Fall Felt Flower Wreath and Some Thanksgiving Decor

So I had my Halloween decorations out about a week longer than

I should have.... but I finally got rid of the jack o' lanterns and

the BOO wreath, and put out this gorgeous fall wreath!

This wreath is one that I've had for a few years that my

sister made and I just love it! I think the colors look so

great together and really stand out against the white yarn.

 

I also switched out the guest bathroom Halloween decor... got a

$1 hand towel from Target & put out this Thanksgiving printable. 

I really try not to skip over the Thanksgiving holiday and move

straight to Christmas.... it's pretty hard though! We have never spent

Thanksgiving at our house - usually either at my in-laws or visiting

my grandma in Tennessee. And I do so much decorating at Christmas

that I like to get a headstart so I can enjoy it longer.

 

So my plan for the evening is to start putting outside lights up...

but I definitely won't be turning them on until after Thanksgiving!

I'd just rather do it when the weather is somewhat nice, instead of

freezing my tushie off a few weeks from now!

 

Who else decorates early for Christmas?!?!?



Halloween Decor... & Some Pumpkin Painting

This is the first year I've ever put out

any fall/Halloween decorations INSIDE my

house... I didn't go all out or anything, but

I really like the little bit that I did! It's a good

start anyways, and I think I'll just keep adding

to it each year, because I kinda like it!  

 

I already had the black stands and orange burlap.

I found the candle at Marshall's, and the owl and

pumpkins came from Big Lots! I couldn't believe

what cute stuff they had there!! While I like everything

that's on the table, I still think it's missing something...

But at this point I will just wait til next year to add to it.

I really like the mixture of the white, silver and black items.

 

I found this cute little towel at Target for $1... you can't

get much better than chevron and polka dot pumpkins!

 

For one of the guest bathrooms, I found

this adorable hand towel from Target.

The glittery pumpkin is also from Big Lots.

And this is one of the printables that I shared

last year (click HERE). I'm loving it!!

The second guest bathroom is decorated more for fall than

for Halloween... and I only just added a multi color pumpkin

(another find from Big Lots). It's the same colors that the bathroom

is done in, so it really looks perfect in there. I like it =) 

So that about sums up the inside decorating that

I did this year.... not a bad start, right?!?

 

The rest of this doesn't have anything to do with decorating,

but I'm adding it because it all happened around the same time.....

 

We had some friends over for Sunday lunch a couple weeks

ago. I grabbed plates, napkins, and cups from Target for $1

each, and the bowls and straws from the dollar store.

 

I borrowed this burlap pennant from our church (one of the

many random but useful things that I'm glad was donated

to the church...  instead of just throwing it away).

 

I made potato soup (click HERE for the recipe) & cheesy
crescent rolls. One family brought delicious pumpkin

 pie, and another family brought appetizers - pepperoni

chips, perogies, and sausage dip/chips! Yum Yum!

 

There were four kids that came over with their parents,

so I got the supplies for the kids to paint and decorate their

own pumpkin. It entertained them and was a really easy

setup... I got a couple plastic tablecloths from the dollar store

and put one on the floor and one over the table. I set out

paint, eyeballs, poms, glitter, and glue and let the kids have at it!

 

They had fun and so did I.... but the pumpkin I painted ended

up looking more like an Easter egg... wrong holiday, Rachel.

 Happy Halloween!!!

5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS... THE WINNERS!!

Thanks so much to everyone who commented

and shared the wreath posts! I'm so glad
you all liked the different wreaths, and I'm

excited to announce who won each of them!!

 

DAY 1: TRI COLOR YARN WREATH
And the winner is......
ROBIN WETHERINGTON! 

 



 DAY 2: BURLAP WELCOME PENNANT WREATH

And the winner is......
 SHIRLEY SCARBERRY!

 

DAY 3: ORANGE MINI WREATH WITH BURLAP BOW

And the winner is......
NATALIE FISCHER!

DAY 4: MINI BURLAP WREATH WITH ORANGE FELT FLOWERS
And the winner is......
THE RUBESHA'S!

