Welcome to the 5th Fall Festival! ::High 5!::
This week I made a birthday gift for my sister-in-law (Happy Birthday, Lynette!). She’s also moving into a new home this month too…so hopefully some before/after photos of their DIY renovation projects. Anyway…you know my usual routine. My weekly spray paint and Mod Podge fix. 
(Inspired by Mod Modge Rocks – Amy’s pumpkin & One Little Notebook – Jenny’s “BOO”) 
Warning: Spray painting a brown shade outside in the wind = dirty-looking nails and finger tips. Ew. Helpful hint: Nail polish remover works on removing spray paint. Unless you can rock the ‘digging in the dirt’ look. I couldn’t.
(Inspired by Mod Modge Rocks – Amy’s pumpkin & One Little Notebook – Jenny’s “BOO”) 
Warning: Spray painting a brown shade outside in the wind = dirty-looking nails and finger tips. Ew. Helpful hint: Nail polish remover works on removing spray paint. Unless you can rock the ‘digging in the dirt’ look. I couldn’t.
And then…seriously, this Fall Festival and everyone’s projects and decor are so inspiring. I’m decorating parts of my house that I normally wouldn’t! Today, I added some autumn touches to one of my built-in book shelves…Fall is in the air and it’s landing all over my house! But with my mantel
my book shelves make my living room feel so cozy. Perfect place to curl up on the couch with a good book or my husband and a movie. It’s almost like Christmas when I love just sitting on the sofa with raspberry truffle hot chocolate and staring at the Christmas tree except now it’s fall leaves, glowing candles, spice scents and hot cider.
my book shelves make my living room feel so cozy. Perfect place to curl up on the couch with a good book or my husband and a movie. It’s almost like Christmas when I love just sitting on the sofa with raspberry truffle hot chocolate and staring at the Christmas tree except now it’s fall leaves, glowing candles, spice scents and hot cider. 
Pardon Mr. DIY’s knee in the bottom left corner…he wasn’t moving for anything. Front row football seats override my photography session. So does Niski’s nap for that matter (that’s her on her bed in the middle of the floor). We have a giant oak tree outside that is full of acorns this year. I’m not sure if we’re noticing it more because of the new patio, but it’s raining acorns. Scares Niski to death. Acorn bombs. The sky is falling! Poor girl. She’s whooped. Acorn invasion is stressful.
And this is good – you’re getting to see ‘before’ pics of my living room which will undergo a transformation soon…one of these days…hopefully.
And how cute is this Halloween project by Sassy Mini Dolls? Click HERE for the tutorial. Cracks me up! So funny and so cute (and easy!). Marsha is so nice. I love her motto: “Creativity is rarely tidy.” So true!
Linking to the following party.
Head over and see some great projects/befores & afters and fun!
Head over and see some great projects/befores & afters and fun!
Do you have a fall project or fall decor to share? Link up and join the party!
What is the Fall Festival?
- A blog party on Mondays during the autumn season
- Autumn/Fall inspired DIY projects
How can I join?
- Create a blog post about an Autumn/Fall project that you’ve done
- Add your blog name and project to Mcklinky (example: The DIY Show off – House # Pumpkins)
- Type in the permalink address, not your basic blog address. A permalink is the address that links directly to your specific post. (example: http://thediyshowoff.blogspot.com/2009/08/house-number-pumpkins)
- You must use The DIY Show Off Fall Festival button and link back to The DIY Show Off Fall Festival post so that everyone gets to join in the fun. Here is the button:
- Grab the button/html code and insert into your blog post to let others know you’re joining the fun.
- I’ll be posting The DIY Show Off Fall Festival on Mondays and try to start the party sometime on the prior Sunday evening.
- Although a tutorial is helpful, it’s not required. Anything autumn related and DIY is permitted.
- Please follow all steps above or your link won’t be posted. 🙁
- If you’ve been inspired by something you see here – show us what you did too!
- Enjoy and be inspired!
I love Mod Podge! Your letters and your pumpkin are so cute! I see that you used scrapbooks papers for your letters, but where did you get the decals that you put on the pumpkin? Did you make them or were they premade? I'm just loving this. Seriously…
Good golly! I need to go get out the Mod Podge!! Seriously! Happy, happy Fall!
XO*T
P.S. Is it weird that in looking at your bookshelves, my eyes unwittingly moved to the Twilight series on the top shelf?! 😉
Love the navigation bar at the top too. You wanna come do mine? Pretty please?!
Thank you so much for featuring my Sassy witch and for your kind words!
I get so inspired with all the different ideas! I've seen these letters done on several different blogs and this weekend I finally got to decorating my M . . . I need to pick some more up as I like this Fall idea!!
Hugs,
Marsha
Thanks ladies! 🙂
PK – the decals for the pumpkin came in a pack already cut out (with leaves/swirls/pumpkins/trees/etc.). Definitely an easy project and a fun handmade gift.
