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Literary Pumpkins

My daughter has inherited the crafting bug. Unfortunately, she also has a hording gene. These two things don't make for a clean room...trust me I have experience. Her room is bazonked right now (this is a word I use frequently). My garage is bazonked right now. When I told her she needed to clean her room last night she told me I needed to clean my garage. Touche'.
We both avoided cleaning by creating something together as we watched The Amazing Race.



You can see a bit of orange showing, but for a a seven year old she did a great job!


I bought the pumpkins at Dollar Tree. They say they are carvable, but I ain't buying it. We simply ripped up an old German Literature book and really old grammar book.This may be sacrilegious for some English teachers, but since I HATE teaching grammar it is freeing in a way. Don't go calling my principal; I teach grammar I just don't like to.
Next we decoupaged strips to the pumpkin. It took me about twenty minutes to finish one. They are simple and cute. I think they would look great in an all white room. Since I have two kids, two dogs and a husband I don't know what one of those rooms look like. Maybe someday.

Here it is in it's little vignette

 This is another Dollar Tree creation. I simply made a crown out of scrapbook paper and added a little "sign" that reads Trick or Treat (sorry for the bad pictures). The final touch was a festooning neck embellishment. I heart festooning.

Livin' Green

For whatever reason this year I wasn't feelin' the love. I decorated the house for Valentine's Day on January 15th and the night of Valentines they were coming down because I was over it. The next day I busted out the Saint Patrick's Day decorations and got busy. I kept things pretty simpleonly decorating the shelving around the television downstairs and my kitchen bay window. I almost decorated the mantle, but decided I want to leave it unadorned for now.

Here is the front window (I can't manage to get a shot of the entire thing very well):

A closer look...

I love this little guy. I purchased a frame at the Dollar Store, painted it green, sprinkled it with some glitter and inserted this great picture I got from Graphic Fairy. I printed it on a piece of vintage sheet music.

Here is a closer look at the U in my LUCKY banner. The flash on the camera isn't working that well so this is as good as it gets. Guess what we are going to buy with our tax return?

Oh and I found a lampshade for the lamp in the entry way. It was a whopping $3 at Salvation Army. It is simple burlap. I may embellish it a bit, but for now I like it's simplicity.