BFF Open House Happy Thanksgiving!

 

Happy Friday Eve and Happy US Thanksgiving! However you are spending the day, I hope it's filled with peace and joy, and of course, good food!

 Thank you all for being one of my blessings! I love hosting and seeing all of the creativity shared each week. 

I will definitely not be venturing out to any Black Friday sales. Online shopping though...

And now, it's CRUNCH time! I still have so many ideas in my head and need to get this brain under control. Since I don't decorate for Christmas until after Thanksgiving, it will be nice to get some of my projects out of the craft room and where I have them going...at least in my head!

Let's take a look at some ideas that are perfect for the season.

No doubt, if you're hosting Thanksgiving, you have some jars on hand. Steph Creates shared a wonderful way to repurpose one into a beautiful piece of Winter Decor. 

Sonata Home Design had fun with friends making some GORGEOUS Handmade Ornaments. Great to keep or give as gifts. 

Sum of Their Stories shared another beautiful ornament idea with these Scrap Fabric Tree Ornaments. Pretty and practical! 

Finally, with all of the making and decorating we're up to, don't forget to take time to treat yourself! These Caramel Pecan Brownie Donuts from Recipes Simple would definitely do the trick!

Enjoy the day! Can't wait to see what you've got to share this week. 

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Happy Friday Eve and welcome to another party to share what you've been working on. Can you even believe that next week is US Thanksgiving already?! I'm amused that Black Friday seems to be a month-long event these days, compared to the one-day craziness. I see the pros and the cons. Having spent the first years of my working years in retail, I've never been a big in-person Black Friday shopper, but online shopping? Oh my! 

I realized how many Gingerbread-themed things I've been working on so I did an Impromptu Gingerbread Week of projects! You can see them at the links below. It's such a HUGE trend right now and I had fun doing what we do and DIY-ing some things. 

Gingerbread Week: Sweet Shoppe Galvanized Metal Houses

Gingerbread Week: Gingerbread Nutcrackers

Gingerbread Week: Gingerbread House Village

Gingerbread Week: Repurposed Cardboard Gingerbread Wreath

Gingerbread Week: Gingerbread House Storage Jar

Have you been doing any Gingerbread Projects? 

There's still time for some last minute Thanksgiving ideas so let's take a look at a few from last week's party!

Two Chicks and a Mom shared this fun and festive DIY Straw Wreath. If not for this year, definitely Pin for next! 

If your hosting (or these would make a lovely hostess gift!) check out these elegant Velvet Pumpkin Place Cards from Building Our Hive!

Slight detour from Thanksgiving, but many will be doing a lot of decorating Thanksgiving weekend, and this is something I struggle with too! I love seeing all of the themed trees people do. At the same time, every year when I unpack ornament collections (in which I have a LOT invested), they bring back special memories. No judgment on which anyone prefers!! Thanks, Masterpieces of My Life, for tackling the discussion. 

Finally, and I know I say this every year, there's not enough chocolate in Thanksgiving! So these Nutter Butter Turkeys from Drugstore Divas are perfect! 

Thanks to all who linked up! Next week, I'll have the party up and open earlier than usual since it's Thanksgiving Thursday. In advance, wishing all who celebrate a very peaceful and happy one. 

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Happy Friday Eve, Creative Peeps. We're about halfway through November, and it's going quickly. It's funny...most holidays I plan out a menu, but Thanksgiving tends to take care of itself. If I even joke about switching things up, Mr. Chocolate's take is, "well if you want to ADD those", but not replace the standards. There's some comfort in that. 

Do you serve the same dishes without fail, or do you mix it up? 

This week, I wrapped up Fall projects with a final two that I'm really happy with. 

Dollar Tree Stacked Pumpkin Centerpiece

Pool Noodle Hack Centerpiece 

Now it's full on Christmas and Hanukkah projects! 

Obvious from last week's party that you're all equally busy so let's take a look at some inspiring ideas! 

If you're looking for Thanksgiving table decor inspiration, look no further than My Thrift Store Addiction. The combination of colors and textures of Copper and Velvet is beautiful! 

Whether you have a "kid's table" or kids at your table, Press Print Party has a wonderful way to make them feel special with this Free Printable Thankful Turkey! 

Looking ahead to Christmas, save some cans from Thanksgiving meal prep and check ot this sweet Metal Can Into Winter Scenery from Crazy Little Lovebirds! 

Finally, while this isn't edible gingerbread, see how My Thrift Store Addiction uses Gingerbread Decor that's pretty enough to eat! 

Thanks to everyone who linked up! Can't wait to see what you've got to share this week. 

