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How cute is this Boy & Girl Scarecrow set? Easy and cheap design that I had fun making. I used worsted weight yarn to make the little boy’s hat.
Each would be great to hang on the wall, sit on the shelf or add to a wreath. Lots of different ways to incorporate this easy craft into your fall decorating...
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I spent the weekend working on MORE craft projects for the Fall and Winter season. I’m in love with all of the completed pieces.
Simple and inexpensive crafts making my home looking beautiful!!!
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I made this simple Scarecrow with an 8” round piece of wood I purchased in the craft department at Wal-Mart. I think the cost was $0.97.
First, I applied two coats of white paint to the front side. While this was drying, I used a 5.5mm hook and worsted weight yarn in Warm Brown to make the hat.
Next, I hot glued a square piece of plaid scrap yarn to my hat. I used red raffia to wrap around the hat and tied in a bow. Now, the hat is ready to be hot glued to the wood.
I glued the eyes. I used orange paint for the triangle nose; pink paint for the cheeks on each side; and black for the stitched mouth.
I then used raffia to hot glue “hair” to each side, under the hat. I made a small bow with red raffia and hot glued below the mouth.
Last, I used a piece of twine to make a loop and hot glued to the back of the hat for hanging.
Simple. Easy. And, SO cute!!! You can add this to a wreath, hang on the wall, sit on a shelf, place in a fall decor basket, etc. So many ways to utilize.
Enjoy!!!!
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Fall is almost upon us and I’m already starting to decorate the house. I absolutely love everything about Fall — the colors, the cooler weather and even the smells all around.
Today, I hung up two of my crocheted wreaths, my crocheted candy corn trio (at the front door) and the popsicle stick crafts my grand kids have been working on in Art Class...
Hubby and I are avid Pogo players. We have so much fun playing and interacting with people of all ages.
So, last month or so, I crocheted you this simple face mask to resemble a Pokémon Ball.
For this project, I used Hobby Lobby’s, “I Love This Yarn” in Red, White and Black. I used a 5.0mm hook.
Pokémon Ball Face Mask
I Homeschool my grandchildren. My oldest, Jacob, is in his 5th year of being homeschooled. He loves it. We have taken “field trips” to NYC twice, Washington, DC, the beach, the mountains, across country and so on. He has swam with dolphins in the Caribbean, rode a helicopter, parasailed and the list goes on. A lot of people have negative opinions of Home Education, but it has opened up a lot of time for us to explore and visit other places while implementing education into everything we do. We are not bound by a set calendar to dictate what we can or can’t do with our time.
So, now, my two youngest grandsons, Gabriel and Luke have begun Kindergarten. These two are full of energy. But, we are managing and adjusting our days from 1student to 3.
Last week during Art Class, we decided on popsicle stick crafts for Fall.
Simple and easy craft. Use a piece of box (or the like) for the backing and glue the sticks to it. Paint and decorate. Add a hanger. That’s it.
Look how super cute these turned out...
Thankful Plaque
This project literally takes less than 30 minutes from start to finish to complete. It has two openings in the back if you want to hang on the wall. You can simply place on your mantel or sit it on a photo picture holder. No matter how you choose to place this in your home it’s sure to draw attention. I added a few pumpkins to complete the look
Simple. Elegant. Beautiful.
Materials:
—The chipboard was purchased from Hobby Lobby at 40% off. So, $2.00.
—The “So Very Thankful” paper placemats came in a pack of 24 and was 40% off. So, just a couple dollars for the whole pack.
—2 Fall ribbon colors I had on hand
—1 mini pumpkin (I purchased pack of four from Dollar Tree for a $1.00)
—Hot glue gun and a can of spray glue or any glue to attach paper to chipboard
—Sharpie or pencil
—Scissors
Directions:
1. Lie the chipboard, centered on the placemat to assure you get the wording. Use your Sharpie to trace around the chipboard.
2. Use scissors and cut out the traced outline.
3. I used all-purpose spray glue and sprayed the chipboard. Place the paper cut-out on top. Smooth out and allow to dry. You will see the glue through the paper until it dries.
4. For the ribbon. I used 2 colors and cut 4 pieces, approximately 6” long, of each color. I bunched up in center and used ribbon to secure center.
5. Last, with the hot glue gun, I attached the ribbon to the top corner with hot glue. I then removed the clip from the back of the pumpkin, added hot glue and centered on bow.
THAT’S IT!!! How simple? It looks store-bought.
Total cost: $2.35
Every lady I know has at least one, maybe more, junk drawers in their home. This is the ultimate drawer to have. When you’ve searched everywhere for something g without luck, then chances are high it will be located in the junk drawer. So, with some leftover boxes, I used a small section to make this drawer.
I know it isn’t fancy but I hope it inspires you to create and maybe not delete all the steps I did to achieve perfection.
For my project, with scissors, I freehand cut and trimmed a rectangled-shape piece for my bottom section. I then cut two short and two long ends. Note: the sides are not cut perfectly or evenly. But, that’s okay for this project.
Now, I used black paint to paint the bottom section. For the sides, I chose to paint black on side and then I used some leftover scrapbook paper in plaid that I had on hand. I just used Elmer’s glue to attach.
Once everything was dry, I used my hot glue gun to attach the pieces. I started with a long end first. Next, a short end - make sure to hot glue the side and across bottom. Continue around.
Now, I added 3 mini poms, in purple, to each corner with the glue gun.
Last, I had some purple and black jewels. I randomly hit glued around the drawer.
This was quick, easy and cheap Everything I used was scraps I had around the house!!!
I CHALLENGE you to give this project a go and only use stuff you can find around your home. If you accept the challenge, then please comment below, share a picture and link to my blog
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Okay, y’all, I absolutely LOVE the Fall time — oranges, browns, reds, yellows, greens, rusts and so on are my favorite colors!!!
Anyone on a budget can make these simple projects below!!!
The two (2) styrofoam pumpkins came from the Dollar Tree. The plaid covers are from a set of 5 plaid fat quarter bundle for approximately $3-$4 from Wal-Mart.
Plaid Pumpkins
First, I used a pocket knife to carve around the styrofoam stem. Now, note, do NOT cut the circle too far from the center. On the first one I did and ended up having to add polyfil to keep the fabric inside. Approximately 1/2” from center, around is good.
Mermaid Blanket
Simple, quick and easy “Mermaid Blanket” project I completed yesterday with my granddaughter, Miss Arielle.
This was a purchased kit we bought quite a few months ago on clearance sale!!! It will comfortably fit girls ages 5 - 10.
Thus project doesn’t require any sewing. All we had to do was align the pieces and tie the strips into double knots. Once completed, I did use a needle and floss to add sequins.
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