Great Ideas — 25 Fall Wreaths!!

Felt Flower Wreath @ Nest of Posies

Brass Thumbtack Wreath @ Madigan Made

 Yarn Wreath with Felt Flowers @ Home Stories A2Z

 Paper Plate Wreath @ Blue Sky Confection

 Ruffled Felt Fall Wreath @ K.I.S.S

How to make a Yarn Wreath @ My Blessed Life

Candy Corn Wreath @ The Cards We Drew

 Striped Burlap Wreath @ Life, Made Interesting

 Back to School Pencil Wreath @ Organize and Decorate Everything

 Fall Coffee Filter Wreath @ Craftberry Bush

 Witch Chevron Wreath @ CraftOManiac

Welcome Wreath @ Miss Lovie

Sweater and Burlap Wreath @ Today is My Someday

Burlap and Felt Flowers @ Quiver Full of Blessings

Halloween Embroidery Hoop Wreath @ The Thriftress

 

Grocery Bag Wreath @ Loo-La-Bee Simplicity

Fall Paper Medallion Wreath @ O. Alouette

Fall Burlap and Rosette Wreath @ The Tanners

MU Wreath @ Life is Better Messy

Alma Mater Wreath @ Vintage Gwen

Fall Felt Wreath @ Lady Anne

Coffee Filter Fall Wreath @ Mary’s Meanderings

Spray Painted Wreath Redo @ Lookie What I Did

Shimmery Leaves Fall Wreath @ Crafts ‘n Coffee

Autumn Fall Wreath @ Homespun With Love

Wow – I am AMAZED at the ideas linked up!!! Seriously, I get recharged every weekends by looking at YOUR ideas!! 

Come link up YOUR ideas and win a $40 sign to Signs by Andrea. 

Have a SUPER Saturday!! 

xoxo

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Weekend Wrap Up Party — and Signs by Andrea giveaway {2 winners $80 value}

It’s Friday — my favorite day of the week!! 

This week’s giveaway is from an adorable shop — Signs by Andrea. 

 

The thing I think I love most about Andrea’s signs are the fact that each of her signs is made from repurposed wood! 
So each sign is different and has such character!! 

 Here’s the sign Andrea made me – I love it on my Beachy Mantel.

I think these Plain Initial Signs would be so cute on each child’s door. 

Or you can get Initials with Overlays –  
perfect for a family name. They also make great wedding or anniversary gifts. 

And there are all sorts of other signs you can get at Andreas site too. 

Another thing that Andrea makes and I love are her 
Wrapped Canvas Signs: 

And Andrea loves custom orders too!

***Use code TT&J5 in the comments section of your order
for $5 off each sign until 9/24.

Andrea is giving away 

TWO Monogrammed Signs 

w/Name Overlays

 {value = $40 each}

Awesome!!! 

Here’s how YOU can win:

• Visit Signs By Andrea — what is The Name of your favorite sign? one entry

• “Like” Signs By Andrea of Facebook  – where you can find out about Andrea’s latest designs and giveaways! one entry.

• Link up YOUR ideas to the party:  each project linked up = one entry.

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Good luck to all of you! 

 Have fun exploring Andrea’s site.

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A couple other things:

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• Please link up the Wrap Up button— a text link is great too — Tatertots & Jello. So everyone can join in the fun! 
• Please comment on TWO posts above you and TWO posts below you — in addition to any others that you want to visit.  {we all love comments!}
• Have fun!!!

I’ll start going through the links tonight.

I can’t wait to see what YOU have been doing! 

xox

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Stenciled Napkin Pillows for my banquette — with Royal Design Studios!! {tutorial}!!

 I have been on a bit of a stenciling kick this summer…

I stenciled a Chevron rug,  a Spray Painted Circle Rug, and then I tackled my kitchen window with some Faux Roman Shades and some painted pillows for my kitchen banquette.

