Fall Chalkboard and Bookpage Mantel

 Good morning!
So it is no secret that I L-O-V-E chalkboards.. and anything with bookpages.. My Fall Mantel incorporates both of those things!

I went to Home Depot and had a piece of wood cut for this vintage ( bought at a flea Market ) frame..I then painted it with chalkboard paint and here it is. I think I might dry brush off white paint over the gold on the frame ..Just haven't had time yet !

 I cut an oak leaf shape from book pages.. folded them in half and glued them with hot glue in clusters of 2 and 3 to a strip of black and white gingham...Faux cotton branches ..fall leaves and berries..sweater pumpkins and glittery pumpkins are all layered on the mantel.

 Chalk painted mason jars tied with black gingham check fabric hold a trio of sweater pumpkins. The white wood lanterns are from Homegoods.

 There is also black check burlap ribbon entwined thru the cotton and leaves..and a strand of white lights to light it up at night!

So ..when I was doing the chalkboard this orange one was my first ..I didn't like the way it looked so it got erased and a white and black plaid pumpkin is the replacement ..

The Fall home tour starts today at Brenda's 

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

If you would like to see what I am up to everyday join me on Instagram and my Facebook page ! I do post on both almost everyday ..Links to my Facebook page , Instagram and Pinterest are in the sidebar .. Hope to see you there ! :)

Thanks so much for all your visits and sweet comments !

Linking to these fabulous parties !

 http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

 http://thriftydecorchick.com/

http:http://diyshowoff.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

 http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/
http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/
http://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/
http://www.stonegableblog.com/
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/
http://www.alderberryhill.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com/ 
http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/
http://www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com/
http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/
http://alittleclaireification.com/
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://www.impartinggrace.com/

http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com//

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/
http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

Love/Hate With The Bookshelves

 Good morning !
The snow has finally stopped .. we have alot of digging out to do !
When we did our kitchen and family room remodel 9 years ago we had the mantel built and these bookshelves. My husband has a huge collection of mostly political books that have been on the shelves since they were built..

I hated the way it looked ..and didn;t know how to fix it .. Too many colors on the books and it just looked jumbled ..I would take photos of the mantel for my blog and always leave out the bookshelves ( except at Christmas when I would place Santas in front of the books.

 Last Sunday I decided to fix up the shelves .. I took all the dust covers off the books ( they are in a rubbermaid container not getting wreacked :) took out all the paperback books .. turned some of the books around so you see only the pages..

 and added some decorative things to pretty it up. You can see the winter mantel here ..

 I also took out all the photo frames that weren't kind of neutral in color.

 They look so much better .. and now when I walk into the family room I love them instead of just wanting to look away ! :)

This morning as the sun was rising ...

These two are not enjoying the snow :)

Another Prairie Schooler Santa underway

I made these fabulous easy appetizers last night .. A box of frozen puff pastry sheets ..each piece of puff pastry thawed and then  cut into 18 pieces. There are 2 in the boxes I buy. I stretched each piece a little and added a small chunk of mozzarella or colby jack and 3 circles of pepperoni.. I brought the ends together and placed them on parchment paper covered baking sheet .. 425 degrees for 16 minutes and they are amazing ! Dip them in pizza sauce or marinara ..

Thanks so much for your visit !  I Hope you have a wonderful day !

If you would like to see what I am up to everyday join me on Instagram and my Facebook page ! I do post on both almost everyday ..Links to my Facebook page , Instagram and Pinterest are in the sidebar .. Hope to see you there ! :)

Linking to these fabulous parties !

 http://jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://www.petalstopicots.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

 http://thriftydecorchick.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/

http://www.733blog.com/

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

 http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
http://www.astrollthrulife.net/
http://www.atthepicketfence.com/
http://thestylesisters.blogspot.com/
http://www.dwellings-theheartofyourhome.com/
http://stringtownhome.net/
http://www.frommyfrontporchtoyours.com/
http://eighteen25.blogspot.com/
http://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/
http://www.stonegableblog.com/
http://www.theidearoom.net/
http://www.domestically-speaking.com/
http://www.alderberryhill.com/
http://sweethaute.blogspot.com/
http://frenchcountrycottage.blogspot.com/
http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com/ 
http://piecedpastimes.blogspot.com/
http://www.lifeonlakeshoredrive.com/
http://www.onemoretimeevents.com/
http://alittleclaireification.com/
http://thecharmofhome.blogspot.com/
http://linda-coastalcharm.blogspot.com/
http://modvintagelife.blogspot.com/

Winter subway art table runner

Thank you for visiting today ! We had a very busy Holiday season.. Christmas , New years , 2 of my kids birthdays , and our wedding anniversary..Seems like it all went by way too fast ! All of the Christmas is down and put away except for the 2 trees I keep up until the end of January. I started at 6 am and was finished by 1:00pm .. Does not take long at all to put away !The boys and husband put it all in the crawl space..
 I had to make another table runner for the winter .. I used dark aqua, light aqua, silver and white paints. I used osnaburg again for the base , today I had to go to Joann fabrics to get some fabric for the ruffles.. I didn't have any aqua fabrics.

