Falling for fall

So fall kind of snuck up on me this year.  Most people may define the beginning of fall by the sudden appearance of the pumpkin lattes at Starbucks.  Not this girl, I'm a coca cola fan myself.  My definition of fall is when the pumpkin spice cream cheese hits the shelves, which is so different!  I can't help myself!  I crave that savory orange creamy fall goodness on a bagel as the summer comes to an end.  It's so bad in fact, that I must always have at least 2 containers in the shopping cart every trip to the grocery store.  This year that magical day was September 17, yes I made a note.  It was a little later than I was expecting, but that was the same day I busted out all of the fall decorations and the day I decided to create this blog.


My favorite project this year was a Pinterest inspired burlap mantle banner.  Say that 3 times fast.  I had some extra burlap laying around the house, so this was a cheap addition to the fall decor effort.

This was a really simple project.  I created a triangle pattern out of paper and then used it to cut out the 7 burlap pieces.  I really love the rustic look of burlap, but the only downside to working with it is the ridiculous amount of fraying involved.  To prevent this I modpodged the back of each triangle.  It made each piece a little more sturdy too, so that was a bonus.

Then I used my Silhouette Cameo to cut out stencils for the letters.  I really can't imagine my life without that my Silhouette anymore!  I used acrylic paint for the letters and glued them to some rope to hang from the mantle.  Easy peasy!  I love the banner so much I decided to make our Christmas stockings out of burlap.  I need to get on that already.  I can't believe Thanksgiving is next week!

That was one of my big Fall projects this year.  Here's a look at the final decorations.  I had a lot more in my mind, but I think I was easily sidetracked this year by all the Christmas decorations out.  I successfully ignored them since July, but it's hard not to be excited for my baby's first Christmas!

Well that's it for now.  Thanks for stopping by!  I am having so much fun already with this blog.

And next time....another Pinterest project.