Happy Fall Y'all

Today, I am linking up to the fall decor parties at Nesting Place and Hooked on Houses!
I know The Nester's party is supposed to be for mantles, but I don't like my fall mantle this year, so I'll just show you the rest of the house instead.

So come on in!


Above is our candy bowl for trick or treaters. It is now sitting on top of our island since some little boy that lives here could not keep his hands out of it!

This is a table in our entryway.

With the lights on!

Close up of the spooky table. I made those leopard pumpkins this year by covering them with wrapping paper that I purchased in Canton. I love this spell book, too!

Got these boots last year at Pier 1.

Our dining table centerpiece

Above is a little yard sign that I bought in Canton several years ago. The weather was very rough on it, so it no longer has a stake, is missing some ghosts, but is still cute and now sits inside on my cookbook stand.

I made the corrugated pumpkin last year, made the sign "Good Ghouls Get Goodies" this year, and made the stacked pumpkin man this year too.

Love this pillow!

I made this little monster frame this year. It's pretty fitting of our little guy!

This is very hard to see, but there are giant spiders wrapped around the iron of this mirror. I made three small canvases that spell out "EEK!" I found the feather boas at the Dollar Tree and stapled it to a fun orange ribbon and tied it to the mirror.

Close up of the letters

I got this idea from Shannon. I remember loving her plaque from a few years ago, so I decided to make one of my own. I found a scrap piece of wood in the garage, and voila! (Don't tell, but I also painted the back side with "December 25". It's never too early to think of Christmas!)

I tried to put a little piece of fall/Halloween in every room. Some certainly have much more than others, but I wanted the whole house to feel festive!

Yesterday and Today

What I did yesterday:

I added all of those knobs! All by myself! I am becoming pretty handy with the power tools (when not getting my hair caught in them)!





What I did today:


I found this houndstooth fabric at Hobby Lobby on clearance. It was a remnant, so I bought it thinking I could definitely use it for something. Then, I saw the link below, and knew just what I'd use it for. I made 3 of them, cut dead limbs off of my Japanese Maple and painted them gold, and voila! Cute fabric pumpkins, no sewing necessary!
(Step by step instructions with photos, from here.)

"Witch" Crafts

Well, not really witches, but I was trying to keep in the Halloween theme! I had some down time today, so I decided to copy some boxes I recently saw. I didn't copy them exactly, but for $7.50, I made my own, and I think they turned out pretty darn cute!

I put them in Rhett's bathroom and I think that after Halloween, I might just take out the "Trick or Treat" and add "Happy Fall Y'all" and keep them up til Christmas.

Ummm, WOW!

I recently ran across this recipe for Apple Dumplings. From the looks of the pictures, I knew I HAD to try them for myself. So, last night, I did precisely that. I try to take my inlaws one meal a week to lighten their load a little (that is my intent anyway). So, I decided this week to also take a dessert. Boy, was it delish!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Unlike the original recipe, I didn't add the nuts because I don't like them and my MIL can't eat them right now. I also didn't add the caramel sauce because I forgot to buy it :(. We didn't serve it over ice cream either because my MIL can't have cold things right now either. Despite all of that, they were still soooo good. Even my husband (who normally only likes chocolate and rarely wants any other kind of dessert) ate two! I highly recommend you make these for yourselves! I am thinking of making a whole bunch and taking them to Thanksgiving dinner. They kind of remind me of fall. And if you'll notice, the recipe makes eight, there are only seven in my picture. That is because I couldn't wait to taste them until after the picture! :)

Happy Fall Y'all!

I am really getting into the Halloween spirit lately. We had Rhett's Halloween/Fall pictures made last weekend and while we were there, I saw these cute corrugated tin pumpkins (above). My mom and I got to thinking that we could easily make them and save ourselves some money. Turns out, that is easier said than done! (Now we know why they cost so much-- they take FOREVER to make!) But, I attempted one with plans to make more, and here is the first one:



Not the cutest, but for my first one, it isn't so bad! The white dots are actually glitter (hard to see in the pic).

And, here is my next creation:
I used a bunch of scrap pieces of fabric and some cute Halloween ribbon, and created this Halloween Ragamuffin wreath. Inspiration from here.

And, while I was checking out her blog, I was also inspired to make these!
I love how the last two projects turned out. I have plans to make more of both of these for various other holidays. And, the best part is, they are both SUPER cheap to make! However, the wreath certainly takes a while. If you are going to attempt one, I would recommend a smaller wreath. If you are interested in any of the above, you can e-mail me at pinkhearts.polkadots@yahoo.com. I am listing them for sale on my other blog, here.

Can't Hardly Wait!

I HEART Fall! I love the cooler temps, the leaves changing, the decorations, football, and my husband's chili! I think it is even more special to me now because of Rhett. I had so much fun last year watching football games with him, dressing him in Dallas Cowboy jerseys and Texas Tech apparel. I loved taking him to the pumpkin patch, dressing him up in his Halloween costume, and taking him to Boo at the Zoo. So, as much fun as I had last year with an infant, I can only imagine the fun I'm in store for this year with a toddler!

Today at Target, I stumbled across this and I got it for FREE thanks to a Target promo that Money Saving Mom published! I already put some candy corn in it and am not going to put it up until Christmas gets here. So what if it's only the first of September!;)

And, I am so excited because today I almost finished Rhett's Halloween costume. I decided a few months ago that he was going to be "Bam Bam" from the Flintstones cartoon. It is appropriately fitting to him based upon his size, strength, and destructive nature. Also, his hair is sort-of blond. (Close enough!) We are having his pics taken in a pumpkin patch this weekend and the photographer recommended that he wear his costume. Thus, the reason for such an early creation!

And lastly, I made one of these for my MIL and one for my mom based off of this craft that I saw last year. It isn't quite the same, but this is my version based upon available supplies at Hobby Lobby. I have been waiting a whole year to make it! I had to improvise and only put initials on the one for my mom because my niece's name (Taylor) was too long to fit on a small pumpkin.

Just the slightest dip in temps gets me all excited for fall, so I had to post a few fall goodies! Stay tuned, more to come!

Harvest

So, since everyone else is posting pictures of their fall decor, I figured I would post of little bit of mine. I have a lost box somewhere in the attic. I have really, really got to find it. Right now, I have a display of pumpkins that is supposed to say "BOO". But, all I can find is "BO".



I got these chandelier globes at Market in Dallas about two years ago. I have Christmas trees too!

This little guy greets everyone in our hallway. He has a bowl full of candy in his arms!

This wreath hangs on my pantry door. After Halloween, I hang up a turkey for Thankgiving, and then Candy Canes at Christmas.

I love this little pillow.

These are on our chairs around the kitchen table. There are also 2 ghosts. They look like they are having a spooky dinner party. I got these several years ago and I still love them.

There is more, but it is not as pretty as all of the vignettes displayed out in blogland, so I will not post. Plus, I have a 3 month old, so I am decorating in between feedings, diaper changes and naps!

HAPPY FALL Y'ALL!!!!!!!!