Crafty, Scrappy, Happy: September 2011

Giveaway with Fresh Picked Whimsy!!!!

Sooo I started the intro for this giveaway yesterday----andd I am SO excited to get the giveaway going today!

Before I get you the details on how to enter, here are some more of my FAVORITE prints from over at The Fresh Picked Whimsy (the Etsy Shop).

Sooo what do you think? Are you in love?
Head over to Fresh Picked Whimsy the Etsy shop to find even more amazing prints!!

I am SUPER excited about the giveaway and your chance to win your own print!
Andddd as a special treat Lori from Fresh Picked Whimsy is offering Crafty Scrappy Happy friends and followers a 25% discount!!!!!!!!!!!!

And I have confession, I shamelessly asked for the discount "for the blog" so that I could stock up on a couple of prints I feel like I can't live without!

Anyways all you have to do to get a 25% off your purchase is enter the coupon code
"craftyscrappyhappy"
The discount is good through the length of the giveaway!

Here is how you can enter to win your very own print:

****Leave Separate Comments For Each Entry****

1-Be a Follower of Crafty Scrappy Happy

2-"like" Crafty Scrappy Happy on Facebook

3-Share info about this giveaway on your blog or facebook (and share the link with us!)

4-Visit Fresh Picked Whimsy (the etsy shop) and tell me which print is your favorite (and why if you would like!)!!!!

5-Follow Fresh Picked Whimsy (the blog)

I will choose the winner Friday October 7th!!!!!

Crafty Scrappy Happy Me. Thursday {6}

Soooo I have an amazingly cool announcment to make.....
There is going to be a giveaway starting tomorrow with:

Yessss, the one and only Fresh Picked Whimsy has offered to do a giveaway here at Crafty Scrappy Happy!!!

Now let me tell you a little background.
I found this AMAZING print on pintrest and fell IN. LOVE. LOVE. LOVE.

I felt like EVERY SINGLE word was about ME! Anddd I am guessing there are a few of you out there that can say you feel the same right!?

Anyways, I followed the pintrest link and ended up at the blog Fresh Picked Whimsy---annnnndddd fell in LOVE again!!!

Her blog is great anndddd it led me to the Fresh Picked Whimsy etsy shop where I found:

I am pretty sure these are just for me too! I mean really can you just picture those little dog bowls with my furry children's names on them?! Quincy and Kylie---yessss I would LOVE that!

Sooo to wrap up my story---I left a comment over at Fresh Picked Whimsy (the blog) and professed my love and adoration for all of the above and......

the wonderfully talented author and artist, Lori, of Fresh Picked Whimsy contacted me anddd said she would LOVE to give away a print to one of my LUCKY blog friends and follower of crafty scrappy happy----

Sooo plan to come back FRIDAY and get yourself entered for a chance to win!

And, as if that isn't enough, I have another great announcement:

Go and meet one of the sweetest gals on the blog block---Darby from Life with the Hawleys

She will be having fun with us all next week and then co-hosting next Thursday's party---yayyy!

Anyways I am So excited to see what you have to link up each week---sooo lets not get tooo far ahead of our selves---I am going to just enjoy every moment of this week!

Here are ideas for what you might want to link up at this party!

Crafty-yep, anything and all crafty posts are SO very welcome---lets see it----I can't wait to be inspired!

Scrappy-any fun finds from a thrift store or garage sale that someone else might have scrapped but you saved and re-purposed?! Be sure to share those posts too!

Happy-I would love to learn more about YOU-share posts about whatever makes you happy!

No huge and crazy rules....just the normal stuff.

Please be a follower of Crafty Scrappy Happy!

Post anything related to Crafty, Scrappy or Happy---no giveaways or etsy shops.

Link to your specific post you want us to see.

Anddd add my party button to your post or to your party list on your blog----pretty pretty please!!??!!

Now go and do some exploring---get to know other wonderful blog friends and be inspired!

Encyclopedia paper pumpkin---I think you all knew this was coming!

