Halloween Home & Decor

Hey guys,

I have recently picked up some Halloween Décor that’s not so tacky… Check it out!

I bought both of these pillows from target. 

Costume Time!

My costume was pretty last minute this year…. Although, it turned out great! I was a blonde Mary Poppins. If you’re in need of any last minute costumes, my coworkers and myself, whipped up some pretty good ones that were almost effortless to make but ended up looking point on. 

Items you will need to become Mary Poppins:

Black Skirt

White Blouse

Thigh High Socks or Nylons

Red Bow Tie

Top Hat (add red flowers)

Umbrella

Black Purse

Black Heels or Combat Booties

Red Lips and Nail Polish 

Pumpkin Carving

My pumpkin went for a different look this year. After carving my pumpkin I painted it black with acrylic paint. It turned out great, even better when it's lit up! You can use any type of black paint to do this craft along with your amazing carving skills of course! However, you can even print a face out and use transfer paper to trace on your pumpkins face so that it’s easier to carve. To do this, use the same technique as used for my signage tutorials. 

Enjoy Guys! 

P.S Don't forget to try my Pumpkin Seed Recipe! Under Homemade Treats . 

Halloween Sign

Hey guys, I just wanted to share some of the crafts I have been doing over the Halloween Season. I am also going to share some of the festive crafts that my mom has done recently.

My mom created this sign. She adores Halloween and all the little monsters along with it. (Meaning her 4 dogs… yes 4!)The tutorial for this lovely, witchy, sign can be found under my tabs as SIGNAGE. It’s the same tutorial used for any of my signs. Also this piece of wood is an old cupboard door. Cupboard doors are great for signs; they give the sign a more vintage or even elegant look. 

Inspired by Brandy Melville

Hey Guys!

I’ve made some signs recently inspired by Brandy Melville!

** Under my SIGNAGE Tab there’s multiple tutorials explaining how to make your very own personalized signs!

Delicious Pumpkin Seeds Recipe

Are you wondering how to make some delicious pumpkin seeds that don’t exactly taste like pumpkin seeds? Then you must try my recipe!

Prep Time: 10 Minutes

Bake Time: 1 Hour

Total Time: 1 Hour and 10 Minutes

Ingredients:

Pumpkin seeds from an actual pumpkin

Olive Oil

Sea Salt & Pepper

Garlic Salt

Parmesan Cheese

Step 1: Preheat the oven to Bake 250 F. Usually you make pumpkin seeds while carving a pumpkin so use those seeds afterwards! Put these seeds into a strainer and rise until all the pumpkin guts have washed away. Dry seeds with a paper towel afterwards.

Step 2: Put the seeds into a bowl and add about a tablespoon of olive oil depending on how many seeds you have. Remember you don’t want the seeds to be too oily. Now you can add sea salt, pepper, garlic salt and parmesan cheese. Basically you add as much as you desire, just taste to test. I shredded my parmesan cheese up very finely and added about 3-4 tablespoons, again depending how many seeds you have.

Step 4: Put tinfoil on a cookie pan so that the seeds don’t stick. Spread the pumpkin seeds out on the cookie pan so they can cook evenly. Cook the seeds for 1 hour, tossing them every 15 minutes until they are golden brown. Cool the seeds before eating!

Enjoy! 

Crown Jar Bathroom Shelf

Hey guys! So this Crown Jar shelf is one of my most recent crafts that my boyfriend put together as a surprise for me. We decided to use this shelf in our tiny condo bathroom as a cute space to store our q-tips, cotton balls and flossing sticks. I’ve also seen these shelves used for toothbrushes, makeup brushes, hair ties, band aids ect.

Materials to build this Jar shelf:

Piece of Wood

Mason Jars (any type of jar works)

Hose Clamps

Regular Flat Screws

Screw Driver

Palm Sander

Hanging Hooks

Hammer

**You can purchase all of these tools and materials from Target, Wal-Mart or a Hardware Store.

Step 1: First gather all your materials, then sand down your piece of wood until it becomes a smooth surface. You can also use a wood stain or paint to match your bathroom décor accordingly.

Step 2: Once the surface is smooth and the paint is dry, use your flat screws and screw the hose clamps into the wood evenly depending on how many jars you’re placing on your wood. DON’T CLAMP THE HOSE CLAMPS YET!

Step 3: Once the hose clamps are screwed into the wood evenly, place your jars into the hose clamps and tighten the clamps up, making sure they’re snug and sturdy. Don’t forget to take the thin middle lid out of your jars, but leaving the treaded lid on so that you’re able to place items into the jars.

Step 4: Once the jars are on, we nailed some picture hooks onto the back of the wood and hung it in the bathroom. I was then able to start placing my bathroom essentials into the jars!

Hope you guys enjoyed! 

Diy Quoted Signage

Recently I have made a couple new witty signs for my apartment and I’m continuing to do so. These signs are so easy to create and are a lot cheaper then purchasing them from a home and décor store.

The supplies you will need to create these lovely signs are the following:

Acrylic paint

Paintbrushes

Any piece of wood

Sponge Sander

Computer

Printer

Paper

Carbon Paper (Transfer Paper)

Varnish

Hanging Hooks

**You can purchase these supplies at Michael’s Craft Store, Staples, Home Hardware, & a Lumberyard.

Step 1: First choose a quote that you would like to paint and the piece of wood you want to paint the quote onto. Take your sponge sander and sand down all the edges of the wood to create a smooth surface to paint on.

Step 2: Once all the surfaces are smooth you can now choose your background color and do 2 to 3 coats of paint.

Step 3: Once the background color is dry, print out your quote. I usually use a font from Microsoft Word. Once you have the quote printed and lined up on your board take your transfer paper and place it underneath the piece of paper your quote is printed onto. Now take a pencil and trace over the quote, the carbon paper will allow the quote to transfer onto the piece of wood.

Step 4: Once the quote is transferred onto the board you can now paint the quote. Just use a skinny paintbrush and paint within the lines. It’s really easy, just like coloring! Do 2 to 3 coats of paint onto the quote.

Step 5: Once the quote is completely painted and dried, take a large brush and some varnish and paint the entire board covering all edges. Do 2 coats of varnish. The varnish seals the paint into the board and gives the sign a shiny look.

Step 6: Once the varnish is completely dried, your sign is completed! You can now nail in some hanging hooks to the back of your sign, and hang your lovely quote.

BONUS: Use Q-tips and water to fix any mistakes when painting within the lines of the quote.

 Enjoy Guys!