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November 21, 2022

Kitchen Fall Decor (and a Few Extras)

Kitchen Fall Decor (and a Few Extras)

Hello my friends, this is a continuation of my last blog post “Living Room Fall Decor.”

Normally, I would try to combine everything I make for seasonal decorations into one blog post.
But this time around, it was as if something hit me over the head and turned the light bulb on….

Separate everything into different rooms/categories.

face/palm moment

So I decided to separate the living room and kitchen decorations into separate blog posts, but…

old habits are hard to break.

So I ended up adding in a few extra simple decorations that I have scattered in other areas of our home.

So without further ado…

Kitchen Fall Decor (and a few extras)

I made a simple drawing of yellow leaves on cardstock and placed it on a clear command hook on our countertop.

(I started with a pencil, filled the leaves in with a yellow color pencil, and with a hole punch I added some twine for hanging)

Small Cardboard squares wrapped in pretty napkins (above and below)….finished with pumpkin stickers (the kid in me)

Yep, that’s my reflection on the side of the fridge, in case you were wondering 😉

Something pretty to look at by the stove while I cook.

A single acorn in a champagne glass (I promise I’m not fancy at all, I had to ask my husband what type of glass I was using)

And a couple of acorns hanging out with a few small twigs of hydrangeas and white peonies in a pretty shot glass.

Both photos with the acorns are decorating our kitchen hutch. You can see a better picture of the hutch here

A blue candle…

wrapped with some twine and faux floral petals.

Pumpkins and glittery tinsel decorating my daughter’s room.

Here I took an old Dollar Store pumpkin and added iridescent glitter glue to the creases.

A gold sequenced pumpkin with a few pearls, silver and gold beads, and a white faux flower all hot glued together.

A very simple fall bathroom decoration. Two black and white buffalo pumpkins.

I have to admit guys…

This photo is an impostor.

I wish I could tell you that it always looks this neat but that wall cabinet seems to always attract all sorts of stuff. Hair brushes, lotion bottles, makeup and all sorts of cute toddler hair accessories.

Please tell me your bathroom works the same as mine.

ok, that’s it…hope you enjoyed this!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

November 15, 2022

Living Room Fall Decor

Living Room Fall Decor

Fall is such a beautiful time of year. The colorful leaves, the rainbow of mums, that slight chill in the air.

And those falling acorns, that I find myself trying to dodge every time I step outside. (haven’t been hit by one yet)

How can you not love it.

It’s the perfect time of year to admire our God’s creations.

Today I’m sharing all of the fall decorations that I have scattered around my living room. It’s a combination of a few simple DIY’s using faux flowers, faux fall leaves, twine as well as a few real pumpkins and some decorative store bought items.

As always, most of the items I am using came from local Dollar stores, Target as well as items I already had on hand.

Living Room Fall Decor

Pumpkins from Amazon.

Basket purchased at Target.

Faux plant from Target.

Gold sequenced pumpkin from my local dollar store, so fancy 🙂

Faux leaves from The Dollar Tree (purchased a few years ago)

Acorns from Target.

As for this second gold pumpkin, I just hot glued that faux chrysanthemum on to it.

Lastly, a couple of painted pumpkins me and my daughter could not resist buying from Stew Leonards.

That’s it…hope you enjoyed everything!

Thanks for stopping by.

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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November 7, 2022

DIY Pumpkin Drawing Wall Decor

DIY Pumpkin Drawing Wall Decor

I loved to draw when I was young.

I was interested in just about anything that was related to the world of arts and crafts….

Drawing, beads, decorating, pretty much anything to do with crafting.

But, as I got older, I slowly stopped many of those hobbies.

This blog has really helped me get back to my love of crafting.

So I took a chance at drawing again and decided to focus my doodling on something fall related.

In came the pumpkins idea…

I decided I wanted to have one pumpkin framed on the wall. Honestly, this idea started from a few innocent pumpkin stickers. I came up with an idea to frame some stickers that I had, but that didn’t work out quite how I wanted, so I figured why not draw my own pumpkins.

