Beak's Halloween Party

My sister helped throw a Halloween party over the

weekend for her small group at her church... and I

love everything that they had! It looks "spook-tacular"!

 

Here's the invite she sent out... I love the fonts!!

 

They served TONS of food (no tricks, all treats!) and

labeled everything a gruesome or scary name... so creative!

 

 

The tables were decorated simple but so cute....

the centerpieces were made just by printing a picture

on computer paper, cutting it to size to fit in the glass

vase, and then put a flameless candle inside.

This first picture you can't tell how it glows, but scroll

down and you'll see! It looks amazing!

 

My sister looked so cute... she made a parrot costume out of

feather boas! She wanted to kind of coordinate with her husband,

who doesn't really like to get all costumed up, but went as a pirate

I think it's cute that Rebekah was a parrot and her nickname is BEAK =)

 

And this is one of my favorite costumes that was there....

Mr. and Ms. Pacman! They won the prize for the most creative =)

 

 Great party sis! I wouldn't expect anything less from you =)
It definitely looks like everyone had a great time!! 

Happy Halloween everyone!!

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!!!

Mexi-Pot Roast in the Crockpot Recipe

I don't really know what to call this recipe, so

I'm calling it Mexi-Pot Roast.... if you know

the real name of it, please tell me! My mom gave

me this recipe after she had it at one of her friend's

parties... and I'm so glad she did!!!

 

Ingredients:

shoulder/bottom roast

16 oz of salsa

rice (saffron is best, brown rice is good too)

sour cream

shredded cheddar cheese

 

Directions:

You literally just put the roast in the crock pot and

dump the salsa on top of it. Let it cook on low all day.

(I was gone for 11.5 hours and the roast was so tender!)

Serve over rice, and top with sour cream and cheddar cheese.

Then mix it all up and dig in! It's delicious!! 

 

BEFORE COOKING:

 

AFTER COOKING:

READY TO EAT:



"BOO" Halloween Wreath

I LOVE LOVE LOVE my new Halloween

wreath!! I only have one other Halloween

wreath (click HERE to see) and I've used it the

past couple years. So I knew I wanted to do

something different this year. I'm so happy

with how it turned out!!! What do you think?!? 

 

Here's the supplies I used. I found the spider at the

dollar store!! Also, not pictured is black paper and

yarn, as well as a hole punch and hot glue gun

 

The spray paint is Pumpkin Orange, and I ended up

using the entire bottle on the wreath. It took a few coats

to get all the crevices. I love how scraggly this wreath is too!!

 

I already had the burlap pennant triangles, so all I had to

do was cut out black letters and glue them on the burlap.

I hole punched each triangle four times and strung black

yarn through it, then tied the yarn around some of the twigs.

In all honesty, the pennant is a little bigger than I would

prefer, but I already had it and didn't feel like messing with

it to make it smaller, so I left it the way it was.

 

I hot glued the spider, and then added a black/white striped

ribbon to finish it up. I think it's so stinkin' cute!!!!

 

Hopefully the giant fake spider won't attract

REAL ones... Happy Halloween!!



More Diaper Wreaths

I've made a few diaper wreaths here in the

last couple weeks... lots of people having babies!

I did a little something different with all three....

 

The parents-to-be aren't finding out the gender

of the baby beforehand, so I used yellow and green

for the color scheme. I cut circles out of scrapbook

paper and hot glued them to the the diapers.  

 

This next wreath was for a coworker of mine. They are

decorating his nursery in a New York Rangers baseball

theme. The name is spelled with stickers that I reinforced

with hot glue so they wouldn't peel off. And don't you just

love the little baseballs beside the baby's name?!?

 

 For this last wreath I used scrapbook paper for the

baby's name, cutting the letters out with a cricut.

You can't tell, but the scrapbook paper has parts that are

glittered! I put the wreath together at work during my

breaks, so lots of my coworkers kept coming by to see the

progress. The picture doesn't do it justice - it's so sweet!

 

Click HERE to see previous diaper wreaths I've

made and the instructions on how to make them.

It's so easy, but everyone really loves them!

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 =)