Hello & Happy October!

Today I'm sharing a simple way to layer different paint colors to achieve an aged look. 

This small door came from an antique hutch that was gifted to from my mother-in-law. 

  

A few years ago I  repurposed the hutch into an entertainment center for our living room.

The door on the hutch was a non-working door, so I removed it and stored it away.
 I finally took it out of hiding and gave it some love.

Here it is  Before.

Don't worry you don't have blurred vision.
This is what happens when the person taking the pictures (me) doesn't hold the camera steady.
Sorry about that.

BTW the entire hutch was this color.

I sanded the door, then mixed the paint colors below and started painting.
   

I gave the door several coats of different paint colors,  letting it dry between coats.
After mixing, painting, sanding, mixing, painting, painting and more sanding...
Whew hewww!
I came up with this. 

After





In case you're wondering what the entertainment center looks like, you can see it here on my summer home tour.
LOOK..... in the middle, where the basket is..... that is where the door was.
 The top part of the hutch/entertainment center is stored in a spare room.

 I could put the door back on and give this ole piece another facelift.

Hi Friends

Welcome to the first full weekend of fall.  

The leaves on the trees in our area are green with the exception of one maple tree at the end of our street.
The leaves are orange and when the sun shines on it, it is ablaze.
This beautiful maple inspired me to make this wreath.

I cut the burlap into strips to make the mock bows.

The wreath is hanging on a repurposed hutch cabinet door that I recently painted. 

You can read how I made the white pumpkin here. 

 I made the orange and gray pumpkin from a shirt my daughter outgrew.  I plan on making more of these cuties.

Enjoy the weekend!

Calling All Mum Lovers

If you're wondering what colors to decorate your home for fall... take a cue from mother nature with these colorful mums.    

If you love mums you will enjoy looking at these beauties!!. 

Early this morning I went for a walk and noticed most of the mums were packed up and ready to be delivered.   

I knew it would be a matter of time before all these gorgeous mums were gone. When I got home I grabbed my camera and drove back to take these pictures. 

Look At All These Beauties!

Next month all these trees will be in their fall glory...full of beautiful colors.

 I think I will buy...red, orange, and purple mums this year.

How about you?  Do you have a favorite color mum?  

Which ones will you buy?  

I'm excited to share with you my post from last year... Let's Celebrate With A Mini Tour 

It has been featured in 

Making it SIMPLE

Gen from EWEnique Treasures is the creator of this beautiful online magazine.  

Maybe some of you heard about it.  

Making it SIMPLE

You might want to grab a cup of coffee or tea, there are a lot of beautiful features in her magazine.

So sit back, relax and click on the link to read

 it's free!

Here are my pictures on how I keep it simple.

They are all in the magazine too.  I hope you get the chance to read it.

Keeping it simple for fall

I hope you enjoyed my mini fall tour and the magazine!

Thank you Gen for the feature!

Happy Friday!


Today I'm sharing how I made a plush pumpkin using a doll's hat.

I cleaned out my daughter's closet and found some of her dolls.  One of them was wearing this hat.
 I thought it had the perfect shape to become a pumpkin.
I placed it on this bust so you can see how it looked before the transformation.


I cut off the pom-pom and saved it {of course} for another project.  Then I got to work stuffing it with batting and stitching around the top.


After I stitched the top I made a tight pull of all the extra material and stuffed it inside.
Now it has creases that resemble a pumpkin.
TOP

BOTTOM


I used a branch found in my yard for the stem.

I cut the stem about an inch & wrapped it in burlap
And used this paint

Then I glued the stem on top of the pumpkin and wrapped twine around it.




Now I have a cute pumpkin to decorate for fall








Have A Great Weekend!!