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The weather here has left me a bit confused. Last Tuesday, I had the air on because it was so hot and muggy. Come Thursday and we wanted to put the heat on - it was that cold! So it's no wonder my latest projects have been all over the place.

I made some Ouija Board Halloween tags for my Etsy. That was when it was still warm out. Once it got cold, I made this:

A reindeer pillow. I actually made two using TAP paper, a Pottery Barn pillow insert and fabric paint. I found the reindeer silhouette on Pinterest.

I guess it's a good thing I have Xmas on my mind because I've decided to do a holiday craft fair in November. I haven't done a fair in over 5 years and I'm feeling a bit rusty. Still, I've got to get the creative juices flowing and this was a good start.

Jeanine

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Rainy, humid and miserable in New York, but I'm still glad it's officially autumn.

Jeanine

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What do you do when you're having a really bad day? You do something that makes you happy. And for me, that means putting out some Halloween touches.

I call it Halloween-therapy.

The boys were at school. The hubby was at work. The house was quiet. I got to lose myself for a little while as I was dressing up our corner hutch.

I try to change things up from how I did them last year. Some pieces remain in place - like the vintage Underwood typewriter.

Some pieces, I've had for years.

I also created this simple banner that I have hanging in our dining room. I still need to add some ravens to each end.

I definitely felt much better once I had everything in its place.

Jeanine

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So this is the stool I picked up from the thrift store last week now...

It's so petite and I was really excited to give it a fresh look. I first gave it a few coats of Annie Sloan Chalk Paint in Paris Grey. I wanted to try the wax paper transfer method, but it was an epic fail.

I'm not sure what I did wrong, but I could not get the ink to transfer on to the wood. So I had to scrap that plan, repaint the top of the stool and figure out my next step.

I decided to give the Mod Podge method another go. I haven't always been successful with that method either. It's always been hit or miss. This time I think it worked out well. After sanding down the top and the image, I'm happy with my vintage-looking, petite French stool!

Jeanine

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Autumn officially starts in two days, but it's in full swing in our house.

I created a sweet vignette over the weekend using the old desk in our dining room. The printable is from Pinterest - in case you are interested in printing one out too. I hit my local thrift store on Friday where I scored the wood pumpkins and...

...this cute little stool and black candle holder.

I also whipped up some Halloween tags using Scrabble tiles and stamps. I also made a raven one. Then I realized I didn't have any stamps that even remotely look like a raven. So that one is still a work in progress.

Jeanine

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Much like my blog, I woefully neglected my Etsy shop this summer. Now that my boys are back at school, I have a bit more time to devote to both.

I whipped up some cute silhouette tags earlier this week.

I really adore making tags. It's how I started my crafting endeavors years ago.

Don't kill me, but yes, I've started making Christmas items. It may be too early in the blog world, but in the Etsy world, you've got to be a few months ahead.

I really love how these Santa postcards came out.

Best of all, I had everything I needed already on hand. And it felt good to get the creative juices flowing again.

Jeanine