Well I just don't think it would be right if I didn't make so kind of very "Jaime" fall decor!

Anddd I can't think of anything that is more "me" than a dollar store pumpkin mod podged with my favorite encyclopedia paper...

I added some gold paint to the stem

&

to kind of define the grooves of the pumpkin.

inexpensive sweet and simple?! yes please!

I am going to be linking up to a few of these wonderful parties!

annddd speaking of parties are you ready to party tonight?! Crafty Scrappy Happy. Me. Thursday will be opening tonight!

A no sew lamp shade re-do

Well I am crazy crazy for bold patterned fabric right now.

Andddd I am having fun incorporating it in all different areas in my house!

including my old lamps.

lets talk lamps.

I hate my old lamps--this guy was from ikea....from about a million years ago...

and it needed the shade face lift.

I wish I had a million dollars because I LOVE new lamps and would love to by about 150 of them.

I can honestly say that yes---15 lamps is about what I could realistically use for around my house....

buttt since I can't buy all new this moment...

I use my fabric anddddd make my old lamps a bit more desirable.

All I used was:

-fabric, a glue gun and spray adhesive.

I had fun using spray adhesive for the first time---wow did that make covering the shade simple!

I just sprayed and wrapped the fabric around.

Then I trimmed the excess fabric.

Next I folded the seam and glue-gunned it nice and tight.

Then I trimmed and wrapped the edges and glued down.

so so simple.

nice and inexpensive.

anddd I like the lamp a lot more than I did.

kind of a fun fall fabric right?!

I am sharing my lamp makeover at a few of these wonderful link-y parties!

I hope you are all getting excited to link up your wonderful ideas starting tomorrow (Wed.) night!!!
:o)

My fall mantle--and some fall inspired decor!

Okay friends are you ready for picture over load?!

Soo do you remember my make-shift mantle that was all decorated for spring/summer with a very nautical feel?!

well we have a new feel---a fall feel going on now!

And I think I am really enjoying this new look.

I love change.

(if you want the tutorial for how I made my fall sign--click here.... I used dollar canvases and up-cycled them!)

I love these pedestal bowls---I hoard them.

Seriously.

I buy them up from thrift shops like nothing!

I like them white and light buttt they got hit with black spray paint for the season.

I had some fun making the wreaths also!

I made all 3 for less than 5 dollars!

They are fabric wrapped, then tulle wrapped.

Then I added some fun fabric flowers and vintage buttons!

annnd my new favorite fall decor item EVER---pheasant feathers!

I love them!

I love how they frame out the wreath and everything on the mantle.

Andd how they add to a collection of white pumpkins.

what do you think?

I can honestly say that I didn't spend more than 10 dollars on my fall decor---which makes me even more excited than anything!

I even used some burlap coffee sacks to add to the decor.

Kind of fun right?!

What do you think about my fall love for pheasant feathers?!

I am linking up to a few of these wonderful link-y parties!!!

I hope you are planning to link up at this weeks Crafty Scrappy Happy party---starting this week on Wed. night!

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is featuring this post!!

Come and visit me over at Creative Carmellas today!

Great New Friends!!

I am guest posting over at one of my most favorite blog friends place EVER!

Carmella from Creative Carmella just had the most sweet and adorable little baby boy--Liam

& Soooo

she asked me to guest post over at her place while she is taking some time off and being the best momma ever!

anddd since I adore Carmella so so much I wanted to make her a little gift---

you can check it out and get the full tutorial over at her place today!

Features from this weeks linky party! {5}

What an amazingly wonderful party #5! I feel SO blessed to have such talented friends! I only wish I could feature each and every single one of your projects----seriously go and check out the projects that were linked up---I can't say enough about how great they are!

YOU my blog friends are the reason I blog-you inspire me, you encourage me and you are just amazing.

Thank you!

As far as my features go----I tried to categorize them by Crafty. Scrappy. & Happy.

Enjoy!

Now this is Crafty, Scrappy AND makes me SUPER Happy!