My Etsy shop

I am extremely excited to announce that my Etsy shop is finally open (insert cheers)!

I'm currently offering handmade banners that are perfect for the upcoming holidays. My fall banners are all made with old dictionary pages for a unique feel.

Here is a sample of what you can find there...

I'm also working on banners for Christmas and Winter and hoping to get those added to my shop shortly.

I would love for you to check it out and let me know what you think. I also need advice for getting traffic or if you have any other suggestions for me.

Thanks for coming by today!

Fall mantel and tour

Happy Monday! 

Hope you all had a great weekend! We had a very cold early morning soccer game (I was looking glamorous with a scarf wrapped around my face and bundled up in a blanket), my girls and I went and saw Maze Runner (thumbs up), and Sunday our family spent the afternoon at a local farm with a huge corn maze and other activities. 

Today I'm finally ready to share my fall mantel and some other fall touches I've added around our home.

I kept decorations minimal and used items I already had from the past years (of course the pumpkins and mums are new). The banner is also a new item I made a couple weeks ago (more on the banner tomorrow)!

Have a great day!

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tutorials&tipslinkparty, elizabeth&co, winthropchronicles, notjustahousewife,

abowlfulloflemons, themakers, outsidethebox, hitmewithyourbestshot, wowmewednesday, 

housewivesofriverton, fabulousdiyparty, serentiynow, thecreativecollection

HARVEST wood sign

I love decorating for fall...I love the colors, flowers, pumpkins and even the smells that fall brings. My kids enjoy the caramel apples and fall festivities. 

I was feeling crafty last week and decided to see what kind of fall decor I could whip up with what I had here at home. I rummaged around in our shed and came back with some wood that would be perfect for some small decorative signs.

This is what I started with

I lightly dry brushed the wood with some gray paint

Once the paint dried I brushed on some white

I wrote out my wording in chalk before painting in case I made a mistake

I used a small paintbrush to hand paint on the words

Since I had two pieces of wood I decided to go ahead and make a winter sign as well

I'm still working on my fall decorating and I can't wait to share everything with you when I'm finished!

linking up this week to...

thediy'ers, whatevergoeswednesday, livelaughrowe, serenitynow, the36thavenue,

 creativeinspirationslinkyparty, workitwednesday

Fall front porch

My front porch is finally set up for fall! I didn't do a ton of work just some flowers, pumpkins and decorations we already had.

 

 



 

 

 

I reused the fall wreath that I made last year. You can read more about that here.

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Amy

Fall display shelf

I'm slowly in the process of getting our home ready for fall! I finally swapped out our back to school display for something more fall like. This shelf hangs in our entry hallway so everyone who visits our home walks by it.

 



 

 

 

 

I found the free printable here. I just loved the color and of course the chevron pattern! I got the white vase on clearance at Target a few weeks ago. The wheat came from Hobby Lobby and I picked up the ceramic pumpkins at the Dollar Tree.

 

This weekend I want to work on decorating our front porch and I'll be back to share that next week.

 

Have a wonderful weekend!

 

Amy

 

 

Linking up this week to...

serentiynow, dianarambles

Dictionary page banner

It's finally beginning to feel like fall here in Ohio. The weather is getting a bit cooler and the foliage has begun changing color. I love the fall and all the beautiful colors that it brings.

 

Last week I attempted to bring a bit of fall to our home with a small mantel makeover and a diy banner made with pages from an old dictionary.

 



 

To make the banner I used some pages from an old dictionary. I gently ripped out some pages that had fallish {if that's a word} words on them like thanksgiving, leaves, etc.

 

I folded the pages into fourths and then tore them along the fold lines. I liked the look of the rough edges. I used scissors to make the banner shape.

 

I used foam stamps and paint to stamp on my letters.

 

I used my hot glue gun to attach the papers onto a piece of twine.

 

 

 

 

 

Thanks for stopping by today!

 

Amy

 

linking up this week to...

romanceonadime, workitwednesdaythehappyhousie, polkadotsonparade, sugaranddots,

livelaughrowe, the36thavenue, twoyellowbirdsdecor, theshabbycreekcottage,

featherednestfriday, serenitynow, dianarambles, suburbsmama, classyclutter, itsoverflowing