For the whole neighborhood to see.

I figured it was finally time to take advantage of my big open window in the front of my house.

Copying the same thing I did on this plate, I cut the letters on my friend's cricut expression (so they could be huge). "GIVE" is 11.5" and the thanks is 7".

I laid it out on the transfer paper and then marked the middle of my window so I could center it. I put it up higher so it could be seen better.

Then climbed up the ladder and stuck it on.

Next year I will use the "reverse" function so I can just hang it on the inside of the window and stay off a ladder:)

I'm linkin' to these parties.

Giving Thanksgiving it's 25 days.

I'm all about "fall" decor. I can put it up sometime in September and leave it till Thanksgiving. It's not that I don't like to decorate for Halloween, I just hate changing it all so quick. So I have tried to keep things "fallish" with a few holiday specific things...it works for me.

This was the "Halloween" mantle.

A few ghosts and witches, etc. Makes for an easy change for November.

Add in the pilgrim people, and Lil D in some leaves...

Change out the "boo" plate for this one. (Charger is from Hobby Lobby and I cut the vinyl with my cricut). Then I found a huge pack of sparkly leaves at Joanns for $2 and decided they would work on this tree thing.

And now we are ready for Thanksgiving.

Copy Cat Pumpkin

Michelle over at Someday Crafts posted this about a pumpkin filled with ornaments from Pier 1. I bought these pumpkins last year ($1.49 each), but ended up not using them...till today!

I bought the ornaments at Tai Pan Trading along with the ribbon.

Love it up on my Kitchen shelf!

I have one more pumpkin...I'm thinking I might try doing something like this...

We'll see how it turns out!

Wreaths can go inside too...right?

Last week I saw this wreath over at Centsational Girl and I just LOVED it! I knew I needed one of my own, but I have issues with wreaths...they don't like my front door...or maybe it's the weather that doesn't like my wreaths.  I find these great wreaths, that I just love...stick them on my door and between the heat of the sun all afternoon, the rain, the wind, and now the snow...well...let's just say...they are sad, sad little wreaths. So when I made this wreath for Halloween, I knew that it would never survive on my front door...so I stuck it inside on my hall closet door (which is also in the living room area).  So, when I decided to tackle making my own wreath for fallish/Christmas...I decided I could go big, because I was going to keep this one inside too!

I wanted to find something that went with my living room colors, but also looked fall...but could go Christmas as well.

I found these beauties at Joanns (buy a bunch get one free)...

Then I got this sparkly beauty for 40% off...

and to fill in the holes, I took the cheap and tacky leaves from this steal...and made them sparkly all by myself...

I am pretty proud...it's the first wreath I have ever made completely from wire frame to finish all by myself.  And I think it is just gorgeous!

I think I only spent about $20 on it...not too bad, if I say so myself!

I'm linking to:

Works for me Wednesday at We are that family

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Celebrate the Holidays at It's so very Cheri

Halloween welcome sign dangles

I have a love for The Wood Connection...and things wood that they have there for me to paint...

I try not to have new dangles for every month...mostly holidays and seasons...

I just can't help myself...I love it!

I'm linking to the Fall Festival Week #7

Fall Festival with a knock off knock out...

I have been so inspired by everyone's front porch decor that I thought I would give it a whirl...

These are the 2 (yep, only 2) pumpkins from my garden...

with a little bronzey gold spray paint (I was going for more bronze...but is is looking more gold, oh well!) 

I got this at Tai Pan Trading for $10...

sprayed it black (I am hoping to add a little green tree for christmas)

and added some "stuff" to my pumpkins...

and more stuff to the vase.  I have also loved the spray painted branches so I had to add one as well...then a couple sparkly bats leftover from this project...and got this.

I needed something for my door, but I didn't want to do a wreath.  I was walking through Joanns last week (shocking, I know) and saw a witch's broom with hot pink sparkly sticks.  I loved it and wanted one for my front door, but hot pink really didn't go with my above planter/pumpkin thing.  So I thought what I most always think..."I can do that myself". 

So off Lil D and I went on a walk through the park and on the parkway by the river on a hunt for twigs....here's what we (I) found...Lil D was more interested in pushing the stroller.  What was in the stroller you ask?...nope, not a doll...a car...he takes his cars and trains for walks...he's cute like that:) Anyway, we got ourselves a lot of twigs, sprayed them orange...added some glitter...used hot glue to attach them to a big stick...put on a ribbon and sparkly bat...

and got this...

My front porch is still lacking a little bit, but I have a few more ideas to finish it off...hopefully before Halloween:)

I'm linking to the Fall Festival--week #6

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Knock Off Knock Out

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DIY day @ ASPTL

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Someday crafts

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Talk to me Tuesday @ Tip Junkie

A very busy, but productive day!

I'm reposting for Southern Hospitalities Fall Decor party

I love days where I feel like I get so much accomplished...they don't happen often enough. Lil D and I hit a few stores this morning and I found these for only 75 cents a piece...

and after Lil D hit the nap...I turned them into these...

and then I FINALLY took these (click here) and got them all up and prettified!

Do not mind the big Maxell man over my fireplace (does anyone remember that magazine ad?)...he has been, and always will be, in the tv room of any home that my husband and I live in...it's a long story...and really not that great of one...but he belongs with us...and we love him!

I bought a leaf garland at Micheals and then some Christmas and fall picks in oranges and bronzes (all sparkly and pretty) and filled in the empty spots.  I also used extra beads I have from beading to add to the pumpkins.  My favorite trick are the leaves in the upside down vase.  Maybe you all know this, but I was AMAZED. On the Today show a week or so ago they were showing different centerpieces and used vases filled with stuff and then placed upside down.  How do they keep the stuff  inside you ask?  "press n seal" saran wrap...put it on, press it down, cut off the excess, then turn it over...nice!

After getting the home all decked out (still have a couple more things I am trying to finish up) I made these. And just in time 'cause Lil D was up and we had a train track to lay out and play with.  Then off to get a hair cut for the little guy...which he did NOT want (see here). Then we raced to Target (where we were unlucky in candle choices) and to the neighbors and then back home to eat this. After hanging the canvas print from Ikea (we bought 3 weeks ago) above our bed...I gave my husband a beyond needed haircut, bathed the kid and put him to bed. Phew...I think it's about time for me to do the same!