La Tour de Fall

Come one, come all...

we're headed on a little tour of fall!

Step right up ladies and gents

{are there any of you?}

and prepare to be astonished...

...at the fact that you only get to tour the living room.

  

Bummer, huh?

Now you're thinking this isn't even worth the admission fee.

Wait, you paid an admission fee?

I never saw a dime!

I hope you didn't just give your money to the cat...she can't be trusted.

Really, you can't trust someone who sniffs catnip and plays

with string and talks to inanimate objects.

Oh, wait, I talk to inanimate objects.

Ignore that last part.

So, it's a short tour.

Once around the living room and back. 

And there are always refreshments,

and the cat hair is free!

This awesome jar filled with fallish thingamabobs I made based

on the ones from Shanty2Chic...this one just has an extra base below the jar.

The script lampshade I made last year.

I decided to take the candles out of my sconces and tall candlesticks...

and replace them with pumpkins!

The lower ones are real, the upper ones are not...

and I had to tape them in to keep them from leaning.

{"Hey, Luce...is this guy botherin' you? Cuz it looks like he's leanin'"}

Bonus points if you know the movie!

Okay, there aren't really any points...I lied.

But hey, I love that movie!

Aaaaahhhh...the barnwood flower box.

I have been waiting all summer to fill it with fall things!!!!

Ehrmagerd...it's awesome! 

It need a little more fluff and filler in the bottom...but I still love it!

Well, there you have it...the tour that wasn't a tour.

And since you've been such good sports,

I'll show you the dining room table.

Which seconds before looked like this:

 Just keepin' it real.

Kinda.

It's usually much worse, this is where I work on most projects

so there's always a bunch of stuff around.

You can't see the stack on the chair!!! :)

I figure I'll get to the Halloween stuff next week...sometime.

Hope you've enjoyed this mini tour...

since I don't do seasonal decorating throughout the house,

I didn't see the point.

Either that or the rest is in shambles...

I'll never tell.

I hope you lovelies have a fantastic weekend!

DON'T FORGET!!!

Enter the HUGE Holiday Baking Giveaway to

win a KitchenAid Mixer in your choice of colors

along with a whole bunch of awesome goodies!!!

Checking ticket stubs here:

Maison de Pax
The Dedicated House
Dwellings
Love Grows Wild
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
 White Lace Cottage
A Stroll Through Life
Life With the Crust Off
Ivy and Elephants
Ella Claire Inspired
Savvy Southern Style
Lamberts Lately
Embracing Change
From My Front Porch to Yours
 Saving 4 Six
Live Laugh Rowe
Crafts a la Mode

Obsessive and Creative

Love of Family and Home

Common Ground

Whipperberry

Serenity You

Cheerios and Lattes

Will Cook For Smiles

Lil' Luna

I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Holiday Baking Bundle Giveaway ~ Win a KitchenAid Mixer!

It's that time of year...when the world falls in love...

WITH BAKING!

And I'm excited to once again be sponsoring a giveaway!

A really great giveaway with Cathy from A Peek Into My Paradise!

Just in time for all those Christmas cookies!

Your choice of one of 37 colors of KitchenAid mixer!

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I love this time of year! October through December; 

filled with holidays, friends and families celebrating together. 

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{I loooooove Cookies!}

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Dinner with Linda ~ Glazed Spare Ribs

Howdy peeps!

I hope your week is starting out grandly!

 Today we have a special guest...

Linda from ChefNeeds.

She'll be sharing some yummy pork recipes over

the next few weeks for your dinnertime enjoyment.

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You can do so much with pork, you can have it roasted, fried, or other things.

Here are some recipes that you will enjoy.

Glazed Spare Ribs

Ingredients:

• One cup packed of light brown sugar
• One and a half cups of maple syrup
• One fourth cup of red wine vinegar
• One fourth cup of Worcestershire sauce
• Four garlic cloves, peeled and minced
• One tablespoon of salt
• Two tablespoons of fresh ginger
• Two teaspoons of chili sauce
• Six pounds of spare ribs

What you need to do:

In a medium saucepan, slowly heat the sugar, maple syrup, vinegar, sauce, and wait for the sugar to be completely dissolved. Turn off the heat and add garlic, salt, ginger, and chili sauce. Wait until it is completely combined. Let it cool.

Place one half of the marinade in a resealable plastic bag. Place the other half in another resealable plastic bag. Divide the spareribs pieces into two and put each half on each bag. Refrigerate for one day.