It took some time practicing, but eventually, I got it.

ok, let’s get started…

DIY Pumpkin Drawing Wall Decor

Supplies:

Cardstock (Rite Aid and Staples)

Scrapbook/craft paper (light blue and beige. I’ve had these for years. Probably purchased at Michaels)

Silver Stickers (Also something I have had for a few years)

Scissors, Sharpie fine point marker, pencil, ruler, and tape

As for the frames, I ended up using a couple of old frames that I already had on hand.

As I mentioned earlier, I practiced a number of times how to draw a pumpkin. Eventually, I decided to keep them very simple, as you see below.

I drew 4 pumpkins for each frame used, each one a different size. I then cut them out along with eight small green stems.

Then I finished with a few black lines using my sharpie marker and lastly attaching the stems onto the back of the pumpkins with my tape.

I later taped the pumpkins onto my white card stock.

Then I called for my husband’s help…

I’m kind of…No, I’m really horrible with numbers…and fractions…and anything to do with math. But I needed to find the center of my page so that I can easily center my pumpkins and stickers. Easy, right? Nope…

My frame had uneven measurements that made it hard for me to find my center point. So I got some help from my husband, who is much better at math, and science, and remembering really unnecessary/silly facts. Within minutes he had my center point and where I should start placing everything.

Now I have two adorable pumpkin frames to bring some fall joy into my home for the season.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

October 29, 2021

9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas

9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas

Today I’m sharing 9 simple fall decorations.

I started by picking out my colors. I love color! And I almost always end up with a mix of different colors when I’m decorating. So for these fall decorations, I decided to use three classic fall colors. Red, yellow, and orange but I also included some blue as well.

Then I brought in the two usual items I love to decorate with. Faux flowers and ribbon.

I added in a few classic items like pumpkins and pine cones and brought that all together with a few new items as well as items I already had at home to create these 9 simple decor items I’ll be sharing with you now.

ok, let’s get started…

9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas

9 Simple Fall Decor Ideas - The Semi Organized Ant

For this first one, I used a white candle, a small glass cup from the dollar store, yellow ribbon, red checkered ribbon, and a few sprigs of small leaves that I pulled off of an old faux plant.

I started by securing my yellow ribbon with some scotch tape here…

then finished wrapping it around my glass and secured it again with more tape.

I finished by tying a bow with my checkered red ribbon over the yellow ribbon then tucking my small sprigs into the red ribbon. Then in goes my candle to the glass cup.

For my next one, I filled a cylinder vase with mini pumpkins then wrapped green ribbon around my vase, securing it with tape.

Then I finished off with some Dollar Tree orange/gold ribbon that I picked up a couple of years ago for this fall centerpiece.

It doesn’t get any more simple than this next one!

I used a recycled old jar, filled it with a couple of old mini pumpkins and some pine cones then wrapped my checkered red ribbon finishing off with a simple bow around the front.

Now I’m using three blue faux flowers that I picked up over the summer at my local dollar store…

and added them to a blue vase that I found at the Christmas Tree Shop, then finished with jute twine tied to my vase.

Here I used three red faux poppy flowers from Walmart, another old jar and then I wrapped my jar with three different ribbons…

Red velvet ribbon, yellow ribbon, and my checkered red ribbon.

To create a simple wreath, I used a small paper plate, cut the center out with a craft knife…

wrapped burlap around my paper plate and secured it with hot glue…

hot glued a few faux leaves, one sunflower pulled off its stem, and a few red berries to complete this simple wreath.

Please excuse me while I ramble a bit. I’m always amazed at how many times I’m able to reuse my faux flowers. I’ve used that sunflower you see on the wreath over and over again since picking it up a few years ago at the Dollar Tree. It started off as a couple of bunches of sunflowers but since then I’ve taken it apart many times and created a number of different pieces with them.

