A Few Things: Pillows, Autumn Break, Household Unit Of Measurement & Pumpkins
Occasionally I take maintain a some things to tell you lot that don't warrant their ain weblog post, thence "A Few Things" is my chance to part all of those random bits as well as pieces amongst you lot as well as grab you lot upward on what's happening approximately our house. (*This post may comprise affiliate links, read my full disclosure policy here.)
LET'S TALK PILLOWS!
It's no surreptitious that I honey experimenting amongst novel colors as well as pattern combos, as well as the changing of seasons is the perfect excuse to add together inwards some novel pillow covers. I've been sewing for Fall, as well as idea you lot mightiness bask this video tutorial that I shared on my Instagram Stories. Click hither and thence click on the circle photograph below my flick that says "pillow tutorial" underneath to view. I made them amongst custom pipage as well as zippers, which simply takes a chip of exercise as well as isn't besides difficult at all.
This is the fabric I used (or store the pillow already made here). It's a actually expensive designer textile commonly available alone to the trade, but I institute mine on Ebay for almost 85% off of the master cost (the listing I linked is a dissimilar seller than I used, I bought the alone slice from my seller). That's e'er a corking house to depository fiscal establishment check for textile at a substantial savings. And because I can't resist I'll become ahead as well as tell you lot almost this one too... you'll come across it made upward inwards my Fall Tour on Wednesday!
FALL BREAK
Our Fall Break was a yoke of weeks ago, as well as due to the kids' move as well as activity schedules nosotros didn't take maintain much fourth dimension to become anywhere. However, nosotros slipped away for less than 24 hours to i of our favorite surface area State Parks.
We've made several 24-hour interval trips at that topographic point but had never spent the night. We rented i of the cabins which came amongst it's ain picnic table, grill, as well as firepit correct out dorsum thence nosotros felt similar nosotros had the best of both worlds... a "camping" experience but a existent bed as well as bath simply a few steps away! ;)
H5N1 opor-garai spot amongst virtually no jail cellphone service... simply what nosotros needed! ;)
We took a few initial Senior pictures amongst Caleb, but Emily wanted inwards on the activeness too. She's inwards the thick of tough Sophomore twelvemonth classes as well as working a novel business office fourth dimension chore at an indoor soccer facility pedagogy kids' classes. I can't believe she'll live a Senior earlier nosotros know it!
I wrote a post almost Roman Nose here, if you're inwards Oklahoma or simply inwards the vicinity some 24-hour interval it's a fun spot to visit!
SENIOR NIGHT
Caleb has completed his finally High School marching season, as well as Senior Night for the band students was finally Fri night. It was bittersweet, but nosotros are thence thankful that he's had such a wonderful experience inwards band.
(I propose sizing upward unless you lot wishing a unopen fit, mayhap fifty-fifty 2 sizes. It almost seemed similar Junior sizing to me. I started amongst a M, returned for a L which didn't seem whatever bigger, as well as ended upward liking the XL)
COLORING BOOK
I stumbled on an destination cap of coloring books at Hobby Lobby the other day, as well as was pleased to come across some at that topographic point that I had non flipped through before. I've heard almost Young House Love's coloring book since it came out but had non seen all of the pages yet, it's wonderful! It's total of drawings of furnished rooms that you lot tin color silent your pump desires. H5N1 care for for whatever pattern lover!
I also loved the Cath Kidston coloring book as well as am a fan afterward becoming familiar amongst the construct when nosotros visited London. Either of these would live corking stocking stuffers!
DAD'S BIRTHDAY
We celebrated my Dad finally calendar week every bit he turned 75! We are thence grateful for his consistent leadership inwards our family, he's e'er willing to role his talents to aid anyone when needed, as well as I learned thence many of my DIY skills from him (like figuring out the math for the angles of the moulding as well as pattern in the pulverisation bath...couldn't take maintain done it without him!) We honey you, Dad, as well as promise the coming twelvemonth brings many adept novel memories!
Leopard Sweater- several years quondam but here's a adept $20 option, or here's some other similar one.
PUMPKINS
My friend Paige posted this darling wreath finally calendar week that she institute at Marshall's. I spent the adjacent 24-hour interval searching all over town for one, but to no avail.
However, I came abode as well as searched online a chip as well as found this wreath that I intend is pretty similar! I removed the dried leaves that were tucked betwixt the pumkins as well as grapevine stalk wrapped approximately it, as well as prefer the simpler look. After adding a bow I'm enjoying it on my Fall porch!
You're getting a few inwards progress shots today that volition give you lot a hint of my Fall decor this year. Spoiler alert... It's non traditional as well as is super colorful!
Last twelvemonth I painted a handful of pumpkins sticking amongst a hot pinkish as well as orangish color scheme, as well as this twelvemonth I added fifty-fifty to a greater extent than colors to the mix.
Here's a tip for ikon smaller fake pumpkins. Most are foam at the inwardness as well as the plastic stalk is simply inserted. It tin easily live removed if you lot gently trace it direct out. After removing all of the stems, I insert a wooden skewer inwards the hole left past times the stem, thence spray pigment whatever color I desire. (These are $1 pumpkins from Walmart, as well as the bigger i is from Hobby Lobby.)
You tin concur on to the destination of the skewer as well as motility the pumpkin all the means around, ikon overstep as well as bottom all at i time. Then, simply stick the skewer inwards the set down as well as allow the pumpkin fully dry! So quick as well as easy.
I painted a few larger fake pumpkins every bit well, as well as was inspired amongst a novel pattern afterward visiting a friend's abode over the weekend. She had these cute pumpkins out inwards their barn that they role for gatherings. I saw the spotted i on her porch finally twelvemonth as well as forgot almost it, but was glad to come across it i time again to call upward that I wanted some similar that too. And tin nosotros simply utter almost how darling those fiddling yarn pumpkins hanging on the branch are?
I adjusted to lucifer my color palette as well as these were thence fun as well as slowly to make. I painted random larger irregular shaped dots approximately the pumpkin, thence went dorsum when that dried amongst a smaller brush as well as added a swipe of aureate pigment approximately the edges. It looked best to plume the pigment out amongst the brush along the edges, but it's totally a lawsuit as well as fault procedure as well as there's no incorrect means to do it!
After spraying the base of operations of the pumpkins glossy white, I used arts and crafts pigment for the colors as well as this is my favorite aureate metallic element paint to brush on. The arts and crafts pigment dries amongst a really apartment finish, thence I went over that amongst a quick coat of polycrylic to give it some smooth (I could take maintain used a polycrylic spray but alone had the liquid on hand- either is fine!). If you're ikon on white pumpkins, don't seal amongst regular polyurethane, the destination volition yellow. You don't necessarily take maintain to seal it either, I simply did because I wanted it to take maintain a glossy finish. Sneak peek...!!!
Alright, you're all caught upward on what's been going on approximately here! Next fourth dimension I'll live dorsum to finally part my Fall Tour amongst you, thence come across you lot tomorrow!
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