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30 September, 2013

Please Join Me for The Scoop #86


Woo hoo! It's official! Fall is here and we are having cooler temperatures! Fall decorating is finally finished, complete with lots of pumpkins and mums! I am sure you are in full fall decorating mode, too, so I can't wait to see what you've got! Sooo...let's get this party started!   

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 We are 
Anita from Cedar Hill Ranch,
Linsey from Farmhouse Porch,
 Debbie from Confessions of a Plate Addict
and Anne from White Lace Cottage.
Our guest hosts will join us again soon.



This is Debbie at Confessions of a Plate Addict and I am really excited to be your host this week! Fall is finally in the air here and that's my favorite season! Soon it will be time for sweaters, fires in the fireplace and hot apple cider...and I can't wait!



And I hope that after you have had a chance to link up and look around that you will come back for my fall home tour. If you have never visited before, I would love to meet you! We are all decked out for fall here at the Plate Addicts and I can't wait to show you around!

And now...are you ready to party? Once again, I was so impressed by all of the inspiration you bring each week! Thanks so much for joining us! Here are just  a few of the links that caught my eye...



Hymns and Verses shared her beautiful fall decorations created using apples from the farm stand. Doesn't this almost look like a painting?



This one from Distressed Donna Down Home made me laugh out loud! If you have ever had to explain the logic of buying books that no one is planning on reading, you will understand! Head on over and see what I mean! 



Oh, my! This is one of my favorite desserts...reminders of fun trips to New Orleans...but I never thought about grilling bananas Foster! Home Made Modern tells us how she did it.



I think I could just move into this beautiful French country bath from Comforts of Home...gorgeous!



I am kicking myself for trashing the very things that make this pumpkin fabulous...ribbon spools! Talk about upcycling! Check out the tutorial at Remodelando la Casa...so clever!



Faded Charm takes us along as she harvests some of the last of her sunflowers...so pretty! I am also loving that old enamel-topped table and chippy chair!



And...just in case you missed it, the staff and I here at Plate Addict chose some features for you, too! Nestled among all the wonderful links last week, we found some fabulous ideas for upcycling! If you are not sure what that is or if you want to check them out, just click here!

I am also featuring some of your links on my new Pinterest board Shared at The Scoop Linky Party and I have shared them on my blog's Facebook page. Soooo...please know that linking up on The Scoop will not only get you more exposure on multiple blogs, but on Pinterest and Facebook as well! 
What a great deal, huh?

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29 September, 2013

Burlap Découpage Pumpkin Planter

Woo hoo! I had so much fun doing this project…my burlap découpage pumpkin planter…because I got to découpage and…best of all...it only cost $1.00! You know how cheap thrifty I am when it comes to my projects! And I have to say…with apologies to Robert Duval…I love the smell of Mod Podge in the morning! lol

Ozzie Our CEO Ozzie has been telling me that I either need to throw out my big pile of burlap scraps or find a way to use them…so I created this project to keep her happy. Other than the plastic pumpkin, everything came from my stash. Here’s what you need:
  • A plastic trick-or-treat pumpkin (Mine came from Walmart for $1.00)
  • White spray paint
  • Burlap scraps equivalent to 1/3 of a yard or so
  • Mod Podge
  • Small paint brush
  • Jute twine
  • Green florist wire
  • Clear indoor/outdoor acrylic spray
  • Optional…a Mod Podge craft mat. It’s the pink thing in all the photos. If you découpage as much as I do, you will love this…so much better than using newspaper! (And they aren’t paying me to say that!)


CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT  Pumpkin Planter Tutorial
Here’s what you do:

1. Remove the handle and spray paint the pumpkin white so that the orange will not show through the burlap

2. Cut 12 to 14 strips of burlap that are 3” x 12”

3. One at a time, cover the strips with a generous coat of Mod Podge

4.  Apply the strips to the painted pumpkin, beginning at the face. This will be the back of your planter. Work all the way around the pumpkin, layering the pieces to resemble pumpkins sections. Important…be sure to smooth each section carefully, overlapping them slightly and covering the top and bottom edges as you go. You will have about one inch of the strip tucked inside the pumpkin and another inch tucked under it. You may need to brush on extra Mod Podge as you go to help the strips adhere. I find that it helps to stop and wash my hands after a few strips to keep them from getting too sticky.


CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT  Pumpkin Planter Tutorial 2 5. Once the entire pumpkin is covered, allow it to dry for several hours by placing it upside down on a plastic container.

6. Cut a circular piece of burlap, coat with Mod Podge and add it to the bottom to give it a finished look. At this point the pumpkin will need to dry overnight. You will also need to turn the pumpkin right side up and allow the inner edge portion of the burlap to dry the next day. Don’t be impatient. I used a LOT of Mod Podge and it took a while to dry to the touch. Once the pumpkin has dried completely, spray it with acrylic spray. I used Krylon Indoor/Outdoor Clear Protective Finish

7. In the meantime, you can make the pumpkin-y additions.  Make tendrils by coating jute twine in Mod Podge and wrapping it around something with some diameter (I used a fat permanent marker) and let it dry for about 15 minutes. Remove it and reshape the tendrils to finish drying. Note…if you leave it much more than 15 minutes, it will be stuck to the marker!

