Flameless LED Candles!

 

The "Flameless LED Candles" are a safe way to add soft light to your decorating. They even have timers on them so you never have to turn them off! If you have a Hobby Lobby near by, they are 50% off and tomorrow is the last day! Happy safe decorating!

A Colorful Thanksgiving!

 

When my husband brought these "baby bell peppers" (about 2" long) home from Walmart, he thought I would love these to add to a salad...Yes indeed I thought they were cute, but the first thing I thought of was decorating for Thanksgiving and perfect to fill my cornucopia with. Pictures first and salad later!

 

 

If everyone is like me, they still have a collection of "Beanie Babies" tucked away. I usually try to save a seat for this special bird since he only comes out once a year!

Fall wreath with "Dollar Store" flowers...fast & easy!

I usually shop for flowers at "Hobby Lobby" but decided to give a go at making a wreath from the "Dollar Store" floral aisle selection. I know at first you can be overwhelmed by the bright colors they offer, but I was able to pick out a selection that seemed to be surprisingly, fairly nice.

I started by using my old trusty grapevine wreath that I have had for years. The flowers usually come in a bunch of about five blossoms each. All you have to do is leave a few inches of the stem on each flower and clip them with your wire cutters. Start out with randomly poking one color of flowers throughout your wreath and then add the other color. Easy, fast (took about ten minutes!) and cheap to make. No need to glue so later you can change out for a new season. Do you have any "Dollar Store" floral projects that you have made?

Fall decorating

Fall is falling a little behind down south. It takes a while for it to get here, so we have to push it along with a little decorating.

 

This is my Magnolia Wreath I made over a year ago and I added fresh leaves turned upside down which has a velvety texture and a burnt orange color.

Happy Thanksgiving!

I love to decorate for the Fall and Thanksgiving, and not to mention all the good cooking too! Enjoy, take it easy and "give thanks" because Christmas is just around the corner!!!

A Wreath for multiple seasons!

Remember my magnolia leaf wreath I made at the beginning of the summer? (click here to see the original wreath). It made it through the hot summer months and the leaves gradually turned brown just in time for Fall. Soon it will be time to make a fresh one for Christmas....That is one good thing magnolia trees are good for, "Decorating!"

Scare those crows away!

I thought maybe I scared him off or the Wizard had problems getting him home...well he is back for the fall season! Scarecrows are fun to make and you can add your own special touches too. Just take some old clothes and stuff with newspaper. Make a head out of muslin and use craft paints for his features and stuff with poly-fill pillow stuffing. Stuff garden gloves too for his hands. Take a dowel stick or baseball bat to prop up his body and head. For his hat, I used an apple basket. Finish off with a little raffia to stuff around his head, feet and hands and to tie the ends. Use your imagination!




                    Happy Halloween!

Fall into some new pillows!

The Fall season is always a fun time to decorate and to throw in a punch of orange. I made these pillows for a special friend of mine. Orange and teal are lovely coordinating colors for your decor all year too. Pillows are an easy way to create a new fresh look and so many styles and textures to choose from.

Fall Decorating with White Pumpkins

Instead of always using the traditional orange pumpkins, they now come in a variety of colors and are fun to decorate with for the Fall. Just glue some glitter on the seams to dazzle them up...There are many ways to be creative!

Fig Preserves Finally Finished for the Fall Season!

I finally finished making my yearly fig preserves and gifts too! These make great host/hostess gifts which is more personable and everyone loves. Since fresh figs only last a couple of days and I had my share of eating them and giving some away, I also froze them on a daily basis. When the figs stopped producing, I had a nice supply in my freezer waiting for me to get cooking. It is a simple recipe that I use, just plan on spending most of your day cooking!