1. Here's my fall banner...
I said I was only going to use stuff I already had to make these projects, and it turned out that I just enough burlap and fall-ish ribbon to make this.
I hung it in the office just for the photo because afternoon light is tough for pictures at my house. But actually, if you picture the twine with clothes pins on it instead of pennants, that's #4 from my list - my inspiration "wire." :)
2. Halloween silhouettes
Easy! I've had these frames laying around that my parents were getting rid of, and they were perfect for this project. I originally wanted to use newspaper for the background. I tried a couple different things to get it to look old and yellowed. First I used coffee grounds, but that looked like someone stepped on it with muddy shoes. Then I tried staining it with tea, but that hardly did anything at all. So instead, I printed out some old handwritten letters I found here. I found the silhouettes online and cut them out of black card stock. And the cool thing about making these was that I figured out I really can use those little five and ten minute pockets of time; I made these while dinner was cooking Monday night.
3. A yummy, autumn inspired treat...
Ginger pumpkin bread, another Martha Stewart winner. I'm such a Martha junkie. The recipe was for two loaves, so I got to bring one to work and share the love. This was so good! And an awesome side benefit of #5, organizing my food mags. I didn't get through them all - I was too distracted by all the delicious looking recipes. But I did make a small dent, and I found a fresh batch of new recipes for dinners last week.
Most of the time, when life seems so busy and work leaves you feeling tapped for resources, the last thing you'd think you'd want is to add more to the to-do list. But this little challenge of simple, bite sized projects totally took the focus off of looming deadlines and time pressures, and instead was a fun way to get recharged, be creative and celebrate the season. Mission accomplished.
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