oh yes, we did....{with edits!!}

{the edits are...links to wreath tutorials, some commentary on my wreath making experience and a picture of the bunting i said i was making at the end}

i saw this idea online and decided to try it! since we still had two pumpkins on our front porch:) we painted them with acrylic paint, and i am sure it would be smoother and without orange peeking through if i used spray paint, but i am really trying to not buy extra stuff, especially for "just for fun" crafts. the kids loved helping with it and i like our little snowgirl's bows:) they don't have scarves yet...we'll have to see what we have in that department...

best white elephant gift EVER! thanks jamie!

another craft i've wanted to try for a while, i love the yarn ball wreaths and i like how this turned out:)  this is another instance of using what we had on hand...the balls are actually glitter ornaments i bought last year that i didn't really like this year, and i also made some balls out of stiff magazine pages...if you want to make your own there are tutorials all over the place...one here, here (with ornaments...very pretty colors), and here are some.  i think my wreath would have been a little easier had i used a flat piece of cardboard for the back or a flat wreath form...i used a rounded wreath form and it was harder to get the balls so stay.

Here is a picture of the bunting that i finished this afternoon for my bench...very festive huh?