plywood porch pumpkins...

Can you believe October starts tomorrow?!

The summer and early fall have just flown by.

(And Baby Girl will be here any day now...eek!!!)

I haven't done many projects outside of a little baby sewing (which I will share later), but one of my friends hosted a fun craft night. She had a bunch of project kits to choose from...I went for these adorable plywood porch pumpkins.

It would be so easy to make these on your own if you have the right tools. 

Here's the break down:

• Cut pumpkin shapes and stems out of plywood. (Mine were already cut for me.)
• Use craft paint, stencils, & painters tape to paint designs on raw plywood. Make sure you use the "ugly" side as the front. It will soak up the wood stain better...and the knots and imperfections add visual interest.
• Once your craft paint is dry, rub wood stain over the whole face of each pumpkin & stem. You can add more or less depending on how dark you'd like it to be. Let dry.
• Next, glue the stems on using wood or hot glue.
• Finally, use fabric scraps, burlap, or ribbon to embellish your pumpkins however you like.

My new house is still mostly undecorated (I just haven't felt up to it...), but at least I have a little bit of cute fall decor on the porch!

whimsical fall wreath...

I usually go for traditional fall decor--autumn leaves in deep oranges and reds.  But this year I decided to do something a little more playful and out of the ordinary.

I started with a straw wreath form, polka dot ribbon, two fun fall picks, and felt.

I unwrapped my straw form, which is unorthodox, but I wanted the straw to show.  (It is a fall wreath, after all.  And I liked the texture.)  I then wrapped it with polka dot ribbon.

Next, I glued on my two picks, leaving a bit of a gap between them.

I filled up the space with a few ivory and mustard felt flowers.

And that was it!

All the supplies were 50% off, too, so this whole project only cost about $6.

What did you do for your fall decor this year?  Anything new?

fall & features...

it's officially fall-on-the-verge-of-winter...i have worn a hoodie everyday this week!

i have loved being tucked in my warm cozy house, working in my little spare bedroom studio, looking out on the gray world as i create away.  i cut all of my felt shapes by hand.  people say it's crazy...i say it's therapeutic.

i've been working extra hard to keep my kaceface shop stocked for christmas and making treasuries to show off  my "selection perfection" etsy teammates.  today my efforts have been rewarded with several blog features!

check out one of my items over on paper*cakes finds...

and my latest treasury at the painted rabbit!

thanks for the love, guys!
now i actually have to leave my house to get some orders shipped.
{shiver.}

reasons to love fall...

cool, crisp weather...

fall leaves...

scarves and sweaters...

pumpkin muffins with cream cheese frosting...

football games...

halloween candy...

pumpkin carving...

trick-or-treaters...

hoodies...

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i think fall must be my favorite season. and spring. both favorites. since i'm cold blooded, i guess i just appreciate temperate weather. not too hot, not too cold...juuuust right. i love throwing on some light layers and being perfectly comfortable inside and out.

on friday afternoon, the hubby and i ventured out to visit the BYU museum of art and run a few errands. i was so happy in my fall outfit, we had to take a picture.

the exhibits were fun, but the best view was outside. all the foliage around campus was showing its autumn color, the weather was gorgeous, and i had perfect company! it was such a lovely afternoon...

...i'll try to remember it tomorrow.

the forcast is calling for a high of 40 degrees and SNOW! i'm certainly not ready for winter--all iced over and frigid. besides, it seems like fall just got here. i mean, couldn't it hold off until after halloween, at least?

sigh.

i'll miss you dearly, temperate weather. hopefully, i'll see you in the spring.