Free Printable Give Thanks Artwork

11.10.2015 by Marie // Leave a Comment

Sometimes the stress of preparing for the large Thanksgiving feast makes us lose sight of the importance of the holiday. In recent years I admit to having been reduced to tears over the stress of multiple meals in the same day, missing out on the people and events I love, and a myriad of other stressors that come with it. Thankfully, through trial and error, we have a better plan for our Thanksgiving.

A big change that we made is to host our dinner on a weekend before or after Thanksgiving Day. This has made a world of difference for my stress levels. Unfortunately, that just isn’t an option for some people. That’s why I wanted to create a festive and easy reminder for you to keep your holiday in perspective. This free printable Give Thanks artwork can be put in any available frame you have (or pick up a cheap one at the dollar store) for an instant décor update.

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Print your free printable now and remember that it’s okay to put less pressure on yourself this Thanksgiving. Give thanks for all of the wonderful blessings in your life and go ahead and buy a store-bought pie for dessert. Don’t forget to check out all of our other easy DIY Autumn projects.

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Wicked-Looking Skull Treat Stand

10.13.2015 by Marie // Leave a Comment

Have you ever found an item that you absolutely fell in love with? You just knew you needed to figure out a way to use it in your home because it was that cool? That happened to me a few months ago at Michaels. I found these amazing square skull plates that I knew I had to have. However, at $5+ each I definitely couldn’t afford to buy an entire set to use for entertaining. Instead, when they went on sale for 50% off, I bought one of each style giving me three plates. The obvious solution once I had only three was to make a gorgeous and easy skull treat stand! This is so easy to make that you can whip it up the day before your Halloween party this year.

Create a totally wicked-looking skull treat stand that everyone will be fawning over! #halloween #skulls Click To Tweet

Materials

3 Glass Skull Plates (from Michaels)
2 Clear Glass Taper Holders (from the dollar store)
E6000

Step 1

Remove labels from plates and wipe down each one with a clean, damp cloth. Next do the same for your taper holders.

Step 2

Once dry, glue the taper holders between the plates using E600.

Tips:

Start with the largest plate on the bottom and end with the smallest. In this case, two of the plates were the same size so I alternated between white and black.

Flip your taper holders upside down before gluing. This allows the larger base to support (and stabilize) the plate above.

Step 3

Before glue has a chance to dry, wipe the excess away from the seam using your finger or a paintbrush.

Tip:

Don’t use a cotton swab because the fibers can stick to your glue.

Step 4

Allow glue to dry for 24 hours before using. Then load it up with snacks and you’re good to go.

Now you have a totally wicked-looking skull treat stand that everyone will be fawning over! If you love yours as much as I love mine don’t limit yourself using this as a treat stand. Display it all season long and make it useful.

Set the stand on a side table to hold your keys, spare change, sunglasses, and anything else you usually drop off when you first arrive home.

Place it in your bathroom for a festive organizational piece. Use it to hold extra toiletries, hand towels, and soap.

Make it. Use it. Show it off! If you want it to be functional for the entire autumn season, find some more generic harvest-themed plates to use with yours. Find plates that you fall in love with as hard as I fell in love with these.

If you want some more fun projects, check out our Halloween page.

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Autumn Scarecrow Note Holder

09.23.2015 by Marie // Leave a Comment

It is fun to dress up your home for autumn but that doesn’t mean dressing it up can’t also be functional. You still have grocery lists, to-do lists, letters to mail… the list goes on and on. Wouldn’t it be great to have a way to keep all of your notes and lists in one place that is actually festive and pretty to look at? (If you said no, I’m worried about you, unless you haven’t had your coffee yet, in which case I understand completely.) This adorable autumn scarecrow note holder does just that and you can make it in about 10 minutes!

Decorating your house for fall doesn't mean you have to sacrifice function for festive. This adorable #autumn #scarecrow note holder has both! Click To Tweet

Materials

9 Large Craft Sticks
Straw
2 Black Buttons
1 Orange Heart Button
Black, Green, and Brown Acrylic Paint
Hot Glue Gun and Glue
Leaf and Acorn Embellishments
Small Wooden Clothespin
Burlap Ribbon

Step 1

Place one craft stick on your work surface at an angle and then glue 6 craft sticks perpendicular to it. (See picture above.)

Step 2

Glue some straw to another craft stick to create the “hair”. The pieces on the outside edges should be longer and the pieces in the middle should be kept short. (Think fringy bangs.) Once your straw is in place, glue craft sticks (straw side down) to your scarecrow parallel with the existing perpendicular stick.

Step 3

Glue down you 2 black buttons for eyes. Next, glue your orange heart button upside down for the nose.

Step 4

Paint on the mouth as pictures using your black paint.

Step 5

Paint the top of your craft sticks green for the hat as pictured.

Step 6

Paint the perpendicular stick brown and allow paint to dry completely.

Tip:

If you do not have sealed craft sticks (mine were not) it may require a second coat of both green and brown paint.

Step 7

Flip your scarecrow over. Break the last craft stick in half and glue it to the back as pictured. This helps to stabilize your scarecrow.

Step 8

Glue on your clothespin being sure that it can be pressed open from the front of your scarecrow.

Step 9

Next, glue your embellishments to the lower right side of the brim. I layered 2 leaves and a dimensional acorn, but you can do it in any variety you like.

Step 10

Glue on your length of burlap ribbon to hang it by and enjoy.

Note:

If you are concerned about the back of the scarecrow being “ugly” simply cut a piece of matching felt to size and glue it over top of the entire back. Since it will be against the wall, I wasn’t concerned about it.

This little guy is just too stinking cute! You will love having him greet you on your wall every day. Maybe he’ll even get you a little excited about your to-do list! (Or not, but either way you’ll have something adorable to look at.)

Don’t want the autumn craft fun to end? Get more ideas here!

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