Happy Fall Y'all Basket

I made a Happy Fall Y'all Basket for the school silent auction this year.  It turned out so cute!  We included a beautiful brown wicker basket, a large chevron "Harvest Blessing" pumpkin hanger or stand, an elegant red velvet plush throw, an ornate decorative owl, a tin "Gather Together" sign with orange burlap bow, a lovely decorative pumpkin and gourd set, 6 festive fall cookie cutters, a spiced apple cider scented candle, a pumpkin spice muffin mix, a matching fall hand towel & potholder, and a sweet cinnamon pumpkin foaming hand soap.  The lucky recipient will be ready for fall!

Fall Snack Mix

I made this Fall Snack Mix for my kids' teachers.  The snack mix contained Wheat Chex, Rice Chex, Cashews, Candy Corn, Goldfish, Honey Roasted Peanuts, and M&M's.  I put the snack mix into small mason jars.  Then, I used my 2.5" circle punch to punch out fall-colored scrapbook paper to put on the top of the jar.  I used my 2.5" scallop punch to punch brown scrapbook paper and then mounted these cute "Happy Fall Y'all" tags on top (tags available from Make Bake Celebrate HERE).  I hole-punched the tags and attached to the jar with natural colored raffia.  It was easy and the teachers loved to have a snack during their school day!

Wreaths

This past year, I've used one standard wreath idea and adapted it for each season.  I buy a grapevine wreath at Michael's (using the 40% off coupon) then add season-appropriate embellishments and a matching satin ribbon.  Cute and very easy!  I either poke the embellishments into the wreath or hot glue them on.  I use twine that matches my door color to tie on the center embellishments so that they won't bang against the door.




















All-purpose Wreath: White initial, white/cream flowers, cream ribbon

Easter Wreath: Pastel cross, pink hydrangea, strand of small pink buds, pink ruffle ribbon

Summer Wreath: Green tin initial, magnolias, & green satin ribbon

Fall Wreath: Brown metal initial, autumn floral picks, orange satin ribbon

Winter Wreath: Distressed numbers, light blue & red floral picks, nest with eggs, & light blue satin ribbon

Leaf Lanterns

The kids and I had fun making these festive Leaf Lanterns that I saw on Pinterest and adapted from 5 Orange Potatoes.  A couple of days before we made the lanterns, we collected leaves from the yard and put them in a book to press them.  Non-crispy leaves that have just fallen or are picked off the trees are best.  Also, the thin leaves worked better than the thick ones.

Materials:
Leaves, pressed
Mason jars
Mod Podge with paintbrushes
Non-flame "candle" lights
Wax paper

Directions:
Cover your work area with wax paper. 

Cut stems off of leaves if any.  Coat mason jar with Mod Podge glue using paintbrush. 

Press leaves onto jar.  If we had trouble getting the leaf to stick, we would also brush a coat of Mod Podge on the leaf too. 

Let dry completely. 

Coat the leaves and jar with more Mod Podge and let dry completely. 

Add the non-flame candles and you have safe Leaf Lanterns!

Hoedown Ideas

These are Hoedown party ideas from prior years. 

Decorations: hay, scarecrows, rope, leaves, cowboy hats/boots, bandanas

Games: horse relay races with brooms