Polka Dots + Pumpkin Pies /// DIY

Last week I was cleaning up staring at the mess in my office and came across a few little projects I
have been working on and realized that I don't share too many of my DIY Projects here.
Not sure why?
I think somewhere in the back of my mind I think that there are a million other * better * ones out
there and who am I to be showing others how to make something that they could probably do on their
own anyway...
Isn't that dumb?
Yeah, it is.

So today we will fix that.
Here are two super easy projects I did this week.

Wednesday night after the trip to the Pumpkin Patch that I didn't really have time for, I thought I
would throw in a little random mini pie-making...that I didn't have time for.
I used this recipe from Bakerella as far as the ingredients go but didn't really follow much else
besides that.
It was easy, I didn't ruin them, and that makes me super happy.
And my kids really love pumpkin pie so they were happy, too.

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And here's the shirt I made for Charlotte this week.
I made the polka dots using the eraser end of a pencil; just dip, dot, dip, dot, dip, dot...
So easy.
The only thing I didn't do,  that I should have, was stuck a piece of cardboard inside
the shirt so the paint didn't bleed through.
And actually it didn't bleed through to the back, luckily, just to the inside of the shirt.
So there you have it.
simple + quick + cheap = Love.

Yay for polka dots!
And Fall!
And mini pumpkin pies!
And Friday!!!!!


Hope you have a great weekend.
We are celebrating the kid's birthdays tonight, Charlotte's birthday is tomorrow.
Six.
Sigh.
And don't forget, the huge sale in my etsy shop is going on tomorrow...one day only!
Don't miss it!

{She's Gone Junkin'}

Yep, you read that right. Junkin'. Like the song She's Gone Country
(by Alan Jackson, I just googled it cause I had no idea who sang it or any of the words but that line gets
 stuck in my head all the time for some reason )
...but Junkin'.

And Junkin' she went.

Which sounds pretty country in itself and well, yeah, it kinda was.

If you have read much at all around here you know I love antiquing and rummaging.

I know a lot of people call them Garage Sales but we call them Rummage Sales.

Let's go rummagin'. I found this rummagin'. 

That's what my mom has always said.

Anyway. Just look what I found Junkin' over the weekend.

When I say Junkin', I actually mean scrounging...as opposed to rummagin' or antiquing.

 I'm talking about the kind of place that resembles an episode of  Hoarders. The
 kind of place where you need to take your coat off and put your purse down so you can get down to business. Things are actually laying on the floor, knocked over, in piles, boxes on top 

of boxes. Not an antique store, a junk store. But good junk, if you dig far enough.

One thing I was looking for was ribbon or lace or anything to embellish Christmas packages.
And that's exactly what I found....and more.

Score.

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I have plans for all of this stuff. 

You might see JUNK and I do, too.....but just wait.
I have projects lined up. I'm excited.
A free Saturday + Junkin' = A lovely day.

&lt

* Don't forget to join in for Virtual Coffee tomorrow!