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Fall Decor: Dollar Tree Stackable Pumpkin Centerpiece

 

This week's BFF Open House continues here through tomorrow. 

I found the Dollar Tree stacking pumpkins WAY before Halloween, but I've learned, grab it or lose it when it comes to DT finds. I knew I wanted to save them for AFTER Halloween for Fall decorating. There are so many ways to use these stacks. Run NOW, if you want any of the Christmas ones. Confession: I bought both the snowmen and tree stacks. Mr. Chocolate doesn't even blink anymore. 

Supplies:

• Dollar Tree Stackable Pumpkins
• Rustoleum Spray Paint, Copper
• Multi-surface Acrylic Paint, Black
• Baking Soda
• Misc. Ribbons

They were cute as is, but we're Makers so that rarely happens, right? 

Somewhere in my online travels, I saw these done with three different colors, an idea I really liked. I also wanted to try the popular baking soda paint technique and this project was perfect for that. 

I decided to make the middle pumpkin copper and the top one black. I used the Rustoleum Copper for this. 

I did the baking soda paint for the top layer by mixing some into the paint, then shaking more atop and brushing it off with a dry brush. I painted the stem with some Craft Smart Multi-Surface acrylic paint in Copper. 

What I learned: Less is more. I didn't think I had enough baking soda at first, so I added more. It got a little clumpy but that brushed off and I went back over with plain paint and then pouring the baking soda over it took care of things. 

If you haven't played with these, they just click into place. I've seen projects done where people glue the stacks together but I knew I wanted to disassemble for storage so I didn't do that. I don't need to hear about storage from you know who. 

Here is the whole thing, assembled. Now for the fun. I neglected to take pics, but I grabbed some ribbon from my stash and made a couple of whatever this style of bow is called. Then I wrapped ribbon around the top/middle and middle/bottom pumpkins, and added my bows. 

I am really happy with how it turned out and it ties together different color schemes in my Fall decor. I found the vinyl table runner at Dollar Tree, and made over the "Gather" sign, another previous DT find from another year. It had been deep burgundy and gold. The black and copper pumpkins are tissue-paper-covered DT Foam Pumpkins with stems I made from aluminum foil. 

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Happy NOVEMBER and Happy Friday Eve, all! I hope you all had a wonderful Halloween. It only gets crazier from here, right? With American Thanksgiving and the holiday season upon us, it's my favorite time of the year. 

I don't know about you but I'm in combo meal mode, working on a few Fall projects while gearing up with Christmas projects. I just roll with it! 

This week I shared: 

DIY Christmas Card Holder 

DIY Fall Simmer Pot

Now let's take a look at some of the great ideas shared at last week's party! 

I love the blank wood signs at Dollar Tree, and especially love what Creatively Beth did with this Harvest Dollar Tree Acorn Sign! 

Steph Creates shared a beautiful piece of Fall decor that would elevate any table with this Harvest Pumpkin Floral Centerpiece. 

Press Print Party shared a two-in-one great idea with these "Pumpkin" Place Card Holders. They double as a sweet treat for guests. Visit to see what's inside! 

Finally, if you're looking for a fun dessert for Thanksgiving, look no further than Hunny I'm Home DIY and get the scoop on these Mini Bundt Cake Pumpkins. 

Thanks so much to everyone who linked up, and as always, can't wait to see what you've been up to this week! 

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Happy All Hallows Eve, Eve! It feels like it was just August when I started working on Halloween projects and all of a sudden the day is here! Whenever Halloween is on a Friday, that usually means even more weekend fun. I wish everyone a happy and safe Hallow-weekend. 

In my neck of the woods, the weekend will be filled with Halloween and three days of Dia de los Muertos festivities everywhere. 

As the Makers we are, of course I'm a season ahead when it comes to my craft room. This week I shared: 

Winter Wonderland Cigar Box Diorama

Repurposed Bottle Snow People

But before we fast forward, let's take a look at some of the great Fall ideas shared at last week's party! 

Petticoat Junction (grew up watching reruns of that fun show!) shared how she turned a find from a junk shop into a fabulous Metallic Tiered Tray, perfect to change out seasonally. 

Outside it may still be in the 90s by me, but inside, it's sweater weather! Sonata Home Design has a great way to repurpose an old one to make a Cozy Candle Wrap! 

Need a quick and easy Halloween treat there's still time to whip up? Drugstore Divas has you covered with these adorable Halloween Glow Stick Party Favors. 

Finally, there's always time for one more Halloween treat, and these Cookie Cutter Spider Cookies from Crystal and Co. are perfect! 

Thanks to everyone who linked up! 

Again, wishing everyone a 

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