November 21, 2012

{Reflection} Fall and Thanksgiving Projects

Happy Thanksgiving! The day is upon us tomorrow, can you believe it? There is so much to be thankful for this year: my family, my friends…including you! This year has been so much fun sharing my evening and weekend adventures with you and connecting with all of you in so many ways. I’ve made some great friendships and A Night Owl and this community has really enriched my life. Thank you for that!

Before we get into the full swing of Christmas fun and decor (yes, I’m starting tomorrow and have some FUN things to share from the get go), I thought it would be fun to do a recap of all of the Fall and Thanksgiving projects we did this year! Let’s take a look, simply click on the feature image to visit the full post!

Thanksgiving

Fall

I hope you enjoy the day with your family and friends. And thank you again for your readership, your support, your encouragement. May your holidays be happy and blessed!

Posted by Kimberly · 1 Comment

Filed Under: Fall, Thanksgiving ·

November 15, 2012

{Thrifty Thursday} A Beautiful Acorn Upcycle

Hi friends! Today we’re sharing with you an easy, yet elegant, Thrifted Acorn Upcycle that is perfect for your Fall or Thanksgiving decor! This thrifted find was purchased way back in July. I knew exactly what I was going to do with it for this holiday season.

With simply adding some ivory spray paint to this acorn I have a whole new look. I opted for a light spray coat on the lid so that the brown wood tones could still show through. I decided for a nice, thick coverage on the bottom for some variation. This was applied in several layers with drying time in between. Not a difficult project and an amazing acorn result.

It’s always fun to see what just a little paint can do! What holiday DIY is your favorite this year?

Rachel of Just Us Three Designs and Harding Family Happenings is a contributor for A Night Owl.

linked up here, create & inspire, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z, savvy southern style

Posted by Kimberly · 1 Comment

Filed Under: Fall, Thanksgiving, Thrifty Thursday · Tagged With: Acorn

October 18, 2012

{Thrifty Thursday} Knock-Off Pottery Barn Mercury Pumpkin

Hi friends! Today I’m sharing with you a quick and easy tutorial to make your very own Knock-Off Pottery Barn Mercury Pumpkin! Now I’m in love with all the mercury glass I’ve been seeing lately, but it can get pretty pricey. See this gorgeous vignette by Pottery Barn below? I want all of it, but just the small beautiful mercury pumpkin is $25. I knew there had to be a way to come up with something similar for much less.

via

And the answer is Krylon Looking Glass paint. It will turn any clear glass into a mirrored finish on one side. When you spray the paint on it dries matte and the opposite side is mirrored. So the trick is to find an item that you can paint from the inside. Then I found this cute little glass pumpkin at Target for just $6! I was sold! Just 5 light layers of spray later and I had my very own faux mercury glass pumpkin!

It’s the perfect compliment to my Halloween and Fall decor, don’t you think?

linked up here, create & inspire, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z, savvy southern style

Posted by Kimberly · 36 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Thrifty Thursday · Tagged With: Mercury Glass, Pottery Barn, Pumpkin

October 8, 2012

The Fall Mantel Link Party

Hi friends! Today I’m teaming up with Emily from 52 Mantels and some other lovely blogs for the Fall Mantel Link Party! You know I love changing up our faux-mantel for the seasons! And now it’s time for FALL! And today, any Fall-related mantel, faux-mantel, vignette or festive shelf decor goes! A few things to remember: 1) This is a party, so visit some of your other FUN party goers!2) Link up once and your post automatically shows up on 9 blogs (yep, NINE!). How great is that?!3) By linking up, you’re giving us permission to feature your awesome mantels on our blogs. But, don’t worry, if we feature your mantel, we promise to give you all the credit!4) Visit your other co-hosts. They love meeting new friends too! 5) Grab a button, if you’d like.

Posted by Kimberly · 1 Comment

Filed Under: Fall, Mantel ·

October 1, 2012

Fall Mantel + Giveaway

Well it’s about to start looking like Halloween in our house, so I’d better get to showing you all our Fall mantel! For this mantel, I included the Fall Instagram Frame I showed you previously, added in our Happy Fallidays printable, a couple of pumpkins, our twine-wrapped “S”, and of course an owl and voila! A warm and inviting Fall display.

