Inspired by Pallet Furniture

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There is so much you can do with pallets, it just amazes me.
Mr. M was inspired to work with pallets after viewing different furniture ideas.
If you remember, he worked with some pallets for this project
and has not stopped since.

He built a desk for me, but I don't have a photo to share at this moment,
but if you visit Funky Junk Interiors, it is exactly like hers.
He followed her tutorial, and now we have a large desk to meet our needs.
   
We were also in need of night tables for our bedroom and Mr. M decided to build

them out of pallets.  I was not sure about it at first, considering that pallets tend to
have rough edges, but when he was finished with the tables, I was smitten with them.
The edges were sanded and clean, without taking away that rustic look. 

Of course it needs to be filled in in many areas, but once filled, sanded and painted,
I'm sure that it will work in our room.  My current dilemma is what color to paint it.
Any suggestions?

This is the headboard that we recently worked on.
The frame is made out of pallets, can you tell?
There is a tiny problem though, due to the overlapping of the wood,
it makes it difficult to add nail heads evenly.  My man was not thinking about nail heads,
so it's going to remain that way, sigh!

I may have to leave them out of this one, unless I place them around
the headboard like the Pottery Barn headboard.
Help me here, I need suggestions, leave them out or put them in?

So once these items are finished, I'll post the final reveal for you to see, wish me luck.
Hope that you enjoy!
For more pallet ideas go here and get yourself inspired!

DIY: Acorn Garland

A simple acorn garland can bring in Autumn flare into any decor.

 This past week we made our own acorn garland.

It's a great project for kids and parents to make together. 

To create your own, you will need the following supplies.

MATERIALS:

• Scrapbook paper textured or different designs.
• Scissors
• Pencil
• Tiny Spring Clothespins
• Baker's Twine
• Glue
• Acorn Template

1. Print your acorn template and use it to trace and cut out the acorns

    from the scrapbook paper using the back side.

2.Trace as many as you want to use to create your banner and cut them out. We made six.

3.Trace the top portion (the cap) of the acorn on your dark paper, then cut those out.

4.Paste the acorn caps to the acorn cutouts.

5.When the glue is dry, you can clip them on the twine with the small clothes pins.

Now you can hang them anywhere in your home for Autumn.  

To make it fun, you can write names or words on the acorns.

Thank you for stopping by and hope that you enjoy making these.

If you do not have time to make your own from scratch,
visit Paper Source Crafts, for a kit.
Hope that you enjoy!

DIY: Autumn Wreath

This weekend I started adding little signs of the Autumn around the home. 

We enjoy adding small reminders of fall harvest such as 
pumpkins, acorns, autumn wreath, and flannel blankets around the house.  
By adding these small touches, I am reminded of what the Fall season was like when I 
was a child.  I recall the beautiful colors of the branches on the trees, 
and running through the colorful fallen leaves on the sidewalks as they lay in a pile outside.

So to bring back that warm and cozy feeling, I made my front door wreath with plans 
do add a few more touches later on to our home.

I gathered my supplies from the Dollar store, 
but you can also go to your local craft shop or other market.

The Materials I used were the following:

• Grape vine wreath
• Ready made leaf garland  (may need two if leaves are sparse)
• Artificial pumpkin pick with leaves
• Harvest mixed berry branch
• Floral wire
• Scissors
• Burlap (already had on hand)

1. Lay your grape vine wreath on a table.

2. Take your leaf garland and place it over the grape vine wreath to form a

circle over the wreath covering it completely.

3. Take your floral wire, and use it to tie the garland to the wreath to secure it in place. 

You may need to cut several pieces of the floral wire to tie up any loose sections.

4. Once your garland is securely tied, you will take the berry branch or branches, 

and attach it to the wreath, using the floral wire to secure that as well.

5. The next step is to add your pumpkins or gourd picks around the wreath,  

stick each one securely within the grape vine wreath, 
you may secure it with the wire if necessary.

6. To add the burlap, you can either use a burlap ribbon, 
or use burlap fabric and cut strips to form a ribbon.

Place the  burlap ribbon in a looping form around the wreath, 
tucking it into the grape vine wreath or use the wire to secure that as well.

I just tucked it in.

If anything feels loose, remember to use the floral wire to secure any loose pieces and

keep the knots out of site by tying them on the back of the wreath.

There you have it, a dollar store traditional Autumn wreath, and now for some white hot chocolate, yum!
Hope that you enjoy.

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Photo of the Day

This is the time of year that we get the most butterflies in the Butterfly Garden.
I have to say that aside from ladybugs, these are the only other insects that don't make me cringe,
beautiful aren't they?

I can't help, but to grab my camera and photograph there beauty.
Do you have butterflies in your area?

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