4 Really quick and Easy Back to school Crafts!

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The Candy mummy-An easy DIY treat or favor for you favorite Halloween Monsters

My Mom made these Mummy treats for my family years ago and we loved them so much! 

Aren't they cute!?! 

She is the most wonderful mother any girl could ask for and I love her with all of my heart! My Mom is very elegant and amazing and made holidays unforgettable long before Martha or Pinterest even existed. 

She is one of my very best friends and I love continuing on the traditions she began with my own family.  

Here is what you will need for one Mummy....

Rolled gauze (This roll made about 2.5 mummies and was wider than I wanted but the more narrow gauze was out of stock)

double stick tape

1 snickers bar

2 werthers candies or any round hard candy

1 Hershey nugget

2 wiggly eyes

scissors

The first thing you'll need to do is cut the "tails" off the candy.

Next with the double stick tape add one of the werthers to the snickers bar to form the head and one to the end to make the feet.

Tape the nugget to form the arms to the snickers bar.

Wrap with the gauze to your liking mummy style using the tape to secure where needed. Last but not least add eyeballs. 

CUTE!!

Thanks Mom!

Loves 

Emily

Look what I did! A shameless easy Halloween craft show off/tutorial you can do too!

Ok friends check out what I did this weekend!!  

This is not really an official tutorial but a explanation of what I did. :)

  

READY? Ok...??(I say in my best cheerleader voice)

I just covered an 18x24inch canvas with Halloween fabric using hot glue but staples would work great too and I made sure that the fabric was good and tight over the canvas.  Then added my custom monogram vinyl over the fabric.  

I should tell you that the first vinyl run did not stick using the indoor vinyl and even this outdoor vinyl didn't exactly want to stick but w some finesse and a nice hot blow dryer over it, it has finally stuck wonderfully. 

I am planning on making one for every month and hanging them in our landing so all who visit will see it! 

Actually I have considered using heat transfer vinyl next and ironing the next design to the fabric first and then putting the fabric on the canvas. We will see what happens. :)

 Needless to say I love this!! 

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LOVES!!

Emily

Pumpkin Planter

It is fall!! YAY! I love the colors, smells, tastes and sites of fall. I love the cool days and crisp nights. Oh fall, you so pretty. I thought with it being the first day of fall that a fun DIY was in order. A pumpkin and mum DIY. So check it out! 

A pumpkin planter! It is crazy easy and so beautiful. The colors of those mums with the orange of that pumpkin is just lovely. It is a little bit of a bummer because it is temporary. Eventually the pumpkin will rot. However, I don't mind that because fall is temporary too! Lets throw caution to the wind and enjoy it. 

The supplies you need are:

One pumpkin

One to two mum plants- I did two because they were pretty small and my pumpkin was pretty good sized.

Carving knife

Spoon for scraping out the innards of the pumpkin

Bowl or pan to gather the seeds

Spray bottle with half bleach and half water

Potting soil

Cut a big hole in the top of the pumpkin. Make the hole bigger than you would for a jack-o-lantern. It needs to be big enough to easily plant your mums. Use the spoon to scrape out all the innards of the pumpkin.  

Super clean! The cleaner the inside of your pumpkin the better. 

Flip your pumpkin upside down and cut a drainage hole. You can do this with a drill but I just used the knife to cut a hole. 

This next step is important! Spray the inside and out of your pumpkin with your bleach mixture. Really wet it down. Then let it dry thoroughly. The bleach solution helps to preserve the pumpkin so it takes longer to rot. 

Now plant your mums. Fill the bottom of your pumpkin up a bit with soil and then put your mums with the root ball fully attached. I shoved two little mums in my pumpkin. Then I  had to use my hands to put dirt in all the crevices. Make sure you don't tamp down the soil. You don't want it tight! It will last longest in a cool place.  

Now enjoy your temporary but beautiful pumpkin planter. This would make a great centerpiece for a party. I will post updates of how it is holding up over the next few weeks. 

Peace Out- AnneMarie