Hallo Halloween......

Candles - Candles - Candles ....

I love candles, well who doesn't ... they just make everything so much cozier especially around the holidays and since it is almost Halloween I thought this idea would be cute little fun project 

You will need:

• Several small & big glass cups (check your local Dollar stores)
• Orange translucent paper 
• White translucent paper
  
• Black craft paper
• Scissors 
• Glue 
• Tea light candles 
  
  .... and here is how you do it 
   
• Take the orange translucent paper and glue it around the small glass cups
• Next take your black craft paper and cut out little Pumpkins, Ghost's or Witches then glue them on top of the now orange glass cup
• Then take the white translucent paper and wrap it around the big glass cups (If you have one of those "zick-zack scissors" you can use them to cut the top of the translucent paper)
• Place a tea light candle inside the small glass cup and place the small glass cup inside the big glass cup.

 *** Voila - all done ***

Pretty little Pumpkin's ....

How about some quick & easy fall decor for your home.....

I am sure everyone has a old vase somewhere, maybe the one that came with the last Valentines flowers ... well here is an idea where you can finally put them to good use and it won't take longer then 15 minutes...

All you need is:

• variety of several different size pumpkins (you can find them at any Garden center)
  
• Tall Vase
  
• Decorative ribbon
  
• variety of different colored dried Berries (check Michael's)
  

Here is how you do it:

• Place the dried Berries in the bottom of the vase
• Take your little pumpkins and place them in your vase. It looks best if you layer the pumpkins by their different colors or sizes
• Take your decorative ribbon and tie a cute little bow around the top of your vase
  

*** Voila - all done ***

Falling in Love with Autumn all over again ....

I think most of us are soooo ready for that cool crisp Fall Weather to arrive ...

Don't you agree :)

Well, I know I am ... so how about we whip up some pretty "DIY" Fall Decor 

and get you in the mood for that colorful season to come .....

"Picture Perfect Fall"

Create a special Fall picture wall.

On your next stroll through the park

collect a bunch of pretty colorful leaves.

This can also be a great family fun project Place the pressed leaves into various picture frames and as a final touch add your favorite "Fall Poem"

"Fall Bizarre"

Only nature creates some bizarre looking things....

Candle holder made with tree stumps

"Bright Fall Glow"

Give "Fall" a bright glow...

I am sure somewhere in your house you have a bunch of different vases or some pretty decor bowls sitting around not being used...

Just place a couple of them together on i.e. your fireplace mantel, add a couple fall twigs and some candles ....

 "Glitter Ball"

Place a simple wreath on a deco plate -> add a little glitter and a few tiny leaves to the wreath....

Next take a large glass ball (Christmas decor) fill it with a small string of Christmas lights and some more glitter and set it in the center of the wreath...

"High on Fall"

Again on your next nature walk collect various different "Nature Treasures" - i.e Twigs, Roots, Pine Cones, Nuts etc. 

Place them in a circle on a deco plate add a few shiny glass balls in the center ...

"Forrest Paths"

Take a fish bowl or a big round vase, add some leaves, pine cones, small twigs maybe a few Pecans then place a glass candle holder add a candle / tea light in the center of the bowl.....

"Fall Dawn"

Love this one ....

Take a pretty deco glass ball add a tea light and place it on a deco plate.

Then take some soft moss, a few twigs & nuts and lay them all around the glass ball......

 "Matters of the Heart"

Add some extra decor to your candle sconces.

Take a couple hearts made of twigs then add some Mulberry's and a few Green leaves, then tie them with a pretty ribbon to your sconces....

"Fall Glamor"

Give your Fall decor some glamor....

Take a couple big vases, spray paint them with antique crackle finish paint, then simply add a few "Mulberry" branches and to top it all off hang a couple silver leaves on the branches...

"Candled Cones"

Take a wooden deco plate, add some soft green moss and maybe a little silver string place a few Pine Cone Candles .....

> I hope you will enjoy the beautiful Fall... 

I know I will, it is my favorite time of the year <