Burlap projects

If you haven't noticed,

I've been on a serious burlap kick the last few weeks!

Here are a few things that I've been working on...

And with the burlap I had left over, I completed the easiest burlap project yet.

If you can even call it a project.

I grabbed a few pictures frames from around the house, replaced dated pictures with a cut piece of burlap & added a leaf.

I like that it's kind of unexpected.

And feel good about using every last inch of burlap :)

DiY Burlap Wreath

I finished my burlap wreath today!

I actually started it weeks ago but life, laundry, and dishes turned this easy project into a month long get-to-it-when-you-can kind of thing.

Which is how most things get done around my house.

Fellow Aggie fans, pay no attention to the orange.

It is NOT burnt orange and does NOT pay tribute to UT in anyway :)

Here's how I made it.

(Please forgive the picture quality. They were taken with my camera phone.)

I cut two 3 inch strips of burlap and wrapped my wreath,

using sewing pins at the ends to hold it in place.

I then cut the rest of my fabric into 12 inch wide strips.

I folded each strip lengthwise (so it's now only 6" wide) and

pinned the end of the material to the wreath. With the two rough edges down towards the wreath, I began making big S's out of the material.

So all you see is the pretty folds and not the frayed edges.

There's no rhyme or reason to the width of each S.

Just tried to keep it nice and full.

I added a W and fabric rosettes for color.

To see how I made the rosettes, click here.

I haven't figured out where I'm going to hang this beauty.

I guess that will be this month's project! Ha!

Fall Printables

Check out the Fall printables that Kristin over at

A Simply Klassic Home has put together!

So cute! They remind me of all of the wonderful things to be thankful for this season! Best part is...she's allowing us to download them for free!! So grab a cute frame and head on over to her blog! Here's the link to print them.

Apothecary Jars

I love my apothecary jars!

To see Lindsay's turtorial for how to make them, click here. I like them so much, that I made 3 of them! And now I change them out for the holidays...

For Christmas, I'll use peppermints and spell out J O Y.

For Valentine's Day, maybe Hershey's kisses and I ♥ U.

You can get these wooden letters from Hobby Lobby.

So many possibilities!!

My VERY Simple Fall Decor

It's officially FALL!!! YAY, I am so excited.
But, we live in Texas so there really isn't a 'Fall' season here like in other places. Check out the weather forecast for tomorrow!

Although I am sad about the temperature, I couldn't be more happy about the potential for RAIN! We need it oh so bad. It rained here for a little while this afternoon and my kids had a great time using their umbrellas.

If you haven't heard, Texas has had a terrible drought this year. So, we've only seen rain a handful of times {ALL YEAR LONG}. There have been countless wildfires all over our state. This one broke out just across the highway from our house. Thankfully it was contained quickly and no structures were damaged.

So, I finally pulled out my fall decor last weekend (or I should say my hubby did!). As I pulled it all out I realized how much I disliked what little I had.
I've started working part-time at my kids school so my "free" time is limited. The house won't be decorated like I wish it was... but for this season, here's what I've got.

For the life of me I can't take a good photo of my mantle. The lighting is never right! And every time I look at it on 'film' I realize how blah it really is.

I will add candy corn to this apothocary jar {eventually when I make it to the grocery store}.

I made this Fall frame by cutting out the word FALL using my Silhouette machine, using it as a stencil and spray painting it. That's the lazy way {hence the fuzzy edges}. I'd recommend hand stenciling it with a sponge brush.

This wreath is hung on the mirror using a burlap sash.

I added a few fall colored berry stems to this urn that was already here. More berries are on my Hobby Lobby to do list.

Well, there you have it. It's simple. It's boring. It's lacking the awe factor. But considering it was 100* today it's as "fallish" as I'm able to feel today.

Pumpkin specimen art

Let the Fall decorating begin!

Pay no attention that it's still 95 degrees outside. I'm done with summer.

So I'm bringing out my boots & making new Fall decor!

This project was love at first sight. I copied it almost exactly from here.

It's super easy to make.

And you probably have most of the materials already on hand.

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Grab a cute picture frame

scrapbook paper

scrabble letters (or you can just do more pumpkins)

& burlap (or any neutral background)

I suggest using a silhouette machine to make the pumpkins. Or in my case, befriend someone who has a silhouette machine! :) :) Thanks again Lindsay!

I used furniture felt pads under each pumpkin to raise it off of the burlap.

It gives it just a bit more interest.

And then used Scrabble letters at the bottom.

As a side note, what a great use for Scrabble! Ever since I learned of Bananagrams, poor Scrabble doesn't get played anymore. And now that I've officially ruined the game, I guess I'll have to think up more Scrabble projects!

I lined up the pumpkins & PUMPKINS before hot gluing everything to the burlap. The whole project cost me $4 (for the burlap).

Woo Hoo! One more reason to be excited about Fall!

Easter at my house

Wow... what bad bloggers we've been. Tiffany has a cute, adorable excuse in the package of a healthy baby boy. Me on the other hand can only claim laziness or lack of inspiration. I have a few things that need to be blogged about... but WOW when I get out of a habit it makes it real hard to jump back in. So, I figured I'd start VERY easy today and show you what Easter is looking like in our house this year.

I found this cute topiary to stick under a cloche dome which has found its home on the mantle.

My side table has a springy topiary and two ceramic rabbits that I dug out of my mom's attic.

My piano has anothe cloche, greenery and a rocking horse rabbit (again dug out of my mom's attic). Thankful for some FREE decor!

Inside the dome is this egg covered with little flowers.

The table has a little hint at Easter too... these little eggs coordinate well with my candle stick and I've set them on a rarely used tray from Southern Living.

Well, it isn't much...but it's at least got me back into the blogging game.