Category: DIY

A Wreath For All Seasons

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I love having seasonal wreaths on my front door, but I don’t love storing them at the end of each holiday.  They always end up smashed or deformed or worst of all–full of spiders and cobwebs.

I wanted a wreath that would go with me from season to season with little design effort.  Here is what I created last fall:

I used burlap ribbon to create the wreath and embellish it each season with an inexpensive plaque or oversized ornament. This particular Valentine’s ornament I made myself.  Totally wonky and by no means perfect, just like me.  🙂

What do you have on your front door? 

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Easy Last-Minute Halloween Costume: Clark Kent

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So it’s two days before (or the morning of!) Halloween and your teen son decides he really ISN’T too old to go trick-or-treating again this year. What do you do?

Here is my solution for a quick and easy last-minute costume:

Presenting, Clark Kent

It’s definitely not a bird nor a plane, but this Superman definitely turned the heads of some teen girls last week at our church’s Trunk or Treat!

We had all the pieces at home, all I needed to buy was the superman logo tee shirt, which I picked up at my local Target.

Clark Kent wears:

  • Black high top chucks (Converse One-Stars from Target):$17 on clearance
  • White Dress Shirt (owned) Free
  • Tie (Owned–You can get a shirt/tie combo at Walmart for $10) Free
  • Dress Slacks (Owned–You can find dress slacks at Walmart for $10) Free
  • Black glasses (3D movie theater glasses) Free
  • Superman tee shirt (Target) $11 after Cartwheel discount
  • Good looks: Priceless!

My total cost:  $28 by reusing some items he already owned…technically only spent $11, since I had bought the Chucks a few weeks ago, but these were his first time wearing them, so I added it in.  😉

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