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?!?!?



Church Bathroom Decorating

I redecorated the main women's bathroom at my church

recently... It was remodeled to be handicap accessible, and

I was asked to spruce it up a little.

 

The main area that I decorated was a little sitting area.

 

The first thing I found was the bench.  Then I added the

pillows and the rug.  The green floor vase with branches

was the next thing I knew I liked in that space.  I knew I

wanted a small table with a flower arrangement on the other

side of the bench (the table ended up being one of the

hardest items to find) and then I added the clock. I love the

round, metal decorative piece behind the bench.  I had a lady

from church make the curtains (thanks Marge!)  and hung them

on a shower curtain rod. I got some free wall art by framing

printables that I found online - I think they work perfectly in here!

And of course, every women's bathroom needs a full length mirror,

so I got a HUGE one! It took up a chunk of the budget, but I love it!

 

 

Daughter of God Printable (on left)
Romans 12:12 Printable (on right)

 

 BEFORE AND AFTER OF THE ENTRYWAY:

 

In the stalls, I hung up a couple more frames with cute printables

that I found online. The frames resembled the mirrors that were

already hung up over the counter.  In the handicap stall, I also

added a large canvas print.

 Do Not Worry Printable

Fearfully and Wonderfully Made Printable

 

The countertop didn't have much space after soap and

tissues were set out, so all I did there was add a

flower arrangement similar to the one in the sitting area.

 

 There is a small area behind the door of the bathroom that I wasn't

going to do anything to, BUT I had an extra frame, and then found a

fake plant at the church that wasn't being used. My mom suggested

doing a scenery picture in this frame, and I love the one we found online =) 

 Scenic Print

Holiday Printables Gift Set

One of my favorite gifts that I gave this year was a

printable set.... a LOT of my friends got them, but I tried to make

them suit each person, so not everyone got the exact same thing.

 

Most of the printables were for the major holidays  -

Christmas, New Year's, Valentine's Day, St. Patrick's

Day, Easter, Fourth of July, Halloween, & Thanksgiving.

I also did one for summertime, and threw in a couple

random prints to use in between holidays.

 

My sister and I helped each other since we both gave these

as gifts - we had to trace and cut around each one to make

it fit in an 8x10 frame. I chose the Christmas printable to

put in each frame, and put all the other printables in sheet

protectors with a bow tied at the top to keep them together.

All the templates I used are shown below, with a link to get to them. 

New Year's 1 Printable

 New Year's 2 Printable

Valentine's Day 1 Printable

Valentine's Day 2 Printable

Valentine's Day 3 Printable

 

St. Patrick's Day Printable

Easter 1 Printable

Easter 2 Printable

Fourth of July Printable

Summertime Printable
 

Halloween Printable

 

Thanksgiving Printables

Christmas Printable

 

Home Printables

 

 

Playroom Printable

 

Verse Printables

 

A set of printables is a great gift, and can be given at anytime

in the year, not just Christmas! Guess I better hurry up and switch

my printable to the New Year's one...  

 

Chalkboard Printable for Christmas

I love this chalkboard printable that my sister

found via Pinterest! It looks great displayed on my

buffet table in the dining room =)

 

click HERE for the link to this printable and many others!