Tuesday, October 23, 2012

Fall Time Home Organization



Fall Time Home Organization – Everyday Tasks to Keep You Going


The thought of cleaning your home on a daily basis can be overwhelming, especially now that it is cooler during the fall time. It is easy to slip into a fall and winter time slump, staying huddled by the fire and not wanting to go out. However, instead of going into hibernation mode, make daily goals for yourself and get going – your kids and family members will love you for it! Oh, and make sure they pitch in and help you as well!
Keep Tabs on Clutter – An easy way to stay on top of clutter is to clean up your messes every time you leave the room that the current mess is in. If the baby is done playing in the living room, for example, put away the toys in that room. If you are done making a meal in the kitchen, clean up the remaining plates and accessories that you used. Store the leftover food and supplies in ziploc bags that will also help you stay organized.
Make the Bed and Keep up on Laundry – Tidiness certainly starts with keeping things organized, so make the bed daily and stay current on the growing laundry pile as well. You’ll feel better about your home layout and with fresh sheets and wonderful smelling laundry, you’ll feel organized and well put together already.
Sweep the Kitchen Floor Right After Meals – Just like you clear away the dishes and either hand wash them or put them in the sink, add sweeping the floor a chore that you can do right after lunch and dinner. This way you’ll stay on top of the dirt and other mess that comes in from the little ones playing outside. It will also become a daily habit that will be a lot easier to take care of as opposed to taking an entire day to clean up a mess after a week of tracking in dirt and other debris on your hardwood floors.
Sort the Mail – Mail can be tedious but if you sort through it every single day as opposed to letting it pile up in your home, it will be a lot easier to manage. Look through it quickly as soon as you retrieve it from your mailbox and then later in the day make a time each day to sort it into its appropriate folders, such as bills, catalogues, and personal correspondence. Soon enough you’ll have organized interiors and home supplies and staying tidy will help you along the way.

Sierra is a freelance writer who likes to keep these organized and in order to do this she implements daily tasks to make organization a lot easier.

Monday, October 22, 2012

Halloween Highlights



While googling for a haunted house craft for Halloween I came upon this incredible Monster Party from D.I.Y Louisville:
This lady made 40+ felt monsters (one for each kiddo) for this party!!!!
That's a lot of monsters....



Look at the cuteness that is that Monster Cake

and Slime Punch (lime-aide, sprite, and lime sherbert).

Check the link above for more of this party. She really went all out.


Other projects I like:
Loving this Wriggling Wreath from Martha Stewart
and these
Black Painted Cat Pumpkins from Sunset

and from CL (#8 on the slideshow) a webbed rug:



What have you been inspired by for Halloween recently????

Sunday, October 21, 2012

A Marvelous Mess and Features!!!!

Welcome to my Marvelous Mess Party!!!!

Here are my faves:

Island Shrimp with Avocado from Frugal in Florida. Maybe I'm really hungry, but to me this looked delicious!!!!!

Spider Candle Holders from S.O.S. Mom.


And, the post I'm going to feature on my sidebar for a week is....

How To Paint Mercury Glass Pumpkins by Just a Little Creativity. Gorgeous!!!

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Friday, October 19, 2012

Mixed Media Halloween Decoration


I made a mixed media painting-ish type decoration for fall. What do you think???? I used a piece of plywood, twine, hay, wood glue, foam, brown felt, and paint.
I painted the back ground dark blue for the sky. Once it was dry, I smoothed out circles of wood glue and took some twine and "twined" it around the circles, giving it a vertical up-and-down feeling of the segments that show on a pumpkin. Once those were dry, I painted them various shades of orange. I added little brown felt stem to it. 
Once everything is dry, cover the ground area with wood glue and place some hay on the glue.

The moon was made out of foam, trimmed to shape and then "distressed" with something with a rounded top (for the craters) and something pointy for the smaller craters. Then I painted it with a messy hand, using gray, white, and beige in splotches.  Cool, huh???

I painted a little black witch on a broomstick in the sky. Unfortunately, I didn't get a close picture of her zipping around.

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Sunday, October 14, 2012

A Marvelous Mess and Features!!!!

Welcome to the party!!

Here are my fave's from last week:
Halloween Decor from Alderberry Hill. Caaa-ute!!

And, the post I'm going to feature for a week on my sidebar is......


Pumpkin Cheesecake Trifle from Turtles and Tails!!
Gawd, that looks soooooo delicious!!!
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Now, on to the party!!!