Autumn Blessings!!

I love Fall. The air is different. The vibrant red & orange colored leaves are amazing to see. I must admit. My Fall decorating started in September this year. I was too excited and couldn't wait. Pumpkins. Scarecrows. Fall mums. I love it all! Thanks to Pinterest, this year my fall decorating is more festive then ever.

I always wanted a mantel above our fireplace to decorate. I found this one on Craigslist for $75. It was just what I wanted. Two coats of paint later plus some new hardware to hang it on the wall - it looks really great and finishes off our living room. I made an Autumn Blessings banner to decoate it. The banner has leaves, apples, acorns plus a blue spider. Yes, a blue spider. My son chose it from the Cricut cartridge. Not my first choice, but if a blue spider makes him happy. It makes me happy. I think it looks nice.

 

I have a wreath obsession. I would like to put them on every door in our house. I love the cream and red colors of the flowers on this one. It contrasts nicely against our newly painted black front door.

Captain America Birthday Party!

My sweet little boy turned 5 years old and we celebrated in Super Hero style with a Captain America Party. I was super excited to be able to deliver a memorable day for him with the help of Pinterest and my new Cricut. Like many mom's, my kids birthdays are some of my favorite days of the year. I love, love, love their excitement and smiles.

What is a Captain America Party without the famous shield on his birthday cake? Believe it or not, this was the very first birthday cake I have ever made for my children. It looked super cute and was pretty tasty. Then again, how can it be bad with red and blue M&M's and colored sugar sprinkles? I found the idea on pinterest here.    

I used the Red, White and Blue color theme from the shield throughout the house. The mini Captain America shields and festive stars added a nice touch for my Superhero! My Cricut made these decorations sooooooo easy.

The favorite gift of the day was the Captain America Costume. Happy Birthday to my little Super Hero!! 

A Butterfly Princess Birthday Party!!

Happy Birthday to my little Princess. My little princess loves butterflies. Her bedroom is decorated in butterflies. She squeals with delight when she sees them fluttering by her. Because of this I thought it made complete sense to have a butterfly princess party for her. Afterall she is my princess.

This cute butterfly cake was so fun. After she blew out her candles she ate every single butterfly that was on this cake. It was completely destroyed, but hey that's what special birthday cakes are all about.

I decorated with lots of butterflies and fun festive girlie colors. I purchased the butterfly decorations from Michael's in the $1 section and made my sign with the help of my sister's Cricut.

This butterfly chandelier is one of my favorite Pinterest projects I have made to date. It turned out super cute and made a great decoration for the party when I hung it over the island in my kitchen. It is very feminine and whimsical. You can find detailed instructions on how to make it here.

A happy birthday girl makes it all worth it.