Cardboard Pumpkin Art
Our AC was replaced this summer. This happened in August in Georgia and I may or may not have professed my undying love for the AC installer man. Despite that awkward exchange, he was super nice and made the GIGANTIC box that the AC unit came in into a fort for my kids. Of course, they loved it and played with it for a few days before they moved on to other things. Here’s the embarrassing part. It’s October and that box is still sitting in the basement. Every time I get on the bike or treadmill (which is 5 days a week), I spend 30 minutes thinking that I need…
Paper Pumpkin Centerpiece
I don’t have the time or the energy to make stuff for this blog that I don’t use. That would cut into all of my bon-bon eating and soap opera watching time. 😉 Recently I shared a how-to for making paper pumpkins. Well, this is where those paper pumpkins are hanging out this October – on my dining room table. It’s a little nod to the season. They might even hang around until Thanksgiving…we’ll see. Taking pictures of your home allows you to really study what’s going on. I’m still over-the-moon about a fireplace in my dining room. I’m just not over-the-moon enough to light a fire in it. Maybe…
Columbus Day
Happy Columbus Day! The kids have the day off from school, so I’m taking the day off to spend it with their sweet little faces. Like this one… And this little guy who lost his first tooth in this picture and then lost his second tooth just a few days ago. Handy Husband has been traveling a bunch lately and we’re happy to be spending the day with him too. On his travels he’s brought back some interesting things. Like ketchup-flavored chips from Canada. Oh, and roasted chicken-flavored chips too. Canadians get all of the interesting flavors… I’m so happy we get an extra family fun day! Maybe we’ll find…
Halloween Built-Ins
I have been waiting for days for the light to be bright enough to take pictures of the little makeover our built-ins received for Halloween. Have I mentioned patience is not one of my virtues? At the rate I was going it was going to be Easter before I showed you the Halloween shelves. And, well, that wouldn’t be quite right would it? So instead of grainy and dim, let’s call these photos moody and Halloween-esque. 🙂 Decorating mainly with stuff I already had forced me to get creative – especially since I don’t own an abundance of seasonal decorating items. Me and clutter are not friends. If you’ve known me for…
Halloween Ceramic Crocks
I had an epiphany tonight while sitting on the floor with a skein of yarn in one hand and a hot glue gun in the other. It struck me that I do indeed have an approach or methodology to decorating my home. I call it Hail Mary Decorating. That’s right, folks. Hail Mary Decorating. It is the not-at-all scientific way of throwing something together, setting it up on a wish and a prayer and hoping that it works. Sometimes it does. Other times? Not so much. I’m sure someone at HGTV just dropped everything to call me about this decorating methodology. While I sit here waiting for the call to go through, let’s…
Halloween Book Covers
Fair warning! If you say BOO to Halloween or cute black kittens, just step away from the computer now. The following images may be disturbing. See? I told you. The horror! A cute black kitten with a bright pink stuffed animal collar. It’s the least offensive thing she’s been dressed up in. So far. The cat’s name? Salsa. That’s definitely an omen. An omen that mommy is a pushover. Anyway, let’s get back to the point of this post! It’s now October and I’m doing a little bit of Halloween decorating. I didn’t do this sort of thing before I had kids, but they LOVE this holiday. What’s not to love…
Paper Pumpkins
Human beings are full of contradictions. Okay, me. I’m full of contradictions. For instance, decorating with pumpkins makes me immensely happy. Smelling pumpkin-y things? Can’t get enough. Eat pumpkin-flavored food? Gag me now. I’m super mature for my age too. These paper pumpkins fall into the “can’t get enough” category. I made this orange pumpkin a couple of years ago. He’s a little banged up and misshapen, but we all get that way from time to time. This paper pumpkin craft is easy and cheap – my two requirements for crafting. Here’s what you need: paper, scissors and a glue gun. I’ve done this craft with tape, but the glue…
Useful Perler Bead Craft
True story. Last year my daughter participated in an economics project at school involving making a product out of perler beads and then “selling” that product. I had managed to avoid the perler bead craze thus far, but she was over-the-moon about those little plastic cylinders. I got those warm fuzzy feelings seeing her totally jazzed about what she had created. So, for her birthday which was a few days away, I ordered her a big tub of perler beads. 22,000 perler beads to be exact. In my defense, perler beads are really cheap – especially on Amazon. You probably know how this story is going to go. My daughter opened the…
Horseshoe Pumpkin
Did I mention my current horseshoe obsession? Earlier this month I made a gold good luck horseshoe after being inspired by the September 2015 issue of Better Homes and Gardens. After that project, I saw the Dutchess County Fairgrounds post this inspirational picture on Facebook and I knew I had to make a horseshoe pumpkin similar to the one they posted. (I don’t know who to give proper credit to for that idea.) A friend messaged me and said, “hey, I have a whole crate of horseshoes. You can have them.” Well, as you can imagine, I calmly replied freaked out and said, “YES!” She wasn’t joking, there was a bunch! I…
Rusty Machine turned Bird Bath
Have you ever heard an artist or songwriter being interviewed about their latest work of art or song? The interview always asks them to tell the audience what their creation stands for or how it should be interpreted. I keep waiting for someone to say, “I ate a messy cheeseburger, wiped my hands on the canvas and then decided to see if anyone would pay for it.” No one ever says that! Instead, many of them will be super ambiguous about their creations and want to leave it up to the viewer or listener to form their own impressions of said art. Well, that sort of happened to me this week. Not…