DAY 5: BURLAP LEAF YARN WREATH
And the winner is......
DANIELLE IRBY!

 

5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 5: Burlap Leaf Wreath

Here's the last wreath in my

5 Days of Fall Giveaways...

 

Day 5: The Burlap Leaf Wreath 

 

This is a medium size straw wreath wrapped in tan yarn.

The burlap leaves are from Hobby Lobby and I just hot

glued them to the wreath. A skinny orange ribbon finished it up!

 

So to win this wreath, here's what you gotta do!

1. Leave a comment on this blog post.

2. Share the post on Facebook.

So simple!

 

Have you missed the last 4 days of free wreaths?

You still have until midnight on Saturday, October 12th

to comment/share on all of them, and the winners of

each wreath will be announced on Sunday, October 13th!

Here's the links for the other wreaths:

Day 1: Tri Color Yarn Wreath

Day 2: Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath

Day 3: Orange Mini Wreath with Burlap Ribbon

Day 4: Mini Burlap Wreath with Orange Felt Flowers

 

Get your front door in the fall spirit with one

of these wreaths! Good luck - hope you win!!



5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 4: Mini Burlap Wreath

Another burlap wreath is up for grabs on DAY 4
of the Fall Wreath Giveaways... this one is a
Mini Burlap/Orange Felt Flower Wreath.

Two different kinds of felt flowers over a burlap
wrapped straw wreath. The ribbon on the top is brown.
I think this wreath is precious and as much as I love it,
I'm giving it to one of YOU! In case you are seeing this
for the first time and don't know the drill - here's the rules:

TO WIN THIS WREATH:
You have to do BOTH of these steps:
1. Leave a comment on this blog post.
2. Share this blog post on facebook.
That's it!!! Easy, right?!?

You have until midnight on Saturday, October 12th
to comment/share, and the winners will be announced
by another blog post on Sunday, October 13th.

Missed the last three days? Click on the links below:
DAY 1: Tri Color Yarn Wreath
DAY 2: Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath
DAY 3: Orange Mini Wreath

Only one more wreath to share tomorrow!
Hope you have a great day =)

5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 3: Orange Mini Wreath

Alright.... DAY 3 of free wreaths is here!

Most of the wreaths I make for myself

are pretty neutral... but I LOVE the pop of

orange on this one! This is a smaller wreath,

but it still looks pretty good on a front door.

 

I just wrapped strips of orange fabric

around a straw wreath, made a few felt

flowers (ivory and brown), and added

a huge burlap bow. I had played around

with adding other stuff to it,  but finally

decided that I liked it just the way it is...

sometimes, less is more! 

 

STEPS TO TAKE TO WIN!

So to win this wreath, you only have

to do both of these two simple things:

1. Leave a comment on the blog (not facebook,

unless you just want to do that too!!)

2. Share this blog post on Facebook

 

You have until Saturday, October 12th at midnight

to comment/share. Winners of all 5 wreaths will be

announced Sunday, October 13th! If you missed the

last two days of free wreaths, click on the links below:

DAY 1: Tri-Color Wreath

DAY 2: Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath 

 

There's still a really good chance that if you

comment/share, you will win!! Seriously, the

odds are definitely in your favor =)

 

Happy Hump Day!



5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, Day 2: Pennant Wreath

The second fall wreath in the

5 Days of Fall Giveaways is a

Burlap Welcome Pennant Wreath!

 

FYI-I took pics of the wreath before I

noticed the the "M" on welcome had

come a little loose from the yarn. I've already

fixed it, but forgot to take another pic. Oops.

So I previously mentioned that I have about nine fall

wreaths. To make room for some new ones, I decided

to give away some of the ones I've had for a while.

 This wreath is one that's left over from a reception in

2011 that welcomed our new worship pastor and his wife.