And yesterday I stenciled this rug for my family room — only with thicker stripes!! It turned out SOOO good!! I’ll be sharing that soon. 

I thought it might be fun to make some pillows for my Kitchen Banquette with Royal Design Studio stencils and some white and patterned napkins I found at Target. {these are the Chain Link and Lattice Endless Circle Stencils}

Super easy!!

Here’s how to make them — 

Stenciled Napkin Pillows

1. The first thing I did was I mixed up some paint and Martha Stewart’s paint medium. This makes the paint softer and washable.
2. Then I laid the napkin on my work surface and taped the Royal Design Studio – Chain Link Stencil and Endless Circles Stencil over the top with some painter’s tape.
3. I used this really cool roller top that fits on top a container and it makes stenciling a breeze. It’s also from Martha Stewart’s new decorative paint line.
4. Once it was painted, I laid the napkins out to dry.
5. Then I sewed another napkin to the stenciled side and added a zipper.

So now I have some fun pillows that go with my new kitchen décor AND they were super easy to make!!

I love Royal Design Studio because they have amazing, modern design AND their stencils are made out of the highest quality materials and they have guide marks that make lining up the stencils on a wall a breeze.

Have a Fantastic Friday!!!

xoxo

 PS— Do you love Chevron as much as I do?? Check out the 22 Chevron DIY Ideas I shared on Babble’s New Home Ec today 🙂
 
PPS — Did I say FRIDAY??? It’s my favorite day of the week. Why??? It’s almost time for the Weekend Wrap Up Party!! It’s YOUR time to show off what YOU have been doing. I love featuring YOU!!! The party starts at 6 pm MST.


See you then!!! 

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Halloween Chevron Wreath {tutorial}!!

{{Happy Halloween}}

lol – I know it’s a little early but I just can’t help myself!
I think I’ve ordered every chevron color that is in existence. 

Yes, I
may have a problem. 

But I thought — how cute would it be to make a
Halloween wreath out of THREE of my favorite things — CHEVRON, BAKERS
TWINE and GLITTER???

So that’s what I did. And let me tell you — this is a fast and easy project. And the end result is a whimsical tribute to one of my favorite holidays!!

Here’s how to make one:

  

 1. Supplies — Wreath Form. Fabric cut into 3 inch wide strip, black cardstock, bakers twine, black glitter and coordinating fabric to hang the wreath. 

2. Wrap the wreath form with the chevron fabric. 

3. Hot glue bakers twine onto the wreath. I get my baker’s twine from Twisted Sugar Twine. Pull the twine tight.

4. Cut out bats. I made mine with my Silhouette. But you could punch them out with a punch too. 

5. Glitter the bats. I Mod Podged them and then sprinkled the glitter over the top. 

6. Hot glue the bats to the twine.

7.Hang the wreath with some ribbon, or I hung mine with a couple strips of black and white chevron. 

8. Hang up the wreath. I used 3M Command Hooks. That way if I want to take it down later, there is no hole or damage to my Aqua Pantry Door!

 

So tell me — have you started making Halloween projects? What are YOU making?? I would love to know. I made ANOTHER Halloween Wreath today — with materials all from the Dollar Store. I’ll be sharing that one next week 🙂 It’s kind of a Gothic/Glam Halloween Wreath!

xoxo

{No Biggie}

And speaking of Halloween — have you seen the Haunted Mirrors floating around blogland?? I made one the other day and it inspired me to make a Spooky Mirror round up over at Babble. Check them out – they are SUPER spooky and fun!!

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40 Martha Stewart Paint Projects and info on how to win some supplies for YOU!

For the last couple of weeks 41 craft, home and DIY bloggers joined forces with Crafterminds to launch the new Martha Stewart Decorative Paint line from Plaid Crafts. 
 

We got to play with the stencils and the new paint — there are 160
colors, 5 finishes and some amazing tools.

{I love the Martha Stewart paint colors!!} 

Plus it is a multi surface
paint that works on fabric, metal, glass, wood, ceramic, and plastic. Amazing!!