I’ve actually used many of the items you see today in a number of different posts throughout this blog. Those eucalyptus leaves you’ll see down below were used last year for fall decor. My single sunflower on my wreath has made a presentation for spring, fall, and who knows how many other times! My two yellow flowers accompanying that large red rose down below have also appeared a few different times.

As for those fun white chrysanthemums a few photos down, they made their debut right here. Even those sweet little red berries up top popped up to say hello here.

Anyway, I always love seeing how many times I can use these beautiful flowers and thought it would be fun to share with you as well.

This next one may just be my favorite.

I’m using another glass cup just like the one I used for my white candle, burlap, orange twine, a large faux yellow peony from the dollar store, and a bunch of eucalyptus leaves.

I cut a few stems of leaves off of that bunch of leaves, then combined them with my yellow faux flower.

And wrapped my cup with burlap and orange twine…

Now I’m using pine cones, a glass vase, glitter red ribbon, a red rose, yellow faux flowers, and faux leaves…

All of that comes together in my vase, finishing off with a simple red sparkly bow.

(Red rose from Walmart. I picked up the yellow flowers about a year ago at Michaels)

For my last one, I’m using orange and white faux flowers…

(Orange faux flowers from the Christmas Tree Shop)

Mixing those two colors together and displaying them in this old Walmart vase I’ve used over and over again around my home.

Well, that’s it for this one my friends.

Thanks for stopping by!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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November 4, 2020

Simple Fall Decor With a Few Neutral Colors

Simple Fall Decor With a Few Neutral Colors

I love colors

I’m talking bright and bold colors!

Vivid fuchsia pink, neon orange, vibrant greens!

I don’t shy away from any of them.

But I usually use them as small pops of color scattered throughout my home to brighten up everything else that is actually pretty neutral.

Most of our furniture is either dark brown or white. Our walls are colors like soft blue for our bedroom and a very light sage green for our living room.

So basically, there’s a special place in my heart for neutral colors as well.

I really like to keep larger pieces or areas in my home in neutral colors that way I can have a little more fun with the smaller pieces that are constantly changing, like the floral arrangements I always share on this blog.

Since the fall season started I’ve been slowly bringing together both new and old items to decorate. I’ve already shared a few centerpieces that I’m keeping in my living area, kitchen, and bedroom but today I wanted to focus on a few other random areas.

Everything is pretty simple and easy to bring together with basic items and many of the colors are neutral with the exception of a few brighter colors like that green bow you will see below.

Ok here we go…

Simple Fall Decor With a Few Neutral Colors

Simple Fall Decor With a Few Neutral Colors - The Semi Organized Ant

White, Black, Gray, and Bronze

This may be the simplest of the group…

I’m combining a few black and white pumpkins on our TV stand along with some random photo albums and magazines (keeping the pretty gray one on top). Then finish off with a couple of gray and white birds, that are constantly being moved around my home from season to season 🙂

I then added a little bronze pumpkin to go with the brown in that white and black pumpkin.

What are your thoughts on metallics? Can they be considered neutral?

I debated this one a bit even after briefly reading a few random articles online (all agreeing on metallics working as neutrals).

I remember during my teens and all throughout my 20s that I would never mix metals. If I was wearing a silver bracelet, I had to wear a silver necklace and silver earrings. If gold was the pick of the day it had to be paired with other gold pieces, no exception (I was very serious about potential fashion boo boo’s those days )

Now it’s a completely different story. I love mixing metals like gold and silver bracelets or even silver and rose gold pieces seem to work nicely together.

So I guess I have to agree that metallics can work as a neutral. (That was a highly scientific process I just followed for my conclusion)

Bronze and copper work as a shade of brown, silver as a shade of gray, gold I would say works as yellow or beige tones.

Brown, Sage, and Silver

Right next to that, I placed a bunch of eucalyptus leaves into a silver vase (I would probably keep this out all year long!)

