Country Living Fair: Atlanta, GA 2015

What a perfect weekend to take part in the

Country Living Fair right here in Atlanta!

Oh the eye candy you get to see and experience!

It is like a walking Pinterest event :)

My sweet friend Michelle joined me for the day,

I think we could have put a hurting on the wallets if we

were not careful!  However we did get some great ideas

and I now have a huge project to take on as soon as the

timing is right.  More to come on that:)

 

 

Love the pumpkin pile display!

This would be a great idea if you owned your own

stand/farm or did Halloween activities at your

home or business.

 

One of my many vintage loves: old typewriters!

 

This display is pretty.

 

I spy a banner that I need to duplicate!

Guess I better get started before the holidays are over!

This mirror was a hot item at the fair.

I saw several vendors with these for sale.

I love the design and industrial feel but for $295

I left this one at the fair!  Maybe a project idea?? :)

 

Come on in!  This was a clothing vendor at the show.

They really had some unique pieces and lovely fabric

options! Very neat display items at this booth!

 

If you have never been to one of the Country Living

Fairs I suggest to put it on the list:) 

If so which one have you been to? 

 

It may be sensory overload for that creative side

of your brain but it will be a fun day of

finding treasures old and new!

 

Happy Tuesday!

Mrs. C

 

Non-Candy Halloween Treat Ideas

Halloween Greeting from Mrs. C!

 

With Halloween right around the corner you are probably

stock piling candy and goodies for all of your little ghosts and goblins!

 

Last year I did up over 200 goodie bags for our trick or treaters and

still ran out in about 2 hours!  We live in a pretty large

neighborhood with lots of homes so I think we are a popular

Halloween destination:) 

 

This year I was trying to think of non-candy Halloween treats.  Here

are a few things I came up with that might be fun to try!

 

 

Glow Sticks- kids seem to love them and it is perfect for evening trick or treating!

 

Apples- I am not sure how excited kids might be about this one but most

Moms would be pretty happy!

 

Water- Juice Boxes - Last year one of my neighbors did juice boxes and they

seemed to be a big hit.  Since you are out doing a lot of walking a drink will be right on time!

 

Gold Fish- While at BJ's the other night I saw they had 30 fun sized packs

of Gold Fish for only $8.99.  At only about $0.29 each, if you don't have too

many treaters stopping by this might be a good option.  The package I saw

came in three flavors: Cheddar, Colors, and Vanilla Cupcake!  Yummy:)

 

Mini Pretzels

 

Popcorn

 

Mini Play-Doh:  I saw these last night while I was at BJ's and thought

this option might be a great idea if you are doing a school activity. 

80 mini Play Dough cups for only $15.00!  Not too bad about $0.19 each:)

This is geared more towards a younger group but still a fun and inexpensive idea!

The link is below:

 

80 Fun Size Play-Doh

 

Halloween Greetings from Mrs. C

Yes, I am that crazy lady that dresses up to hand out candy :)

Below is a picture of me with neighbor's little ones last year!

 

 

So what is your favorite Halloween treat to give an receive:)

It can be CANDY:)  I have to go with Reese's Peanut Butter Cups!!

I can't buy them to give out anymore since only about half of them make it to the

goodie bags!

 

1 Week Count Down to Halloween!

Happy Friday!!

Mrs. C

 

 

 

 

I'll Be Wearing a Burlap Sack!!

Ok maybe I stole this line from 50 Shades of Grey, but I thought it would

be fitting for today's project:)  Which is a canvas art transformation

from glittered flowers to a unique burlap frame.

The canvas is 24 X 36 that I picked up from the Goodwill for $6.00.

You don't need anything fancy or a brand new canvas since you will be covering it.

This sack was a little smaller than the size of the frame so
I had to cut off the bottom and up the middle so it could
be stretched over the frame of the canvas. 

Here is the fun part- the staple gun!

You will want to staple the sack to the frame and pull it tight.

You will need A LOT of staples!

I wanted this piece to look a little more like a piece
of art work than just a sack so I added furniture nails around
the frame to give it that industrial look.  These are super
cheap and can be found at your local hardware store such as Lowe's or Home Depot.
I picked these up for $1.30/ 25pcs at Lowe's.

The finished products!  I really like how they turned out and

it is a great fit for my gallery wall collection I am starting in our main hallway!

So let's talk numbers because you know when it comes to projects

it is always helpful to know how much you are going to spend!

I was able to make both frames for about $25.00 total.

This total includes the following supplies:

Canvas frames- Goodwill/ Garage Sale

Burlap Sacks - Antique store/ Garage Sale

Furniture Nails - Lowe's

Staple Gun

So now the next time you see an ugly piece of canvas art at the Goodwill

save it and make it into something fun!

I will be linking up with these awesome blog parties:

Please share your burlap project idea:)

Have an awesome day!

Mrs. C