Autumn in Sedona

In my previous post I've been talking about how much I miss Autumn Foliage, well my prayers have been heard and I finally got a chance to witness Autumn at its best - Autumn in Sedona.

I am so thankful for this opportunity to see all my favorite colors that Mother Nature so generously creating for us. I hope you are enjoying this beatiful season as mush as I do.

Have a great day!

I was featured!

All my hard work for Halloween didn't get unnoticed (Bragging) My Halloween Wreath has been featured on

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Thank you so much for showing my project - I am thrilled! Santa's Gift Shoppe is a great Blog with fun link party. If you have time, please stop by.

Sincerely,

Bits and Pieces Part 3

I've learned really well over the past few months that for everything planned there is a big force of unplanned that could overpower your agenda. That's what happened to me. All my planned have been postponed for a week and that's life

Now back to catching up (smile)

If you are like me and have something like this - mismatched family treasures

and something like this - an old framed poster (I happen to have two)

You may very well be interested in combining these two items in order to create something new. Take a look!

First you need to remove your framed "art" and get yourself a frame.

I have used my old "art" piece as a template for the new cardboard backing for my new creation

Then I've added some burlap to the cardboard using hot glue to create the background. I've cut up a piece of burlap slightly larger than the piece of cardboard in order to stretch and line-up while working with hot glue.

When everything has been glued and set - I've trimmed the extra fabric. Put your cardboard/burlap creation back in the frame and using the same hot glue attach your objects (spoons) in some sort of pattern. Note: hot glue can be easily removed from the spoon by placing the spoon in a hot water (just in case if you are afraid that this application can damage your collection)

Tah Dah!

I think it works really well for some trendy Homey Touches. I hope you will try it - it is really easy.

Sincerely,

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Bits and Pieces Part 2

You know how popular clear glass containers that display objects - you can see them everywhere. They can be pretty pricey!

These ones from Williams-Sonoma starting from$58.00

Well, I don't want to pay that much. Actually I don't want to pay anything at all! Here is what I did....

What is it? This is my Pedestal Beverage Jar that I've used so much during hot summer days

but now it serves as a brand new display for my favorite artichokes and the best part - No Money Spend!

Have a great day!

Bits and Pieces

Did I forget my Blog? Of course not! I was very busy working really hard on a big project that I will reveal at the end of this week, but for now I want to show you some of bits and pieces that will be part of my final look.

Here is a transformation on a dime. I went yard sale shopping with my girlfriend who is a pro. This is what I found for a dollar!!

I couldn't walk by this beauty - the detailing of this piece was screaming at me - "Take me home!" and so I did

After cleaning all the dust and dirt off, I put a coat of spray paint in Celery from Krayon.

Then I went back and added some glaze. You can see the area on a very left doesn't have any glaze and the area before it already have some - just to show you a difference.

Here is the final look.....

and here is the final place.....

I'll call it my "Pantry Topper"

Have a great day and come back for another part of Bits and Pieces, as well as the large reveal....:)

Sincerely,

Creating Autumn

What do you do when you don't get to see beautiful Autumn foliage? You create autumn colors for yourself....

This project based on my previous post "Crazy Crayons" but with a new twist

First, you will need to make Crazy Crayons in Autumn colors

for which you will brake crayons

and bake them at 350 degrees for 10 minutes

and cool for an hour - here you have it

Now, the next step of the project. You will need an orange paper for printer and large real leaves of your choice.

You will need to work on a flat surface. Put the leaf down, paper on top and start rubbing over the area where the leaf is with Autumn Crazy Crayon. I am finding these Crayons great for my 3-year old. Her hands are small and bigger crayon is more comfortable to grab on while rubbing. Also, make sure you will secure the orange paper in order to prevent any unwanted paper moves that may affect the final results. It is so much fun to watch "the appearance" of the leaf

Here is what we've got after few experiments with different pressure

Now, let's think what can we do with these beautiful leaves?

The adventures of Raggedy Ann

Hello everyone. If you ended up with the same amount of candies as we did then you are very well set till the next Halloween:)

I've never seen as many Tick-0r-Treaters in my life as I've seen today! The army of adorable Fairies, Black Ninjas, Supper Heroes and Pink Princesses came to our front door. Half way through, I've started to get a creepy feeling that we may run out of candies but we barely made with 12 (twelve) pounds of sweets!!! My little one, who after a month-long struggle finally made a decision on her costume -

A Raggedy Ann

(I think make-up became a key factor in this decision),

took this Trick-or-Treat very seriously and brought home a ton of candies... What do you do with all these sweets?

We never have candies at home - only fruits and frozen juice, and now we have this much! Oh, my! But I can't complaint - from my daughter's daycare Halloween Party to our block party - - it was a lot of fun!

Now we can clean up and get ready for Thanksgiving - one of my favorite holidays!

I hope your Halloween has been a lot of fun as well.

Have a great day!

Sincerely,