I also wanted to share with you all a giveaway and fun event coming up, sponsored by some lovely ladies! Emily from 52 Mantels has put together quite the shindig; if you haven’t been following along, go check out Emily’s sponsored mantels, enter the $100 giftcard giveaway via the Rafflecopter below, and come back next week and link up your seasonal mantels! How fun is that?

a Rafflecopter giveaway

linked up here, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z

Posted by Kimberly · 21 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Mantel ·

September 20, 2012

{Thifty Thursday} A Fall Frame

A few months ago I posted about some of my weekly local Arizona Goodwill thrift findings. Among that group of items was a gold wooden frame I picked up for just $2.99! Back then I had thoughts of painting the frame and making it into a wreath; however, I’ve since had a change of heart. I actually really love the aged golden color of the frame. And instead of a wreath, I’ve made the frame into an interchangeable frame for my Instagram photos!

Now you’ve seen the frame before from my Instagram Mantel, but I thought I’d put together a quick post on how I hung the photos and updated the frame for Fall! To set up the frame for photos I simply removed the pane of glass (it didn’t come with any back boards) and bent down the prongs holding the glass in. I then tied the ends of two lengths of twine and secured them to the back of the frame (which is wood) with push pins. And just like that, if you grab a few small clothespins, your frame is ready for your pictures! I wanted these pictures to be “Fall-themed” so I downloaded some pictures we took of the family at the pumpkin patch last year! Such fun memories and I think it’s so cute to showcase those pictures right now. Lastly, I added a few small leaves with clothespins to add to the Fall feeling.

It’s now ready for my Fall Mantel! I’ll be posting that soon, so stay tuned!

linked up here, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z

Posted by Kimberly · 27 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Thrifty Thursday · Tagged With: Goodwill

September 19, 2012

{Project Home} Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Pumpkins

I love all of the dollar store pumpkin makeovers I’ve been seeing across blogland! And today I have another one to add to the line-up: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint Pumpkins! Have you heard of Annie Sloan? I’ve been wanting to use her chalk paint on many different projects for some time now, and I finally made a couple of trips to Green Table Gifts (thanks to the tip Liz from Blue Eyed Owl) to pick up the paint and the sought after clear wax. Now I do have some furniture projects in mind, but I thought it would be fun to get a little practice in with these pumpkins. And honestly, the pumpkins look 150% better white, where I have them up in the house! And here’s how they turned out.

What do you think? I can’t wait to use this paint on so many more projects. You’ve been warned!

linked up here, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z

Posted by Kimberly · 32 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Project Home · Tagged With: Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, Pumpkins

September 16, 2012

{Project Home} DIY Dollar Store Fall Garland

In the next installment of the great Fall update, I grabbed a bag of Fall leaves from my local Dollar Tree and decided to make a quick and easy Fall garland! I simply lined up the leaves, red and green alternating, used a small piece of tape to hold them together for the time being, and sewed a simple stitch through the center. The project took me less than 30 minutes and I was happy with the result!

It’s starting to look like Fall around here! You know, until all Halloween starts breaking out. And yes, that’s right around the corner.

linked up here, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z

Posted by Kimberly · 31 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Project Home ·

September 15, 2012

{Printables} Happy Fallidays!

It’s time to update our mantels for Fall! And that means a new printable for you! Simply click on the format you would like below, vertical or horizontal, to access the downloadable file. (Please do not share/copy/or sell this printable. You may “pin” it, but please source correctly. You may not claim it as your own or alter the image. It is for personal use ONLY! This image is property of A Night Owl and Just Us Three Designs.)

Happy Fallidays!

Rachel of Just Us Three Designs and Harding Family Happenings is a contributor for A Night Owl.

linked up here, tatertots & jello, the 36th avenue, tip junkie, i {heart} naptime, frugal girls, home stories a to z

Posted by Rachel H · 19 Comments

Filed Under: Fall, Printables ·

September 13, 2012

{Thrifty Thursday} A Fall Centerpiece

It’s that time of year again! Well, at least for most of the country. Here in Arizona it’s still warm and Summer-y but I’m trying to get into the Fall “mood” by drinking my favorite Pumpkin Spice Lattes and breaking out the pumpkin decor! For this Thrifty Thursday I thought I’d update my newly decked out Santa Fe Tablescape by just changing out the centerpiece with some thrifted Fall decor.

I found this awesome large pumpkin cookie jar at my local Arizona Goodwill for just $3.99! I was so excited, it’s such a great piece! So I layered a table runner and a piece of burlap that we already had and placed the pumpkin jar on top of a small tray I also found at Goodwill for just $2.99! I wanted the pumpkin to have a little height to it so that I could wrap the base with some fall leaves that you can find (and should be on sale right now) at your local Hobby Lobby or Michaels. And this is how it turned out! I love the warm colors and how it’s now got me in the mood to add a few more pumpkins to the house. Up next? The mantel! So stay tuned!