Home Decor, Fall Decorating

Have you started decorating for Fall? I am slowly getting there~ I looked back at previous vignettes and centerpieces I’ve made for inspiration… I rounded up some favorites to share in case you need some ideas too! Long and low centerpieces are great for dining tables This one pairs faux pumpkins with dried roses and … Continue reading

Thanksgiving Pumpkins & Pickups!

Welcome to the Thanksgiving Tablescape Blog Hop hosted by my sweet friend Rita from Panoply My table is all about pumpkins and pickup trucks this year All things black and white just seemed to appear! It all was inspired by these sweet little plates Once I found them, all I could think about was a … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Autumn Acorns

I haven’t painted with watercolor in months, it was fun to get them out and play! I am participating in the Doodlewash November Challenge The prompt for one day was “Acorn” I found an image on Pixabay for inspiration This is a fun fast and loose technique I started by painting an abstract leaf shape … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Pumpkin Pickup

Today we’re going to draw and color a pumpkin truck There’s a free printable for you if you want to follow along I used markers, but you can use colored pencils or a combination First a pencil sketch Once you are satisfied with the drawing use a waterproof liner pen to ink your drawing and … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Paint a Scarecrow!

This guy has gotten so many pins on Pinterest this Fall, which got me thinking, I should re-share the post I did with a scarecrow tutorial Maybe you’d like to paint a scarecrow~ It’s easier than you think! Start with a head, arms and legs~ I used white mixed with a touch of yellow and … Continue reading

Fearless Friday, Fall Bounty

Happy October! I’ve been having fun painting Fall and Halloween themes “Off to the County Fair,” watercolor and ink ” The Witch’s House,” ink, marker and colored pencil “Harvest,” ink, colored pencil Earlier this week I enjoyed creating a cornucopia of Fall’s bounty This was inspired by this beautiful MacKenzie-Childs pillow I changed a few … Continue reading

Tablescapes, Autumn in Bloom

Have you ever been so inspired by something that you literally stopped in your tracks and went to get what was needed to make something similar? That is what happened to me last week when I saw a fabulous fall floral arrangement in a beautiful copper tureen I didn’t have a beautiful copper tureen but … Continue reading

Home Decor & Tablescapes, Falling for Pumpkins

After a family filled weekend, everyone left except for DD and her family We were able to enjoy a low key day together before they had to go home CC was closely looking at our seasonal tree and she said, “Gigi, I think it’s time to take down these summery things, it’s fall now you … Continue reading

Creations, Painted Pumpkin Crate

Heartfelt prayers go out to all those in harm’s way from Hurricane Laura… 🙏 Welcome to the Creative Craft Blog Hop! hosted by Celebrate & Decorate and Design Morsels Are you ready for some great crafting inspirations? Be sure to visit all the blogs listed at the end of this post to kick start your … Continue reading

Home Decor, As Summer Fades into Fall

  Welcome to the Fall Home Tour Blog Hop, hosted by Andrea from Design Morsels Thank you Andrea! If you’re coming from Chas Crazy Creations, I know she had some wonderful ideas for you!   🎃🍁🌻   In the deep South, we won’t see signs of Fall until mid October I like to ease into … Continue reading