 

I just cut strips of burlap fabric (at the time, the craft

stores didn't sell spools of burlap ribbon!) and hot glued

them around a straw wreath.  I also made fabric rosettes out

of various fall  fabric colors. My sister made the mini pennants

out of scrapbook paper and yarn. I think it's just adorable!! It

looks especially cute with burlap ribbons around my pumpkins...

so now I'm wondering - Why am I giving this wreath away??

I guess it's just your lucky day/week!!!

So if you want it, there's a REALLY good chance

that it'll be yours! All you have to do is:

1. Leave a comment on this blog post.

2. Share this post on facebook.

 

Did you comment on and share yesterday's

Tri-Color Yarn Wreath post?? If not, you should!

You have til midnight on Saturday (Oct. 12th).

Winners of all five wreaths will be

announced on Sunday, October 13th!



5 DAYS OF FALL GIVEAWAYS, DAY 1: Tri Color Yarn Wreath

Alright... I promised more giveaways, and even though

I meant to do it sooner - better late than never, right?

 

So over the next FIVE DAYS, I'll be posting a

different fall themed wreath that you could win.

In order to win that wreath, you have to:

 

1. Leave a comment below on the blog.

2. Share the link on Facebook.

 

Good luck! You have until midnight on

Saturday, October 12, to comment/share.

Winners of all 5 wreaths will be announced

on Sunday, October 13th!!

 

First Up: Tri-Color Yarn Wreath 

 

I think this wreath is so very simple and pretty! I used

tan, brown, and copper yarn around a straw wreath. The

felt rosettes are ivory with pearls, and have a few felt leaves.

If you want this wreath to be hanging on your front door,

all you have to do is leave a comment below (on the blog,

not facebook) and then share this post on facebook. That's it!

 

Check back tomorrow for another cute fall wreath....



Another FALL Deco Mesh Wreath

A couple weeks ago I shared a deco mesh

wreath that I made for my mom.... well, a
family friend of ours loved my mom's wreath
so much... I decided to make a similar one for
her. I lucked out and didn't even have to
make another trip to the craft store!

For this wreath, I used brown deco mesh around

the inner and outer circles, then the orange deco

mesh in the middle.  I found this FALL sign at

AC Moore (40% off) and attached it to the deco

mesh with fishing line.  I hot glued berries and

pumpkins around the perimeter to finish it up.

 

Hope you like it Mike and Sandy!!
I'm kind of getting the urge to make
a new fall wreath for myself... picked up
a couple supplies Sunday, so hopefully
it turns out as good as it looks in my mind =)

My First Yarn Wreath.... Three Years Ago!

So, in an effort to have something else to post

this week, I'm sharing my very first attempt at

making a yarn wreath... which was 3 years ago!

You don't mind that I'm sharing old stuff, right?

Anyways, for my first attempt, I thought I did

an OK job! Except for the picture-taking...

Sorry for the white glare in the corner.

 

This wreath was made using a styrofoam

wreath form, before I realized that straw

wreath forms existed. I used brown glittery

yarn that is really pretty, but also REALLY

thin, so it took forever to wrap! After that I

realized I should buy thicker yarn. I hot glued

fake flowers to it-love these colors together!

 

I still have this wreath and even though some of

the flowers have fallen off over the years, I really

can't seem to part with it! I might even try to fluff

it up a little and use it this year, because I still love it!!

Twine Initial Wreath with Fall Colors

So back in July, I posted about this same kind of

wreath (click HERE).  But over the weekend, I

made another one of these for my friend, Jodi.

She saw the one I have and said she would like

one for fall. So what do you think?!?

  

I already had the paper flowers (from a bridal

shower we did a while back - click HERE) and

also had the ribbon and twine in my growing

collection of craft supplies. So the only thing I

purchased was the wooden E from Hobby Lobby.

I worked on this wreath during the drive up

to our family's cabin at Summersville Lake...

I LOVE that we have an adapter to be able

to plug in my hot glue gun in the car!

 

It was dark when I wanted to work on this project,

and of course I wasn't allowed to have the overhead

lights on... but luckily, my redneck husband had a head

lamp in the truck =) I really try to always have a project

to work on during a road trip - I feel so much more
productive and it makes the trip seem to go by faster.

