Me and my shelf are like that (picture me with fingers crossed). We are always hanging out, switching it up. Just this fall, the shelf went from: fall, to decked out for Quinn's pirate birthday (I'll share later), to Halloween. We have done it up for Christmas, and Valentine's Day, and just regular old days. Without further ado, here is the spooktacular Halloween mantle. The tree cut outs, tombstones and spider webbing were all dollar store finds. The ...
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DIY Trick-or-Treat Bag
I was lucky enough to receive a box full of Martha Stewart Crafts products and they did not disappoint. I already whipped up this chalkboard tray, and I couldn't wait to craft more! This is little Miss E's first Halloween. Well not her first, she was this unbelievably adorable strawberry last year. Oh-my-word they grow up fast! Last year she couldn't walk and she couldn't eat the candy, so aside from being adorable she didn't really have the full "Halloween experience". Well now ...
Dollar Store Tray to Chalkboard Decor
I have an obsession with chalkboard paint. We have it on the closet doors in the kid's rooms and in the kitchen. When I got some Martha Stewart Chalkboard paint (courtesy of Plaid Crafts) I was just itching to turn something into a chalkboard. Over the weekend I was at the Dollar Store trying to snag some cool fall decor. That is when I saw a stack of these metal trays. ONE DOLLAR FOLKS! So this, contact paper and a junk toy for Quinn turned out to be our only Dollar Store finds. Quinn ...
Fun Kid Bookmark
Lately Quinn has been obsessed with reading big books. We have tried some chapter books and he loves reading these big story collections. Enter: Ghetto fabulous bookmarks, Star Wars Fruit snack wrapper and scrap of fabric. I wish I was kidding. The funny thing is: Quinn became obsessed with these bookmarks. He HAD to open up to the page. He HAD to put the bookmark in. The concept fascinated him. He even picked a bookmark at the prize counter at Chuck E. Cheese's. We lost that ...
Fall Mantle & Printable
The fall mantle is done-zo! I think. I have been known to fiddle, create and tweak, but for now I am calling it DONE :). If you have been following along you know all about how I created that burlap and fabric flower fall wreath, the rope vase and the tractor and hay photography. Remember I ordered the wrong size prints? So they get cut off a bit. Really wishing you could see the headlights on the tractor. (shakes fist). You might remember that gorgeous wooden bowl from my World Market ...