Handpainted Sign and A Winner!

I do signs commercially for a living. Its kinda like a mechanic that doesn't work on his own car. I don't do a lot of them on my blog or in my store. Funny how that happens.

I thought it would be good to start doing more for Christmas. Signs people might want to hang in their own home. Like my ticket or wish sign.  This one would be all hand done with paint and wax.  I thought this one would look good in a kitchen. I like the idea of one word signs. I think there will be more to come. What do you think?

 

Hand lettered and distressed

I think I will make more! Lets make this fun.....

What would you like to see? Give me words,colors sayings its your choice and who knows it might be my Giveaway when I reach 500!

I have decided to highlight the people that comment on my posts! There are some that comment all the time and I would like to showcase YOU!

I will start next week!

The winner of the Hair Clips or Pin is....

Congratulations and Thank you for being a loyal reader!

Cassie from Primitive & Proper! 

Please email me your info and I will send it to you!

Crazy Days Christmas for Halloween and Last chance Giveaway

GIVEAWAY!!! Last chance to enter.


Yesterday was a crazy day. I attempted and conquered the 84 mile Yard Sale on the Tennessee Trail. I started in Thompson Station went through small cities like Fly and Boston. Places I didn't even know existed. Traveled the famous Natchez Trace and got turned around and thought I was lost.

Then a man in a car asked if my friend and I had been yard saling. Suspicious I said yes. Then he asked if he could take our pictures and I though that was too weird and as I started to RUN jump in the car, he came out with two women and said he was from the Tennessee Department of Tourism  and wanted to film us!!! WHY is it when I look sooo bad!

HOW DO I GET MYSELF IN THESE THINGS?

I politely agreed and told them of our journey and of the deals we found. I even gave a plug to The Three French Hens. I told them that is where I found the flyer hanging. (Stacey if you are reading this I'll take a percentage!) LOL

God must have been watching over us as the man directed us into the right direction. Seems we weren't to far off the beaten path. We ended in Leiper's Fork. All in all we had a good time. The cons were: there was a lot of dead time traveling. The pros: "hot" spots were fun and some good deals.

I'll try and post pictures of my finds this week.

Back to Halloween.....


Don't throw away those old Christmas trees and wreaths. Recycle them for Halloween. Just get some black Krylon spray paint and spray them down.

 

 

Then decorate

 The Christmas tree is a small one and it was fast to spray. I added orange lights and a purple bow to keep it simple. You can add Halloween ornaments if you like.

It would have been great if it wasn't for this guy! HE is ALWAYS getting into something. I will be glad when this stage is OVER!!!!

 

Look at that face.  GUILTY!

Yes that WAS the purple bow!

OH DUDLEY!

Tonight is the last chance to enter the GIVEAWAY!

You have till midnight tonight to enter CST.

I will announce the winner tomorrow.

Spooky Halloween Mantle

There is a Giveaway going on now please enter to win HERE!

Welcome to the first Tennessee Halloween Mantle Hop! So glad you joined us!

If you are just stopping by be sure to visit Michele at The Scrap Shoppe to see her wonderful ideas!

My last post was the start of my inspiration. I gave you a sneak peak at my Pottery Barn inspired Tombstone Chalkboard!

 

This became the background and inspiration for my Spooky Mantle.

I then added the Headless horseman!

Tossed in some skeleton heads and birds for creepiness.

 

A witch to sweep up the mess to add to her jar of "parts"

I cut some paper bats and mice, then added spider webs and tombstones.

 

I didn't stop there because the story was just beginning.....

Sleep Hollow is a place where everyone gathers on Hallow's Eve

To mix potions and shine their bones.....

and pay their respect to the Wicked Witch and others that suffered a cruel fate....

 

It is where her pail still lies.....

 and rodents sing her song...

because there is nothing left of her, she melted away....

 

Except for her HEAD! AHHHHHH!!!!!!

Scared you didn't I!

AHAHAHAHAH!!! (insert Vincent Price's laugh here)

Cause this is Thriller, Thriller night!

We are running out of time!

Don't run away till you visit Angie at The Country Chic Cottage!

If you know what's good for you!

AHAHAHHAHHAAHHHAHAHA!!!!!

Thanks so much for stopping by! Hope you enjoyed my Halloween Fun!  

Don't forget to hop!

Pottery Barn Inspired Halloween Tombstone Chalkboard

Before I get started I just want to remind you of the giveaway! All because I value my readers!
Click HERE to enter!

Pottery Barn is a start for a lot of inspired creations. We love thumbing through the catalog or clicking on images over the computer. When October hit I knew it was time to change my decor into something spooky. I started with my mantle. It went from Fall to Spooky Halloween! I will reveal this on Friday.

In the mean time, I will show you how a little inspiration from Pottery Barn started me with an idea for my mantle change.


I recreated one of the pictures they had. I have a painting I did hanging over my mantle. There are beautiful warm colors in it that really stand out with my fall decor. But when I changed to Halloween it really didn't go.

It all was based on this guy.

The Headless Horseman....da da da daaaa!


I have a little trick that I have used before. I cover the painting instead of taking it down. It is fun to change things up with this technique.


I started with my painting.

 

I then bought some poster board in black and spray painted it with chalkboard paint.

 

I pieced together what was needed to cover the painting.

I then found some old barn wood that was needed to replicate the picture.

 

 I wrote on it with black Sharpie.

"Watch Your Heads"

 

I then wrote with white chalk like the Pottery Barn Picture.

Because my picture frame was shaped differently, I changed mine to fit better.

 

I omitted the "Welcome" and just wrote "To Sleepy Hollow"

 

Pin It

I placed the board inside the frame and added some spider webs.

It is the perfect background for my spooky mantle.

I love the way it came out and how easy it was to do.

Oh yeah! Can't forget the cost. 

Posterboard $2

everything else I had on hand

Pottery Barn 

It is on sale for $149.99

You choose!

The inspiration:

Mine:

What do you think?

Come back Friday to see the rest of it!

Before you leave don't forget to enter the Giveaway!

Giveaway? Yes! Cause I can!

It's real simple ......follow me(new or old) and leave a comment to let me know the color and if you want a pin or clip.

That is it! Simple!

I will let you know on Monday October 10th 2011 who the winner is! Good Luck!

This is just a Thank You for reading my blog!

Pier 1 Witchy Legs

By now you know I shop in Pier 1. I love the seasonal things they sell. I have been inspired by them from time to time, to recreate some of the things I have seen. Like the Chicken coop at Easter and the Pumpkin I just made last week. I do spend my money there also! I saw these witchy legs and knew I had to make a project out of them. They are made to put on the legs of tables and chairs. I wanted to do something different and since I am getting ready for Halloween in my home I thought this was a cute idea.

 

I bought two of these and stuffed them with newspaper to give it the volume it needed to stand up.

I found an old champagne bucket and filled it with newspaper and turned the legs upside down and place inside.

I added some fall seed pods to the top to hide the paper. That's it! That simple!

 

My favorite part are the vintage characters with that GRIN!

 

It is like they were being mischievous!

I think this would look good in and urn on a porch too! You could make your own out of orange and black tights and witchy shoes! Anyway you do it I think it adds a little humor to your decor!

And .....this is my new space!

I have several things you have seen before still there and I few different. One is that adorable owl!!!

More on that later!

Happy Monday!

I am Moving!

Today I am moving my things to The Three French Hens in Nolensville, Tennessee! I won't have to go to far since The Roost is it's sister store right next store. Needless to say, I am crazy busy getting ready for the move. I will be back tomorrow and let you know how it goes. It is a little bit bigger so I am excited to see how it will turn out! See you soon!