  

When I brought the finished product in to work
to deliver to Jodi, I got some requests to make the
same thing from a few of my other coworkers =)

It looks great against Jodi's door =)

 

I'm 1 Proud Craft "Mom"... Fall Initial Yarn Wreath by Jodi

I just have to brag on my friend, Jodi, who has

started getting into the whole DIY wreath craze.

She wanted to get a wreath for her brother and

sister-in-law to put up at their new house. Originally,

she wanted to buy one for them, but was persuaded

that she could definitely make something herself.

And here's what she came up with:

Jodi made these flowers by watching youtube

videos - I am so impressed! The larger flowers

she hot glued to the wreath and then reinforced with

pearl corsage pins.  The smaller flowers were

attached with only the pins. I love the fun colors she

chose for the flowers, and that she made different kinds.

 

She found these O rings that are for curtains,

tiebacks and hangings. She looped ribbon

into the O and pinned the ribbon to the wreath

with the corsage pins. The length can easily be

changed or removed altogether. Such a cute idea =)

 

 

I'm such a proud craft mom haha! Ususally, wreaths

like this sell for $35-$40 on Etsy.  But Jodi spent just a

little over $20 on the supplies for this wreath and a little bit of

time. Definitely worth it, in my opinion! But just because

Jodi has shown me that she CAN make a wreath doesn't

mean I won't make them for her anymore... I'm in the

process of making a fall one for her right now! I should

have it finished after this weekend, as long as I can use

my hot glue gun in the car on our road trip =)

Harvest Blessings Deco Mesh Wreath

My mom asked me to make her a fall

themed wreath.  She wanted deco mesh

to be used, and preferred to not have an

initial on it. So this is what I came up with:  

 I used orange deco mesh for the inner and outer

circles of the wire wreath. I used brown deco mesh

in the middle circle. I searched high and low for a

sign that I would like for the middle of the wreath - this

one isn't exactly what I was looking for, but it is still
cute. I found it at AC Moore and it was 40% off =) I

used fishing line to secure the sign to the deco mesh.

 

My sister helped me make a final decision on what

to put around the rest of the wreath... I couldn't quite

make up my mind, so it was nice that she made the

decision for me! The pumpkins and berries are from

Hobby Lobby and were hot glued to the mesh.  It turned out

very pretty, and my mom seemed pleased with it!

 

I have a lot of these supplies leftover, so I've decided

to make a similar one for someone in particular... hoping

to get it done soon, and when I do, I'll be sure to share!



Brown and Cream Yarn Wreath... First Giveaway!!!!

As I was sorting through my wreaths trying to
decide what to hang up, I realized that I have NINE
different fall-themed wreaths! And I haven't even
made any new ones yet this year... I usually give
wreaths to friends of mine who aren't too crafty when
I'm done using them, but I decided this time I'd see
if any of my blog-readers would want this one...

MY FIRST GIVEAWAY!!!

My sister and I worked on this wreath together.

I wrapped brown shiny speckled yarn around a straw wreath.

The cream felt flowers were made by Rebekah.

She is better at making them, and honestly, she has more

patience than I do to sit down and make this many!   

 

I honestly think that this wreath doesn't really pop enough
against a glass-front door... but I think it would look great
against a colored door!! Also, I don't currently have a ribbon
on the wreath to hold it up - but if you win the wreath, I will
add a ribbon the color of your choice before getting it to you!

So if you want this wreath, here's the
2 simple things you gotta do to win it!

1. Share this link on Facebook.
**if we aren't Facebook friends and your profile is set to
private, please make sure you allow me to view the share**
2. Leave a comment below on the blog.

That's it!! You have til 7:00 pm on Sunday, September 15th
to share and comment. I'll announce the winner on
Monday, September 16th! And listen, it's not like I have
a crazy amount of people that read this thing... so if you
do these steps, there's a REALLY good possibility that
you'll win! Ha!