Then, a couple of beer bottles filled with white hydrangeas from the Dollar store and an old pumpkin I’ve had for years.

Then I simply took a couple of throws we always keep on our couch and dropped those into a dark brown container from the Dollar Tree.

On the other side of our TV stand, I placed three vases that I filled with more eucalyptus leaves and then topped off with a few white pumpkins.

Those leaves were actually part of a garland that I ordered from Amazon about a year ago. I’m adding a link to them but in all honesty guys, I wasn’t crazy about them at first and even considered returning them. The leaves up close were not the most attractive and the garland was kind of stiff. I ended up keeping it thinking I may be able to eventually make use of it and surprisingly, it worked out perfectly for this. I cut down a few sections to fit my vases and now, I’m loving them!

Amber and Gold

That green may not be considered a neutral (although it worked great with multiple colors here) but I think the amber-brown shades in those leaves can absolutely fall into the category of neutrals.

I can see this color pairing beautifully with different shades of gray, navy blue, sky blue, blush pink, and green as you see below…

Here’s what I did to make this wreath:

I cut the center out of a small paper plate.

Then I took some fall leaves that I used in last year’s fall centerpiece, cut them off of their stem, and glued them onto the paper plate.

I would recommend using a glue gun if you have one for the leaves but I was experimenting with a couple of new glues that I had on hand (Dollar store glue and Aleene’s fabric fusion) just to see how they would work. As you can see below, I had to hold them in place with these clothespins for a few hours while everything dried. It worked out fine but a glue gun would have been much faster.

Then I looped a piece of ribbon around the wreath and made a couple of knots

and secured a bow onto that piece of ribbon with a safety pin

and into our kitchen it goes!

A gold pumpkin lands on my toaster oven along with another orange toned pumpkin, and it’s the perfect compliment to my amber toned wreath!

Now for a few extra’s that may not necessarily be considered neutral colors.

I added these in because I find that they are colors that are always easy to work with any time of the year.

Yellow never seems to fail me when I use it as a small centerpiece. I’ve used it for Xmas, fall, Easter and many other times throughout my home.

Yellow and blue…yellow and gray….yellow and pink…it’s all beautiful!

A few round yellow flowers (from Walmart) and one white sunflower (ikea) placed off to the side go into a simple vase.

A few peach flowers…

then finish off this area behind my couch with a picture frame that I put together using gold and silver letter stickers (that’s the kid in me coming out ?), chalkboard labels, and a few flower embellishments from Michaels, and I’m done!

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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Simple Fall Decor With a Few Neutral Colors - The Semi Organized Ant

October 17, 2020

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

Today I’m sharing my fall kitchen table decor.

It’s simple to put together and most of the items I’m using are things I already have at home.

It started with these sweet little pears.

I picked them up probably when fall first started. I had just bought some pear juice thinking it would be a nice way to start enjoying the new season.

I usually tend to crave iced apple cider when fall kicks in but this time around, the pears were calling me.

I knew I had to find some pears to decorate my kitchen and luckily, my local dollar store just so happened to have a few. Yay!

They were kind of funny looking at first, I have to admit.

That (almost) way too bright green color and some leaves that were slightly beat up made me wonder if I would be able to do anything with them, but they still caught my eye and I couldn’t pass them up.

They were coming home with me.

I scattered them on my table along with a few simple faux flowers, a couple of jars, an old-ish vase, and then brought that all together with a plaid green kitchen towel that I found on amazon.

Don’t you just love plaid for fall!

ok let’s get started…

Fall Kitchen Table Decor – Pears and Plaid Green

First, I’m using the same two roses that I also used over the summer to decorate my kitchen table (from Michaels)…

and some small rocks that me and my daughter brought home from the beach this summer…

and I’m dropping that all into these two old jars…

That I then finished off with some white ribbon around the center to go with my other fall centerpiece.

(I just held the ribbon in place with a small piece of tape around the back)

Next up, these pretty little white roses that I recently found at my local dollar store.

