My Husband's Office Has Great Sticks

When I saw this tutorial over at The Painted Hive I knew I had found my fall wreath.

We stopped by my husbands office on the way to Ikea one Saturday and when I saw all the sticks on the ground I knew they were wreath worthy.  It took about 5 minutes to collect them and the kids oohed and ahhed at each one they found.

I used a wreath form I already had and wrapped it with jute twine, but Kristine made hers out of a cereal box--so smart!

I think a smaller wreath form would have been better.

There, that's better.  This was a fun and simple project and I had all the supplies in my stash.

Candy Corn Wreath

A little candy corn, a little glue gun, a little braided jute, a couple of cute supervisors and voila, a candy corn wreath.

Mise en place

As you can see, we were in the middle of a snack when motivation came over me.  I had to strike while the glue gun was hot.

Step 1 of the fall mantel, complete.

I am linking to YOU:create because she motivates me.

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Pantry Beautification

Jo-Ann's has scrapbook paper on sale for .30 a sheet this week. I took another tip from my favorite blogger The Nester and gave my pantry a little makeover. I am such a copy cat, but I don't care because I smile every time I open the door.

Before

Just like Nester, I used a low melt hot glue gun and tacked those sheets right to the wall. And they really do come off easily with a tug...I know because I had to reposition one.

After

This was my first successful hot glue gun project. I have named my new gun Roxanne because she is so easy. She is Stanleah's new competition. Although she did burn me a little, even on low temp...she is just that sassy.