Chevron Initial Grapevine Wreath

I'm featuring another wreath today that I didn't

make, but I think it's perfect for this time of year!

It was made by my sister, Rebekah, and her friend, Kathryn.

Kathryn made the letter, and Rebekah put the letter on the

wreath. I mean seriously, who doesn't love chevron?!?

It's another easy wreath that anyone is capable of making!

 

Everything was purchased at Hobby Lobby.

 

Materials:

grapevine wreath

wooden letter

scrapbook paper

flower (from the papercrafting section)

mod podge & foam brush

hot glue and scissors

 

Directions:

Trace the letter onto the scrapbook paper

and cut out. Mod podge the paper to the letter.

Hot glue the flower onto the letter.

Hot glue each corner of the letter onto the wreath.

 

I love it! Good job Rebekah and Kathryn!



Burlap Initial Wreath

Today I'm featuring my sister-in-law's wreath

that she made this week! Kelly loves fall wreaths,

but for the beginning of September, she wanted

something different than the typical fall wreath. 

Something that works when it doesn't really feel

like fall yet. I think she came up with the perfect idea!

 

She bought a straw wreath, a black N (her last

name is Neal), 2 striped flowers, 3 polka dot flowers,

and some burlap ribbon - all for less than $20!

 

It literally took her 10 minutes to make this wreath...

All she had to do was:
1. Wrap the burlap around the wreath. 

2. Clip the stems of flowers and shove them into the 

burlap/wreath form, and then support them with hot glue. 

3. Glue the inital N to the wreath.

 

So even if you don't consider yourself a crafty person,

you can still make an adorable wreath! Good job Kelly!!

Thumbtack Monogrammed Pumpkin

I saw the idea of decorating a pumpkin using thumbtacks on

Pinterest last year and didn't get around to making one then, so I

just HAD to do it this year! And I'm so glad I did, because I love it!

I just wanted a simple monogram ("H" for my last name). Of course,

the easiest way to do this would have been to print the letter from the

computer, but I wasn't really thinking about the most efficient way to do

things.... but I'll tell you what I did.  I had a wooden H that was curvy.

I traced the H onto newspaper and cut it out.

I just placed the newspaper on the pumpkin, and attached it with thumbtacks

to keep it in place.  I completed one section at a time, and had to overlap the

thumbtacks in order to completely cover all the newspaper.

It was a very simple project - the hardest part was finding silver thumbtacks!
I went to 3 different stores before I found what I needed at Michael's!
This size letter took about 200 thumbtacks. If I had to do it over again, I would
have started the letter lower on the pumpkin. Sitting right in front of it, I thought the
letter was low enough, but when it's sitting on the ground, it's a little too high on the
pumpkin for my liking.  But regardless, it's still adorable, and I love that I can keep it

on my porch well past Halloween and on into the Thanksgiving season!

Burlap Initial with Floral Fall Wreath

I made a new wreath over the weekend... totally stole the idea

from a wreath I saw at Hobby Lobby!! It was one of the easiest

wreaths I've ever made.... and one of the cutest!!

 

Supplies:

12" straw wreath

ribbon (took every bit of 9 yards that was 1.5" wide)

wooden H letter

burlap

fake flowers/berries/leaves

glue gun & scissors

Directions:

Wrap ribbon around wreath, hot gluing to secure it to the wreath.

Hot glue burlap to the wooden letter. 

Trim off any excess burlap, glue the edges down over the sides (the hardest step for me)

Hot glue the letter in place on the wreath.

Arrange the foiliage around the letter and hot glue in place.



 

 

Could it BE any easier?!?!?

Mine doesn't look EXACTLY like the one at Hobby Lobby - it was

a little more elaborate, with the foliage hanging down - but I was happy

with how it turned out =) Here is the inspiration wreath from Hobby Lobby:

I think the wreath accentuates the mums and pumpkins that

I have out on my front porch... everything is pretty simple though.
I just tied a couple yellow bows to the pumpkins, and wrapped the
yellow mums with burlap.  But I still think it looks nice!

 

Happy Fall Y'all!!