That DIY Party – 15 Fall Highlights

Posted on September 28, 2013 by Roeshel

Since I’m not hosting the DIY Show Off Fall Festival for the first time in five years, I decided to feature some gorgeous and inspiring fall DIY from the weekly That DIY Party. Visit these awesome projects…there are so many beautiful ideas!

Autumn decorating at Number Fifty Three

Glittered Acorn Wreath tutorial – That’s My Letter

DIY animal print fall wreath at Setting for Four

Paper Book Pumpkin tutorial at Upcycled Treasures

Rustic Fall Centerpiece at Fresh Idea Studio

Traditional Fall Wreath at Confessions of a Serial DIYer

DIY Fall Harvest Wreath at the Happy Housie

Fall mantel at Zu Haus at Home

Fall front porch at Liz Marie Blog

Fun painted pumpkins at Daisy Mae Belle…

Scrappy fall pumpkin decor at The Turquoise Home…

Fall mason jar gifts at Shaken Together…

Fall mantel at The Kim Six Fix…

Concrete pumpkins at the Wood Grain Cottage…

Burlap and pumpkin mantel at Dream and Differ…

A huge thanks to these talented ladies for sharing their awesome and inspiring fall projects and decor! What a fun collection! Remember to pin from the original source. See more DIY highlights at THAT DIY PARTY pinboard.

And see you at THAT DIY PARTY tomorrow! Enjoy the weekend!

Wooden Candy Corn Accents

Posted on September 26, 2013 by Roeshel

We’re making progress on the grape arbor/gazebo, recycled brick path and patio AND a laundry room makeover and in between those bigger DIY projects, I’m having fun with some stress-free easy DIY. I just saw the cutest little candy corn bean bags somewhere which inspired this project…a scrap wood version.

Materials:

Scrap 1 x 6 wood
FrogTape®
Sandpaper
Craft paint

I used the miter saw to cut three triangle shapes from my scrap wood, then sanded the edges.

Candy Corn Fact: My DIY version goes from orange to yellow to white but the official candy corn striping starts with yellow on the bottom, orange in the middle and white on top.

I taped off each section using FrogTape®, rubbing my thumbnail along the edge of the tape. I started at the bottom with orange craft paint. After I applied a second coat, I removed the FrogTape®. Let dry and move on to the middle yellow section following the same steps, finishing with white craft paint on the pointy part of the triangle. Allow drying time between each color.

DIY Halloween/Fall craft: decorative wooden candy corn pieces

Optional: seal with a protective clear coat.

Aren’t they cute?

I think these would make a great fall hostess gift tied up with ribbon.

Sharing at the Lettered Cottage and Centsational Girl.

*I’m a member of the FrogTape® Blog Squad. This post is sponsored by FrogTape®. As always, the opinions are completely my own based on my own experience.

Fall Chevron DIY

Posted on September 11, 2013 by Roeshel

Earlier this week, I shared my fall home tour. Did you happen to see the DIY chevron “Fall in Love” plaque on the mantel in my family room?

Tutorial:

Materials:

Scrap wood
FrogTape® Chevron Shape Tape
Paint (I used glossy Krylon cherry red spray paint, turquoise DecoArt Americana Desert Turquoise acrylic craft paint and a gold spray paint)
Fall stencil (I created/cut a fall vinyl stencil using my Silhouette. Leaf damask design from Silhouette America online store.)
Martha Stewart Crafts Wood Stain

Here’s what I did:

1. I sanded the edges of my scrap wood (left over from a shelf DIY).

2. I spray painted my wood plaque red and let dry for about an hour.

3. Starting at the top of my plaque, I applied the FrogTape® Chevron Shape Tape. Cut to size, remove half of the wax paper backing, place Shape Tape, remove other half of the wax paper backing and smooth into place.

4. and just kept adding rows by placing the zig zag design exactly as my first piece and just eye-balling the distance. To get a chevron pattern, line up the zig zag.

5. Using my thumbnail, I made sure the edges of the Shape Tape were secure.

6. Then painted my chevron using turquoise craft paint. I did three coats to completely cover the red paint underneath.