Halloween Paper Cone Wreath

Time to start putting up all my Halloween decorations!

I went to a local boutique store and saw a really cute Halloween paper cone wreath.

I snapped a picture on my phone and then went home and made a list of items I needed.

This is the wreath I took a picture of

Here is MY wreath:

A few things I learned from my first paper cone wreath:

1. Use cardboard as the base not a wreath form (the hot glue was melting my wreath form.

2. Get LOTS of glue sticks.

Here are the elements I used:

I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out the black card stock. 

Then I just added my elements to it. They came in my Halloween paper pack.

 You can see how I made my picket fence sign HERE.

Come check out my All Hallows Eve Pinterest Board, & my Autumn/Fall Ideas Board.

You wont be sorry! Tons of cute ideas.

Fall Sign and Front Porch

Another Pinterest project here...Thats seems to be what makes up most of my projects these days. I see something darling on Pinterest and then I hack it for myself.

Here's the Pin that inspired this project.

And here's my version:

Cedar Pickets from Lowe's nailed to some scrap wood on the back.

(All of my photos were taken with my phone, I apologize)

 

 Painted base coat white, then slapped on some green in a few spots.

Then squirted on some brown craft paint straight from the bottle and just smoothed it out, then covered with a tan'ish cream color on the top. 

(I started paint the tan color over the brown before I got that picture with the brown on, So the corner is what it looked like before the tan color)

 

Used my Silhouette to cut out vinyl stencils for the words.

Adhering the stencil was AWFUL. 

The wood was to "dirty" so it was sliding around everywhere but I survived.

*All my paint I had on hand, I did not buy anything but the wood*

 Added to my porch!

I can't wait to add my pumpkins and gourds!

See how I made my wreath HERE

Also, Check me out on Pinterest 

You can Follow my Autumn/Fall Ideas Board

or my All Hallows Eve Board (since that is right around the corner)

I've totally decorated for fall inside my house! 

How about you?

Ombre Dresser Project

So I'm sure just about everyone saw THIS pin on Pinterest.

But the SECOND I saw it I hopped on my local classified ads website and looked for that dresser. I got super lucky and found one almost exactly like the one from Pinterest.

Here's the distorted blobby picture from the website.

I went to Sherwin Williams and picked a color sample and it had all the gradients on the sample. So I just said "I want all 6 of these colors in your sample sizes" 

I used a latex spray primer from Sherwin Williams because I was told that the old stain might bleed through if I used a water based primer.

I put the dresser in my guest bedroom down in the basement.

This is my bed from when I was a kid. I got new bedding and I think it looks so inviting!

My family's vintage pillowcases.

(excuse the poor lighting in these photos, it is in a basement that they were taken.)

Apron Card

I saw this pin on Pinterest.

I had to recreate it for a friend who wears aprons ALL the time.

turned out super cute.

Perfectly Posh Review & Giveaway

I'm a bit of a germ freak and I like to wash my hands all the time. There is nothing like a really good smelling soap. My favorite scents are citrus scents so needless to say I was way "pumped" (couldn't help my self, he he) when I received the satsuma citrus foaming hand soap from Perfectly Posh.  I just love the smell! Plus I'm gettin' my hands all clean :)

I also received a trial sized kit for some of their facial products!

I was way intrigued by the Gender Bender soap bar that is made with charcoal, black soap people!!

Totally think that's cool, no weird smell, and left my skin soft surprisingly.

And the Oh Peaches lip scrub was way awesome.

I love exfoliating my lips, they are always chapped and peeling.

All of their products are

• Paraben-free and paraffin-free
• SLS-free
• Gluten-free
• Soy-free
• Using essential oil and fine pthalate-free fragrances
• Natural: Full of butters, oils, and other nourishing ingredients
• Preserved with gentle, effective vitamin E

You've got to go check out Melissa's Perfectly Posh website! You will really love the products.

Melissa is giving away one tub of Body Butter and bottle of Hand Creme.

a Rafflecopter giveaway

This Giveaway runs until Friday June 29th.

I'm using Rafflecopter for the first time, so if there are any bugs in it please let me know asap!

 

Swim Trunk Update

My husband and I have been married for almost 6 years and one thing I have come to grips with is he is way more comfortable in work attire than casual clothing. The only money he spends on clothing is to buy suits and things he can wear to work and church. It's like pulling teeth to get him to buy anything "comfortable."

He has had the SAME pair of swimming trunks since we've been married.

Here they are in all their glory!

So for Father's Day I went out (and whether he likes it or not) bought him a new pair of Old Navy swimming trunks. They had a ton of options to choose from and I had a hard time deciding.

We are by no means "beach bums" but we do vacation a bit and it is necessary to own them.

He really enjoys getting in the water with the kids and trying to teach them to get use to the water and show them how to swim. 

I think they are pretty stylish if you ask me!

He will rock them at the local pool this summer.

Have a Wonderful Father's Day to all the men in my life (like any of them read this blog, he he)

Thank you again to Old Navy for sponsoring my post. I was compensated for this post as a member of Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all my own.

Cutting Edge Stencil {Winner}

So if you are #15 send me all your contact info so I can pass it on to Cutting Edge Stencil.

camillastarks at gmail dot com

Thank you for everyone that entered.

I've got another fun girly giveaway coming up next week :)