Tricia – is it tacky that my books are organized by color (drives Mr. DIY crazy) and that my Twilight series happens to be right beside my Left Behind series? lol. He's just lucky that I haven't turned them all backwards. I saw that in a magazine once and love the look…but how in the world would you EVER find a book? haha
Roeshel
Oh why oh why can't I be creative like that on my own? I have to steal ideas from others. These are so awesome!
the pumpkin is great! I love how you mod podged the leafs, swirly things on! the letters are great too! So fun
I LOVE that pumpkin…so cute! Tomorrow I am hoping to get my porch fall decor done…if I do I will put up a link…but I seriously am thinking I need to modge podge up a pumpkin (it's not like I don't have plenty of paper and modge podge around the house:)
Love the FALL letters…so cute! And the pumpkin is gorgeous!
Oh my word.
Those letters are so freakin' cute! Well just so you know, in all your free time, you can make me some and send them to me. Okay? Great.
😉
Really lovely though!
Rachelle
Those letters and pumpkin are so cute! Great idea to spray and Mod Podge the pumpkin to match!
Thanks ladies! 🙂
I hope everyone has an awesome week!
R
Cute projects! I posted my "knock-off" of the Nevermore tree! Thanks for hosting this party – so much fun!
So nice and cozy!! The letter project is neat…, and I didn't know that I could use nail polish remover to get rid off spray paint. Thanks!
I just love the coziness of your home and your mantel is beautiful. Thanks for sharing it. I get so inspired by everyones creativity.
Blessings,
Gail
Your Fall letters look great. As does your home. Thanks for hosting such a great party, once again.
Now there's some awesomeness right there. I must make friends with modge podge.
I am so happy I came across your blog. It's great! I love your pumpkin and FALL letters. You have a beautiful home.
Blessings,
Teri
A safety glass model? Right on! 😉
I really like the papers you chose for your Fall sign. It turned out amazing! I've still never tried mod podge!
Those FALL letters look so cute and do-able! I think I may be heading to Michael's to get me some letters. Thanks for hosting the show-off!
I love those cute FALL letters. I may be headed to Michael's soon to try them out myself! Thanks for hosting the show-off!
Hey Roeshel!
I love your fall letters! I have a whole jar of mod podge I've never used and tons of scrapbook paper too, I'd love to try that out! I'm glad you came by and said hello, things have been crazy over here and it's nice to take a breather and read through all the posts I've missed from you (and everyone else) this week. I think I've got the blogging itch and not being able to check up on the blogosphere is driving me up a wall! ;P
Take care!
~Monica
Thanks for taking the time to comment on my blog. I have started visiting yours and it is quite impressive. I look forward to stopping back.
Hi Roeshel, I think that your fall letters are so sweet! I think I'm borrowing the decoupage idea for a wedding shower I'm hosting in the spring. I'll let you know how they turn out! Thanks for the idea and the opportunity for me to post my fall leaf balls on this meme.
🙂 Sue
I love the FALL letters! How exactly did you cut the papers? Did you modge-podge them to the letters, turn the letters over and use a knife to cut around? (that's the only way I can think of at the moment)
Thanks everyone! I'm really enjoying procrastinating work today to look at all of the fun fall ideas! 😉
Whitney – I traced the letters and then used my x-acto knife to cut them out then Mod Podge – cutting a big smaller ensures it doesn't hang over on the sides. Thanks for always being so sweet. 🙂
R
Oh… ps.
Make sure you trace the letters on the back of the paper with the letters backwards. I didn't pay attention to one of them and wasted a good few minutes and section of my pretty paper because it wasn't the right direction.
R
I LOVEEEEEEEEE the pumpkin with the leaves. Of course I like the letters too, but the pumpkin ROCKs! And don't you just LOVE candle light? I do. Thanks for sharing your projects.
Another killer project from you. I love the letters, and where was the spray paint remover tip when I had red hands and nails for a week after a table project, ha! Thanks for the letter tip too, mine always look sloppy and hang over.
I love the paper covered letters! Hummm…thinking ahead for Christmas! LOL
Your home is beautiful! The entire vignette around the mantel is gorgeous…so festive! And I just love the "fall" letters you made for a gift! Very cute!
So glad to be apart of DIY Show Off, today! You have a wonderful site! ~Rhonda 🙂
The letters are so cute. I loooove how you decorated your mantle, it's so beautiful.
I love the book shelves! Oh my goodness! Your mantle is gorgeous too!
Your fall project makes me want to go get the Mod Podge right now! I use a new kitchen sponge to get the spay paint of my nails and hands. I'm into the spray paint myself lately. Your mantel is lovely, and the colors you chose are so pretty and unexpected.
Thanks for the comment on my blog! Nice to "meet" you too 🙂 Love your blog – I think you've inspired me to do some fall DIY projects this weekend!!
Take care,
Kristen
Love the papers you used for your fall letters; just beautiful! The mod podge pumpkin is fabulous too!
that is such a cute gift! I bet she loved it!!
Love the entire room! Decor and all!!!
Acorn bombs!! hahah I laughed out loud at that one. Poor little doggie!
I adore the modge podge project. My brain is formulating a plan! Thanks!
I really enjoyed looking around your blog! What great ideas!!
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