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I'm not a big wine drinker, but thankfully a lot of my friends are. Thanks to many of them, I was able to create these creepy Halloween bottles.
I started by removing the labels from each bottle.  I don't have Goo Gone, so I just used good old fashioned scrubbing and hot water. Once the labels were off, I gave each bottle 2-3 coats of black paint.
Once the paint was dry, I broke out some white candles and just started melting them over the tops of the bottles and down the sides.
You could add candles or leave them as is depending upon your taste.  I picked up the orange candles from the Christmas Tree Shops ($9.99) over the weekend.  I'll be using them on our porch once I start officially decorating for Halloween.

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Never mind the fact that it's like a bazillion degrees here today, I've got autumn on the mind.  I added some fresh fall touches about the house earlier this week.
I have a tough time putting up wreaths on my front door.  They have to be super skinny to fit between the glass door and wood door. This one is perfect though.  Found it at Tuesday Morning ($12.99) and it's exactly what I was envisioning for the door.
I created an autumn vignette in the dining room on my little antique desk.  The wheat is also from Tuesday Morning ($9.99) and the printable is from Pinterest.
How cute is this little cloche with mini pumpkins and other greens? I have three of them and dressed them each up for autumn.
I'm still working on this corner of my porch.  Need some pumpkins and mums, but here's how it looks as of today.

Have you started decorating for autumn?

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I know I am!  I have a can of orange spray paint and I know how to use it.  =)

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My boys went back to school today.  And you know what that means: in between tears and missing them, I'm back to blogging, creating, dreaming, etc.  Stay tuned!

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If you follow Stampington & Company on Facebook like I do, you probably spied this photo last week.  I thought to myself, "what a sweet and simple idea."  So while I was at the Dollar Store today, I picked up two salt and pepper shakers and made my own version.
Seriously one of the easiest craft projects ever.  I printed out lavande on plain white paper and then glued it to some French book paper.  I glued both to the front of each shaker.  I always have lavender on hand, so I just poured it in.  Finish up with some twine and done!

This entire project cost me $2 - for the two shakers.  How lovely would these be to gift to a special friend?!

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So remember a few months ago I mentioned I was going back to school?  What I didn't mention is that I went to real estate school. Yup, yours truly is now a licensed real estate salesperson in the state of New York.  It was hard juggling work, kids, crafting, life, etc., but I passed all of my tests and officially became licensed last week. I'll still be working my current job and crafting, but I'm excited to also embark on this new career as well.  Wish me luck!

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