DIY Fall Floral Wreath

Are you ready for a super quick and easy DIY project?  A faux hydrangea floral wreath is in order!  I made it with just a couple of inexpensive items and it took about 15 minutes to put together. 

You can find the flowers at any craft store, Hobby Lobby sells them often for 50% off.  I used 9 flowers, 3 of each color, and a large straw wreath form.  A wire cutter was used to cut the stems and scissors to make a small hole in the wreath form for where the flowers would go.  The steps are illustrated below.

Wreaths are beautiful hanging on doors and mirrors.  I found the burlap and satin ribbon at Hobby Lobby.  

Or you can attach the wreath form directly to a rubber wreath hanger that affixes directly to the mirror.  I used one like this.  I'm always surprised at how well they hold the wreath. 

Are you up for making your own wreath this season?

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I'm sharing this post with Layla at The Lettered Cottage and Rhoda at Southern Hospitality.

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Organized Magazines

There's only a couple more things to do in my office before a tour of the whole room is in order.  Last week, I showed you how I recovered my aqua magazine holders with gift wrap and now I've updated them with bookplate labels. The aqua wasn't quite right for my new color scheme and I'm a huge fan of the Rifle paper I used. 

I'm big on magazines, especially in the summer because I'll take them to the pool, flip through during long cardio sessions at the gym, or for easy reading before bed. Most of my magazines are given to a friend after I read, but I save certain subscriptions, like Oprah, House Beautiful and Martha Stewart Living to keep for future reference.  Now, I've got them all organized and labeled in my office bookshelf.

I bought inexpensive, metal bookplates from Michael's and they are adhesive so they stick right onto the magazine files. I used washi tape (gold dots and stripes) over the labels that came with the bookplates and printed "HB" and "Living" with my labeler.  These bookplates could be spray-painted another color if you wanted something different.

I'm so happy with the result!

Do you keep any of your magazines?  If so, how do you store them?

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Leopard Fabric Pumpkin

We're starting to see pumpkins piling up outside the grocery store- guess Fall is upon us!  I always get a kick out of how many varieties there are and especially love the miniature ones. 

I had plans for this big guy though- I wanted to turn him into a leopard fabric pumpkin, kinda like those plushy velvet ones I've seen in years' past.  I had leopard fabric left over from my wooden stool project.

I had my doubts as to how this was going to turn out.  After I finished wrapping the pumpkin in fabric, the stem was too short to be seen,  and it didn't look very pumpkin-y, more like a bowling ball.  So, I created a stem, improvising with a cardboard toilet paper roll and some tree bark.

I used spray adhesive to adhere the bark to the cardboard roll, then added one real green leaf and a fake gold leaf.

I think adding those natural elements helped make it look more like a pumpkin.

I've got the leopard pumpkin sitting in our entryway for now, next to one of the velvety kind that I found at Hobby Lobby. 

I want to try some other fabrics, but this is a start!

Have a great week friends!

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Top Washi Tape Projects

Y'all know that I've fallen for washi tape in a big way this year.  It's easy to use and remove, colorful, fun, and a quick way to add personality to almost anything.  I've built up a pretty big collection and have used it all over the house.  

Keyboard

Pencils (use two strips of tape lengthwise)

Kitchen Spatulas

Even the pipes under the sink!

Paper Straw Arrows

Courtney (A Thoughtful Place) made some adorable washi straw flags.

Susan (Simply Modern Home) added some fun washi to a floral vase.

Christine (Just Bella) made washi magnets that I just adore.

Darnetha (ChippaSunshine) organizes her files with washi- love the colors and patterns she used.

My favorite and most-often used way to washi is in my daily planner.  Kinda like Wendy (Pretty Well Organized)

and Take 2 They're Small did with theirs.

How are you using washi tape?

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Have a great WEEKEND!

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Popular Pins

Even though I've started to get the hang of Twitter, and I'm all about Instagram, Pinterest is my first love. Last night I got a notification that my favorite store is following me, and they repinned some of my pins! How cool?!

You might not be on Pinterest near as much as I am (popping in periodically everyday-or are you??) so I'm sharing some of the most popular pins from my boards. I think you'll really like!

Chicken Yakisoba via Joysama- 233 repins

(This looks so good and easy- I can't wait to make it.)

Push Pin Art via Metal & Art- 124 repins

(Create words with brass push pins in a foam board and frame.  Quick, original, affordable art.  Think of all the words or colors you could use.) 

Perfect Fall Outfit via Twitter How to Dress Cute- 184 repins

(I see this outfit in my future!)

How to Hide those Pesky Lamp Cords via Hi Sugarplum- 112 repins

(What a genius idea!)

Painted Pumpkins via Urbanic Paper - 118 repins

(I think we've got pumpkins on our minds.  I love the idea of painting them instead of just carving since I've never been a very good carver.)

Command Central- each person in the house has their own divider, keeps paper off the counters via BH&G! - 148 repins

(I'm all for whatever will keep the counters clear!)

30 School Lunches via Very Culinary- 131 repins

(Now that school's back in session, moms everywhere are looking for lunch/snack ideas when their kids aren't eating the school lunch.)

No Matter How You Feel via Bits of Truth- 70 repins

(A good reminder for all of us.)

Ultimate Workout Playlist- 60 songs via Honey We're Healthy- 625 repins

This is bananas- I actually made my own Popular Pins list!  I have never seen anything I've pinned get this many repins- so thank you very much.  I hope you like it! 

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P.S. Is this new bigger font on my blog better to you?  I've tried to change the code to make it bigger before, but can't, so I manually changed it in the post.  There are not many options, this is the next size up. 

This is how the font read BEFORE.

This is how the font reads NOW.

Please let me know what you think.

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Fall Decor // Console Styling

Year after year, as we decorate our homes for the changing seasons, we learn more about our style and perhaps ourselves.  What do we want our homes to say, what feeling do we want to convey?  If you're a funky and colorful type of person, I bet your home reflects that.  Are you more modern or traditional?  I'm sure those elements creep into your home design too.  I keep coming back to inviting and simple decor.  I lean toward uncomplicated spaces with a coziness to them.  I tried to accomplish that with the addition of some Fall decor in our dining room- not that we're seeing anything near Fall temperatures here in Houston.  I started my Fall decorating with the console table that I recently got from World Market.

I knew I wanted natural elements in the decor, so I bought some leafy branches from the grocery store.   Unfortunately, clippings from our yard aren't that pretty.  The faux feathers in a candle holder round out the trio of vases in Fall-like colors.  I like all the different heights and shapes.  I'm always fond of creamy or white pumpkins, and this ceramic one works perfectly with the cream colored lamps. 

On the bottom shelf, I used the same basket that was there before, just switching out the pillows and adding a green ombre throw blanket.  

I like the calming color scheme here and had to remind myself I don't have to do Fall with the typical orangey-reds, although I do like that combo.

A wooden bowl full of corks from wine enjoyed over the years is a personal touch I like.  

Are you pulling out the Fall decor in your house? 

Here is the SOURCE LIST:

CONSOLE TABLE // World Market 

GOLD VASE, GREEN VASE, WOVEN BASKET // HomeGoods

LAMPS, WHITE PUMPKINS // Hobby Lobby

GOLD PILLOW, GOLD VOTIVE HOLDER // Target

GREEN THROW // West Elm

RUG // Pottery Barn (similar)

CHAIRS // Restoration Hardware

GEOMETRIC PILLOWS IN CHAIR // Etsy Festive Home Decor

GEOMETRIC FABRIC FOR PILLOW IN BASKET // High Fashion Home, Dwell Studio Fabric 

WOODEN BOWL // HomeGoods???

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