out to the hardware store to buy even more lumber and supplies. It’s a part…
![Turn reclaimed wood into these on trend, rustic wood hexagon pumpkins!]()
Reclaimed Wood Hexagon Pumpkins
Read moreSo Rob and I had been in South Texas for ages and AGES and we could never find any place to purchase pallets for my pallet wood craft projects. I had just gotten into this whole business when I was moving away from Oklahoma and I had a great source for pallet wood. They were cheap and…
![Not one for pumpkin carving? Bust out the drill and turn a funkin into an awesome pumpkin light!]()
Drilled Pumpkin Light
Read moreI like pumpkin carving but I know it’s not everybody’s fall crafty jam. I completely agree that pumpkin guts are NASTY but homemade pumpkin seeds are oh, so good! Just thinking about the strings and goop stuck onto my arms all itchy like drives me nuts. Yuck. In recent years I’ve started to carve funkin fakes instead of…
![Repurpose that old rake from the tool shed into the cutest fall leaves rake wreath. So cute and clever!]()
Fall Leaves Rake Wreath
Read moreI get lots of ideas for crafts and projects when I’m at my parent’s house, largely because they’re both pretty creative, I think. So when we went to visit so Rob could buy his new car and I could refill my prescriptions I wound up making things as I often do. My mom really likes…
![Chunky glitter pumpkins are super easy to make and add fun flair to your fall decor!]()
Chunky Glitter Pumpkin
Read moreI’m truly in love with my new house. It didn’t seem like that would be the case when Rob first unlocked the door and brought me into my new home. I literally stood there trying not to cry. We looked at the house without power and we figure that was on purpose. We could only…
![Recycle brown paper and make a fabulous brown paper bag wreath to decorate as you please. It's the perfect Autumn wreath!]()
Brown Paper Bag Wreath Tutorial
Read moreThere are lots and lots of things that the house needs right now which seems amazing because there are lots and lots of things we also need to get rid of. Our sofas don’t really fit and so we’ve got one in there but it’s going to have to be replaced with something smaller sometime…
![This mosaic terra cotta pumpkin is amazing and easy to make. Lasts forever!]()
Mosaic Terra Cotta Pumpkins for Fall
Read moreI’ve never been one to get really excited about fall decor. Here in my neck of the woods we don’t have anything that looks like the fall splendor I see on TV with loads of colors and crisp air. Case in point, it’s supposed to be almost 90 degrees here today. That doesn’t seem very…
