Happy Fall Ya'll!

Its official...fall is in the air! What could be a more appropriate day for displaying some of our fall and Halloween crafts we have been working on.

I was volunteered by a member of the Child Advocacy Center to construct a Fall wreath for a cancer benefit auction. This is what I have come up with....

Now, I must admit, I am tempted to go and bid on my own wreath!

JJ came up with the idea to make a magnetic chalkboard wreath. First she cut a circle out of plywood and placed a smaller circle of metal on top. She drilled holes all around the outside rim of the plywood. She, then, threaded her ribbon through the holes. This wreath can be interchangable for any holiday or occasion!

 

Last but not least, an adorable halloween candy bucket made out of a sand pail! J.J. made this for my daughter, how sweet! Thanks J.J.!

Ready for a Nice, Long Weekend...

I wish I could say my 4-day weekend would be relaxing...but that would be a lie. Being that my daughter's second birthday is next month, my husband and I are going to start on her "big girl" room.

I am a sucker for zebra...and the color pink. I wish I could get away from this obsession and try something so non-cliche, but I already have my vision. When you use zebra-print in a room, the key is "less is more". I have seen rooms where this scheme looks very distasteful...but these rooms had entirely too much. If you keep the saying "less is more" in mind, you can make a room that is, indeed, tasteful.

The to-do list for this weekend includes building her a canopy toddler bed...and a dollhouse (I say dollhouse too, but only if I can convince my husband of this). I have done my research and here is my inspiration room. Take a look here at the full description.




Isn't she a beauty?! And there's not much zebra...and you don't need much because, as shown here, just the bedding alone makes a BIG statement. Being that my kiddo is still small, we will be using a toddler bed instead of getting something this big. I found the plans to build one on ana-white.com. If you haven't checked this page out, you need to NOW. The plans are very detailed listing things you need to buy right down to the cuts you need to make. This is the bed that I am going to tackle this weekend:



I am having a delimma over what color to paint it: silver or black? Let me know your opinion. I love the silver in the inspiration room and I think the black may be too over-powering for the space. On the other hand, I love black furniture in general.

I told my husband, Kyle, that we work good as a team, that I let him do all the work and I just tell him how to do it. Needless to say, we have a very interesting weekend ahead.

Thanks for stopping by and check back in on the finished product!