I’m using 3 bunches of roses that I cut down and then removed most of the leaves.

I then dropped those flowers into this old vase, another dollar store find, and finished by wrapping twine and white ribbon to complete the simple arrangement.

To keep the twine in place I just tucked the ends into the twine after wrapping it around the vase. Since the twine is slightly stiff it’s able to hold itself in place as long as you wrap it tightly.

Then I placed everything on top of this plaid green kitchen towel and finished off by scattering my dollar store pears all around the arrangements.

And that’s it!

It’s nice to know that inspiration can come from anywhere!

Even something like pear juice 😉

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come!

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September 21, 2020

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

One yellow hydrangea, a bunch of tulips, a handful of roses…

A few sunflowers…

A few random flowers…

And magically

I have the perfect bouquet for my fall centerpiece.

Normally I wouldn’t think of using tulips or a yellow hydrangea for fall decor but a few weeks ago I was sitting on my bedroom floor (way past midnight) pulling out every single yellow flower I could find and I couldn’t resist.

So I figured why not use them to decorate for fall.

I had no idea why I was even drawn to all these flowers in the first place but once I was done putting them together I realized something.

My centerpiece reminded me of the sun!

So right there I knew exactly why I went for all those yellow flowers.

My daughter’s new favorite movie is the bee movie. (Such a cute movie!) That movie has shades of yellow in practically every scene. The bees, the honey, Vanessa’s dress in the court…

She wants to watch it almost EVERY DAY, and far be it for me and my husband to say no to a little resting/me peacefully making dinner time.

So we give in.

And then…

We make use of the time however we can, we rest, we do chores/dinner, I end up with that song “here comes the sun” in my head all day long and then I end up with a beautiful fall centerpiece that I’m about to share with you right now.

Ok guys here we go…

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers

Fall Centerpiece with a Few “Out of Season” Faux Flowers - The Semi Organized Ant

First, I started with an old large mason jar

You can find the same size jar here but I found mine at my local dollar store for less than five dollars so you may want to check there first if you have one near by 😉

I wrapped a white ribbon around the middle part of the jar

Then I took my large hydrangea (from Michaels, also used here) along with another yellow flower and dropped them in on opposite sides.

Next…

I dropped three flowers here…

And one bunch of tulips behind those three flowers (from Dollar Tree, also used here)

I may have cried a bit when I photographed those tulips

So pretty!

Ok next…

This is where I started to scatter in the rest of my sunflowers (that I also used here and here) as well as a few roses.

I moved the flowers around where ever it was needed to bring everything together.

and that’s it!

all done with my new fall centerpiece

I hope you enjoyed this fall centerpiece with a few “out of season” faux flowers.

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come

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August 23, 2020

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning from Summer to Fall Decor

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning From Summer to Fall Decor

I started working on this faux floral arrangement back when summer first started…

I was hoping to post it as a summer centerpiece but then…

I got distracted with this post.

So I placed that centerpiece in my bedroom and figured I’d get back to it.

Then, before I knew it August rolled in and here I am, still not finished with that arrangement (Because my precious two year old has decided that my time is better spent playing with her and her building blocks ☺️)

But I really wanted to share this despite the fact that summer is almost over.

So I went back and forth with a few different ideas and eventually ended up with a floral arrangement that can work for late summer decor but easily transition into the coming fall months.

ok, let’s jump right in!

Here we go…

Bedroom Centerpiece – Transitioning From Summer to Fall Decor

Bedroom Centerpiece - The Semi Organized Ant

So this is what’s been sitting on our bedroom vanity pretty much all summer.

It consists of Dollar Store faux flowers that I already had on hand and a few smaller pink peonies that I picked up at the Dollar Tree when summer first started.

(I’ve used the older flowers in a number of different arrangements that I’ll go ahead and link to)

I’m keeping things very simple to make this centerpiece a bit more fall appropriate.