Pour the contents in a slow cooker. Cover and cook on low heat for seven hours. Carefully reverse the ribs so that the entire ribs are cooked.

Serve and enjoy!

   

Linda Rosario is a food enthusiast from Chef Needs “The Kitchen that Every Chef Needs”. 

Linda loves painting, writing and works as a full time mom to her 2 lovely kids.

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Wow, that sounds incredible!

Thanks, Linda for sharing!

What do you guys think?

Say hi to Linda on the ChefNeeds Blog or on their Facebook page.

And have a great week!

Filling finger bowls here:

Anyonita Nibbles
Life With The Crust Off
My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia
The 36th Avenue
Ivy and Elephants
Embracing Change
Stone Gable
Love of Family and Home
Will Cook For Smiles
Lil' Luna
Crafts a la Mode
Cheerios and Lattes
Serenity You
I Should Be Mopping The Floor
The Dedicated House
Dwellings
Dimples and Pig Tales

Confessions of a Spray Paint Addict ~ An Interview With SheKnows.com

Recently, I was contacted by SheKnows.com to be interviewed for

an article called Confessions of a Spray Paint Addict.

Doesn't that sound fun?

You can see the highlight on their site here...

but here you can see all the questions they asked me and my full answers.
Let's get started, shall we?

SK: Do you have a favorite spray paint project that you've completed?

 

Me: I think my favorite project is the update to my KitchenAid mixer.

As much as I love the folding chairs...I get to see and use my mixer All.The.Time.

It makes me smile just to see it sitting on the counter.

SK: What originally got you interested in using spray

paint to renovate and DIY around the home?

Me: Actually, would you believe my first spray paint project was 25 years ago?

Should I admit to being that old? Ha ha.

I made over a lantern I got at a garage sale when

I was in high school and have been hooked ever since.

Spray paint is easy to use and makes for a quick transformation on just about anything!

I have a friend who painted her kitchen cabinets with spray paint...but she's a little crazy.

Maybe it was the fumes. :)

SK: If you had to pick a favorite color right now, what would it be?

Me: Right now I'm totally loving aqua and lighter turquoise colors.

I used some aqua on the walls in my laundry room

where I spray painted my washer and dryer!

Yes, you can spray paint just almost anything!

SK: What finish do you like using the most?

Me: That's something I'm really picky about.

For the most part, I hate glossy finishes.

Satin has always been my go-to finish, but not all colors are available in satin.

But, there's always a topcoat if I really want to take the shine down a notch.

SK: Would you be interested in sharing a photo of one of your projects with our readers? If so, could you briefly explain (1-2 sentences) a little about that project?

Me: We had acquired some ugly folding chairs, and while useful,

I hated to bring them out for parties because they were so blah.

I saw a photo of some colored chairs somewhere and that gave me the idea

to use spray paint to freshen them up and make them party-ready.

SK: Any tips you'd like to share?

Me: Besides the basics, like always have good ventilation

and don't paint in your church clothes...

Don't be afraid to make a mistake!

Take your time with nice even coats to minimize dripping.

But in the end...for a few dollars a can, you can always

start over or change a color you decide you don't like.

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Did you enjoy that?

Then, please check out my other spray paint projects:

DIY Wonder Woman Boots

Snowball Fight in a Bucket

Custom Frames



Washer and Dryer Makeover

Wicked Good Treats Pail

Hope you have a great fall week!

Putting down drop cloths here:

City Farmhouse

The 36th Avenue

From My Front Porch to Yours

Life With the Crust Off

Saving 4 Six

Live Laugh Rowe

Ivy and Elephants

Embracing Change

Stone Gable

Crafts a la Mode

Love of Family and Home

A Peek Into My Paradise

Jennifer Rizzo

Remodelaholic

Whipperberry

Lil' Luna

Serenity You

Cheerios and Lattes

Will Cook for Smiles

I Should Be Mopping The Floor

Dimples and Pig Tales

The Dedicated House

Home Stories A to Z

Love Grows Wild

Dwellings

Wonderful at Home

Lamberts Lately

Obsessive and Creative

DIY Showoff

Thrifty Decor Chick

Wicked Good Treats Pail

Halloween is coming! Halloween is coming!
As if you didn't know.

There's pumpkin flavored EVERYTHING wherever you look.
And the ghouls and goblins have started
showing up at your favorite stores.

Okay, it's a little early to actually decorate...
but you've gotta be prepared when the time comes, right?



So I give you...

my candy corn colored treats pail!

I found this fun little pail at Lowe's for $3.50.