8. Cut a leaf from the burlap ( I used an enlarged version of the pattern that I used here) and coat it with Mod Podge.

9. When the leaf is partially dry, thread green florist wire through it so that it will be flexible


CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT  Pumpkin Planter Tutorial 3 Next, go ahead and add your flowers if you are going to use real ones. That’s a kind of messy job, so you want to have the plant in place before you add the leaf and tendrils.  I used a brush to remove all the excess dirt and beefed up the edges with some Spanish moss, too.

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT  Pumpkin Planter Tutorial 4Finally, I hot-glued the leaf and tendrils in place. Since you threaded the wire through the leaf, you can give it some interest by bending it a little.


And…taaa daaa!…here it is! I love it! It will not be directly outdoors, but under the cover of my front porch so I think it will do well. Since there is no way for water to drain, I will have to water it carefully. As an alternative, you can use artificial flowers and avoid water altogether, of course. Now…believe it or not, I am still tweaking my porch, so I am off to get rid of those…uhhhm…free Halloween decorations that the spiders have left for me! Stay tuned to see my porch reveal! 

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed a little peek at my burlap découpage pumpkin planter! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants!
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures, The Everyday Home for Home{work} Wednesday , Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays , The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays , No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays , Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits on Thursdays , My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday , French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday , Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special, Tatertots and Jello for the Link Party Palooza, Sand and Sisel for the Autumn Abounds Linky Party, At the Picket Fence for the Pumpkin Linky Party
See you next time! À la prochaine!
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28 September, 2013

10+ Fun Ways to Upcycle

I am loving having a chance to check out all of your wonderful links at The Scoop! You all are so creative! If you hurry, you can still join us for this week’s edition by clicking here. And what did I find that  inspired me this week? Some really fun examples of upcycling! What’s that? Here you go…

upcycle…to reuse (discarded objects or material) in such a way as to create a product of a higher quality or value than the original. 

Keep reading and you’ll see what I mean!

e43abe3903284948c16d4b7eaa2c45b6Confessions of a Serial Do-It-Yourselfer combined old fence pickets and a thrift store frame to create this beautiful tray!

5f6973bc6faa757000217508c1a238ae A yardsale sweater and a dollar store vase are all that you need to make this fun fall vase from Posed Perfection!

dbbe3604a6a5eb40329414fd14a0ae58An old door got a new life with the addiction of a little table, a shelf and some crown molding from Gail’s Decorative Touch!

6ee8ab2da7d98fc1b7c210f5c3e7eed5I love this one! Flatrock Cabin turned a $6.00 pair of Walmart sneakers into a cute pair of saddle shoes with just a fabric marker! That brings back some memories!

10b5b1a2e2488ea8030dbd9fa9b870bf Don’t you love this? Home Made Modern gives us a detailed tutorial for creating this cute art work from a pallet!

8987276e89864fee0d6111bab8a425cdGotta love this clever way to create a pumpkin from a flower pot and a saucer! Shaken Together shows us how!

5c8e4f0f992c12ae7e5892c33736731b Flower Patch Farmhouse shares her potting bench all decorated for fall. How fun is that? And as its base…cedar fence pickets!

e94a35e3b20745c4c8e2d2bd5c44544fWow! I am amazed by these fabulous planter boxes created from salvaged wood by Glass Slipper Restorations! And do you see the trellis? That’s actually a rusty old iron gate! Can’t wait to see it full of plants!

IMG_9020 How clever is this! Tattered Tiqiues made this fall wreath from the lid of a vintage bushel basket! Love it!

before and after painted boxThis before and after photo says it all…a Vintage Green picked up an old plywood box at a garage sale and gave it a vintage grain sack look! Head over to see how she did it!

CONFESSIONS OF A PLATE ADDICT Pottery Barn Inspired Monogrammed Board 5_thumb[5]And I have to get in on the act and share my favorite upcycling project… my Pottery Barn inspired monogrammed serving board made from a thrift store cutting board and some baseboard corner posts. You can see how I did it for practically nothing by clicking here.

 Don't forget...there’s still time to link up if you haven’t yet and lots more to see as well, so head on over to The Scoop to check out more wonderfully creative links and share yours! I am also featuring some of your links on my new Pinterest board Shared at The Scoop Linky Party and I have shared them on my blog's Facebook page. Be sure to come back Monday evening at 6:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time to join me for The Scoop!

Thanks for stopping by! I hope you enjoyed seeing all the great upcycling inspiration! Please visit these wonderful bloggers and their beautiful blogs to see what they are up to and to find a list of this week’s participants!
Under the Table and Dreaming for the Sunday Showcase Party , Thrifty Decor Chick for Before and After Monday , Between Naps on the Porch for Metamorphosis Monday , The Stories of A2Z for Tutorials and Tips Tuesday , Coastal Charm for Nifty Thrifty Tuesday , A Stroll thru Life for Inspire Me Tuesday , My Uncommon Slice of Suburbia for Tuesday's Treasures, The Everyday Home for Home{work} Wednesday , Savvy Southern Style for Wow Us Wednesdays , The Shabby Creek Cottage for Transformation Thursdays , No Minimalist Here for the Open House Party on Thursdays , Stone Gable for Tutorials, Tips and Tidbits on Thursdays , My Romantic Home for Show and Tell Friday , French Country Cottage for Feathered Nest Friday , Common Ground for Be Inspired on Fridays , The Charm of Home for Home Sweet Home Friday , Craftberry Bush for the Inspiration Gallery on Friday , Funky Junk Interiors for Saturday Nite Special, Tatertots and Jello for the Link Party Palooza
See you next time! À la prochaine!
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