PUMPKINS!!!!!

EEEK! I am SO EXCITED about this one!!!!!



I share this crafters love of fall decorating and PUMPKINS!!!! These are TOTALLY ADORABLE and seem TOTALLY EASY! My favorite combination!!!

I really have got to get the sewing machine out again and remind myself how much a hate sewing!!! LOL - I keep collecting sewing projects!

Anyway - here is the link to this fabulous tutorial

Fabric Pumpkins

Cheep and elegant!

My hubby and I recently purchased an entire new bedroom set!! SQUEAL! I am in the 'cheep yet amazing' decorator mode! Now that we have stunning furniture I need some snazzy decor to go with it!! The problem now is that the bank account is a bit... uh.... depleted! lol. Now I have a severely restricted budget and a nearly blank canvas to work with!!! Here is an idea I saw today that I am thinking may be a winner!!

Get the tutorial for this Romantic Hurricane Candle Holder HERE on Hello Marzipan


I am thinking a nesting of three of these would look great on the new dresser, maybe on a pretty little square of amazing fabric!

Quickadilly post

I am SO tired... but I am waiting for hubby to finish up some stuff so we can go to bed. Wanted to do a super quick post about a cute idea I found today.

Find the tutorial for stenciled wall art from a fabric pattern HERE

I just got some cute plane sheets for Mr. B and I have been DYING to duplicate them somehow on the walls. I am NOT an artist however so free hand is OUT! This is the perfect idea!! WOOT WOOT! Now I just have to finish my 1000 other projects so I can do this one! ROTFL!

The craving is back!

Well I am glad I didn't delete this blog!! For a while I did nothing with it.... now I can't seem to keep my hands off of it!!!! LOL. Guess the crafting bug bit me again!!

Here are the projects I have found today that I love!!

Valentines Surprise Crackers!

I think my kids are going to LOVE getting these for V-day! What a great (and CHEEP!) v-day gift! I have seen the party crackers tutorial before... but I love the idea of using them for Valentines!! Find this tutorial HERE on Lilly Cakes.

Dressed up Cork Board

I am in love with IKEA!!!! This is a tutorial that I love mostly because it uses a simple and cheep IKEA product!! WOOT!!! What a cute way to have a coark board!! They are usually so ugly! This is a fantastic idea! Get the tutorial HERE on Craftzine.

Earring Holder

This next project is one I may not do... but I still love the idea!!!! I am on the look out for great ways to hold earrings. I think this idea is fabulous but I really don't know where I would put it. So for now I will share this idea and keep hunting for something that will work for me! Find this idea HERE on A little of this, a little of that.



And last but not least a little up-date on THIS POST. This morning I came down stairs to find this in my family room....


AH HA!!!! Caught in the act, snuggled up in MY pink snuggie playing video games!!! He claims that it was just the closest warm thing and that it wasn't warm enough... YEAH RIGHT!!! He is so getting one for V-day!!! He wasn't happy about me taking the picture... and didn't believe me that I was posting it to the net! Good thing he doesn't read this blog eh!!! LOL

That is all for now. I think I will go clean my craft room today so I can actually USE it!!! Until next time...

HAPPY CRAFTING!
H.H. Addict

Time to craft!?

Apparently I am feeling the need to craft. I have spent only a few minutes blog hopping this morning and I am already in love with SEVERAL projects!!!! OIY. Maybe it is because I know how long my actual 'to do' list is and I am avoiding it with everything I have! Oh how I would love to spend the day in my craft room!! Ah well, life calls and must be answered. For now I will just have to be happy posting all these cute ideas here for my own personal 'later reference'. In the mean time I hope you enjoy them too!


We will start with my least favorite. lol.

Lace Votive Holder

I am sorta kinda not liking this idea 'AS IS.' I mean.... wouldn't lace sprayed with fabric softener be a bit flammable??? Here is why I am posting the idea anyway though. I think this would be cute used in other ways (and there is always the beauty of the electric votive candle). I would LOVE to do my daughters room in a modern Victorian theme. I think a string of these hanging on Christmas lights would be just adorable!!! Sadly I don't think Miss A. shares my love of the Victorian motif so it probably will never come to pass. Anyway, you can find the instructions to this craft HERE.

Next up - nice, easy, and festive! LOVE IT!

Heart Garland

I LOVE this idea! Totally easy, totally cute, and totally disposable!!! I am not into holiday decorating at the moment because I feel like I already have SO MUCH STUFF!!! I just used a good chunk of my storage space to put away the ONE ROOM of Christmas decorations I have! OIY. So this idea 'tickled me pink' because you could CHUCK IT IN THE CAN when V-day is over and next year have all new decor instead of the same 'ol same 'ol taking up space each year!!! My personal opinion of course! Any who, you can get the instructions for this HERE, on Serving Pink Lemonade. CUTE CUTE Site BTW!


