Fall Friday Freebies

It's Friday again, and our week was filled with all sorts of free projects to spruce up the house for fall.

 

I turned this October pantry staple into a perfect, FREE, seasonal decoration... compliments of Someday Crafts.

  

My spring grapevine wreath met with the corn field behind it and out came this fantastic corn husk wreath.  Total cost...$0.00!

 

I never know if it's necessary to include a "how-to," so if you are interested in making yourself one of these, and would like directions, just mention it in the comment section below.

 

This little guy is holding my favorite fall mix.

1 jar party peanuts

1 bag of M&M's

1 bag of candy corn

Not free, but close!

YUM!!

 

After many miserable failures at creating my own mini greenhouse, my Mom surprised me with this fantastic thing. 

  

I love changing the decor inside for each season!  Mason jars filled with a variety of nuts makes for a charming and FREE decoration.

  

Today's final freebie... this handsome scarecrow.   If you don't have a supply of old clothes to dress your scarecrow, visit a thrift store for something cheap, and if you don't have a super awesome brother who likes to deliver straw to your house, you can usually find one for less than $5.  Little Miss has been practicing how to smile for the camera.  It looks a little forced, but I think she's onto something!

 

She was a little unsure of the "scareman" at first...

  

but she slowly warmed up to him. 

 

Then she warmed up a little more...  

   

till she was hot for him!

   

I hope you can use some of these ideas decorate your home for fall!  Thanks for stopping by!

Link Love

Good morning!!  I'm spending my child-free morning catching up on some long overdue blog exploration. (Thank you for hosting a slumber party, Grandma!)  I recently found one called Six Sisters' Stuff, and this morning discovered they host a Saturday Link Party, so naturally, I linked up!  Check it out here!

Freebie Friday:Hand-me-down glam

Today marks week 38 of my pregnancy.  Baby number two seems to bake so much faster than baby number one.  My nesting phase has finally set in.  Little Miss and I spent the week shopping, organizing, and washing anything we could figure out how to take apart.  She is in heaven with all the baby seats and swings, turning them into napping places for her baby dolls.  She has grown up so much lately and says the funniest things such as "Hi Baby, I'm your big sister."  At our last doctor's appointment she told Doc "My Daddy loves this baby."  I almost cried!

Baby will have plenty of love and plenty of hand-me-downs.  So, for this week's freebie I wanted to come up with a fresh take on Little Miss' old clothes, starting with the onesies.  Every baby has them and every baby ruins them with generous doses of spit-up and massive blow-outs.  Here's my solution....

Actually, this solution is compliments of Simple Simon & Co.

Its called tea dying and you can get the tutorial by clicking on the name above.  

What you will need...

1) old stained onesies 

2) tea bags 

3) lace remnants

4) a few buttons

If you are a bit of a pack rat like myself these supplies should run you about $0.

Follow the dying tutorial then add lace and buttons wherever you see fit.  WaLa!! Vintage glam for a precious baby girl.  I'll let you know when I come up with a solution for baby boys.  

Thanks for stopping by!

Freebie Friday

 This week's freebie... admission to Fort Loramie's Fall Fest!!  Yahoo!  I'll be manning my little stand there all day Saturday.  Here are a couple of the things you can expect to find...

 

No, you can't buy my kiddo, however you can purchase this

wickedly cute tutu...

 

and this matching headband...

  

Or, how about getting yourself some candy corn that won't find its way to you hips but to your front door.  

 

This fall decoration might not taste as sweet but its sure to help your home welcome fall!

 

I hope you can all make it out to Fort Loramie's Fall Fest in the morning!  I'll be sitting with the farmer's market crew. You will find these goods and so much more!

  

Well Rounded

Why "Well Rounded" you ask?  A sculpture instructor of mine, Leesa Haapapuro, once described creativity as a well; If you constantly draw creative inspiration from your well without filling it back up, your creativity will run dry.  SO TRUE!  I'm not so sure there are many 100% absolutely original ideas out there.  I think that we all draw from life; things we see, hear, and experience.  Then, when something catches our eye we interpret it in our own way, and, BAM... creativity happens!

My favorite part of blog land is filling up my well by keeping up with other bloggers, mostly craft blogs.  Here is my short  list of blogs that are not to be missed... 

Lemon Tree Creations

 

 I am Momma Hear Me Roar

 

Someday Crafts 

 

Blue Cricket Design 

 

My old way of keeping track of fun ideas was to copy and paste an image into a Word document.  Then, I'd print them off or save them to my desktop. Both of these methods made for messy desktops.  My new way of saving and organizing pictures... Pinterest.  Check it out!

Saturday I'll be at Fall Fest in Fort Loramie with all sorts of goods.  If you are in the area you should stop by! Have a great week!