This is the first post of the 31 Days of 15 Minute Craft Projects. I’m so excited for this series and would love for you to craft along with me or pin the projects if you would like to save them for later. There will be crafts that have to do with up coming holidays, ones that will make great gifts, and others that are just fun. All of them will take under 15 minutes.
We will be crafting an Embroidery Hoop Pumpkin today. With it being Fall and with Halloween and Thanksgiving fast approaching this is a perfect craft project to start with.
I’m excited to be participating in the 31 Days challenge again this year. This will be my 4th year participating and it has been a great way for me to challenge myself to post everyday. Due to some time restrictions this year I have decided to make it a little easier on myself and chose 31 Days of 15 Minute Craft Projects as my series. I know a lot of you are the same as me and don’t have hours a day to spend crafting, but I hope we can find at least 15 minutes to use our creativity.
I adore large porches, but unfortunately I have a very small porch. Don’t worry though, that’s not going to stop me from decorating it, especially for the upcoming holidays. I’m going to share How to Decorate a Small Front Porch for Fall in this post, but these ideas will also work for any season or holiday.
I am so excited for Fall! Partly because of the change of weather, but also because of Halloween and Thanksgiving. My home feels so comfortable and cozy in Fall and as much as I love cool colors I can’t help but follow nature’s lead and be drawn to warm colors for a few months. There are so many wonderful memories associated with Fall and spending time with family. I can’t wait to create more memories this year.
I hope you love Fall as much as I do. I created these Fall Wreath Printables for you to print out and enjoy during the next few months.
I’m loving the weather lately. It’s even starting to feel a bit like Fall in the desert. I don’t know how long it will last but I’m enjoying it while it’s here. I wanted to put up a Fall Mantel before I displayed all the fun Halloween decor but I wasn’t quite ready for pumpkins so I can up with something a little different. The Hello Fall Mantel is fall-ish without being too obvious. Umm, other than the Hello Fall sign! (wink)
Can I be honest? I don’t really love the color orange unless it’s associated with Halloween. My favorite Halloween colors are black, white, and silver but I also love the traditional orange and black when decorating for my favorite upcoming holiday. I think my kids (and hubby since it’s his favorite color) would be really sad if there wasn’t the color orange throughout the house in October, so I decided to make the Halloween Printables orange and black to bring a little more color to my white and black color scheme.
I have a Senior in High School this year which means she will be heading off to college before I know it. This year is going to be all about enjoying her last year of high school while also preparing for college. With already having kids in college I know how small dorm rooms are and how much stuff kids want to take with them, so I am researching and preparing now so she has plenty of storage and her room stays as neat and organized as possible. Here are some Dorm Room Organizing Essentials I will make sure she has with her as she heads off to college. Don’t forget to also add these organizing items to your list.
Throughout Summer I have been slacking in certain areas of my life, planning ahead being one of them (it’s been a pretty casual and relaxing Summer). I realized the day before school started that I didn’t have a prop for the kids to hold for the first day of school photos. For shame! Luckily I had 3 clipboards and some chalkboard paint in my craft room so I crafted up some quick and easy Chalkboard Clipboard Signs. They were perfect for the back to school photos and wait until you see what else I did with them.
How cute are these tissue boxes?! It’s hard to come up with a unique teacher gift for the beginning of the school year so I like to purchase useful items for the classroom from the teacher’s wish list. There never seems to be enough tissues or hand sanitizer when a classroom full of kids are involved, so I came up with something cute and useful when I made these Chalkboard Tissue Boxes. What’s more fun and predictable than more chalkboard surfaces in a classroom? All teachers like chalkboards, right? Okay, some of you might be over the whole chalkboard craze but I’m not and I’m hoping our teachers aren’t either.
After a full Summer of throwing towels on the ground, lawn chairs, and outdoor tables I wanted to make a towel rack for this Summer. Yes, I realize Summer is almost over but we have at least another 6-8 weeks of swimming where I live so I still wanted one for this year. I was on my way to the hardware store for the supplies when I took a quick stop at Home Goods and found a small clothes rack on clearance for $7. I couldn’t make it for that price so I took the easy way out and made a few simple changes to turn the clothes rack into a Pool Towel Rack.
