Giveaway?

My lovely readers!

I am just curious if any of you would be interested in a giveaway???

Nothing from an Etsy Shop.

But from a store here in Utah called the Wood Connection!

Let me know!

Thanks everyone for following my page!!!

Hoo am I

1. Do you like the season, Fall?
Fall is my favorite season!

2. What is your favorite fall smell?
The smell of fireplaces, the crisp air, and cider

3, What is your favorite activity to do in the fall?
Halloween and Thanksgiving activities.

4. Do you dress in fall colors during the season?
Somewhat, I wear more earthy colors

5. Name 4 qualities about yourself that start with each letter in the word FALL!
F- Friendly
A- Awesome
L- Listener
L- Lima bean Hater

Linking to:

Fall Wreath {Tutorial}

Halloween will be here in a week!

That is crazy talk!!!

October just started!

This means Christmas has snuck up on me yet again.

Even though it is the same day of the year every year.

So I am going to put that out of my head for a minute and focus on Thanksgiving/Fall.

Fall is my favorite season.

It is so pretty out and the weather usually isn't too bad.

I bought those leaves at a store called 'Wood Creations' here in Utah.

But I wanted a wreath too.

I combined the two and this is what I came up with.

This is my how to on the wreath only.

The leaves can only be bought if you live in Utah.

They don't ship yet since they are a new business.

Maybe one day right???

The How To:

Supplies needed:

Felt 1 yard

Muslin 1 yard

Cardboard

Hot glue and lots of glue sticks

Sewing Machine

Scissors

 First cut your felt into about 4 inch strips.  

Cut some muslin into 3 inch strips.

Then some more felt at 2 inch strips.

You don't have to be too precise on the cut.

 Break out the sewing machine and using a basting stitch sew all the way down.  

You don't have to back stitch on one end.

Take the bottom thread and make a ruffle to your liking.

Repeat with all your strips.

 Using your cardboard make yourself a wreath form.  

Cut some of your muslin into strips.

 Dab some hot glue down and start wrapping the cardboard to cover it.

You could certainly just paint the cardboard.

 All wrapped and ready for some ruffles!

Before you start gluing lay out your ruffles to make sure you have them the way you want them.

 Then simply just glue in the center and press down.

Repeat.

 First layer done.

 Next do the same with the muslin.  

Using hot glue down the center and pressing down.

And of course the same for the last layer of felt.

And there you have it!

And as always I link to these parties

Bean Bag Toss {last Halloween craft}

Today I am going to show you what I made for my kiddos!

It is a home made BEAN BAG TOSS!

Supplies you will need:

Fabric

Beans 

Sewing machine

A couple of buckets

Scissors or rotary blade

Iron

 Here are the supplies!

 Cut three rectangles that are 6 inches wide and 10 inches in length

 Turn inside out and sew all the way around. 

Leaving a gap to pour the beans in.

 Cut your corners,

turn right side out, 

and press with iron.  

Then fill with beans.

 This was a little tricky, I was too lazy to hand stitch this closed.  

So I just pushed all the beans to the side and sewed all the way down the seam.

 Repeat!

Then you have your very own game of bean bag toss!

What I {heart} on Pinterest #3

I have spent a few nights on pinterest.

While SSG watches shows like 'Storage Wars'

But that is okay,

I found some real goodies this week!!!

Let's get to it!!!

First and foremost THIS...

Source

You will probably see this soon as a Pinterest Craft day for me.

They had me at no sew...

I am in love 'sigh'

sorry SSG

Source

I love the pop of color in this.

However I would pair it with different shoes.

Not really my style

Tutorial

Want to know what is even better than this scarf???

She gives a fantastic, easy to do tutorial on it!

Click link to be sent to scarf wonderland!

During commercial SSG read this on Pinterest

He insisted I pin it.

He said cause it's true.

And it is... I laugh at my own jokes... hard

Apron Tutorial

If I ever had a girl I would make this for her.

But I am lucky enough to have three healthy boys.

Who love hot wheels.

And would be overjoyed if I did this for them.

Which I think I will.

What are you loving on Pinterest this week???

Leave me a link for your page!!!

I will come follow you.

But not in a stalker sort of way.

Cause that is just creepy.

Here is my Pinterest Link

My Halloween Front Porch

I finally finished my front porch last night adding pumpkins.

I love my little ghost.

I got him at Wood Creations.

But I added his little 'BOO' banner of course!

And I think I am about done with Halloween.

Next up is Fall decor!!!

If you would like to see where I link up click HERE

Blast from the Past

I did a guest post for Oops I Craft My Pants a few days ago.

I thought I would share with my readers in case you missed it.

I made this guy last year.

But he was so cute I decided to give him another shout out!

And I will tell you how I made him.

Here is my how to:

Supplies needed:

Fun Fur (you can buy it at walmart)

Floral Styrofoam form.  

Wooden Dowel

Pipe Cleaners

Spider webs

Bucket

Start by wrapping the fun fur all over the Styrofoam. 

Take the pipe cleaners and cut them in half.  

Stick them into the body of the spider.

You can add a dab of hot glue to make it stick better.

 At this point you can add eyeballs to your spider.

Now onto the bucket to place your spider in.

Paint your wooden dowel to whatever color you choose.

I chose orange cause the spider was already black and I wanted to contrast.

Put a little more Styrofoam in the bottom on the bucket and place spider webs on top.

Then all you have to do is stick the wooden dowel into the spider and place in bucket.

It was REALLY easy and took about a half hour to make!