 Some progress photos.. Like the Christmas one I made I stamped snowflakes lightly in the background using the silver and white paint

 I got this tray at Goodwill the house was a gift last year from my daughter, and I just added snowflakes and mini ornaments ..

 This house sits on a tray in the family room on the coffee table. Not ready to give up all the decorations yet ! I still have the ice skate tree and snowman tree up and they will stay up until the end on January.

 I have gotten some stitching done...2 prairie schooler santas and a 3rd one about 1/2 done.. a Little house needleworks ornament..and the snowman ornament..

 The mantel is decorated for winter.. I used a glittery house, some lanterns, snowy garland , snowy trees and ice skates..

Thanks as always for your visits and comments I truly appreciate them ! Hope 2013 is going well for you all !

linking to : http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://katherinescorner.com/

http://www.petalstopicots.com/

http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/

http://thriftydecorchick.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/

http://sunnysimplelife.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/

http://www.733blog.com/

http://cleanandscentsible.blogspot.com/

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

http://fresh-eggs-daily.blogspot.com/

http://thededicatedhouse.blogspot.com/

http://dixie-n-dottie.blogspot.com/
http://www.onsuttonplace.com/
http://nominimalisthere.blogspot.com/
http://mydailyphotojourney.blogspot.com/

The decorating has begun !

It's started !

Linking to : http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://katherinescorner.com/

http://www.petalstopicots.com/

http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/

http://thriftydecorchick.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/

http://sunnysimplelife.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/

http://www.733blog.com/

http://cleanandscentsible.blogspot.com/

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

Fall mantel, Daisy baby blanket ,Pumpkin cottage

All of the Halloween is put away until next year.. I added some more pumpkins and gourds to the mantel. It will only stay this way for a few more days.. The Christmas bins will be coming upstairs ( hopefully later today) .

My vintage tool box is filled with gourds and berry pics..

I made this daisy blanket for my daughter, to take to a baby shower. These photos don't do it justice.. Its a really pretty pale pink.

I did a ruffle for the edging.

I finished Country Cottage needleworks Pumpkin cottage ..I bought this pretty frame at hobby lobby and it is on top of our entertainment center

Still working on the Santa stocking . I have a mistake that a bunch of stitches need to come out.. I need to learn to count !

Thanks as always for stopping by to visit my blog and your nice comments ! I  really appreciate them all !  Have a great week !

Linking to : http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://katherinescorner.com/

http://www.petalstopicots.com/

http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/

http://thriftydecorchick.com/

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/

http://sunnysimplelife.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/

http://www.733blog.com/

http://cleanandscentsible.blogspot.com/

http://www.savvysouthernstyle.net/

http://www.cozylittlehouse.com/

http://thetablescaper.blogspot.com/

Halloween /Fall house tour

Heres a little tour of our home for Halloween , Our front porch decoated with decomesh and alot of pumpkins !

I made the Fall sign from one of my old craft show display shelves

74 pumpkins on display in our front yard..

Our foyer with leaves and berry garlands on the stairs ,and a coffee filter wreath hanging from the mirror.

 The kitchen with a few Halloween displays , and the subway art table runner I made, on the kitchen table

The sweater pumpkins I made from sweaters from the Good Will store

Our family room with the mantel decorated for Halloween.

Fabric ghost ( I made) on a ceramic cake plate

Fall subway art IU made from another one of the display shelves , Prairie schooler cross stitch ( withches go riding) and more sweater pumpkins

I have been working on this cross stitch project ..pumpkin cottage from country cottage needleworks..Just the borders to finish. Hope to finish it and frame before the Christmas stuff comes out ! :)

Ive also been working on this granny square blanket using scraps.. Just 3 rounds and a join together as you go

Our visit to Kentucky was great ..enjoyed seeing our boy.. was so hard to leave him again. He is very homesick !

This is his roomate and we went to dinner with  his family, was nice to meet them.

We went to the game on Saturday , then left for the 6-1/2 hour drive home.We had to get more UK gear  for the fans back home!

 I did get to stop on the way down and the way back at a Christmas tree shop.. we don't have them up here ,so I was so excited to get to go.  We stopped on the way back to get a metal yard snowman that I hadn't gotten the first visit ! Wish we had one closer to home ! Thanks for visiting my blog and all your nice comments !

Linking to:

http://lavendergardencottage.blogspot.com/

http://www.jannolson.blogspot.com/

http://twenty-eight-0-five.blogspot.com/

http://katherinescorner.com/

http://www.petalstopicots.com/

http://kristenscreationsonline.blogspot.com/

http://diybydesign.blogspot.com/

http://www.jenniferrizzo.com/

http://www.funkyjunkinteriors.net/

http://debbie-debbiedoos.com/

http://thriftydecorchick.com/

 

http://betweennapsontheporch.net/

 

http://romantichome.blogspot.com/

http://diyshowoff.com/

http://sunnysimplelife.blogspot.com/

http://www.bystephanielynn.com/

http://elizabethandco.blogspot.com/