I fell in love with the roll on applicator tops. This is the most genius thing I have seen in a long time. They seriously make stenciling a breeze!! I plan to use them as I stencil a couple of my kitchen walls this week!! 

 I also have had quite a few emails asking if there will be some Martha Stewart giveaways. 

Plaid’s site Paint Me Plaid is celebrating this new paint line ALL September long with a  Month of Martha Celebration — featuring FAB weekly giveaways!!

So head over there to enter and win some of these FABULOUS painting supplies.

You can buy Martha’s new decorative paint line at Michaels Craft Store nationwide! Here’s a link to a 40% off coupon that’s good until Saturday.

But first — I LOVED seeing what these talented bloggers made using the Martha Stewart materials!! Check out their links below for great painting project ideas!! 
 

Have a SUPER night!! 

PS –– coming up tomorrow my Halloween wreath 🙂 

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Halloween Eye Chart Pillow & Printable!! {plus file sizes to print it BIG!}

You may know this about me —

I am a Halloween fanatic.

I get so excited when Fall hits!!!

I have loved seeing eye chart projects lately and I thought it would be so fun to make one for Halloween!! I made a Halloween Eye Chart Pillow for this spooky season, and then, just for fun I made a printable to share with YOU!

{and.. scroll down to the end to get the FREE **Printable** Eye Chart Files!!}

To make the pillow, this is what I did: 

1. I created the eye chart in my Silhouette Studio program.
2. I flipped the lettering so that it was backward.
3. I printed out the lettering on Heat Transfer Paper.
4. I ironed the lettering onto white canvas.
5. I cut out the chevron material – 1 inch longer in width and length than the pillow form.
6. I pinned the lettered fabric to the chevron front panel and used a zig zag stitch to sew the pillow together.

Now I have a fun little pillow for this Spooky Season!!

And — I made a printable version to share with you!
All you need to do is click on the download button and you can print off a copy for your home.
And I included a little chevron just for fun!!  
You can choose between Orange or Grey.

Here’s the orange version:
Halloween Eye Chart (Orange) tatertotsandjello.comhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/63514716/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-677ctilhaxlvaatko74
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And here’s the grey version:
Halloween Eye Chart (Grey) tatertotsandjello.comhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/63514492/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-1h0ly3xto1b9dkjqn564
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PLUS, I have also included a way to print these off BIG!!
Here is a link to the .JPEG files — so you can send these down to Costco or similar and get them printed out in a BIG size!!

The one I printed fits PERFECTLY in an Ikea 19 3/4 x 15  1/2 frame (IKEA Ribba (200.783.33)). You can send the file down to Costco and they can print it up THE SAME DAY. It cost $6 to print!!!


Here’s the full collection of PDF printables, hosted on Scribd.
  Just click the download button to download the PDF. If you’re going to print these at Costco or some other photo processing shop, you might prefer to use the .JPG or .PNG files, linked below the Scribd files.

 Note that there are five (5!) versions. The first is a “fancy” version that includes all of the classic eye chart numbers and frippery.

The two 8.5 x 11 ones are above, and here’s the PDF version of the “fancy” one in 8.5 x 11. After that I’ve linked all the sizes in PDF, JPG and PNG.

Halloween Eye Chart 8.5×11 (Orange Fancy) tatertotsandjello.comhttp://www.scribd.com/embeds/64132723/content?start_page=1&view_mode=list&access_key=key-vdv2d2vpuflpt7e1672
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If you don’t want to use the scribd links above, you can download the PDF versions to print at home using these links:
8.5×11 “Fancy” Orange PDF
8.5×11 Orange PDF
8.5×11 Gray PDF
(Bigger sizes won’t work for PDF)

 If you’re planning to print these at Costco or another photo printing place, I recommend you use these JPG files. Warning: they’re huge files, especially the ones for the large frames.
8.5×11 “Fancy” Orange JPG
8.5×11 Orange JPG
8.5×11 Gray JPG
Big Frame Orange JPG
Big Frame Gray JPG

