Fall Decor

It may be fall in other areas but its still

in the 80's and 90's here in South Florida.

I'm on protest, I'm starting to wear my jeans

and decorate my house like we actually have a change of seasons.

 

 

Yesterday I shared my Fall Banner with you, here's a quick

view at more of my fall/Halloween decor. 

 

My DIY Fall Banner Tutorial can be found here

 

 

 

 

Remember my Fall wreath?

I added some fall Mums to our front porch for some more color.

Love my old school house desk and water pitcher.

 

Happy Fall Ya'll,

from South Florida!

 

I link up here:

Tuesday's Time-Warp Wife, A Bowl Full of Lemons

Wednesday'sWomen Living Well, Good Morning Girls

Thursday'sDelightful Order

Friday'sComfy in the Kitchen, Tidy Mom 



DIY Fall Banner

This weekend I got my craft on and made this easy fall banner.

The best part about this craft was that everything I used, I already had on hand!  The Hubs loves that frugal side of me...lol!

You'll Need:

burlap, bunting pattern found below,

rotary cutter, stencil brush, white paint,

jute string and your glue gun

{Click here for a great free printable bunting pattern}

I used my rotary cutter to cut out the bunting.

Ok, I have a confession to make...I own a Cricut machine and have had it for at least 4 or 5 years.  I can count the number of times I've used it probably using less than two hands.  I could have pulled it out of my closet to cut out some letter stencils but I didn't feel like it LOL. 

I traced letters off of the computer and cut them out with my hubbies exact-o-knife. 

Don't ask why, I just felt like it :)

I bought these Martha Stewart stencil brushes about a month ago when I tried to stencil the step stool we have in our bathroom, it didn't turn out so great so I spray painted over the whole thing. 

So stencil your letters onto the burlap

and try not to get the paint all over your phone meanwhile ;)

After it dried I hot glued some "Jute" string

 onto the back to hold it all together

Here it is all finished on my mini mantle by our

 front door that I try to decorate with each season or holiday.

Love the printable I found:

"We are like pumpkins.

God picks you from the patch,

brings you in and washes all the dirt off.

Then he cuts off the top

and scoops out all the yucky stuff.

He removes the seeds of doubt, hate, greed, etc

and then he carves you a new smiling face

and puts his light inside of you

to shine for all the world to see-Unknown

Here are a few of my other favorite printables

{oh wow...I think I have a thing for chevron!}

 

Tomorrow I'll show you the rest of our

Fall/Halloween decor :)

Pumpkin Muffin Bites

I was looking for a fall muffin recipe

earlier this week on pinterest and I

guess I can't get pumpkin off my brain!

I chose this pin:

{mini pumpkin bites}

 

This is very similar to my Pumpkin Bar Recipe

with only a couple of changes. 

 

 

 

Little Sis is starting to be such a big helper in the kitchen! 

I love it :)

{combine sugar and oil, beat on medium speed}

{add eggs one at a time followed by the pumpkin puree. 

Mix together then add the dry ingredients}

 



{find really cute Fall or Halloween

liners and fill them up about 3/4 of the way}

{Bake at 350 for 10-12 minutes}

 

{Cool and frost with cream cheese frosting}

 

This recipe made a ton of mini muffins so I brought some to BSF, some to our neighbors and a full gallon size ziploc baggie into the freezer for another day.

 

Happy Mini Muffin Baking

 

Pumpkin Muffin Bites
Ingredients:2 cups sugar
1 cup oil (or 1 cup applesauce)
4 eggs
1 (15 oz) can pumpkin puree
2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp baking soda
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp nutmeg
1/2 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp salt
2 cups flourDirections:Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Spray mini-muffin tin with non-stick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, combine sugar and oil on medium speed. Add eggs one at a time and add pumpkin until well combined.
With mixer on low speed, add dry ingredients and blend for 1 minute. Fill each muffin cup with 2 tsp of batter. Bake for 10-12 minutes (or until a toothpick inserted in pumpkin bite comes out clean. Cool bites in pan for 8 minutes, turn onto wire rack to cool completely. Frost with cream cheese frosting.Cream Cheese Frosting:4 oz cream cheese, room temperature
1/4 cup butter, room temperature
3-4 cups powdered sugar
2-3 Tablespoons milk
1 tsp vanilla extract

Mix cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Add powdered sugar to butter mix and pour in milk to create desired consistency. Add in vanilla and beat frosting at medium speed until light and fluffy. Spread or pipe onto pumpkin muffins.

 

Burlap Fall Wreath

The first official day of Fall is next Saturday, September 22nd. 

I made my first wreath this spring after seeing so many great ideas on pinterest.  Today I took apart our spring wreath and transformed it for fall. 

This was my inspiration. 

I wanted to re-use my already burlap wrapped

wreath to save as much money as possible. 

{source}

I spent less than $5 at A.C. Moore and bought

some fall colored felt and decorations.

To make the flowers you cut a square piece of felt into a squigly strip and hot glue it together.  You can check out her blog above for a more detailed tutorial. 

I think this is a good start to some fall decor. 

How do you decorate for fall? 



Pumpkin Bar Recipe

Fall here in South Florida isn't the same as where I was born and raised, up until my high school years, upstate New York.  I miss the leaves turning to beautiful fall colors on the hills and a crispness to the air.  Living in Texas and Florida for the past four years I have had to pretend to have a change of season. 

This is a recipe for Pumpkin Bars that our Happy House enjoys, we hope your House does too. 

Start by beating the eggs, sugar, vegetable oil and canned pumpkin until fluffy.

Then add the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.

 Spread in an ungreased 15x10x1 pan, I LOVE my Pampered Chef stone.   

Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes.

Allow it to cool completely before spreading Cream Cheese frosting.

You can buy a can of premade frosting at the store or make your own.

This make a lot of bars so it's great to take it to a church potluck, like we did this weekend. 

I cut them into small bars and it made 40.   

Pumpkin Bar Recipe

4 eggs

1 2/3 cup sugar

1 cup vegetable oil

1 15 oz can on pumpkin

2 cups flour

2 tsp baking powder

2 tsp cinnamon

1 tsp salt

1 tsp baking soda

Beat eggs, sugar, oil and pumpkin until fluffy.  Stir in flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.  Spread in ungreased 15x10x1 pan.  Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes. 

Cream Cheese Frosting

1 3oz package of Cream Cheese

1/2 cup softened butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 cups powdered sugar

Enjoy this yummy fall recipe!