Fall Decor Tips in the Family Room

October 2, 2017October 1, 20172 Comments

Good morning! It’s October! Can you believe it? We have been having some beautiful weather this past week. I’ve been able to have the windows open and feel the breeze come through the house. It’s wonderful! My school visits the pumpkin patch this week and I hope to be able to pick up a few nice colored pumpkins while I am there.

I’ve continued my fall decorating through the house. You can see the the dining room here and the living room here. As you can see I changed from my green, black and white color scheme. I went a little more traditional in here. This room is separated from the living room, so I can change it up a little bit. I still used a lot of neutrals, but I added little touches of orange too. I have a few tips or ideas that I use when decorating for fall.

My first tip: Use what you have! Many of the pieces you already own can be used in your fall decor. Lanterns, baskets, burlap, cozy blankets. These items all add great texture and coziness to your rooms.

2. Texture: I mentioned this above. Woven baskets are a great way to add texture and to store some other fall decor in. Baskets can be found everywhere from Craft and Art stores, to Walmart, to thrift stores. Baskets can be painted or left natural to fit your decor. There are woven ones or metal ones and many others in between. Burlap and nubby blankets also add texture.

3. Natural Accents: Remember those baskets? Use them to store pinecones, pumpkins, acorns, ect. Fall is the perfect time to find things outdoors to use indoors. Even a tall basket full of sticks would be perfect. Of course, fall colored leaves add just the right touch to any room.

4. Pumpkins, of course! Pumpkins in all different sizes, colors, fabrics and materials. I have pumpkins made of fabric, styrofoam and rulers, and of course, real ones too. I found these little burlap ones at the Dollar Tree. Real ones come in all sorts of colors now too. Pick from orange, white, blues and greens.

5. I didn’t use any in my family room but free printables are a great way to add small touches of fall to any room. Many bloggers offer some great designs. They can be placed in frames or on clipboards and changed out for the seasons or just your mood!

6. Lights and candles: extra lamps add soft lighting, especially with the days getting shorter. I placed a lighted fall leaf garland in the wire basket on the hearth with some burlap and pumpkins. Scented candles are wonderful and really add to the fall mood.

What else do you add to your rooms? I’m sure I missed some things. Let me know what you do for the fall season! I hope you all have a great week!

How to make your own Envelopes

September 29, 2017September 28, 2017Leave a comment

It’s Friday! Friday! Gotta get down on Friday! Everybody’s looking forward to the weekend! Weekend! (Bonus points if you sang the unfortunate tune of Rebecca Black’s song)

How was everyone’s week? Anything out of the ordinary happen that you want to talk about?

This week I had a day off and was working on my stuff for Premier Designs. If you didn’t know, I do sell the jewelry and love doing it! But, something that happened recently was they got rid of the hostess envelopes. NO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I immediately knew I had to do something when I went to give a new hostess her information and some of the info didn’t make it to her. I had put it all in the catalog that I gave her, but business cards fell out and it just didn’t feel right to just hand over the catalog without a proper envelope.

So I sat down to try and discover how to make my own envelope out of old catalog pages. You can do this with catalogs or magazines or even large book pages. Here are the supplies you will need.

Supplies

2 pages. They need to be the full pages, not just one side. So you will need to take the staples out of the catalog to get the full page.

A Ruler

Pencil

Glue stick

Scissors

Step 1. Decide which sides you want to use for your front and back. You are going to have 4 sides to choose from, so choose wisely!

Step 2. Fold the top of the short side of the page you decided would be the back. I measured it to be 1 1/2 inches. It needs to be folded to the inside, so I found it easier to mark the side you want on the outside and follow that line to fold. Glue it down.

Step 3. Fold the bottom of the short side of the page you decided would be the back. I measured it to be 3/4 of an inch. This needs to be folded on the outside and glued down. I then glued the other page to the fold and folded it again. Now the two pages are attached.

Step 4. Fold the long sides to seal the envelope. I measured it to be 3/4 of an inch. They get folded to the back side of the envelope. I also folded the bottom corner in a small triangle to make the corner more even.

Step 5. Cut the fold on the top. If you don’t cut this, you won’t be able to fold the top properly to seal the envelope.

Step 6. Fold the corners on the top flap so they are even with the first fold you made. This will help make the top flap easier to fold over.

And Taadaa! You are complete! Though it may seem a little confusing, I promise that it will turn into a fun, cute envelope!

If you have any questions on how to put the envelope together, please feel free to ask. I hope that you can use this information to make your own cute envelopes! Let me know if you make any cute envelopes!

Green, Black and White-Fall in the Living Room

September 25, 201713 Comments

Good morning! Happy first week of fall! Our weather actually feels like fall right now! Amazing! Of course, next week the temperature goes back into the 90’s again. This is our typical fall weather.

I showed you my dining room last week, (you can see it here), so now I moved on to the living room. Since these two share the same room, I continued the same green, black and white theme.

