This clean and simple Fall Thank You Card comes together quickly. It will only take a few minutes to make and sometimes simple is just the thing!
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I stamped “thanks” with green ink on white card stock, punched around it with a label punch, and brushed on orange ink. Both the stamp and punch I used are no longer available, but this stamp is similar. And this punch can make any length banner. Or use your favorite sentiment and punch from your collection.
I attached a piece of orange patterned paper to a white card and added a strip of coordinating patterned paper. I attached the pumpkin to the card with foam tape and then attached the sentiment to the card.
This layout can work for any type of card by simply changing the main stamped image, sentiment, or color scheme. It’s a great layout if you need a quick card. 😊
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I attached a piece of patterned paper to a purple card. The pumpkin image is attached to the card with foam tape. The sentiment is attached to the upper left corner of the pumpkin piece. To finish the card, I added 3 purple Dew Drops.
What a fun way to send your friends a little Halloween smile! 🎃
I bought one of these Paper Mache Pumpkins from Hobby Lobby a couple of years ago and painted it – you can see it in this post. I got another one this year and thought I’d try my hand at some decoupage. The pumpkins are approximately 9.75 inches wide and about 7.5 inches tall. I haven’t done decoupage in such a long time and it was so fun!
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I found these pretty Fall napkins at Hobby Lobby to use on my pumpkin. You’ll also need Mod Podge and optional white acrylic paint.
First I painted my pumpkin with one coat of white acrylic paint using a foam brush. This is totally optional. I wanted to make sure the tan color of the pumpkin didn’t show through the napkin. Depending on the colors in the napkin, this may not be needed.
Prepare your napkins by separating the top printed layer from the other layers. My napkins only had 2 layers, some have 3. Just make sure to only have the top printed layer.
I cut my napkin into fourths. Then using a foam brush I applied Mod Podge to my pumpkin, working in small sections at a time. I smoothed the pieces of the napkin onto the pumpkin adding Mod Podge as needed. I didn’t worry too much about any wrinkles because the surface of the pumpkin isn’t smooth. I cut a few smaller pieces of napkin to fill in as needed to avoid overlapping too much.
Once the entire pumpkin is covered, let it dry completely. Then brush a layer of Mod Podge over the entire pumpkin (except the stem) to seal it. I painted the stem of the pumpkin with brown acrylic paint once it was dry.
It’s a fun addition to my Fall decor! There are so many Fall napkins to choose from with lots of different patterns and colors. You can have your Paper Mache Pumpkin finished in just a couple of hours and it will look so pretty on your Fall table.
Candy Corn – you either love it or hate it! I happen to love it 😋, but even if you don’t you’re sure to love this easy to make Crochet Candy Corn Pumpkin. The pattern is quick to make and will add a little whimsy to your Fall decor.
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The Crochet Candy Corn Pumpkin is made with worsted weight yarn and an H/5mm crochet hook. I used I Love This Yarn in Yellow and White and a double strand of I Love This Yarn Sport Weight for the Orange because the worsted weight didn’t have the shade I wanted. You can use your favorite worsted weight yarn to stitch up your pumpkins.
The pattern is below and there’s also a link to a free PDF for easy printing.
Crochet Candy Corn Pumpkin
Worsted Weight Yarn – I used I Love This Yarn in Yellow and White. For the orange, I used 2 strands held together of I Love This Yarn Sport Weight Orange because the worsted weight didn’t have the color I wanted.
H/5mm crochet hook
Poly-fil
Yarn needle
Stitches used in US terms:
Foundation Single Crochet – fsc
Single Crochet – sc
Row 1: with Yellow, work 40 fsc, leaving a long tail at the beginning for a running stitch for gathering the bottom of the pumpkin. Turn. (40 stitches)
Rows 2-9: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (40 stitches)
Change to Orange, leaving a long tail of yellow for sewing.
Rows 10-15: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (40 stitches)
Change to White leaving a long tail of the White at the beginning and ALSO leaving a long tail of Orange for sewing.
Rows 16-21: ch 1. sc in each stitch across. Turn. (40 stitches)
Fasten off leaving a VERY LONG tail for a running stitch and to add shaping to pumpkin.
This is how your piece will look after Row 21. I wove in the shorter tails of orange before sewing the ends together.
Fold piece in half and whip stitch edges together, using the yarn tails of each color. Fasten off and weave in ends of each color after sewing.
Turn piece so seam is on the inside. You will still have a long tail of yellow at the beginning and a very long tail of white at the end.
Using the long tail of Yellow from the beginning, run a gathering stitch around the bottom of the pumpkin. Pull tightly to close the pumpkin and run a few stitches back and forth across the opening to make sure it is completely closed. Fasten off and weave in end.
