Fabric Pumpkins {DIY Easy No Cost Project}

This project has been on my pinterest to-do list since last Autumn. Since we had the day off and needed something to do, I decided the kids could help me do it. They each made 4 pumpkins mostly all by themselves with a little help from me. The pumpkins turned out so cute and it's super fun when you can make something entirely with stuff you already have and don't spend any money.

I followed the tutorials from here and here.

 I just grabbed fabric scraps from my stash in Autumn-ish colors in oranges, blacks and browns and let the kids pick which ones they wanted to use. Each one is different and I love that we made these together and they can play with them and they do double duty as decorations too. I love having meaningful "decor" rather than just junk you buy to fill up space.

I hope you are enjoying your Labor day holiday. Are you doing anything to get ready for the changing season?

~Rebecca

Late Summer / Early Fall

Our house smells amazing right now. We just pulled out our first baked pumpkin goodies from the oven. Even though the calendar says it's still summer, there is definitely a crispness in the breeze that wasn't there last week. Fall is in the air! My huckleberry patch might have frozen last night. I've started to pull out a few fallish decorations, but I'll wait until Labor Day is over to put the wreath on the front door :) 

Easy Summer Boredom Buster Game: tic tac toe

Supplies: 8 paper plates, string or yarn cut into 4 equal lengths, something to write or decorate plates with.

Easy peasy using items on hand, and it kept them occupied for a little bit.

Hope you're having a great summer!

A touch of July 4th decor

Pinned and Tried: DIY Boxwood Wreath with B&W Stripe Bow

A little bit ago, I was perusing images of DIY boxwood wreaths on Pinterest. I've been wanting a nice green wreath for my front door that would work all year long, for every season. For some reason, boxwood wreaths are insanely expensive and I've always wanted one but would never pay for one. I came across one image with a black and white striped bow and fell in love. Also, the bow gave me an idea: change it out for seasons/holidays and I would have the ultimate wreath that I would never have to worry about changing, storing, and I could get rid of all my other ones that take up so much space in the garage- triple win! 

The inspiration came from this picture here. I used an old wreath form I already had, I bought two boxwood garlands from Joann when they had a great sale, and I bought 1 yard of black and white striped ribbon. I just attached the garland to the form using twist ties starting from the inside and worked my way around and out. The bow is just clipped on so I can easily change it out. Here is how mine turned out:

Love. (We really need to paint that trim- yikes). As you can see it is a lovely rainy Spring day today.

I hope you enjoyed my DIY Boxwood wreath! ~Rebecca

Quick And Easy May/End Of Year Teacher Appreciation Idea

I finally got through all those school supplies I bought last August and saved the highlighters for the end. I printed up these cute tags and they're ready to go! My kids only have NINE days of school left. CrAzY! Is it too soon to say "Have a great Summer!" ,"Stay cool", or "Don't ever change" ?? I can say for sure, Happy end of school!

"Take Note": April Teacher Appreciation

Sources:

Notepads/Pencils from Walmart

Washi Tape from PickYourPlum.com

Printable tags from HERE