Yarn Pom "Flowers"

Super easy and FREE decoration for fall.

Cost: FREE (unless you need to buy yarn..get the cheap kind)

Difficulty level: Ridiculously easy

You need:

yarn

sticks

scissors

Step One: 

Choose a color of yarn and wrap it LOOSELY around your hand about 100 times.

Step Two:

Slip the yarn off your hands, and tie it across the middle with another piece of yarn to make a ball.

Step Three:

Cut the loops open with your scissors.

Final Step:

Put the sticks through the middle of the yarn balls, and put in a vase! 

Note to self:: Maybe don't use grey yarn... it looks like I've been dusting with it. Ooops...

Thanksgiving Doilie Canvas

I was having a hard time thinking of Thanksgiving crafts. I love Halloween and Christmas so much that I often look over Thanksgiving-except the food! So I changed some "snowflake" art into fall colors and added a little "thanks". Super easy, and very pretty.

Cost: $15-- I got the paint on sale for 77 cents, and used my Michael's coupons
Difficulty level: easy, but messy


You Need:
Canvas (mine is 12x12)
Fall colored paints
Paper doilies--find them in the baking area of the craft store
Mod Podge and foam paint brush

Step One:
Paint your doilies and let them dry completely

Step Two:
Decide how you want to arrange them on your canvas, and then start Mod Podging. Apply a little to the canvas or the back of the doilie, THEN paint over the whole doilie.
Here's where it's messy-- use your fingers to make sure the edges stick down to the canvas.

Do this with all of your doilies.

Then, paint over your whole canvas with the Mod Podge to make the whole thing shiny.

I decided to add "Give Thanks" as an after thought. Do it in pencil first, then trace it with gold paint pen.                                                   

Now, decide where to put it!    

           

No-Sew Felt Leaf Garland!

This fall colored felt leaf garland is a simplified version of some awesome Christmas felt garland that I saw last year at Etsy Dallas' Jingle Bash craft fair. Since I don't own a sewing machine, I had to do it a little different. I think it turned out adorable and is probably easier than sewing it!

Cost: $5

Difficulty: easy (time consuming though)

You will need:

Various colors of felt. I used the cheap stuff from Michael's (20 cents per sheet = 9 leaves)

Neutral colored yarn (again, I got the cheap kind)

Paper and pencil to make your leaf stencil

Scissors

Tape for the end of the yarn so it's easier to thread.

Step One:

Make your leaf stencil and cut it out. 3 inch leaves are a good size.

Step Two:

Trace the stencil on each piece of felt. I fit 9 on each piece. Then, cut those out too.

Step Three:

Cut 3 holes in each leaf by folding the leaf in half and sinipping a small hole. ** DO THEM ALL BEFORE YOU START THREADING**

Step Four:

Put a small piece of tape around the end of your yarn. This makes it much much easier to thread into the felt! Then, start threading the yarn through the leaves.

Step Five:

Keep on threading those leaves on! When you run out of leaves, tie small loops on the ends so you can hang the garland, and so that it doesn't unravel on you.

Now, hang above a window, drape a mantel, wrap it around banisters, or decorate the table!

Happy Fall! Now, go drink a pumpkin spiced late. You earned it!

Katie VS The Great Glitter Pumpkin

There are 2 things about the holidays that I love. 1) Eating delicious food with friends and family. And 2) Glitter. (Also Holiday movies... and fall/winter clothes. Fine. There's a lot to love). Face it... the best holiday decor is always covered in glitter. Point in case: Glitter Pumpkins!

what you'll need: pumpkins, glitter, and white glue
cost: cheap. The glitter was the most expensive part. 
difficulty level: This craft is so easy there wasn't even a point in taking how-to pictures. 

Just put your pumpkin on a paper plate, cover it in glue, and cover it in glitter. You don't have to cover the bottom completely because it's resting on a table and no one will see it. Let it dry and shake off the excess glitter!

 In the event that your glue covered pumpkin rolls off the table and onto your floor-taking a surprising amount of glitter with it-DON'T PANIC!!! A lint roller will pick up most of the glitter and next time you vacuum will get the rest.... 

Now, what else can I cover in glitter? Muah hahahahaha!

Newspaper Leaf Wreath

This craft is the result of a beautiful wreath I saw on Martha Stewart and the fact that I started getting newspapers twice a week in an attempt to coupon. That has yet to happen. So you may be seeing a lot of Newspaper crafts on here :)

what you'll need: A wire wreath, newspaper, water color paints, glue, a stapler, scissors, and wire ribbon

difficulty level: medium

cost: $5

step one: make your leaves! I only wanted to use the type from the papers, not the pictures, so I cut out sections of articles as large as I could. You'll need them to be double layered or they will curl up all weird, so that's what your glue is for. Then get crazy painting. There is no real technique here.... just like when you were a kid. Let that dry completely

step two: accordion fold your paper pieces and cut multiple leaves at once. Different shapes and sizes.

step three: wrap your wire wreath in newspaper strips and staple to hold.

step four: staple your pretty leaves to the wreath. Repeat for a very long time.

step five: staple the center of your ribbon (about a yard and a half) and tie your bow. Trim the ends to a nice length.

Then hang it on the wall and rinse of your paintbrush :) Happy Fall!!!