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Fall In Love With Fall



October 14, 2018


This is the first year we are celebrating Fall & Halloween with a babe…and we are sooo excited!  Hendrix has been a dream come true for us and we want to do all the fun & creative things we can with her.

This year our home is still under construction as we renovate and build on an addition for my mom who lives with us, but that wasn’t going to stop us from crafting and decorating to make the house feel warm and spooktacular! 

We couldn’t help ourselves when we hit up the first (yes, first of 3 so far) pumpkin patches.  We stocked up on all the mini pumpkins we could!  Oh, and I may or may not have taken 800 pictures of baby girl in the pumpkin patch, every which way, and every single angle!  🙂  I received so many compliments on my Pinkblush dress white at the pumpkin patch and after posting on Instagram that I had to share!

This Taupe Mock Neck Flounce Sweater Dress literally was the perfect option to our Florida Fall weather.  It was slightly cool this day so the sweater dress material was so soft and cozy!  I love a versatile dress and this is it!!  Who says you can’t be fancy at a pumpkin patch?  I mean, after all, we were playing “Cinderella” in the pumpkin carriage!  That is every girl’s dream, right?  🙂

Just look at the flounce detail on the sleeves!  It adds just the perfect amount of femininity.  I am also trying to keep up with the cuteness of Hendrix’s sweet lace onesie!  I need to meet her stylist!  Pinkblush is my go to stop for clothes, accessories and baby clothes!  Oh, yeah, did I tell you they have the best baby items too?! 


From fancy at the pumpkin patch to casual and crafty at home…I knew this year I wanted to paint some of the pumpkins black and white and decorate them with various textures and patterns.  We purchased all the spray paint and decorative paint markers from Michael’s Craft Store.  


Find a well ventilated area outside and place your pumpkins on a piece of cardboard or a good amount of news paper.  Wearing gloves will certainly help keep things cleaner!  Spray the pumpkins thoroughly and allow them to dry.  I used white primer paint because I love the flat matte look.  I got matte black also!  The craft paint makers work nicely and a simple black sharpie is great too!


Don’t stress about what to put on the pumpkins!  Anything goes!  Get creative or use Pinterest for ideas!!! It’s okay, that’s why it’s there! 🙂


You can literally dress up your entire home with a bag of pumpkins or gourds!  They add so much texture, color and fun!  Here is an example of how I added them to my kitchen floating shelves!  You will see them here – solid colored sprayed pumpkins add a little punch along side the glass pumpkins!


The other fun and easy DIY Halloween project we did were boo ghost jars!  All of the materials were purchased at Michael’s Craft Store also.  The candy was purchased at our local grocery store.  We purchased these little plastic jars with lids for $1 each at the craft store.  The halloween washi tape was 3 for $1 and the white twine was $4 for a roll. 


 


I used the washi tape to decorate the outside of the jars in different patterns and order.  I also covered the lids with several pieces of the washi tape and used an exacto knife to trim around the circle of the lid.  Throw away the excess after you make the cut all the way around.  Use black sharpie to outline the trimmed edge if it’s a little crooked.  you can write a Halloween inspired word on top.  You can see “boo” here.  Use a screen driver to poke a small hole in the lid so that the “ghost” made from a tootsie pop wrapped in 1 half sheet of paper towel can slide in the hole you make in the lid.


Fill the jar with whatever type of candy you would like.  The candy helps the top heavy ghost stand up!  Use the twine to tie off the paper towel for the ghost.  This is a super easy and fun craft that you can have the kiddos help with.  They would be great little gifts to give family, friends and teachers!!  

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thank • you to all the teachers out there • i thank • you
to all the teachers out there • i don’t know how you do it but i’m glad you do! • for anyone who’s last minute scrambling on teacher appreciation gift ideas, here’s the little gift card holder i made for the staff at hendrix’s school • i used card stock i had at home • swipe to see the card inside the holder • 
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DIY steps:
✏️ trace a gift card in the shape of a pencil just a bit wider and taller than the gift card using the pink color paper resembling the the eraser
✏️ cut out with scissors
✏️ use the orange pencil color paper to create a rectangle and hot glue the sides and bottom to the pink paper to create a pocket
✏️ cut a strip of gold or silver paper to create the metal ring and hot glue on the orange color paper being sure not to close the pocket
✏️ cut a triangle shape in light yellow for the wood and use glue stick to attach
✏️ cut a lead shape from black paper and adhere with glue stick
✏️ use fun ribbon and thank you tag
happy • easter we hope you’re all having a bl happy • easter 
we hope you’re all having a blessed, joyous day so far! • these little bunnies had the best time hunting for eggs (in the house) • yup, you heard it right, the bunny was sneaky and left a note that he hid all the eggs inside the house this year! 😆• the bunny brought me a dash everyday egg cooker and i will say, it’s amazing • what’s your go-to breakfast and is there something special you like to eat on easter? • i had a perfectly cooked poached egg over toast thanks to the little gadget! • where has it been all my life? • check it out in my stories! 
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baby • face we interrupt the diy crafts for some baby • face
we interrupt the diy crafts for some cute pics of bodhi! • same squishy, sweet baby face, just a different day • swipe to see • where did my nugget go!? 
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can’t • stop • won’t • stop bodhi bringi can’t • stop • won’t • stop
bodhi bringing you all the smiles • this kid! (swipe to see endless cuteness) • has this month been flying by for you? • i can’t believe we are halfway through march • next thing you know we’ll be saying we are halfway thru the year! • woah!
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jump • for • joy who’s happy it’s friday? jump • for • joy
who’s happy it’s friday? • what’s something you’re looking forward to this weekend? • hubby and i are off to celebrate the gift i got him for valentine’s day - dinner date, a miami heat game, overnight hotel stay and breakfast! • can i get an “amen”? • in the mean time, for a laugh, see my jumping photo (in reverse) and my attempt to get a cute photo in front of a gorgeous pink garage door (I need that door in my life) with my babe who didn’t want to take a pic! LOL • comical 
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cheesin’ a girl after my own heart • what’s cheesin’ 
a girl after my own heart • what’s one thing you’re proud of that you did this week so far? • look at that smile for these flowers • she helped me put them in the vase (aka @target dollar spot oversized mixing bowl) and was so proud • i hope she continues to love flowers as much a so do • swipe to see all goodness and some other close up details that flew by in my reel from the other day 
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big • visions do you make a vision board regular big • visions
do you make a vision board regularly? • i haven’t in a very long time and this felt so good • aside from being with a ton of fun and amazing women it was refreshing to creatively represent big things i’ll be up to this year! • thanks to @modernmaven for hosting us and always holding us to our highest vibes! • good vibes only 💕🤙🏼✌🏼
leap • of • faith what’s one thing you wish leap • of • faith 
what’s one thing you wish you had the guts to do but just haven’t • i would love to own my own company - think huge event space and adorable coffee & floral shop! • who’s in? • the name of that brand? • i’m not sure but something florida because, duh! • speaking of…one of our favorite florida brands is @beallsstores - thanks to them for these vibrant, fun outfits! • swipe to see the cute details
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what’s • up what’s the next fun thing you ha what’s • up
what’s the next fun thing you have planned? • i vowed to keep the parties to a minimum scale from here on out BUT when i see this kind of joy on my kids faces and these fun pictures it makes it really hard 😖 • i’m not going to lie, i have been scoping out 2nd bday party themes for bodhi’s bday (in july 🤣) • i know, i know
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