Fall Pumpkins

Hello! Sarah here.  So usually discussing anything but Christmas after Thanksgiving is utterly against my rules.  But, what can I say, I'm a rebel.  This fall I went to a store that had the cutest wooden pumpkin decor and I had to have them...but not for 35 bucks... So I showed a picture of them to my friend, Meranda, and some of her mad wood cutting skills later, some sanding, some paint, and some good conversations while doing it, my cute wooden pumpkins were born.  I learned a helpful tip while working on the pumpkins.  To get that awesome antiqued look all you need to do is to get a little bitty dab of brown paint on a baby wipe and wipe all over your pumpkin.  It gives you great control over how much antiquing you want.  I loved the way they turned out.  Did I mention that they were only 10 bucks for a set of three?  Well, they were, and I felt quite accomplished, too.  A natural crafter, I am not, but with guidance I can do things, so I'm grateful for friends and sisters who help me limp along in this crafty world.

Here's one pumpkin that I dragged out of storage as I promptly put away my fall decor to put up our Christmas decorations yesterday.

Burlap Wreath

Well, my name is Katie, and it is about time I showed up and introduced myself with a project!  I love pinterest.  I do.  It’s such a great and easy way for me to get ideas and be inspired.  Unfortunately, I have this super awesome problem of seeing projects on pinterest and thinking that they’ll be so quick and easy to do.  Then I actually make something and boy howdy, it always takes longer and doesn’t always turn out how I think it should look.  You all see where I’m going with this, right? 

So, I’m sure you all have seen this pin about making a wreath form out of foam tubing.  Seems simple enough, and really it was.  It worked just like they said it would.  What didn’t really work for me was how it looked when I was putting away all my fall decorations tonight….

This is my month old wreath.  Maybe it wouldn’t be so noticeable if it was totally covered in flowers or maybe covering it with more burlap would help it keep it’s shape.  But, I’m pretty sure next time I’ll just splurge on a real wreath form. 

Tulle Tutu

Since I have a little girl, I love to dress her up for any occasion that I can think of. Halloween was no exception. I went a little crazy and made her the cutest little scarecrow costume. My inspiration came from this picture I found on Pinterest. I loved everything about this tutu costume, but I was not sure how to go about making it. That is until I saw this post on how to make a tutu for a little baby... thank you Pinterest. I ended up for the most part following the directions, but I made a few mistakes that made it turn out even better.

First I got three different types of tulle. (copper, chocolate brown, and butter). I ended up using about two thirds of each roll. I then measured on my little girl just how long I wanted my tutu to be and added about a inch to it.

*Now here is the genius idea. I found a book that was half the length of my desired tutu. I then wrapped the tulle around the book several times. Next I cut the tulle from the ridge on top of the book. Walla instant tulle strips.

I then measured around her torso to see how much elastic I would need. (I ended up needing to sew the elastic two inches shorter then measured because it stretched out as I tied the tulle on)

I then took each piece of tulle, alternating them, and double knotted them on the elastic. And just like that you are done. Easy as pie. Who knew making a tutu was this easy!

Side Note: I also found it helpful to put the elastic around a book as I tied the tulle on. 

Here is more pictures of Emma modeling her super cute costume.