What do you do when you have thousands upon thousands of acorns and their caps in your yard? If you're me, you scoop them up and use them for some autumn-inspired candles! Yes, I actually went around the yard scooping up these little acorn caps that seem to fall day and night thanks to our mighty oak - and some squirrels and raccoons. I added them to some small Mason jars with pumpkin-scented (yum!) votives...
I saw this idea on Pinterest yesterday and thought it was so sweet and simple that I just had to copycat: A clear mason jar filled with some fresh pine cones and an evergreen branch (courtesy of my neighbor's pine tree!) with a couple of candy canes. I love the simplicity of it and the fact that I had everything I needed for a quick little holiday touch. And since simple seems to be my word...
