Creating Me

I love having a seasonal wreath on my front door. But now, after painting my pantry door, I love having a wreath on that door as well. This is a fun and simple wreath to add a little Fall to my kitchen.

It’s made with a styrofoam wreath form, burlap ribbon, leaf stems, and a pumpkin. Simply secure the ribbon with a couple of straight pins on the back of the wreath. Then wrap the ribbon around the wreath, overlapping the edges. When finished wrapping, secure the end of the ribbon with more straight pins. Using the tip of your scissors, start a small hole where you want to attach your leaf stems. Push the ends of the stems into the wreath. My pumpkin also had a stem on it so I attached it in the same way. You can also use a little hot glue to attach the pumpkin. I added contrasting ribbon attached with straight pins to hang my wreath.

Fast, easy, and pretty – a perfect little touch of Fall for any door in your home! 🍁🍂

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

One of the things I love about the Fall season is candy corn – either the real candy or fun decorations made to look like the candy.

I was inspired by this pin I found on Pinterest to make my own Candy Corn Decorations. I started with styrofoam cones that you can pick up at your local craft store. The small ones came in a package of 2.

I used cotton yarn in orange, yellow, and white to wrap the cones.

I started with the yellow yarn about 1/3 of the way up the cone. I wrapped the yarn around the end and continued wrapping in one layer until the bottom of the cone. When I got near the bottom, I spread thick white glue on the cone (I used Crafter’s Pick The Ultimate) before wrapping the last couple of rows to hold the yarn in place. Don’t cut the yarn yet! Continue wrapping the yarn haphazardly back up the cone so it doesn’t look so perfect. When you get to the top of the yellow section, cut the yarn and use a yarn needle to tuck the end under the wrapped section.

Wrap the orange yarn in the same way as the yellow. To wrap the white yarn, I spread glue on the top of the cone. Then I wrapped the yarn beginning in the center of the top, making a tight circle until I got to the edges. I continued to wrap in the same way as the yellow and orange.

And here they are all finished!

These were really fun and easy to make! I think I need to go to the store for the real thing now…

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

I wanted some white and turquoise mini pumpkins to fill up a lantern I have, but I couldn’t find any… So what do you do??? You paint your own! 🙂

I found these little pumpkin picks at my local Hobby Lobby (40% off, of course!). They are about 3-4 inches in diameter. Obviously not the colors I was looking for…

I cut the picks off of the bottom and got out my chalk finish paints in white, turquoise, and brown. I painted 7 of the pumpkins white and 3 turquoise. All the stems are painted brown. I painted 2 coats of each color, making sure to let them dry thoroughly between coats – if it’s not dry, you will just rub off the previous coat (trust me 😉). Then I brushed on a light coat of clear wax. If you would like a more antiqued/distressed look, use antique wax and immediately wipe off the excess.

Here are my painted pumpkins…

And here they are stacked in my lantern…

It’s beginning to look a little like Fall around here!

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita

Seriously!! This will take 5 minutes 🙂!

All you need are 3 glass hurricanes, three candles, raffia, and some popcorn kernels. Yes – popcorn kernels. Get the cheapest store brand bag you can find – no sense spending money on the gourmet stuff since you won’t be popping and eating it!! I found my candles at the Dollar Tree, I liked the look of the glass holder, but any pillar candle will work.

Put your candle in the middle of the hurricane, pour some popcorn kernels around it, and then tie the raffia around the hurricane. That’s it!! Told you it will only take 5 minutes 😉. Such a simple way to add a touch of Fall to your table.

I have used these glass hurricanes all year to decorate my dining room table. You can find those posts here, here, and here.

Thanks for stopping by,

Anita