Really.

And it's a nice size.

They have other sizes, too...great prices.

{cheaper than the craft stores}

I believe they are all by the cleaning supplies.

I just primered it so I would get better adhesion.
Yes, I painted right over the sticker on the bottom.
That's how I roll.

See how the paint is jagged and uneven?

That's on purpose!

Really. Would I lie to you?

I didn't want a perfectly straight line...

so I tore my painter's tape down the middle for the jagged edge.

Sweet, huh?
But it's still missing something.

Oh, and before you tell me my candy corn colors are out of order.
I know and don't care. :)

I lucked out because that was literally ALL
that was left of the yellow paint in the can.
Whew!
 

Not super bright, because that's also how I roll.

Krylon Dover White and Totally Tangerine...and Rustoleum Warm Yellow.

Yes, I used my Silhouette to cut out the vinyl.

I've had a sign that I just love for a long time that says this on it.

I decided I needed a treat bucket in which to put my wicked good treats.

Wicked good.

Don't have vinyl?

In the past, I've printed my template, then used a sharp object...

like an Xacto knife or pointy thing...

to trace around the edges of the letters deep enough to mark the metal or wood.

Then you have an outline and can paint it exactly the way you want.

The house and bats I purchased as a true type dingbat font from

Rhonna Designs...sweet, huh?

Please keep Colorado in your prayers.

We've seen unbelievable destruction this past

week and so many people have lost so much.

Personally, we are okay, but many people I know are not.

Have a great week!

Casting Spells Here:

Live Laugh Rowe

From My Front Porch To Yours

Embracing Change

 I Should Be Mopping The Floor

 Coconut Head Survival Guide

Will Cook For Smiles

Dimples and Pig Tales

Dwellings

The Dedicated House

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Love Grows Wild

Home Stories A to Z

City Farmhouse

The 36th Avenue

From My Front Porch To Yours

Life With The Crust Off

Saving 4 Six

Ivy and Elephants

Living Well Spending Less

Embracing Change

Stone Gable

Crafts a la Mode

 Love of Family and Home

Common Ground

A Peek Into My Paradise

Jennifer Rizzo

Whipperberry

Lil' Luna

Serenity You

Cheerios and Lattes

Will Cook For Smiles

Wonderful at Home

Obsessive and Creative

DIY Showoff

Homecoming

Lamberts Lately

Eighteen25

Horrific Knits

Bloom Designs

I'm Sharing At OrganizedSAHM Today ~ Y'all Come!

Just a quick note to let you know...

I'm sharing my Rhyming Wreath Tutorial over at

Organized Stay at Home Mom today.

Come by for a visit and say "Hi" to Tara!

Then come back and check out the original wreath post

and my other Halloween projects:

  

Tricks and Treats Boxes              DIY Wonder Woman Costume

  

BOO Blocks                                     Polka Dot Witch Hat

Wicked Good Treats Pail

Lest we forget:

An Exciting Find For My Living Room

I am beginning to see the light at the end

of the tunnel for my living room adventure.

Crazy.

I know.

When we decided to leave the furniture in it's Christmas

configuration, it left an empty space on one wall.

In some pics from last year you can see

we temporarily had a bookshelf there.

But I never liked it.

We talked about building this cabinet from Ana White...

but only one section wide.

I began to realize that

that was NEVER going to happen.

We've got so many projects we need to get done...

the cabinet wasn't a priority.

So I began searching for a small dresser or chest to use in this space.

I found this one just a couple weeks ago and I am sooooo in love.

See? I was so excited I didn't even remove that little green zip strip

before I stuck some stuff on it and snapped a few pictures!

The size is so perfect for this space.

I was looking for one with the curvy front...

this one is curvy on the top and straight on the bottom.

A little different...just like me.

My plan is to paint it with some ASCP in Cream.

I'm thinking some different colored knobs.

I've seen so many awesome pieces like this painted and used this way.

I'm so excited!!!

Can you tell?

:)

Okay, I know I'm a dork.

Anyway, stick around...hopefully soon you'll

see it in all its makeover glory.

And the whole living room -

not just corners.

In the meantime...
I must tell you...
but you have to promise not to tell...
we've started on a super secret project.
I can't wait to show it to you, but it will be a while.
Just in case somebody has the time and stops by here...
I can't spoil her surprise. 

Have a super weekend!

sharing here:

I Should Be Mopping The Floor

The Dedicated House

My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia

Love Grows Wild

 Ivy and Elephants

 City Farmhouse

Saving 4 Six