Thrifty Thursday: DIY Pumpkin Topiary and Fall Porch

While I was decorating my porch for this lovely Fall season, I made this cute pumpkin topiary (I'm not sure what they are really called, so that's the name I picked for it!)

 This project took me about 15 minutes, and cost about $35.  

All of my supplies came from Wal-Mart.  I used 3 plastic pumpkins, 3 autumn leaf garlands, and 3 small green pumpkin picks.

First, I pulled the top stems off two of my pumpkins, then hot glued them on top of each other.

Then I took the leaf garland and wrapped it around where the pumpkins glued together, gluing the garland in place where it needed it.

Next I took my small pumpkin picks and glued them on where I liked them.  I only used 3, so I placed them all on the side I knew would be the front of my topiary

When I was finished, I drilled a small hole in the bottom pumpkin and attached a short dowel rod.  Then I staked it into one of my existing pots on the porch:

Here is my porch, complete with my little pumpkin topiary!

Therena

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Small Bathroom Makeover

I am finally home from my crazy fun trip to Texas!  I went to help my sister fix up her new house.  They just moved there from New Jersey, and they went from a very small home to a much bigger one!  So they are still working on trying to furnish it, but we did manage to update and beautify certain areas that were needing it!  We were up past midnight most nights, but it was so fun, I loved every minute of it!  We even squeezed in a few days to shop and decorate!  

I wasn't quite sure how to go about blogging all of our projects, but finally decided to just do it by room. 

 So first I'm going to show your the little powder bathroom we fixed up!

This is how it looked when I left:

 My sister wanted a beachy theme for this space...pretty cute, right?!

Before I got there, I had my sister paint the walls in Valspar's Jekyll Grand Dining Sea Mist:

This is how it looked when I first saw it:

So the first thing we did was paint the cabinets white, and distress them:

This alone made such a difference in this bathroom!  

We also painted the existing mirror.  My sister HATED it and wanted to replace it, but because I'm so cheap, I suggested we paint it to see if it would change her opinion of it....and it did!  

We decorated using some antique glass bottles and fun seashells.

While my sister lived in New Jersey, they found this beautiful horseshoe crab that was fully intact.  She wanted to incorporate it somehow, so we got a basic white frame from Michaels, backed it with muslin, and attached the crab with hot glue: 

I also made her this fun pallet sign (my tutorial found here):

I absolutely loved how this bathroom turned out!!

 Therena

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Thrifty Thursday: Thrift Store Wreath Transformed

Ok, before I get into my wreath transformation, I have to mention a few things!  

First of all, tomorrow I am heading to Texas for over a week!  I have not been able to contain my excitement for days!  My sister and her family just moved there from New Jersey, and because they plan to "put down roots" there, they bought a house!  So I am going to help her with all of her DIY projects, painting, and decorating.  And did I mention I'm going solo....meaning no kids?!  Oh yeah!  My sister has 3 boys too, but to go by myself is just fabulous!  

Anyways, so I will be somewhat MIA until I get back.  But when I do, I'll have LOTS to blog about :)

Secondly, I fixed my profile so I'm no longer a No-Reply Blogger!!!  So sorry, I had no idea I was, and now its fixed! Yay!

On to my wreath: This is the finished product! 

While I was browsing the thrift store the other day, I came across this cheezy, ugly looking wreath.  But it was only $6, so I got it thinking I could probably do something with it to make it pretty!  It doesn't look so bad in this picture, but it was!  It just looked really cheap...the leaves are stiff and spindly!

 So I first added some orange and yellow burlap.  I looped it around the wreath, hot glueing it where I thought it needed it.  Then I added some pine cones (which I also found at the thrift store...$2).  And finally I glued some little "pumpkin picks" that I found at Wal-Mart for $1.97 each.

 I was able to turn a cheezy thrift store wreath into a nice, pretty one for about $20!  I think it was worth it....have you seen the prices for wreaths lately?! No thank you!!! lol

Have a fabulous week!  I'll be back in about a week!

Therena

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