Now these are my two FAVORITE FINDS!! I am all sorts of into creative storage these days! (yeah... did you read the paragraph above... can you tell that I am fighting with my storage room at the moment!!). These two ideas combine storage with decor, an idea that I am IN LOVE WITH!

Fabric Storage

How great is this idea!??? All your fabric out to see!!! LOVE IT! Of course if you had TONS of fabric this might not work so well.... but for me, who hates to sew but somehow seems to want to anyway, this is a great way to store my bits and pieces! And what a fun decor addition to the craft room!!! Get the EASY INSTRUCTIONS (that is my favorite part!!!) Here on Prudent Baby


And last but certainly not least.... my personal favorite (and unfortunately the hardest of today's great finds)

Game Board Storage!

LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! LOVE!

Isn't this just the COOLEST IDEA EVER!!!!! Clear up a whole closet, have GREAT game room decor, and AWESOME functionality all at the SAME TIME!??? OH YEAH BABY!!! I AM "FUH-REAKING" out about this idea!!!!! Infarrantly Creative you ROCK MY WORLD! Get the great 'how to' for this project HERE. Now... to get my hands on a table saw.... OH KIERAN!!!!

Ok folks... that is all for today. I guess I have to go tackle that mountain of laundry now.... yay. Hope you have great crafty finds of your own to enjoy!

Fall Garland

I am ALL ABOUT FALL!!!!! The fall is by far my FAVORITE season!! I love the colors, the crisp air, the holidays that occur in fall, and everything else associated with this season! I don't think there is one single thing about fall that I don't like! MAN.... suddenly I am in the mood to DECORATE for FALL!!!!! YAY!

This is an ADORABLE idea for a garland that you could use from mid Sept. all the way through the end of November! LOVE LOVE LOVE IT!!!! There are SO MANY other things you could do with this same concept too!!!! I am thinking about garlands for my kids rooms, my craft room, all the seasons, birthdays....... STOP ME!!!!! lol

Find the wonderful tutorial HERE on Roots And Wings Co.

I AM A FINISHER!!!!!

Yesterday I devoted my whole day to crafting! I invited friends, ate pre-made food, and shelved the cleaning. What an AMAZING DAY!!!! Wanna see what I got done!??? Then I will let you know how I did it!


Oh I am just THRILLED with how this came out! I grabbed this project up a month or two ago when I found some canvas at 50% off. I had a bare wall over my couch and these just BEGGED to come home and fill it!

Here is what I did-

You will need
1- 22x28 in canvas
2- 12x12 in canvas
2- 12x12 in canvas with deep sides
1- 9x12 in canvas with deep sides
Vinyl decal or saying
5 sheets of 12x12 scrapbooking paper
2 colors of acrylic paint that coordinate with your papers.
mod podge






I painted my large canvas one color. To get the texture I wadded up a plastic bag, dipped it in the paint, and gently rubbed the canvas in a circular motion. Then I applied my vinyl saying in the upper right hand corner 2 inches in from each edge.







Paint the edges of all your canvases. I used the same color for the edge of my deep canvases and I had used on my large canvas. For the 2 thinner canvases I used a lighter coordinating color to help show off the depth of the pieces.







Mod Podge your scrapbooking paper onto the other 5 canvases (cutting down one sheet to 9x12 for the smaller canvas)

Now hang your masterpiece and ENJOY!!!

Childs Art Display

OHHH I am SO excited to share this with you! This is my first ever picture tutorial!



Miss A. is crazy for crafting (I wonder where she got THAT from!? lol) She is constantly drawing, painting, gluing, and creating works of art for her dad and I. I have always needed a good place to display and keep her works of love. I finally came up with this cheep and easy idea. I am THRILLED with how it turned out!

Main Supplies-
Ball of twine
Clothes pins
Decoupage glue
Scrapbooking paper
Ribbon




Start the project by cutting a length of twine slightly longer than your desired finished length.


Next tie a loop at both ends of the twine


Next cut strips of your paper the size of your clothes pins


Decoupage the paper strips onto the clothes pins


Once these are dry use a sharp craft knife to cut a small strip of the paper off and allow the wire on the clothes pin to show. I also sanded and inked the edges of the clothes pin to give them a finished distressed look.

Next cut your ribbon in to several varied lengths. The lengths should be no shorter than about 2 inches and no longer than about 6 inches.



Now to assemble your art display
Tie the ribbon onto the twine about every two inches.
Clip the clothes pins onto the twine.


Now use some nails to hang your art display! Simply hook the loops of your twine over the nail and you have a beautiful and fun way to show off all your child's work!




ENJOY!

OOOHHHH... this is an idea I was THRILLED to find! I have the perfect way to use these!! Remember that pile of thrift store junk!? One of those projects is about to collide with this GREAT idea!!

Find the instructions on 'The Happy Home Blog'

I absolutely ADORE projects using old windows! I think my whole house would be FULL of old windows if I knew where to find them. Anyone know where you can pick up great old windows????


This LOVELY idea came from Wild Child. I am completely in love with this!