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yarn wrapped fall wreath ♥

i love fall in upstate

it's so pretty here

and the donuts and cider are everyyyyywherrrrre.

yum

i always get an itch to make a new wreath in the fall

and when i accidentally stumbled upon this beaaauuuutifuuul yarn in michaels last week

(i was looking for another type of yarn that i can't find anywhere)

i knew i had to make something out of it

guys. this yarn is plush

it's so soft and luxurious

i'm wondering now if there was other variations and i missed them because i was mesmerized with this one.

i picked up a styrofoam wreath form on the way out in isle 9

(just kidding i'm not really sure which isle the wreath forms were in but nine sounded good)

and wrapped it around and around and around

do this step while Jimmy Fallon is on - doing his Donald Trump impersonations

it goes faster if you are watching Jimmy Fallon

you can use hot glue to secure the ends onto the styro

in my case i was upstairs on my bed (watching Jimmy Fallon)

and i was too lazy to plug in my glue gun

so sewing pins work great too!

added a little Martha metallic paint to all the tips of a package of white feathers (from michaels too)

(ps i love Martha's paint. it has the best thickness and THE BEST colors)

(cause well duh. she's Martha)

i used pins to secure the feathers (or again hot glue would've worked great) starting near the bottom and working my way up towards the side

i dug through my ribbon stash and used some navy satin ribbon to wrap a sort of "cuff" around the one side hiding the feather tips that were left showing at the top

and that's it! are you gonna make one?!

so easy. so fun

wreath. check

mums. check

pumpkins. check

i think my front porch is ready for fall!

rainbow pinwheel wreath!

hi all!

we're back from a wonderful vacation, and boy.

it sure is hard to face reality when sleeping in and krispy kreme donuts for breakfast at 12:30 in the afternoon was life for two weeks. yikes.

so we're trying to settle into a summer routine, it's been a little tough so far this week but we're striving for progress not perfection. and not staying in pj's and watching tv all day is making progress. ha. my shop is closed for the summer leaving me SO much free time to do crafts with my girls, fun projects around the house, bike rides etc.

and project life! i've been hoarding PL supplies for about 3 years now and haven't touched one album.

so i'm going to be working on that this summer too. any PL people out there? any tips for getting started? i want to keep it simple. i'm not a simple person and that's what keeps me from getting disciplined activites like project life done and kept up with. so i need to make it uncomplicated!

anyways... back to this wreath :)

i found these ginormous rainbow pinwheels last month when we went into 5below and they had my name written all over them. i bought 6 and decided to try making a wreath with them somehow, and it was really simple actually

supplies you'll need // styrofoam wreath form ( i got the largest one i could find)

// fabric strips // ribbon for hanging

the little pin the holds the pinwheel together comes apart very easily

and you're left with just the pin part to push into the styrofoam wreath

i made holes with the pinwheel to kind of get an idea for spacing

i ripped some fabric into a really long strips and wrapped it around the wreath marking with a sharpie where the holes were in the styrofoam

once it's covered and the holes are marked i snipped little holes in the fabric with really sharp scissors so i could push the pinwheels in easier

that's it! i put some ribbon around the form and hung it with a command hook

i love our little front porch, my dream home would be in the country (sorta in the country :) it would be white with black shutters with a wrap around front porch, rockers, bunting, lights and all ... but this little porch makes me happy.

my hubby found these hanging strawberry plants at wegmans and thought we should try them

they have been SO AWESOME. we pick berries every few days and have them for breakfast or lunch and they're sweet!

i really really do love summer. i just love it.

the begonias & succulents on the front porch are doing really well this year.

i think i'll transplant the succulents into the back yard in the fall since they're perennials.

the begonias were hanging baskets that i got at the market. i transplanted them into my chalkboard pots that i made at least 3 years ago... they're holding up pretty good and they got nice and chippy.

i found the rocker on the curb probably 5 years ago. it's seen a lot of colors and cans of spray paint. i love making something out of old things people just don't want to bother with anymore.

much love to you and happy beautiful summer days!

