Countdown to Fall

Posted on September 14, 2012 by Roeshel

Happy Friday, friends! Just a reminder that today is the Countdown to Fall series. This week, the super sweet and talented Kim from Sand & Sisal kicks off the party by sharing her festive fall front door…

Last week, MaryAnn from Domestically Speaking shared her fun fall craft…

Cheri from It’s So Very Cheriis going to whip up a delicious autumn recipe for next week’s Countdown to Fall get-together. And I’ll end the party by sharing my fall mantel…I better get busy! Do you have something fun and festive and FALL related? Make sure you visit Sand & Sisal to join the party!

I’m going to pop over and enter my DIY yarn pumpkins. TGIF! Tomorrow we’ll be taking the day off to attend a wedding. I hope I can get the stain off of my hands and the paint out of my hair! I’ll see you Sunday at the DIY Project Parade. Have an AWESOME weekend! ps. Apartment renovation update: I’m staining floors! That’s the last of the “big” apartment projects. I’ve been working on some fun DIY decorating and storage solution projects too and can’t wait to start decorating. Saving tutorials for after the big reveal and it’s killing me! haha! {However I have been sharing sneak peeks on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. Follow along to get a first look!}

You’re invited to these fun fall parties!

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Roeshel

Hi DIY Friends! Mark your calenders for these upcoming autumn related blog linky parties you won’t want to miss:

COUNTDOWN TO FALL

Starting today, MaryAnn from Domestically Speaking {LINK UP TODAY!} kicks off the Countdown to Fall series with this adorable project…a baker’s twine apple! So sweet!

Over the next few weeks, I’ll remind you when to visit Kim from Sand & Sisal who will share her festival fall front door and Cheri from It’s So Very Cheri who will share a yummy fall recipe and on September 28th, I’ll be sharing my fall mantel.

OCTOBER FEST OF FUN

Then! Coming up in October ~ MORE fun! I’ll kick off sharing an easy DIY fall craft. Shannon from Fox Hollow Cottage will share her inspiring autumn mantel, Kristin from My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia will be inviting you to a beautifully decorated fall table with the grand finale of Debbie from Debbiedoo’s fall home tour!

and as always, the DIY Fall Festival runs every week Wed-Fri for sharing your fall related DIY… show off, be inspired and get pinned!

Lots of fall fun going on and would love for you to join us in celebrating all things fall!

Autumn is Approaching! (Fall Craft Project)

Posted on August 31, 2009 by Roeshel

What a great idea and I am loving ALL of the inspiration. I’m not quite ready for fall, but what a lovely way to prepare myself. Head over and check out all of the fall fun!

Here’s my post:

I know. I know. It’s a little early….
I don’t know what your weather is like, but here in PA, it’s beginning to feel a lot like Autumn. It’s still August for goodness sake! But chillier temps (currently 59 degrees!) and a trip to Michael’s where Halloween and fall have already been on display for a few weeks = autumn on the brain. (I didn’t procrastinate this year!)

(Note: I AM NOT ready for the summer to end just yet…where’d it go?)

Last fall my daughter and I got crafty and I decided to make it a tradition. I’ll share that project with you next month some time but now for Met Monday hosted by Susan at Between Naps on the Porch, I want to show you what we did this weekend.

Remember my house number flower pots? Well, soon those flowers are going to flower-heaven as fall frost gets closer, right? Then what? Well…introducing my House Number Funkins (faux pumpkins) with glow in the dark glittered numbers (which look so cool glowing but photographing in the dark is a little tricky):

I haven’t put them out yet. I’m not quite ready to say good bye to summer and my petunias are still soaking up the last of summer but I’ll be all ready when it’s time.

Here’s what I did.1. In Microsoft Word, I enlarged my house numbers in a font I liked. (heavy heap). I printed them on old card stock.

2. Then I cut out the numbers to create stencils.
3. I traced them onto my pumpkins. Using the actual number instead of stencil worked a little better since it’s not a flat surface. (I didn’t take a before picture…but this is pretty much what it looked like before. You’ve seen a faux pumpkin…kind of boring and plain.)
4. I painted them using metallic craft paint. This took a couple of coats. Fun project in front of a movie since it’s time consuming and repetitive. I just did stripes on mine with house numbers since they’ll mostly only be seen from the road.
5. After the paint was dry, I used a cheap, small paint brush to apply glue to the numbers.
6. Then I poured on Martha Stewart’s glow-in-the-dark glitter.
(Nestie friends – D&R Halloween Nightmare II – Return of the Glitter Pumpkins)

My daughter painted this one:

That’s as far as I got today. But I will also:7. Spray a protective coat of matte lacquer over my pumpkins and the glittered numbers for outdoor durability.
8. Cut a hole in the top so that I can add sand or rocks to give them weight (to prevent blowing away when it’s windy). That’s it. I’m really happy with how they turned out and can’t wait to update this little area about the 2nd week of September. They will go here: