I'm always brainstorming things I can monogram. My childs clothes? Yes. Bathroom towels? Of course. Our pillow cases? Why not?! This year I knew I needed a personalized pumpkin to set beside the fireplace. At first, I thought I might carve it, but that's messy and Allen wasn't home to clean the insides out of the pumpkin. Gross! I even thought about dragging the Cricut downstairs, but for only one letter, that wasn't happening. So I made the easiest initial pumpkin you've ever seen, with as few materials as possible. Here's what you need: print a letter from the computer in your favorite font Modge Podge paint brush a Funkin (the fake pumpkins from Hobby Lobby or I real one, if … [Read more...]
Archives for October 2012
Chic Canvas Giveaway
I want to share a fun website with you that I have fallen in love with recently. The people at ErinCondren.com turned me on to Chic Canvas and I think you'll love them as much as I do! I love prints on canvas, I think they look polished and without a frame there is nothing to take away from the beautiful image. Photos are the best way to freeze a moment in time, to preserve a memory and what better addition than the text on the side of this canvas? Such a genius idea. But something else I found on the website that I really love are the acrylic blocks. I would love to have these with a family holiday pictures on our mantle among the holiday decor this year. I love anything … [Read more...]
DIY: Fall Wreath
A few weekends back Allen went on a little fishing trip with one of his friends. Don't get me wrong, I love Allen but I was a little excited about the prospect of a weekend full of crafting and trashy reality television. Hello, Real Housewives. So as soon as BK was sleeping soundly in her bed I set out to make a pretty new fall wreath for our front door. I wanted something that would carry me through fall, something that would work for both Halloween and Thanksgiving. It looks much harder than it actually was. Here is my biggest tip, spread out a big garbage bags because the moss is messy. Oh, and call me crazy but I didn't realize it was real moss. In a world of … [Read more...]