DIY Decor: Dollar-Store Deco Pumpkins

Supplies used!

It's been a while since I've posted any of my fun Fall Decor projects, so here we go!!

I've seen so many cute & creative projects all over Blogland, but these Deco pumpkins at Crafted Niche's blog really caught my eye. I had to make these adorable pumpkins!!

You can hop over to her blog for a step by step tutorial, but here's my quickie version!!

Supplies: Mod Podge, Primer (or white spray paint), a sponge brush, Book pages, Dollar Store pumpkins, moss, tree branches, paint, glue gun and fabric scraps.

1) Cut off the stem from the pumpkin. See pic!!

2) Time to Prime-just cover the pumpkin(s) with a coat of primer and allow to dry.

3) While the primer dried, I began tearing my dictionary pages. I used "P" pages for Pumpkin!!

4) Once the pumpkin was dry, I began applying Mod Podge directly on the pumpkin, then sticking the torn pages on top of the Mod Podge, then sealing it with another coat of Mod Podge on top of the page.

5) Repeat until the pumpkin is completely covered and allow to dry for a few hours.

6) Place the stem onto the pumpkin and glue in place. (See picture)

7) I applied glue around the stem and just stuck some of the floral moss onto it.

8) You can stop here or jazz your pumpkin up with leftover fabric scraps. I free-handed a couple of leaves because I felt like my poor pumpkin needed a splash of color.

I'm loving my easy-peasy Deco Pumpkins! Thanks again to Crafted Niche for such an awesome idea (and thorough tutorial)!!

There's nothing better than decorating on the cheap and the total cost of this project was just $3 since I had most of the materials on-hand!!

Finished product-I love it!!!

Instead of Mod Podging both pumpkins-I sprayed this one with Rustoleum's brown and glued fabric onto it!

 I think it's so much fun to get creative by making your own holiday decor using the colors, fabrics and embellishments that you want to use! I love that I was able to use the same fabric that I've used on other Fall decor so it all ties together nicely!

I'd love to hear your thoughts!

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DIY Decor: My Fun Fall Pennant Banner

Ta-da....my new Fall Banner!!

I was tempted to title this blog, "How Not to Make a Fall Banner" due to all of the issues I had while trying to put this adorable banner together. But in the end, I'm super happy with the way that it turned out-plus it's always fun to exercise my problem-solving muscles every now and then!!

Now that Fall is finally upon us, I've been doing some serious nesting & the best part of all is that I haven't spent a dime with this year's decor, because I'm using what I have and making the most of my oh so awesome sewing machine that my even more awesome & amazing hubby bought for me a couple of years ago.

My Fall Owl Pillow Covers

If you've been following, you're probably tired of seeing my Fall Owl pillow covers, but so far they were the only touch of Fall in our sunroom, so I desperately wanted to add something else. That's where the pennant banner came into play!

I found this super informative & easy-to-follow tutorial over at Your Home-Based Mom. Her pennants are absolutely perfect and beautiful! She's definitely one of my new fave blogs-lots of great ideas and projects that I'll be trying soon. I highly recommend checking out her blog for a play-by-play....you won't be sorry!

Love how the banner ties in with the pillows and vice versa

One of the best things about this project is that you likely have all or most of the materials needed on-hand. All you need is Scraps of fabric (for the pennants), sewing machine, bias or twill tape and stitch-witchery! (The tutorial doesn't call for Stitch Witchery, but I had to improvise due to lack of patience!)

This project took me 2-3 hours, which is a lot longer than I'd planned-because I had issues with my machine and my little one refused to take a nap.

I'm looking forward to attempting another pennant banner soon-how cute is her Halloween banner?! And how cute would one of these be in a kids room? The possibilities are endless!!

An up-close view of my Fall Banner!

My banner is far from perfect-but it fits right into our cozy home!

Hope you're enjoying Fall as much as I am!! I'd love to hear your thoughts!!

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Fall Nesting Around Our House

Fall, glorious fall! There's just something about the changing of seasons that makes me oh so happy! Fall is especially amazing since you transition from the blistering heat of summer into nice, crisp Autumny weather! Love it!!


I started Fall Nesting last week by pulling out some of my decor, crafting up some new pillows and of course changing our scent from summery Lemon Cilantro to Warm Vanilla and Mandarin Cranberry!!


Here's a glimpse of Fall Nesting around our house!

I crafted up these adorable Fall Owl pillow covers!
Read my previous post to learn more about how I made them!

Took our table from blah to just right for Fall by using a Pier One table runner, assorted candles, Dollar store leaf garland & ceramic pumpkins from Hobby Lobby & Kirkland's.

Another view of our Fall tablescape! I'm loving it-simple, but perfect for this time of year!!

Miscellaneous touches of fall in our dining room-love the pumpkin-it lights up!

One of my fave things about this time of the year-hot drinks! Tea, chai lattes, hot apple cider-yummy!

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I change out the scents in our candle warmer to match the seasons-for fall we've got Mandarin Cranberry, Warmed Vanilla and Sugar Cookie!!

And of course I couldn't wait to put my Fall Wreath on our front door!
Nothing says Fall-like a wreath!!

So, there you have it! That's pretty much all I've done for Fall thus far, but I'm just getting started! I'm looking forward to linking up to lots of fun Fall Nesting parties to get more great decor ideas and inspiration!!


I'd love to hear your thoughts-what are your fave things about Fall!?


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DIY Decor: Easy Owl Pillow Covers

Whooo loves decorating for Fall?

I know I'm so cheesy...but I couldn't help myself! I absolutely love Fall Decor and lately I've been coveting all of the cutesy Owl goodies!! I've seen adorable placemats, pillows, door hangers, towels and more!

Of course, me being cheap-I knew that I could create something simple & special without spending a dime!

Started with these summery pillows that I purchased from Kohl's back in June.

And voila-by making easy pillow cases for the pillows using leftover fabric & using additional scraps to make my easy Owls.

Owl #1 is ready for his closeup!

Owl # 2 is ready for hers too!!

See what a difference some new pillows make!?

Next time I'll actually take my time and take some pics while I'm working. But I was in such a hurry to get this done while my little one was napping-so I forgot.

Click here for the pillow cover tutorial and here for the Owl template I used.

The best thing about creating your own pillow covers is that you can save a ton of money & space by just switching them up to match whatever season or decor you'd like.

 I'd love to hear your thoughts!! Are you as crazy about Fall Decor & Owls as I am!!???

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