Welcome to my September Linky Party!!!!

I am so glad you are here!

Before we start our party,

if you didn’t get a chance to enter to win this fabulous

Grey Ruffle Messenger Bag

from Jeanne Oliver Designs,

please click on the picture to enter!

I cannot believe we have already flown through September and that October is upon us!

I cannot wait to see your BEST DIY Project from September!

Here are a few guidelines for my party:

• Your project MUST be about DIY home decor or home                        improvement.
  

• Only ONE project per blogger, please.

• Your project needs to be from the month of SEPTEMBER.

• Please enjoy visiting other great projects by other bloggers and leave some comment love.  

• Please link back to the party somewhere in your post.  (Only those with a link back to the party will be considered to be featured on my blog.)
  

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Hey Friends!

I am so very honored to share this post with you. 

I received an email from Mique, from 30 Days Blog, about a friend of hers that is in need of some help.

Here is what Mique had to say about Sharlie:

 Sharlie is a wife and mom.
She loves to read.
She loves to laugh.
She has an infectious smile.
And the best hugs on the planet.

Sharlie is also awaiting a double lung AND heart transplant.

She is an inspiration.
A fighter.
A miracle.

Jessica (one of Sharlie’s best friends) and Mique reached out to the creative community to come up with a way to raise funds for her impending medical bills.

They created a Shop for Sharlie- full of tutorials, printables, and advertising opportunities. Every single dollar raised will go straight to Sharlie’s Angels. So shop ’til your heart is content. And in return it will help Sharlie get her new heart.

So I created a tutorial on how to make this burlap flower pillow.

The tutorial only costs $5.00. And it will be sent directly to your email.

(This project will never be published on my blog.)

There are also other wonderful tutorials or other items to purchase at Shop for Sharlie.

Would you please stop by there and check it out?

Would you please consider purchasing something to help Sharlie and her sweet family?

This is the best part about blogging!  If we all work together, we can make a HUGE difference in the lives of others.

God bless you!

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I LOVE decorating for Fall!

Unfortunately, I haven’t been able to do any fall decorating in this house, and it is killing me!

The house is such a “construction zone” that it just doesn’t make much sense to decorate it.  It’s like hanging a fall wreath on a nail gun air compresser!

But I did make one thing to put outside by my front door.

Mainly because I got this great little wood crate at a yard sale for ONE DOLLAR!

I spray painted it white, and used my sander to rough up the edges.

Next, I applied a layer of my Valspar Antiquing Glaze all over the whole crate.

Then I wiped most of it off with a damp paper towel.  It left just enough glaze to make the crate look old and worn.

Then I used my Silhouette machine to make different types of stencils of some of my family’s favorite things about Fall!

I used adjustable spray adhesive to attach my stencil to the crate.  (Be sure to follow the directions on the back of the can.)  Then I used a sponge brush and several different paint colors to paint the words on my crate.

My painted words didn’t turn out very nicely, but I didn’t really care because I knew I would be sanding over the words,  and you wouldn’t be able to really see all of the mistakes.

After I used my sander to lightly sand over the words to give it more of a worn look, I placed some beautiful mums in my crate and got a few pumpkins to finish off the look.

Here is my cute little crate on my porch!

Isn’t she sweet?!

My boys loved it!  They said, “Aw Mom, those are all of our favorite Fall things!”

Yes, and they are certainly little blessings that God gives us to enjoy.

I have a feeling that we are going to enjoy getting this crate out every year!

And if I want to use this crate at Christmas time, I will just turn it around because the other side is blank.

So that is about all the fall decor you will see in my home this year.  I might try one more little project this week, and if I am able to get it finished, I will be sure to share it with you.

I am subbing 3 days at the boys’ school this week, so  my schedule is going to be interesting this week.  {wink}

Have a great day!

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Hey friends!  Happy Friday!

Remember my Laundry/Mudroom Makeover that I entered in the One Project Closer Habitat for Humanity series?

Well, it is time to vote for the overall winner, and I would be honored if you took a second to jump over there and vote for me.

I am #11, and all you have to do is vote.  No personal information is required and there are no hoops to jump through.

The winner will receive a $150.00 gift card to the home improvement store of their choice, and with all the renovating we have going on around here, that would sure come in handy.  :)

I also wanted to let you know about something very special I am participating in next week.  You can read about it by clicking the button below.

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Hey friends,

I’ve been working on a little fall project, and planned on taking some pictures outdoors today, but all we have is rain, rain, rain.

Soooooo, I thought I would share with you some of my favorite pictures that make me drool.

Enjoy!

                                                                                                                   Veranda

                                                                                                    Southern Living

                                                                                                        Kohler

Frontgate

                                                                                                 Ethan Allen

I’m sorry I do not have photo credit for all of these.  I saved them in my inspiration file, and I guess I forgot to label them.

Have a great day!

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Thank you to everyone who entered the La Posh Style giveaway!

I know you loved looking at their beautiful online store like I did!  And I loved reading your comments about where you would wear your new dress if you won.  :)

I used my WordPress “And the Winner Is” plugin to pick the winner.

Congratulations to….

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