Thanksgiving Banner

Can I just tell you how much I love and I mean love JoAnn's.  They have everything I need there plus more...while waiting in another long line to get the one very thing I need I end up walking around and of course finding more things to buy....bother....I think they devise their cutting counter in this way....while 2 get their fabric cut you have 10 waiting and then they end up walking around and buying more than anticipated....so this is how the story of the burlap banner begins...

While waiting and walking around because I have a cute three year old who can't stand hanging out in the line so while browsing the grand store we came across some burlap and thought why not...i've made several other bannners let's go for it!  I purchase 1/2 yard hoping for the best

 First I cut a triangle and traced a letter using my stencils onto the paper to make sure they would fit before actually getting to work.

 Then I layed out my stencils to spell Give Thanks

Then i cut all my triangles

 I decided to mix it up a bit and use burlap and sparkly glitter.  I have heard Mandi over at Vintage Revivals talk of the amazingness of the Glitter Blast spray by Krylon so of course I had to get a can.  I taped my stencils over the burlap to hold in place.  Next I took them outside and sprayed them.

 This is how it turned out...so love but couldn't see the letters that well

 So I took my permanent marker and traced over all the letters.  Then I took a needle and ribbon and threaded the letters though.  Finally I hung it outside and here is how it looks

I love the way it turned out...the glitter sparkles in the sun and it reminds me to constantly give things that I am thankful for everytime I walk up to the door......don't mind the Halloween wreath in the background :)

Thanksgiving decor

So now here it is the Thanksgiving decor...same thing...I just really can't remember things so this is for next year

 this year while on Pintrest I found this super cute amazing subway art that was for free...even better so I printed it and put it in a clearance frame I found at Hobby Lobby.....so in love with it

 This is our thankful turkey....every day we put pieces of paper in that we are thankful for and on Thanksgiving day we pull out and read them all while having Thanksgiving dinner....it really sets the mood and helps us to have a whole entire month that we find things we are thankful for...the little man who is almost 4 just draws pictures.

 my little man loves this scarecrow....he thinks he's so funny

 yeah we are watching Thomas....life doesn't get much better than this does it?????

 This year I found these amazing pinecones at Hobby Lobby and just had to have them....they were going be used for Christmas but I thought they were fitting for Thanksgiving too....you know me getting the most out of my money....haha

 I also found these super cute phesants at Hobby Lobby....I tell you Thanksgiving decor that is cool is just so hard to find so of course I had to have these too...good thing they were on sale!!!!

 I found two small wreaths at Tai Pan and took them apart and put into this super awesome cornacoupia...yeah i don't know how to spell but it's the thought that counts right????  Doesn't it just look so super cute on my new table runner?????  I love the classy feel it gives....

Happy Thanksgiving to one and all...thanks for looking

thanksgiving table runner

I think it's safe to say that you know I love table runners and just love fabric...

so of course I had to make some Thanksgiving table runners.

My mother in law showed me this super easy and amazingly fast table runner that she made and then while talking with one of my best friends and she was telling me about this super easy table runner and she showed me how to do it...so so so easy.

This one is in my boys bedroom...my little handsome helped me to pick out the fabric....I love the turkies on it.

 Don't mind my Christmas table runner.......................it's just a little preview ha ha

 I love the colors on this one...don't mind that I haven't finished my end yet .....oops

I had to done one that was pieced together as the fabrics were just so cute and I couldn't just choose one ...I love the way they all came together

halloween decorations

So I know that this is super late but I like to post how I decorated so for one that I can remember what I already have and don't buy more and so that I can remember where to put things the next year when I decorate.  I seemed to do way to many projects and bought a little more than I realized funny how that works....so this year I took detailed pictures so that I can really be able to see what I have for next year!

my halloween pillow

I made this pillow for a girl I visit teach for her birthday which happens to be on Halloween

fun eh?

bags

furniture

Isn't he so cute!!!! He is such a great helper...this is his version of painting......

 (this is how it looked before)

(this is how the entry way table looked before as well....)

and this is mine.  So yes it true that I have officially lost my mind.  I love my furniture but wanted something lighter yet didn't want to buy something new.

So I took off the tops of the furniture as it was wood..and I wanted to keep it wood but then when I put it back on it just didn't look right so this is what we ended up with.

So here it is...after it was sprayed primed then white and then glazed in Onyx Black...

I love the way it picked up all the the details and made it stand out so much and my most favorite thing of all is that now it's white my dusting has almost become non existant!!!

Now that is worth it