Happy Halloween!

Dawn here with a quick post - I'm sharing a couple last-minute Halloween decorations with y'all today.

Since the arrival of pumpkin season makes my heart happy, I've been decorating a few - inspired by pinterest!

First, I painted this pumpkin...

...inspired by these monogram pumpkins.

I also pulled out the bling to make this guy...

...inspired by these sequined pumpkins.

I don't carve my pumpkins anymore (I leave that to my husband and boys) because I like to leave them out until Thanksgiving.  The little ones will come in the house, but I'll probably leave the big guy out on our front porch.  They make me smile.

To celebrate the holiday, I also created this little guy:

I'm not much of a digital scrapbooker, but I love creating graphics and home decor prints.  For this piece, I used Lori Whitlock's Fall Fling Paper and Elements(how adorable is the pumpkin with the heart inside?!?).  

My personal version is scaled at 8x10 so I can frame it.  I am one of those people who change out my frames for the season (I stock up on the Virserum series by Ikea)...my husband just shakes his head.

That's it for me today. I'm off to make a last-minute run to the grocery store before the big night tonight (can you ever have enough candy?).

How about you?  Do you have any last-minute fall decorations to share?

October Color Challenge

While I love winters in south Georgia, I really miss the autumns from up in Pennsylvania.  I miss the cool, crisp air, and the beautiful colors of leaves on the trees.  Today's post is inspired by those falling leaves.

I want to issue a color challenge inspired by those Octobers in Pennsylvania.

The blue you don't see so much in nature, but I liked the contrast it provided to some of the other colors.  (By the way, all these colors are from Sherwin-Williams.  I'm not affiliated with them in any way...I've just been visiting their site lately as I ponder whether to paint my foyer/great room/craft room in Pottery Barn's Cupola Yellow.)

Paper-Pieced Pumpkin

If you've read this blog for a while, you know that I am just a little bit in love with fall, so I have another fall home decor project for you.

To create this little guy, all you need are a couple sheets of patterned paper, some baker's twine, and adhesive.  For added dimension, I inked the edges of the paper and embossed them, but those steps are completely optional.

A few notes:

I used extra-thick foam dots for the middle piece of the pumpkin to raise it just a smidge higher than the two sides.

I adhered the baker's twine with glossy accents.  Click here for a video I created on how-to make the loops.

Here's a close-up pic:

Please share if you make one of these pumpkins - I'd love to see your creations!