Amy from The Mom Hood created her own glitzy acorns after seeing some glass acorns in a catalog. Amy used free acorns, complements of Mother Nature, that she baked in the oven to ensure no buggies lurked inside. She then glammed them up with gold spray paint and silver glitter. I just love the sparkle [...Read More]
“Etched Glass” Hurricane
November 20, 2011 By 2 Comments
Glass hurricanes and vases are staples when it comes to decorating. With a few simple changes, they can make the perfect display pieces for any season. Monica from Monica Wants It shows you how to create an “etched glass” tree design perfect for fall through winter. Monica used her Silhouette and contact paper to easily [...Read More]
Velvet Stuffed Pumpkins
November 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Don’t you just love the rich, luxuriant look of velvet? Beautiful velvet pumpkins are perfect for this time of year but unfortunately can be pricey. Rene’ at Bargain Hoot shows how to create your own with stretch velvet, Polyfill, and real pumpkin stems. I really like the combination of velvet with the natural stems. They [...Read More]
Scrap Fabric Pillow
November 11, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Allison from Cluck Cluck Sew shares a fabulous pillow cover tutorial to dress up those tired throw pillows this fall. Best of all, this is a “scrap buster” project designed to use up some of that scrap fabric that is taking up valuable closet space. For this fall-inspired pillow, Allison chose fabrics that simulate the [...Read More]
Fall Candle Hurricanes
October 8, 2011 By 2 Comments
Andrea from Decorating Cents has a little thing for candles so she of course wanted to incorporate some into her fall decorating. She headed to her local dollar store to gather some supplies. Andrea glued her glass candle holders into the vases and then added her spray painted fall leaves. So simple yet so pretty! [...Read More]
Glass Cloche with Wooden Base
October 6, 2011 By 5 Comments
Michelle from The 236 had been eyeing some lovely glass cloches with wood bases for quite some time. Imagine her joy when she stumbled upon a similar piece at her local Goodwill for only $2.99. Score! The only small change Michelle made was to paint the honey-colored base black to give it more of a [...Read More]
Pumpkin and Moss Fall Wreath
October 3, 2011 By 2 Comments
Melissa from 320 Sycamore shares a tutorial for a beautiful fall wreath that deviates a little from the typical assortment of brightly colored leaves. Melissa glued moss to a wreath form she’d salvaged from her neighbor’s garbage the previous year and then added lots of little pumpkins. The icing on the cake is the burlap [...Read More]
