Imagine a mom out in the backyard playing with her kids. As she is noticing the change of color in the trees and enjoying the cool breeze, she can't help but keep gathering sticks and throwing them in a pile. To do what with them she does not know, but she has to save them. That mom is me a lot of days. You have seen my stick obsession in my stick heart wall art and in my stick Thanksgiving turkey. Today, I want to show you my latest stick creation. My Christmas Joy sign! I started with a Continue Reading
Stick Turkey (Thanksgiving Decoration from your back yard)
Can you believe Thanksgiving is just a few weeks away!? I cannot. Christmas is on my mind. I have been crafting for it and preparing my Handmade Christmas party (that you are invited too!), but I don't want to skip Thanksgiving in the process. Fall is one of my favorite times of year. I love the changing colors and the special time it is to reflect on all we have to be thankful for. I made this simple, rustic stick turkey as an easy decorative element to add to my Thanksgiving decor. It Continue Reading
Fall Mantel {with tips and tricks}
I decorated our mantel last weekend for fall! I already loved how it was decorated, so it was a little hard at first to start messing with it at first. Now, I love it again! For someone who doesn't like change, I can quickly adapt to holiday decor. I wanted to share a few tips that helped me brainstorm this creation. These are tips and tricks that I used and thought through to help create this look. I hope they can help you too! After the tips, I will break down where I got each item or link Continue Reading
DIY Paper Pumpkins
I can't believe fall is here. Although the "official" first day of fall isn't till later this month, I am so excited to start decorating for my favorite season. This weekend I pulled out my bucket of fall decor and happily started placing my collection of pumpkins around the house. I love fall. As I was in the basement getting my bucket of fall stuff, I saw my huge box of left over moving paper. When we moved in, I had a hard time throwing out the paper we used to wrap some of our breakable Continue Reading
Afghan Confusion
When you go thrifting (if you go thrifting) do you always look for the same item? Do you always head straight to the dishes in hopes of finding some vintage Pyrex or straight to the furniture section for your next piece to redo? I love to check out a few sections. Pictures frames, toys, baskets, and linens are a few of my favorites. Lately, I have had some afghan confusion. Every time I walk into a thrift store I see at least one afghan for sale. I am confused! Why do people part with these Continue Reading