Candy Corn Bottles

I'm not sure if it was the last few days of pouring down rain or the fact that I could see Bryan's breath the other morning as we headed to the patio, for our cup of joe...

But I am finally in a Autumn mood....

It's time to lite those pumpkin spice candles, put out a few fall decorations, plus get organized and ready for school to start...I hate the last part.  :(

So here's a little project I did last year but never had time to share...(my life definitely does not get easier when the kiddo's go back to school)...

I picked up these bottles at the GW...but it was last year so I have no idea what I paid..although they had to be cheap...that is what I do..cheap :)

I pounded a piece of rod iron in ground to hold the bottles (I do the same thing to paint bowling balls) and then used orange spray paint to cover the whole thing....

After the first coat had dried I sprayed the top with white paint and the bottom with yellow..

Easy Peasy!

I then filled them with fall foliage...

And put them under the oil painting I did of Cally...

Sooo

Let the air get crisp and the leaves fall...I am finally ready...I think.  :)

Denise

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Tank Top Refashion

The kids and I have had so much fun altering things with bleach this summer...Here's one more project that was so simple and easy to do...

I purchased this tank form Walmart for about $4.00...Didn't even bother to try it on (why am I always in such a big hurry)??? 

Anyway I got it home and realized it was 40% polyester...not really sure if that makes a difference and the fact that it was so cheap..I decided to give it a try anyway.

Below is the before pic...pretty basic!!

I mixed some bleach with water (we've been using a 2 to 1 mixture...2 cups water to 1 cup bleach).

I then set the bottom half of my tank in the salutation...The bleach traveled up the fabric giving it that awesome design on the top.  After about 10 minutes I took it out...rinsed it and then realized that some bleach had splashed up on one side...Hmmm...What to do-What to do...

Oh I thought to myself...I'll have Autumn use straight bleach and paint fire works on it...no one will ever know it was a whoopsie.  :)

I was planning to were it on the 4th anyway.  :)

After washing it I added the 3 stars, with a stencil and some white acrylic paint....

That was it...perfect for July 4th....but not 4rthy that I couldn't enjoy it for the rest of the summer too.

Stay tuned for the girls denim shorts...They are so cute!!

Here is my Painting Shoes with Bleach tutorial if you missed it.

Thanks for visiting!!

Denise

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HELP..
It did it again...Does anyone know why I can link up to other blogs but I can't link to my own????
I can't seem to figure it out.  :(

Americana Stool DIY

Yup...This is my 3rd post in one week...Pretty amazing for me...

The thing is....I really wanted to get this stool up before the forth of July!!

So here it is....

I just finished it yesterday ....Possibly a little late to sell for the 4th....but I feel "Americana" is...Summertime...Rodeo's....Country Roads....and Red Necks... Not just 4th of July!!!!

Are ya with me?!?!

Anyway...It was a pretty strait forward design...

The first thing I did was paint the stripes...Using Painters tape to keep them strait...

Then I rummaged threw all my craft supplies, just to discover...I didn't have any star shaped stamps or stencils...nothing!

Can you believe that??

 I even called a "crafty" girl friend and she too...came up with nothing...(Not very patriotic of either of us)!  So I headed off to Walmart so see what they had (making my 15 year old drive...Can't believe she's already in Drivers Ed).  Anyway they did have stencils and after a good sanding...the rest is history...American History...Ha Ha....

That's it for now...I hope your 4th is a BLAST!!

Denise

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