Christmas card caddy ♥

i'm determined to get Christmas cards out this year.

de. ter. mined.

so when i saw this idea while reading one of my favorite blogs

i knew this would be the cute project incentive to get me going and keep me focused on getting those envelopes addressed. sounds so sad i know.

i got the silverware tray at target and the pulls & screws at Lowes (like she did i think)

the instructions are all on Jen's blog ... except i think a glue gun was used to attach the handles... but i had the hubs drill two holes on each end for the drawer pulls and used the screw size pictured to secure them. all screws have different thread sizes, so just make sure you buy the right thread size for whichever drawer pulls you pick out. (the nice man at Lowe's helped me figure that part out)

i haven't decided if i want to paint it yet.

(i know my husband will have to pick himself up off the floor after reading that)

(#paintallthethings)

or maybe decorate it? hmmm...

or maybe just leave it alone for pete's sakes.

just leave something alone for once jaime.

it's not like there's tons of cute stuff in it anyways ...

that it would make it overkill or anything

are all your decs up already?? only our tree is up ... which is not good

i'm very very behind.

and i have a long list of projects, crafts and baking to do

and gifts to buy ... sigh. gifts ... yes lots of things to do

go to target today and get the stuff to make this caddy

it'll make you smile.

♥

oh and check out my previous years Christmas projects!

i forgot about some of these! cute!

a guest post and free printables from AmyJ ♥

hey all!

just taking bit of a break from all the hustle & bustle of life

between being under the weather

(let's not even talk about the never-ending winter

that seems to be sticking around like i don't know what)

and just wanting to regroup & restart, a breather is doing me some good.

but today is the best day ever.

my bloggy (and now real life!) bestie AmyJ. is guest posting here on my little blog.

which is so amazing to me since most of what you see here was designed by her hands

i'm always amazed at how God can take something as little as a blog or instagram or whatever and use it to bond us together with not just people, but kindred spirits.

that we would have never crossed paths with in the "real" every day of life.

i'm so blessed by it. i'm so blessed by Amy ...

she is open, honest, caring, beautiful (inside & out) and loves Jesus somethin fierce.

and i'm so excited to show you what she's been cookin' up the past few weeks...

when i first read this post i eeeked & squeeeaked the whole way through

grab a cup a somethin and eeek & squeeeak along with me!

Let me introduce myself to you... I'm wife to a bearded pastor, mamma to 5, illustrator and graphic designer, and Jaime's bestie! See Jaime and I share a common creative wavelength... it's kinda creepy.

So I wanted to share some party ideas and a couple free printables with you today!

Okay, I have to admit something to you... I was going to show you a garland and some little woodland critter puppets and call it a day. BUT my hubs was like, "You should do a woodland party! And make cupcakes!" (I think he just wanted cupcakes.) And then it kind of exploded. So some how I ended up doing a full out mock version of a party we are apparently going to have for real in a month for two of my girls. oy. But hey! It was fun and now I don't have to do all the work in a month!

THE DECOR... girly, vintage, woodland style!

THE FOOD...cupcakes and strawberry marshmallow mushrooms!

THE FAVORS... woodland critter puppets and mini notebooks!

THE CUTE (soon-to-be) BIRTHDAY GIRL! ... Lucy Lou... yes, that's a gnome hat. he, he.

THE FREE PRINTABLES! ... 'cause what's a party without something to take home?!

Okay, so I also must tell you... that these crazy cute little woodland critter graphics that you see everywhere, are IN MY ETSY STORE! I know... awesome, right!? That means that you can make all this stuff too!

This is the invite I plan to use for the real party in a month...

I made this blank version, below, for you!

You can use it to make your own invites, signs, or even thank you notes!

* Just click on the image and save the .PNG file to your computer!

You can use it just like a photo image...

Then I also have some place cards for you!

DOWNLOAD .PDF HERE

**Please remember these printables are for personal use only. May not be used for profit of any kind. Files may not be distributed. Enjoy!

Okay... I've used up enough of Jaime's blog space, y'all. Time to say goodbye.

But hey! Come on over to my blog and say hi! And don't forget to go pick up some of your own woodland animal clip art in my store... and then get crazy creative :)

Blessings... :)