Fall Crafting Adventures Part 2

Lately I have been trying to get as many projects as I can get done around the house 

before thanksgiving. Some of the projects I have been doing this past week 

are fall themed, and are not. I noticed yesterday as I  

finished up a couple I have had on my list for months, how motivating it is

to do something you see on pinterest or a blog, and have it turn out perfectly! 

Some people don't really like pinterest, but I love it because it motivates me

to brainstorm as much as I can, and look beyond a simple DIY blog post and see

how I can make something my own creation. I hope some of these projects motivate

you to make something awesome for your place! If you have a pinterest to-do

board I would love to see it, so leave a comment below with a link to your board! 

No-Sew Pillow Case Success!

"The Autumn Leaves" In French Painting 

Fake Fall Pumpkin Decorating 

Mr. & Mrs. Mugs 

"EAT" letters for Kitchen Wall

Simple Glitter Leaf & Acorn Wreath

"My Heart Belongs To" Paintings for Turkey & Africa

Mumford & Sons "Lover of the Light" Lyric Art

Trend Tuesday : Gold Leaf DIY Projects

I  love  gold  glitter,  gold  doilies,  gold  paint,  gold  home  decor,  gold  everything.

Lately,  I  have  been   seeing   loads   of   gold  leaf   DIY   projects,   which   naturally

make   me   extremely   excited.   I   can't   help   but   think   of   the   possibilities.

I   am   thinking  of   trying  out  a  few   gold   leaf   projects  and  I   will   be   sure  to  blog   them! 

Here  are   some   of   my   favorite   projects   I   have   seen.   Enjoy! 

DIY   Gold   Leaf   Paper   Mache   bowls   via Kelli Murray's Blog

Seems   like   an  intense   project   but   the   end  result   looks  amazing.

Can't   wait   to   try   this   one   out! 

DIY   Gold   Leaf   Notebooks   via Eat Sleep Cuddle 

Perfect   for   back   to   school!

Gold   Leaf   Map   via Ugly Duckling House! 

Definitely  thinking   of   making   one   of   these   for   a   friend   for  Christmas! 

Adorable DIY Gold Leaf Coasters via Style Me Pretty! 

I  feel  like  I  can't   have  enough  coasters. 

These  would  be  so  cute  for  the  fall  and  winter! 

DIY  Gold  Leaf  Confetti  Bowls  via   Vitamini Handmade 

Don't  these  remind   you  of   the   gold   confetti   Kate  Spade   china   collection?

So   cute! 

DIY   Gold   Leaf   Letter   via   The Knotty Bride 

Wouldn't   it   be   cute   to   spell   out   "hello fall"   in gold  leafed   lowercase   letters   from   JoAnn? 

DIY   Gold   Leaf   Pumpkins   via   Ladies Home Journal 

Wouldn't   it   look   so   cute  on   fake  black   pumpkins   from   Michaels? 

Have   you   ever   crafted   with   gold   leaf?   What   are   your   experiences? 

Have   any   do-and-don'ts  with   gold   leaf   you   want   to   share?

Pinspiration: Hello Fall!

I have some serious fall plans for our house. I have to wait another week to start decorating because it's not really fall here. It's been incredibly smoky due to wild fires, but I know summer is ending.

I have started planning on decor for my house via my Autumn Pinterest Board!
I will make sure to post pictures of what I do end up making and the fall decor
around my house. There is a staircase leading to our place and I can't wait to
load it with fake and real pumpkins painted all sorts of different ways. 

There are so many different ways people are decorating pumpkins

 on pinterest that its overwhelming. However it is also very inspiring! 

Fall on the Palouse is the most gorgeous time of year. 

I can't wait to celebrate it and enjoy it. 

All of these pictures can be found on my Autumn Pinterest board with DIRECT links to their sources. 

I do not take ANY credit for the pictures posted. 

Home Decor Part 1

Ever since moving I have been incredibly hard at work at making our new place a home!

I have been up to several DIY projects including a couple from pinterest and a few blogs that I love! Welcome to our house! 

Polaroids from my wedding, a magnet from my mom {gifted to Gus} and L-O-V-E magnets from my dear friend Shelley. 

Saw a jar filled with cupcake holders on Pinterest and decided to put to use one of the jars from my wedding! 

These are another reason why I love Seattle so much.
They are dried flowers from Pikes Place Market!

Handwriting and phrase from Wedding Chicks Instagram account. Check it out! 

I found an old cork board in our shed. Covered it with old Nancy Drew pages, painted the sides and added sticks and a tissue paper flower, attached a clothespin to a tack, and added a S and a dream catcher. I love what you can do with cork boards!

Kinsey of Sincerely Kinsey posted an adventure map DIY on her blog that I loved.

I found this map at a coffee shop in Spokane for $3.00 and painted the phrase from my favorite movie, UP! on it. We are going to pin little music paper hearts on every place we visit during our marriage. Love it! 

When we were on our honeymoon we went to loads of antique shops! One in particular had a ton of super cool vintage postcards, so we stocked up on all the cutest ones! I love how they looked framed.

My mom had this "lying around her house", so naturally I put it to good use in our home!

So proud of finding this little guy at Salvation Army in little Moscow!

When I saw the picture heart idea on Pinterest, I put it to good use in our old place above the mantle. Now that we have dreary white walls in our bedroom, I thought it would be perfect to add some color with our favorite wedding photos!
Definitely one of my favorite things I have done in the house for sure, so far.
I will be posting more tomorrow for sure. Till then, hope you are inspired!
Much Love
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