Stuff pumpkin with poly-fil and gather the top in the same manner, using the very long tail of White. Do not cut the yarn.
Shaping the Pumpkin:
Using your yarn needle, draw the white yarn through the center top of the pumpkin to center bottom of the pumpkin. You’ll have to squish your pumpkin to get the needle through. Wrap the yarn around to the top of the pumpkin and pull it through again, pulling it tightly to form a “ridge”. Do this 5 or 6 times to give the pumpkin “ridges” for the pumpkin shape. Tie it off tightly at the bottom after the last wrap around and weave in your end.
Glue a small stick to the center top of the pumpkin for the stem. Tie with natural twine or ribbon if you’d like. I used E6000 clear adhesive to glue my sticks to the center of my pumpkins.
The finished pumpkins measure about 4 inches across and 2.75 inches tall before adding the stem.
You can easily make this cute pumpkin in a single color, too. Make several in all orange and all white to add to the candy corn pumpkins. Fill up a dough bowl with all of your pumpkins for a cute centerpiece. You can also adjust the size of your pumpkins by adding or subtracting stitches from your starting foundation row and adding or subtracting the number of rows.
I used pieces of sticks from my yard to make the stems of my pumpkins. Pieces of cinnamon sticks would also work – and they would smell good, too!
By the way, why isn’t there a candy corn emoji?? 🤷🏼♀️
Have you started your Halloween cards yet? 🎃 This cute Jack-O-Lantern is part of the Hey There Pumpkin set from Unity Stamp Company and he makes such a cute card! The set includes some other images and another Halloween sentiment.
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This is a fun image to color and the card below is simple to make. I think it turned out super cute! 🎃
To make the card, I attached a piece of patterned paper to an orange card. The Jack-O-Lantern piece is attached with foam tape and the sentiment is then attached to the top corner.
This is a cute little card – not too scary at all! What cute Halloween cards are you making? 🎃
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The granola has all these yummy things in it! 😋 It’s so easy to make! You can find the full recipe here.
Here it is ready to go in the oven. It already smells so good! 😋
I actually made my granola in the morning and left it in the oven several hours instead of overnight. It just worked better for my schedule.
Here’s the granola after baking it and letting it sit in my oven, after turning it off, for about 6 hours. It will make your kitchen smell like Fall! 🍁🍂🍁
You can sprinkle Pumpkin Pie Overnight Granola on yogurt, fruit, or even vanilla ice cream. Or grab a handful for a quick snack. 😋
Store your granola in an airtight container for 4-5 days. If you still have some left, pop it in the freezer and take out a scoop when you want some. It will thaw quickly.
One thing I noticed when I made this is that it wasn’t quite as crunchy as I thought it would be – but it still tastes wonderful! 😋 The recipe says to bake it at 325 degrees and the video says you can also bake it at 400 degrees. I baked it at 350 – next time I’ll try 400. It may just be the difference in my oven.
To make this batch a bit crisper, I spread it out again on my baking sheet and baked it at 400 degrees for 10 minutes. It made the granola crunchy and perfect! 😋
I used canned pumpkin purée to make my granola, but I think it would be so good with fresh pumpkin purée (sadly I didn’t have any fresh left in my freezer). It’s easier to make than you think! Click over to this post to see how I make fresh pumpkin purée.
September’s Christmas card is a clean and simple one focusing on the reason for the season. If you’ve been following me for a while, you know that I have been creating a Christmas card each month and making several of the design to be ready for the holiday season. You can find my previous designs here – January, February, March, April, May, June,July, and August.
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The nativity stamp is from the All is Calm set from Unity Stamp Company. I stamped the image with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock. To get a dark, crisp image, I used my MISTI Stamping Tool and stamped the image several times. The MISTI allows you to re-ink your stamp and re-stamp over the image as many times as you want to, keeping it lined up perfectly. It’s a great tool to have in your craft room.
I embossed a piece of white card stock with a poinsettia embossing folder (similar to this) and attached it to a white card. I embossed a piece of navy card stock with the Quatrefoil embossing folder from Taylored Expressions and attached it over the white embossed piece. Then I attached the stamped image to the card with foam tape.
I really love the way this card turned out! The stamped image is the focal point of the card reminding us that the reason we are celebrating is because of the birth of Jesus. Clean and simple cards are quick and easy to create, but they can also be beautiful!
