Basket Pumpkins

I love it when I see and idea I've never seen before.

Baby Berry showed off these original pumpkins made from baskets at the Fall linky and I thought they were pretty darn cool! I bet you think the same thing too!

See the basket pumpkins.

Candy Corn Bottles

One of my favorite things about Halloween is candy corn. They are the most adorable candy there is! The Swell Life has created a type of candy corn I've never seen before - candy corn bottles. How creative and fun for the holiday.

See the candy corn bottles.

5 Great ideas!

Another great week of link-ups! I can't highlight them all so here are just a few!

Bring on the glitter! Queen of Iwasagonna glammed up some 2x4 with orange glitter to make some rockstar glitter pumpkins!

Why didn't I think of this simple idea? My son will not wear any type of tie if it clips inside his shirt! Love City basically attaches a safety pin to the tie and the shirt! This would totally work with my son (and probably yours)!

I love this idea from seven thirty three - A Creative Blog for the first day of school pictures. So fun!

Just Sew Sassy created a belt of felt flowers for the fall! It's gorgeous! (It would look cute as a headband too!)

Eating My Candy has found another thing you can spray paint - your shirt! I love her technique for spray painting a shirt!

See more links to the Whatever Goes Wednesday Party.

Paint Your Furniture (2 Different Ways)

The vibrant color of this teal blue chair rocks! I wish I could find some awesome fabric like it OR I could just paint it this color like Hypen Interiors did! Yeah, she painted it with a brush and roller!

See the painted fabric chair.

You are not going to believe this one either! This beautiful sofa used to be navy blue. Was it reupholstered? Nope! Johnny In A Dress spray painted it. Super cool!

Learn how to spray paint a sofa.

Tropicana Vases

Don't you love it when you come across a great idea to use your garbage as craft material? Well, Release Me Create took her old Tropicana containers and turned them into these gorgeous vases for to hold flowers and such! Love the look (and who would know they were made from something that would be going into the garbage!) Upcycling rocks!

See the Tropicana vases!

Framed Stitched Furniture Silhouettes

There are several things I love about this wall frame display at Flamingo Toes. I love the pop of color, the spray painted, fancy frames and the handstitched furniture inside the frames. Handstitching would look great with any type of silhouette. It definitely is a conversation piece. You gotta check it out.

See the framed handstitched furniture wall display!

Spruce Up Your Outdoor Spaces

Not JUST a Housewife recently finished hosting The Outdoor Spaces Event wherein she showed quite a few projects to spruce up an outdoor space. She did these in her backyard and they are ALL so cute! You need to see all these ideas!!!! The last link is an Outdoor Space Link party! There are some AMAZING ideas there too! Have fun looking through all these!

How To Get Stainless Steel Appliances For $10!!!! NO JOKE!

Have you been wanting to get some stainless steel appliances, but can't afford to? Or do you have one stainless steel appliance and want the others to match? Well, head over to Stillwater Story to learn how to spray paint your appliances to make them appear as though they are the expensive stainless steel one! SWEET!!!!

See how make stainless steel appliances!

How To Paint Laminate Furniture!!!!

We all have some laminate bookshelves or furniture in our house that we wish was a different color and had a different look. Well, DIY Kinda Girl shows you how to paint that laminate so you can fall in love with it (instead of just tolerate it)!

See how to paint laminate furniture!

Fabulous Party Highlights!

I'm taking a few minutes of my vacation to look at the party links and WOW!!! Here are a few that stood out to me. I will have a few more to show tomorrow!

Is it me or is there something totally stunning about these tree stumps painted white and used a coffee table? Thrifty and Chic pulled off this crazy tree stump tables in her entirely too gorgeous house! I wish I could pull off her style!

There are some drop-dead fabulous paper napkins out there to buy! A Mom Not a Professional or a Perfectionist turned some paper napkins into decor balls! I need some of these!

Breakfast For Dinner took two iron garden/planter baskets and turned them into a gorgeous light fixture. It looks like a million bucks (even though it cost her nothing!)

There is something beautiful about silver! I'm loving these Pottery Barn inspired silver seashells in the bathroom at from Gardners to Bergers. Pretty!

In Too Deep turned some Ikea spice racks into these awesome book shelves. What an easy and functional transformation! Hurry and run to Ikea OR look at the spice racks around you to see if they would work!


See more Whatever Goes Wednesday links!

Food Can Stilts (A tutorial from me - Surprise!)

In case you missed this last week, here is a guest post I did at Brassy Apple for a fun and easy summertime activity!

Today, I am showing how to make some

EASY, INEXPENSIVE and QUICK food can stilts.

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After I get home from work, the kids and I play for hours. They are so much fun! These stilts (or rompers, as they were called when I was younger) are one of their favorite activities. It builds great coordination and forces the kids to work on their balance.

Materials:
-Two emptied cans of food (28oz or larger)
-Two pieces of rope or heavy duty string, each at least 1 yard long
-A sharp object that can puncture metal, i.e. screwdriver, knife
-Spray paint (optional)

1. Empty two large cans of foods. These are 29oz. fruits. If you use smaller cans, they will be less sturdy. Wash out the cans!

2. Peel the labels from the cans and gather your spray paint. I got this Krylon outdoor spray paint at the dollar store! SCORE!!! (Those are my cute kiddos!!!)

3. If you are brave, let your kids spray paint the outside of the cans. Allow the paint dry. (My kids like to help with everything I do. That's why I don't get much done!!!)

4. Using a sharp object, punch two holes through the can on opposites sides. I used some type of knife. The holes need to be near the top of the can where a lid still exists. I do NOT recommend letting your kids do this part!

5. The holes need to be large enough to fit your handle through. When I inserted the knife, I wiggles it back a forth a bit to make the hole wide enough.

6. Cut your handle material. I used something called mule rope (or at least that is what my husband told me it is called.) It is like a strong flat rope. I suggest a rope or heavy duty string. I would also suggest at least a yard or more of material. It depends on the height of the person for whom you are making it. The handle should come about half way between the knee and hips or whatever is comfortable. Insert your handle material through the holes from the outside to the inside.

7. When the handle material is inside the can, tie the ends in double knots. You can burn the ends of the rope if you want. You are finished!

Here is one pair of spray painted and one unspray painted cans. If you don't paint your cans, there is a chance the cans can rust. I have tied knots in the handles of one pair to make them easier for my younger/shorter son to use. That is an easy way to adapt the handles for smaller kids.

Walk. Walk. Walk. I did want to mention that the food cans can/will bend if they are stepped on sideways. I just bend them back into place the best I can and let the kids continue clanking around.

These were a hit at my kids' birthday party last year! (Kids under the age of 3 may have a hard time balancing on these. Use your judgement as to when kids are old enough to play with these.) The neighbors love to play with these toys.

Driftwood Lamp

Every once in a while, I find ideas that I love but will probably never do for one reason or another. I call it eye candy!

I absolutely think this lamp made from driftwood is gorgeous! What a spectacular piece Simple Life has made! Definite eye candy!

See the driftwood lamp!

Thumb Tack Decor Balls

Not only am I in love with the colors of these decor balls, but I love that they are made of thumb tacks! So beautiful, refreshing and unique. Landee Do created these for a table display. They also look fantastic in a large bowl!

See the thumb tack decor balls.

Spring Nest Chandelier

I love what The V Spot has done with an old brass chandelier! She turned it into spring nest decor! Her's is outdoors, but it could work inside too. You've really got to check this one out (and notice how she changes for different seasons and holidays)! Adorable!!!!

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See the Spring Nest Chandelier.

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