Fabric Turkey Pillow Cover and a Thanksgiving Blog Hop

When I got invited to be a part of a Thanksgiving Blog Hop by Erin and Emily from Elizabeth Joan Designs, I immediately knew I wanted to attempt to create a turkey pillow! It's one of those projects that's been on my mind for quite some time now, but since I don't usually decorate specifically for Thanksgiving, I've never done it. 

The thing I loved most about this project is that it cost me next to nothing to make, and I'm sure that would be the case if any of you wanted to create one as well. The only thing I had to purchase was the Heat N Bond which cost me $2.99. 

To make the pillow cover, I used leftover drop cloth from my ruffled curtains I made a while back. You can see my tutorial on how I sewed the pillow cover here. 

Using many different fabrics, I cut out the pieces of my turkey. Then I took the lazy route and used the Heat N Bond Ultrahold to stick the turkey pieces onto the pillow. I was definitely NOT about to use the sewing machine to sew on all those tiny pieces.  In a matter of minutes, I had a new Thanksgiving inspired turkey pillow for my living room. 

He's so stinking cute I can't even handle it.

Next year, I think it would be cool to use the same idea to make a larger version and hang it above my couch to replace my rosette burlap heart. But seriously, isn't he just the cutest little guy?

Brought to you by: 
Elizabeth Joan Designs - Homemade By Carmona - Dwelling In Happiness - Melanie Gets Married- Latte Everyday - Hawthorne & Main - Bumblebreeblog - Anderson + Grant - Renovar Design - For My Love Of - Not A Trophy Wife 

(Simply click on any of the above pictures to see projects from other bloggers!)

A HUGE thank you to Emily and Erin for inviting me to be apart of this Thanksgiving Blog Hop! I hope you'll take the time to check out the rest of the bloggers projects as well!

Fall Home Tour: 2014

Welcome to my long overdue, ever changing 2014 Fall Home Tour!

I'm not sure why, but I always struggle with decorating for fall. Although it's my favorite time of year, I never feel like my fall decorations measure up to what I had in my head. Christmas is so easy to decorate for because you just throw ornaments into every bowl, vase, and canister in the house. But shouldn't fall be the exact same only substituting ornaments for pumpkins? 

Despite my difficulties, I am finally satisfied enough to show off my fall-ified home. 

When decorating the living room, I tried to keep all the blue and just add pieces of orange where ever possible. I started with the orange pillows and just continued from there. 

 fall inspired fabric balls

wooden pumpkins 

I always love to bust out some of our fall photos during this time of year. These two have been used for the past few years: one of our engagement photos and Lucy as a puppy laying in the leaves.

Next up, I made my fall vignette, trying to stick to using mainly orange. 

"fall in love" printable 

CONFESSION: DIYer fail, I didn't actually make anything included in the vignette (besides the printable), but what can I say? School has been keeping me crazy busy! I did get creative and fill some vases with popcorn kernels and a fall scented candle, though, doesn't that count? 

fall mason jars. gold glitter ribbon garland.

For the dinette, I decided to use gold instead of orange. I really like how all of this came together. The shelf, ampersand and vases were all things I had in the house and I just added the garland and mason jars to make it look more complete.

I was hoping to crochet an orange blanket to use during the fall as well, but there are just not enough hours in the day. I guess there's always next year!  

Want to see more?

Check out last year's Simple Fall Vignette here. 

Want to skip Fall and head straight to Christmas? Check out my Christmas Home Tour here.

Happy Friday!!

Fall Mason Jars

I am hoping I'm not the only one still trying to finish up my Fall decorating. 

Now that it's well into October, and I still have a little over a month, it's time to get my butt in gear. 

Today I am sharing a very simple and inexpensive way to add a little extra decoration to your home this fall. So if you are like me and still don't have your decor together, this project is for you, and will only take you 5 minutes to complete!

what you'll need:

mason jars, burlap ribbon, marble vase filler (preferably fall colors), and a glue gun. 

I simply wrapped some burlap and pearl ribbon that I found at Hobby Lobby around some mason jars, glued both sides of the ribbon together with hot glue, and threw in these pretty gems and leaves that I bought at Pier1 a few years back.

And just like that, you have yourself some pretty fall mason jars!

Have a relaxing Sunday!

"Fall In Love" Printable

It is mid-October already, and I am still adding to/changing up my Fall decor every other day. I feel like no matter what I do, I just can't seem to get everything just right. This is really getting to me since Fall is my favorite season, and throwing a bunch of pumpkins around the house should be a piece of cake. 

While searching for a printable to put in my frame for the season, I kept coming up short. Once again, I couldn't find that one that was just right. So, I did what any other DIYer would do and decided to make my own. 

If you're interested, just click on the picture, then right click and save to your desktop to print.   

I promise a Fall Home Tour as soon as I get my decorating act together!

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Five Favorite Things About Fall!

Well, hello Friday! I always love to see you at the end of each week! Today I am sharing my favorite things about fall. I absolutely love fall! Come September, I am always ready for the cooler weather, fall scents, and pretty colors. By October though, I am really ready for it.

I feel as though every year, I find more things to love about Fall, so here is what I'm loving this year:

1. Pretty Colors: The leaves are starting to change around here and that makes me oh so happy!

2. Fall Scents: Currently, I loving all the B&BW, Applewood Bonfire being my absolute favorite! I would also love to get my hands on a buy 2 get two free coupon from Yankee Candle.  

 3. Apple Everything: I love all the apple foods associated with fall. Apple pie, applesauce, apple cider, caramel apples. Check out some of my favorite recipes that I've posted about in the past: Apple Cider Sangria, Homemade Apple Pie, Chunky Applesauce.

4. Pumpkin Spice Lattes: I know, I know. Everyone loves the PSL's from Starbucks. My favorite? Getting them frappuccino style.

5. Football Games: I must admit, I have never been a huge football fan. But as I have gotten older, I have realized how much fun it is dressing up in your favorite teams gear and cheering them on. Bonus points if you can go to a game and be a part of the atmosphere! 

What are your favorite things about Fall?
I thought it was hard to pick just five!

Fall Inspired Fabric Balls

These fabric balls are a great way to use leftover fabric, and after making some orange pillow covers over the weekend, leftover fabric I had. I used the orange fabric from the pillows and threw in some blue and grey as well. Because of the navy and light blue that I already have in my living room, I am trying to incorporate those into my Fall decor this year. So far, I am loving the way the oranges and blues look together. 

To get the full tutorial on how to make these adorable fabric balls, you can check out my St. Patrick's Day post from a while back (here). While I was way less than exact with my measuring and cutting this time around, I still think they turned out pretty darn cute.

I am hoping to have all my Fall decorating done by next week to show you a mini Fall home tour. :::fingers crossed:::

Happy Friday!!