Of course, the mantel is the centerpiece of the room. I added several green items and added black ribbon on the chippy bucket.

Small touches of wood and lit candles help an all-white room feel more cozy.

Adding more texture and soft blankets really brings in the feel of fall.

I found this Threshold blanket at Goodwill. Can you believe they sold it to me for $1.99!!! I couldn’t pass up those wonderful tassels!

I also found this great over-sized towel with the perfect green.

I added my falling book pages leaves to the door in the corner of the room.

You can see my barnwood wallpaper wall in the background. I also filled my driftwood bowl with flowers, acorns, pinecones and a candle. Natural items are wonderful additions to fall decor.

I hope you enjoyed the tour today! I think I have most of my decor up now, so I will be sharing more in the following weeks! Thank you so much, readers, for stopping by today!

And We Have a Winner!

September 22, 2017September 21, 2017Leave a comment

Hello everyone! It’s Friday and guess what that means. We have our winner of the Canvas Factory Givaway.

And our winner is Jillian Too!

Congrats! Shoot us an email and we will give you the code for the free canvas!

Also, this blog is reposted and I loved how this table turned out. So enjoy!

I have never been one to have a fancy table for a few reasons. 1: I live with other people. 2: I never sit at the table to enjoy the tablescape. But, I have decided that I would actually put a tablescape together.

So TADA!

I used a grey scarf as my table runner to keep the table neutral and use other colors to pop. I added a lot of Paris style items to the middle as a centerpiece. You will be able to see the centerpiece shortly.

Now…I actually used my roommate Lydia’s dishes because I have red and yellow dishes. So I had the large plate, the salad plate, and the bowl because you never know what you will need for a meal. I added the silverware and a glass to finish off the setting. But, to add a pop, I added a small glass bowl with a pink cupcake that my roommate Danielle had made. Yum!

For the centerpiece, I used quite a few different items. The best piece is the old film camera. I don’t have any film for it, but it still works! I am able to zoom, click, and “turn the film” which is fun. I added a pink Eiffel Tower that holds my photos and a mason jar that my mom covered with scrapbooking paper and stickers for my bedroom.

On this side of the centerpiece, I have a mannequin jewelry holder that I bought from Ross and another small mason jar that my mom redid. You can now see the camera from a different point of view.

And to finish off the centerpiece, I have this wonderful bottle of Van Ruiten Chardonnay that hasn’t been opened yet. It is a great addition to the centerpiece and hopefully when I open it, it will be delicious.

So that is my tablescape. I hope I can do more soon, if my roommates allow it…

Green, Black and White Fall Dining Room Plus My New/Old Hutch

September 18, 2017September 18, 20178 Comments

Good morning! Can you believe we are already half way through September? Why is it that some days seem so long, but the month goes by so fast? We were able to see Haley again this weekend. We met about half way between our home and her school. It was nice to spend some time together and she had lots of stories to tell!

I decided to decorate with a little different color scheme in my dining room this year. If you have been around for awhile, you know I usually use lots of turquoise and a beach theme. But I have been seeing some green, black and white decorated rooms and really liked how they looked, so I decided to give it a try! Besides, it is just too hot here to really feel like fall!

Most of the items I already had, but I did find the faux green apples at the Dollar Tree and thought they made the perfect touch.

I used simple white plates, wooden chargers and a green napkin on a white tablecloth.

I love adding the cotton garland down the middle. It is definitely cotton picking season here in the Central Valley!

The solid black runner is actually a chalkboard runner! I love it at Thanksgiving and write all the thing we are thankful for on it. The black and white striped runner came from the Dollar Spot at Target.

I changed out my shelves a bit too. I took out the turquoise and added a little bit of orange and green.

Buying and displaying lots of whites keeps things cohesive. This way I can just add little bits of color to change it up.

I love these orange and white plates and the little white foxes!

Many of the dishes and other items are found at thrift stores and the clearance sections of retail stores.

And…my new hutch! Well, actually, it’s an old hutch. It was on the patio at our old house. I had started sanding and priming last fall, while we were waiting to move. Then the poor thing sat out in the backyard all winter and most of summer. I was finally able to find a few cool mornings to work on it this summer.

I love being able to display some of my special pieces.

I’m not sure where the little elephant pitcher came from, but I think he is so cute! The bone dishes were my grandmas.

I believe this little vase is called a wall pocket. This was also my grandma’s. My mom had it for awhile and I just found the perfect spot for it!

The bottom cupboards hold all my table linens. sorted by color, of course!

I’ve been collecting some different pieces of silverware and I love how they look all mixed up in the white and black canister.

I really like the green, black and white! It was fun to try something different! I am slowly moving through the house and getting it ready for fall. I will be back next time with another room to show you!

By the way, would you be interested in joining an ornament exchange? I have participated the last couple of years, and it’s a lot of fun. It’s a great way to meet some other bloggers and friends too! If you would like more information, or to sign up, just click on the picture below.