Anyone who knows my husband knows how much he loves a good donut! This great stamp set from Unity Stamp Company called Donut Birthday is the perfect set to make him a birthday card. 🍩
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I used the smaller donut stack in the set and the sentiment from the Rainbow Birthday set (also from Unity Stamp Company) to create my card. The donut stack is the perfect size to make a mini slimline card. The card measures 6 by 3.5 inches. I trimmed a piece of card stock to measure 6 by 7 inches and folded it in half.
I stamped the donut stack with Memento Tuxedo Black ink on white card stock and colored it with Copic markers. I die cut around the image using the Double Stitched Mini Slimline STAX Die-namics from MFT Stamps. It seems this set is no longer available but they do have Stitched Mini Slimline STAX Die-namics which are the same size just with a single stitching line. I used the same set of dies to cut 2 different pattern papers and layered them to a light turquoise card.
I attached the donut stack to the card using foam tape. I stamped the sentiment with brown ink on white card stock, punched it with a scalloped oval punch (similar to this), and attached it to the top left corner of the card.
To add a little something extra to the donuts, I added Diamond Glaze to the icing on each one. You can see the shiny finish it gives in the picture below.
Such a fun stamp set for those donut lovers in your life! 🍩😊
Have you seen these cute little gumball canisters at Hobby Lobby? They’ve had them for several different seasons and I scored this black one for 90% off from the Spring season. I had a fun idea for turning it into a Halloween Gumball Canister. 🎃👻
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I picked up some unfinished wood blocks that measure 1.25 inches and 1.5 inches and orange and white acrylic paint from Hobby Lobby. Using my Cricut Explore Air 2 and black vinyl, I cut out some Jack-O-Lantern and Ghost faces. I found my designs in Cricut Design Space.
I painted my blocks with 2 coats of each color using a foam brush, letting it dry between coats. Once completely dry, I used transfer tape and a scraper to apply the faces to the blocks. I scrunched up about half of a piece of black card stock and placed it in the bottom of the canister. Then I added my little Jack-O-Lanterns and Ghosts randomly in the canister. I tied some Halloween ribbons in a knot around the canister to finish it off.
Isn’t it cute?!?!? 🎃👻
I ended up with more Jack-O-Lanterns and Ghosts than would fit in the canister, but these little guys would also be so cute on a tiered tray or used as bowl filler to add to your spooky decor. 🎃👻
This is a fun way to give treats to those little trick or treaters who hold a special place in your heart! 🧡🎃
The Crochet Mini Halloween Treat Bag works up quickly and by using a premade mini canvas tote bag there is no sewing involved in lining it!
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I used I Love This Yarn (4 weight) in Black, Mixed Berry, and Keylime. For the orange yarn, I used 2 strands held together of I Love This Yarn Sport Weight (3 weight) in the color Orange because I couldn’t find the orange I wanted in the 4 weight yarn. I used an H/5mm crochet hook to stitch up my bag.
The crocheted cover is hot glued to the canvas bag along the top edge. I like to use this Surebonder Glue Gun with their fabric glue sticks. I keep this glue gun separate from my regular glue gun and only use the fabric glue sticks in it – that way I won’t get the different types of glue mixed together. 😉
You can find the pattern for the Mini Halloween Treat Bag below and I’ve also included a link to a free PDF if you’d like to easily print it.
Crochet Mini Halloween Treat Bag
Worsted weight yarn (4) – I used I Love This Yarn in Black, Mixed Berry, Keylime, and 2 strands held together of I Love This Yarn Sport Weight in Orange (because I couldn’t find the orange I wanted in the 4 weight)
H/5mm crochet hook
Little Black Canvas Tote Bag (measures about 6 inches wide by 5 inches tall plus handle) – I found mine at Hobby Lobby
Hot glue
Stitches used in US terms:
Chain – ch
Half Double Crochet – hdc
Slip Stitch – ss
Back Loop Only – blo
Third Loop
Chain 22 with Black.
Round 1: sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across to the last ch. Work 3 sc in last ch. Turn your work to work on the other side of your ch. sc in each ch to the last stitch. Work 3 sc in last stitch. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)
Rounds 2-4: ch 1. hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)
Change to Keylime.
Rounds 5-6: ch 1. Working in blo, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)
Change to Orange. (I used 2 strands held together because my orange is a lighter weight than my other colors.)
Rounds 7-11: ch 1. Working in blo, sc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)
Change to Mixed Berry.
Rounds 12-13: ch 1. Working in blo, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)
Change to Keylime.
Rounds 14-15: ch 1. Working in third loop, hdc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first hdc. (45 stitches)
Change to Black.
Round 16: ch 1. Working in third loop, sc in same stitch as ss and in each stitch around. Join with ss to first sc. (45 stitches)
Fasten off and weave in ends.
Slip little canvas tote into crocheted piece and hot glue around the top edge to secure.
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