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Fall...my favorite season of all!

Dawn: Posted on Monday, November 19, 2012 9:48 AM

Well, it's that time of year again...time to store my "Lucy" (she's on the left!) back in the attic until the next fall season rolls around.

Today, I thought I would take you through some of my fave fall decor before storing it all nice and cozy for the winter and spring months.

Inspired,

Dawn

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Pumpkins...all dressed up!

Dawn: Posted on Tuesday, October 02, 2012 7:27 AM

I have been eyeing the wonderfully decorated pumpkins on Pinterest for a while now.

While shopping with a friend, I came upon some faux pumpkins on sale for 40% off and another 20% off on top of that. So...I couldn't resist trying my hand at decorating a few.

Polka dots were, by far, the easiest to dress up the pumpkins with as far as painting goes. That is what called my name for the first pumpkin...something easy...polka dots! Since the pumpkin was black, I chose a contrasting color, which was off white.

I used a similar approach to decorate the smaller black pumpkin...just adding green and orange polka dots.For the top, I used ribbon (folded to make a loop) and then stapled (with a staple gun) to the top of the pumpkin.

Lastly, I made a bow to top things off and added raffia for some fun, fall texture...

The white pumpkin was for my daughter-in-love who is loving all of the new modern designs. She is currently in the process of redecorating her house...

She's really fond of the chevron pattern, so here is my attempt to do a chevron pattern on her white pumpkin. After painting , the chevron proved fruitless and I thought a bit more smartly...and used some black electrical tape. Worked perfect for the job! :)

I also used some of her recently bought leftover fabric to incorporate the patterns and coordinate with her house.

These were fun to make and took an hour or less to create. Good luck to you...hope you are inspired to be creative this fall too!

Enjoy displaying your cute little

dressed up pun'kins for all to see...

Inspired,

Dawn

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Come on Fall!

Dawn: Posted on Saturday, August 04, 2012 2:07 PM

I can't believe that I am already preparing for fall and in the heat wave that we are having here in the south. These 105 degree days are getting old...so I thought maybe THINKING about fall would inspire me to have a better attitude in this heat! So today, I thought I would share some things that I have been working on. Of course, you can order anything that you see...

This was a Pinterest inspired project using 3 8x10 canvases, painted and decorated, then attached with a ribbon on the back...ADORABLE way to greet people in the coming season! These are $30 to purchase...

Boo to You boards...$15 What a cute decorative board to sit on a shelf :)

Burlap Pumpkin...great to hang on the front door...$30

Here is one of my first Pinterest projects...a scarecrow! Love this little guy ( I mean girl!) This whimsical scarecrow looks good sitting on the shelf alone or attached to a wreath... $20