I pulled out a bunch of old hydrangeas that I used for a previous fall centerpiece and Thanksgiving centerpiece to scatter all through out the arrangement.

As for my white ribbon, I’m using a set of elastic ribbon that I found at the Dollar Store but you can also find these on Amazon.

It’s the same type of elastic that’s used to make masks so if you’ve been DIY’ing your masks, you may already have some at home.

Bedroom Centerpiece (Transitioning From Summer to Fall Decor) - The Semi Organized Ant

(vase from Walmart)

Now for the flowers…

I placed one large pink peony off to one side of the vase…

and another towards the back of the arrangement…

(Peonies also used in this previous post as well as this one)

Then I grabbed my smaller Dollar Tree peonies and dropped them down the other side of the vase…

and the front part as well…

Then I finished off by scattering a few white roses (also used here and here) as well as my hydrangeas all throughout the rest of the centerpiece.

and….

That’s it!

Bright summer decor….

That can double for fall decor…

It’s a good thing faux flowers last forever 😉

I hope this inspired you to go grab some of your summer decor and turn it into fall worthy decor for your home too!

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come

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November 28, 2019

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor

I know, I know…

It’s Thanksgiving. Most people are decorating for Christmas already, but I’m here blogging about Thanksgiving decor.

Well, I usually wait for the day after Thanksgiving to start decorating for Christmas and looks like this year will be no different for me.

So I made a fall centerpiece back in October that I loved.

But I decided I wanted to change it up a bit for today. I wanted to make use of most of the flowers but arrange them in a different container.

It only took me a few minutes after brainstorming and picking out a few extra pieces I already had at home to create this new centerpiece so I decided why not share this simple and beautiful centerpiece with you!

Ok here we go guys…

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor

Recycling my Fall Centerpiece for Thanksgiving Decor - The Semi Organized Ant

First, I started with a plain white box.

It’s actually a box I saved from my Apple Watch a while back.

I love burlap! I use it for everything, and this centerpiece was no exception. I wrapped it around the box and made a simple double knot.

Then, to arrange the flowers, I followed most of the steps I used for my fall centerpiece.

I placed my faux hydrangeas on one side and the faux sunflowers on the other (Both from Dollar Tree).

Then I grabbed a larger sunflower that I have had forever and stuffed it in the center of all the hydrangeas (similar to how I had placed the bright pink flower in my fall centerpiece).

I grabbed just a few Dollar Tree leaves (again from my fall centerpiece) and scattered them around the bottom and back of the new centerpiece

I finished off with a few faux berries I picked up at Michaels a few years ago.

And that’s it!

ok friends, thanks for stopping by and checking out my blog!

Sending happy, safe, and healthy vibes your way…May God bless you and your family today and every beautiful day to come

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November 6, 2019

Simple Fall Kitchen Decor

Simple Fall Kitchen Decor

I fell for it…

Fell for what?

That fruit that seems to show up in practically every home during the fall…

Those darn cute pumpkins!

If you read my last post the perfect fall centerpiece then you may know what I’m talking about.

I mentioned that I was over using pumpkins to decorate for the fall. Sure, I had a couple in my kitchen before even clicking publish for that post, but I wanted to keep it that way, just a few, for this year at least.

Then I decided that my kitchen needed more fall decorations. So I got to digging through all my old fall stuff and there they were. All the pumpkins I use year after year. They were screaming for me to use them.

I debated for a bit and wondered…

Would I be wrong for using pumpkins to decorate after clearly saying that I wouldn’t, will everyone that read my last post demand a refund of their time after finding out that I clearly didn’t stick to what I said I would (or wouldn’t) do?

Then I said to myself…it’s not that serious Sindy!

We’re just talking about a few extra sweet pumpkins here after all.

So I got to decorating and as usual, I made use of a few extra items I already had on hand to bring everything together.

Ok, let’s get started. It is November after all! Falls almost done and soon we’ll be talking about Christmas. Yay!

Here we go…