 And if the JPG files aren’t working for you, you can also use these PNG file links instead. Warning: they’re fairly large files, especially the ones for the large frames.
8.5×11 “Fancy” Orange PNG
8.5×11 Orange PNG
8.5×11 Gray PNG
Big Frame Orange PNG
Big Frame Gray PNG

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***Coming up tomorrow — my Halloween Wreath {there might be some chevron and glitter involved, just sayin….}

PS — It’s
Autumn and time to think about Fall get-togethers, Tailgating and
Autumn revelry. Here are 19 of my favorite Fall Centerpieces that I am
spotlighting at The New Home Ec 🙂  

Get your Fall party on!!

And be sure to check out Eighteen25’s Halloween Spooktacular – where I shared this project originally. It’s such a fun party!! 
xoxox

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Fall Embroidery Hoop Door Hanging {tutorial}!!

I have LOVED all of the fun tutorials featuring embroidery hoops floating all over blogland lately. 

 {25 Embroidery Hoop Projects}

There are so many awesome projects using these humble sewing tools.  

 So when my *CUTE* sister Ashley called me up asking what a trendy Fall Wreath project would be — of course I answered — “something with embroidery hoops”.

And here’s her fun and whimsical Fall Embroidery Hoop Door Hanging!!

I love it!!

 Here’s how to make one: 

Take it away Ashley —

Supplies:

10″ embroidery hoop (or whatever size you want to use)

Linen or fabric to place in center of hoop

embroidery thread

fall colored felt

burlap garland (I found mine at Jo-Anne’s in the floral section)

• First off, I put the linen fabric in the center of the embroidery
  hoop. I made it taut and left the extra fabric hanging out the sides.
  You will need to tighten the fabric again at the end.

• Decide on what you want the wreath to say and sketch it out on
  the fabric. I chose the saying “hello fall” and used the two different
  fonts to make it interesting. I had to google how to embroider and used
  this website as my guide: Needle ‘n Thread. I used the
  chain stitch for “fall” and the stem stitch for “hello”.

• After I had the phrase embroidered on the fabric, I started cutting
  out leaves and grouping them together. I also used some leftover fabric
  from a tank top that I shortened to make some rosettes and to add
  interest.

• Lastly, I added the burlap
  garland around the edge as a ruffle. I threw in a wide stitch through
  the garland edge and pulled it tight until I had the right size. Once I
  tied it off and brought the two edges together, I turned over the hoop
  and hot glued the ruffle to the back of the wreath.

• I love the bright colors of the design and natural textures of the linen and burlap together!

http://video.google.com/googleplayer.swf?docid=8349570770802367326&hl=en&fs=true

Thanks Ashley!!! 

 {isn’t her little boy the cutest?}

And if you are in the Bay Area – check out Ashley’s Boutique – Flaunt in Danville, CA.

It is the ultimate in casual cool. 

Tell her I sent you!!!

And I am so excited — Ashley is going to share a monthly tutorial with us!!

Have a Happy Day!! 

xoxo

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Giveaway Monday — Win $100 to Barn Owl Primitives!! {one of my favorite things}

Happy Monday!! 

I know I mentioned this year that I wanted to feature some of my favorite things.

  Here’s another one — 

I am so excited about this giveaway from Barn Owl Primitives. I adore this shop!! 

Kristi’s signs are the best quality and so so adorable!! 

Here’s the one I have hanging in my family room: 

Here are a few other of my BOP favorites: 

Aren’t they just FABULOUS???? 

I think so!!!

Kristi is giving away a $100 credit to her beautiful shop. 

eeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeek – so exciting!! 

Here’s how YOU can win!!!

• “Like” Barn Owl Primitives on facebook and leave a comment on the BOP wall that you came by from TT&J. one entry.

