Leaf Wreath

Happy fall everyone! Fall is my favorite time of year and seems to go by the fastest out of all the seasons. For that reason, I got a little excited this year and made my fall decor back in August, ha! I cannot claim this idea as my own, but I can give pointers if you are wanting to do it yourself.

I saw a monogram leaf wreath on Pinterest (shocker) and had to make one of my own!

Supplies:
-Paper mache letter
-Hot glue gun
-Packs of leaves (I bought about 6 packs from JoAnn's)
-Ribbon to hang

I started off using Elmer's spray adhesive as I had read from another blogger and ended up one big, sticky mess. Not only that but I found that the adhesive worked well at first but over time the leaves were falling off. I would definitely recommend using hot glue as that seems to have stood the test of time.

Unfortunately I did not take pictures of the process, but it's fairly straightforward. Just hot glue your leaves onto the letter, making sure to cover all the paper mache. Once the letter is completely covered, you can add your ribbon of choice to the back for hanging purposes.

...and voila!

 

 

I love adding holiday/seasonal decorations to our door and seeing them as I pull in or out from our garage. Have you made any fun fall decorations?

Finally!

I have been wanting to start a "DIY/new projects/our life" blog for awhile now. Blake & I's life has been a bit of a whirlwind the past year, so this definitely was put on the backburner. Let's recap, shall we?

 

-Moved into apartment in May 2011

-Blake got a new job in July 2011

-Got hitched on 9/3/11

-Moved into our house on 12/9/11

 

 

 -Julie got a new job in February 2012

-Added a new addition, Millie, to the Eaker home in March 2012

 

Whew! That makes me tired just reading this! If you are new here, you can pretty much gather that we are young, newlyweds who are learning as we go with this whole "owning a house" thing. Blake will be the first to admit that he is not the handiest of men, so you will probably see my very handy dad in some, if not most, of the projects that we take on (the perks of living down the street from my parentals).
 

Since March we have been getting settled in our "new" home and making changes and updates along the way. I am so excited to start documenting the process! Our 1970's home was move in ready for the most part but definitely needs some modern updates.
 

Just to make sure everyone is up to speed, since moving in December we have:
 

-Painted the front living/family room BM's Coventry Gray and the bottom wainscoating white (I'll have to find some before & after pics of this to really do it justice, but trust me when I say it's WAY better than before)

-Got new charcoal gray couches for the front room

-Got a new navy Moroccan trellis rug for the front room

 

-Added modern, patterned navy, green, and turquoise pillows to the gray couches

-Painted our kitchen and back "den" area Restoration Hardware's Silver Sage
 

The next project on my list is painting our interior doors white. They are currently a mid-brown color and I just think white will brighten up our house so much more! Look out for a post on that with before & after pictures.
 

I cannot wait to let the fun projects begin and I hope you enjoy following us along on our journeys!