Here's a lil peek into our day...crafts & cookies!!! And when my hubby got home from work, he made a yummy fire in the fireplace! (Oh yes, fires are YUMMY! mmmmmm...)
This craft idea was from a really cute blog called, "A Beautiful Mess," which could easily describe my life as well!! Here is the link to her instructions. I decided upon her older version, except we used a sewing machine. We don't have time for that much hand-sewing and the yarn version, while SUPER cute, was a pain in the patootie! Click here to see the original instructions:
A Beautiful Mess: Fall Garland.
Here are the pics of ours. I made a leaf template on a piece of cardstock, then just held it on the felt and cut away! I knew Caitlin would love to sew it together, so it might it a bit of a family project. She did a simple straight stitch on the longest stitch we could get on our machine and voilĂ ! It was finished. It's now hanging above the fireplace, ready for the Thanksgiving festivities!!
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Of course, I realized after the photos, that we need to clean the soot off of the front of our fireplace. **sigh** |
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Cute! :) |
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Here is a close-up of the garland. We just overlapped the tips a bit and sewed a straight stitch.
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While Caitlin was sewing the leaves together, I thought Sophia & Emma might want to do something "autumn-y" too. So we decided to bake one of our favorite types of cookies: peanut butter blossoms. Here they are...
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Peanut Butter Blossoms! YUMMYYYYYY! |
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Does anyone have a fly swatter?? |
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Feesha-my-Meesha! |
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Big {cookie} mouth. |
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I don't know what looks more de-lish...the cookie or Maya-Moo. ;) |
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Handsome boy.
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What is YOUR favorite fall-time craft or activity??? And what treats do YOU like to bake during the fall at your house?