• Visit the BOP shop and let me know The Name of your Favorite sign. one entry. 

• Follow BOP’s tweets . one entry.

• Blog, facebook, and/or tweet about this giveaway and leave a link. Here’s an example — “I want to win this awesome $100 #giveaway from @barnowlprimitiv and @jenjentrixie — http://bit.ly/pEaQzk “ one entry each.

Leave me a comment for each thing you do – so you can get credit 🙂 

**{all TT&J members are eligible to win! if you are not a member
already just click where it says “join this site” in the right sidebar!
thanks so much!!} 

Good Luck!!! 

{this giveaway ends on 9/12}

Have a Wonderful Day!!! 

xoxoxo

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Great Ideas — 20 Handmade Gifts to Make!!

There were so many fun handmade gift ideas linked up this week!

 I just had to share a few with you! 

 Painted Coasters @ Positively Splendid

 Mini Polaroid Necklace @ Polish The Stars

Vintage Fabric Notebook @ Homework

 Make Mustache and Lip Suckers @ The Idea Room

 Geography Love Pillow @ In Between Laundry

 Hexagon Quilt @ See Kate Sew

Personalized Gifts @ She’s {Kinda} Crafty

Stamped Washer Necklace @ Fancy Frugal Life

 Play Swords @ Simply Homemade

Magnetic Necklace @ A Creative Princess

 Mini Cherry Pies @ Homespun with Love

 Fabric Baby Blanket Cake @ 2 Little Hooligans

 Photo Blocks @ Our Lil Blessed Nest

 Painted Plates @ Show Tell Share

 S’more Fun Gift Toppers and Printable @ My Insanity

Braided Rhinestone Bracelet @ Miss Lovie

Baby Name Embroidery @ Lines Across My Face

Dimensional Magic Necklaces @ Artsy Fartsy Mama

Carved Wood Plaque @ The Little Giggler

Rosemary Tomato Pesto @ Nifty Thrifty Things

Peach Cobbler in a Jar @ Life is a Party

And come link up YOUR projects and enter to win — 8 Piggy Paint colors plus chemical-free nail polish remover {$64.99 value}!! 

 

xoxo 

PS — Fall is almost here!! I’m sharing 

12 Great Decorating Ideas using PUMPKINS 

at Babble’s new Home Ec today!!

PPS — Thanks to everyone who applied for my helper opening. I have been overwhelmed with the response and am still going through the emails and resumes. I will update you soon!!

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Great Ideas — Free Printables {2}!!

 Do Your Best @ Kiki Creates

Trick or Treat Printables @ I Heart Naptime

Autumn Subway Art @ Vintage Marigold

 

Weekly Meal Plan @ Mine For the Making

Keep Calm @ Lil Luna

Bridal Shower Cupcake Toppers @ One Rad Mother

Football Party Squares @ She’s {Kinda} Crafty

Thanksgiving Printables @ Crissy’s Crafts

Candy Corn Banner @ My Computer is my Canvas

Back to School Subway Art @ Balancing Home

Make Beautiful Things @ Landee See Landee Do

 First Day of School Apple Printable @ Jaysey’s Crazy Daisy

 Lunch Jokes @ Sprik Space

 Clever Thoughts @ Sweet Bee Buzzings

 Proverbs Printable @ Agape Love

Fall Subway Art @ House of Bledsoe

LDS Sept. Visiting Teaching Printable @ Sugar Tot Designs

Do Small Things with Great Love @ The Creative Paige

 Fall In Chocolate @ Our Forever House

Autumn Leaves @ Mine For the Making

September 11th Printable @ Junk in Their Trunk

School Subway Art @ While He Was Napping

Once again, amazing projects!! 

I love the weekend and seeing YOUR ideas!! 

And come link up YOUR projects and enter to win — 8 Piggy Paint colors plus chemical-free nail polish remover {$64.99 value}!! 

 

 Have a Happy Saturday!!

xoxo

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