DIY TeePee Tree - Fall Decor

 While decorating our front porch for fall (it's still

a work in progress) I decided the items 

needed a bit of height...

I pulled a piece of scrap wood from the pile

in the garage that was 8"X19" and I cut two

8"X8" squares using the chop saw. 

The dowels were leftover from a different project, 

so they were sitting in the scrap wood pile too.

Using a 1/4" spade bit and the screwdriver, holes

were easily scraped out, leaving the perfect 

spot for the dowels to cozy up to.

A bit of liquid nails and a touch of white spray paint

and they sat overnight in the garage till time

was on my side....

The tops were strategically pinched together as garden

twine was wrapped around the top and a bit of hot glue was used

to seal the twine in place. Once the teepees were finished, 

a knotted loop of twine was all that was used to hang the

 Natural Grapevine Garland (on sale at A.C.Moore

for $2.50) and the rest was loosely wrapped around

the teepee. 

Simple and inexpensive decor, which

will be fun to add lights to as well.

LeroyLime Fall Giveaway

WINNER announced on Instagram, 

was it you???

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This Giveaway is now CLOSED!

Happy Weekend Everyone!!

In celebration of Fall and all things cozy,  LeroyLime is

having a GIVEAWAY over on my Instagram account...

so make sure you head over there and enter to WIN!

One winner will receive a $10 Starbucks Gift Card

and a surprise fall themed banner from LeroyLime!

Click HERE to Enter

Giveaway ends Wed, Sept 30, 2015

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Good Luck!

Linky Fun

Happy Friday Y'all!! The leaves are starting to turn, the cool mornings are upon us and the projects...well, they are just neverending! If you enjoy fixing up a curb side find, trying your hand at those scary saws in the garage or slapping a few coats of chalk paint onto a piece of furniture that needed a new lease on life, then please visit my Linky Fun Tab above and link up to all the fun blog linky parties that I've found through this wonderful world, we call the internet!

They are sorted and alphabetical, so you can find them again with ease. So go ahead and link up

your shabby, crafty, wowididthat, yummy, trash to treasure, amazing creations and share them with the rest of us!

If you are on Pinterest, you can see linky parties there as well!

Follow Dawn w/LeroyLime's board - Linky Parties - on Pinterest.

**If you have a linky party on your blog and
don't see it on my blog list or Pinterest Board, please send me an email
with your blog link and I'd be happy to add you!

DIY Fairy Garden

Gearing up for a Fairy Themed

Birthday party and I thought the best gift to give the

Birthday Girl would be here very own Fairy Garden!

I asked my handy hubby to build me a tray and he 

whipped up this sweet little one with a scrap piece of

wood & a piece of trim. No time to fill the nail holes

before the party but time enough to put it all together!

I had collected some acorn tops and mossy bits of 

tree bark on a bike ride through the woods. A fairy

holding a fox was found at A.C.Moore, along with a

bag of moss (more on the plastic side so it wouldn't 

make a huge mess once finished)

I started gluing the moss down piece by piece using

hot glue and filled in any empty spots with smaller

pieces. I used the entire bag of moss for 

this project, since I wanted the moss to look 

gloriously green and full.

I placed the fairy on top of the moss and arranged 

the bits of nature I found in the woods. 

I'm not sure who loved it more, the Birthday Girl

or her Mama!

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Please see my linky party list (above)

to see where I've added my DIY

Fairy Garden and join in the fun!

Giveaway!

**Update** giveaway is CLOSED and the winner
is Manda S. - Congrats!!

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Amber Nicole is celebrating today..cause it's her 30th Birthday!!

Happy Birthday Amber!!

I've teamed up with Amber and some other amazing bloggers to give you a special Birthday Treat

ONE WINNER will receive the following prize(s)
Yes, you read that correct - multiple PRIZES for ONE WINNER!!

~ $100 Giftcard to Target

~ An Ebook copy of The Chronicles of Izzy
The Complete Series and an Ebook copy of
The Misadventures of Maggie Moore

~ Rodan + Fields Micro-Dermabrasion Paste
($78 value)

~ Brown/Glitter Gold Snowflake Cheers
Paper Banner from LeroyLime on Etsy
($25 value)

~ Customized Ring Dish from
EverydayHayley

~ A Random Box of Amber's Favorite Things!

The Giveaway runs all week long, so make sure to tell your friends!!

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Curbside Makeover - Take 2

This is the second time I've made over this curbside find, 

that I threw into the back of my car when we lived in

Newport, Rhode Island. You can find my first post HERE.

I am over the moon with how this turned out and 

can't wait to get started on my next paint project!

First I sanded off the stenciled design off the top.

I wanted to make sure the top would have a smooth 

surface and not leave a flower impression once I was

finished painting. It's the only portion of the piece I

actually sanded since I knew I would be using the

ever-forgiving chalk paint.

I'm also partial to foam brushed when applying chalk

paint, they are inexpensive and I love that I can squish

them into small areas if needed.

This is after the first coat of Americana Decor

Chalky Finish "Yesteryear". It's a beautiful pale

grey color, which I love...but I was going for a 

different look to coordinate with the bathroom

mirror where this piece was to reside.

I pulled out my Waverly Wax in Antique and started 

applying it with an old t shirt. If you don't want your

dark wax to look so dark, apply a clear wax first.

I quickly wiped on the Antique, working with one 

side of my piece at a time. One I'd finish applying, 

I'd start wiping off the wax and rubbing it in, till

I achieved the more worn look.

This is after the Antique Wax has been applied 

everywhere. You can see that I didn't put wax

inside on the bottom sections. I had a different

idea for the inside...since the top piece normally

would've held a drawer which was broken

when I first picked up the piece. There was a 

funny little lipped section that I wanted to make 

smooth....

Before I get to the insides:

Here are two easy clean up musts.

1. Wipe top of containers with a damp

paper towel, so you can easily unscrew 

the lid again.

2. Wear gloves so your hands don't look 

as fantastic as mine did when I finished!

 Here is my fix for the bottoms of the insides...

little pieces of wood. I was going to use paint sticks

but Home Depot was out of the large ones. I found

the next best thing and my hubby introduced me to

the saw, watch out world!

I cut them all to fit using the cool little laser light

and that sassy blade and I'm proud to announce,

I still have all of my fingers!

 The back corners of the top section had these little 

pieces that stuck up, so my DH helped me cut the

notches out for those pieces to fit inside.

My sweet helper, Satine...she loves her Mama

and I can always count on her to be nearby.

Next I pulled out my Americana Decor Chalky Paint

Everlasting, a nice bright white. Painted all the small 

wooden cut pieces and let them dry. After a second 

coat I quickly sanded them down a bit to make sure

they were nice and smooth on the edges and tops.

A bit of Elmer's Wood Glue and some golf balls 

did the trick for easy installation of the wooden

pieces and then only one step to go...

Just one coat of Minwax Polycrylic Clear Satin

protective finish and I'm proud to say this beauty

is done!!

Here she is in our half bathroom holding 

a few bathroom essentials...

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Please view my Linky Fun tab at the top of

the blog to see a few of the blog parties I like to join!

Lego Birthday Party Ideas

I love planning parties...but

my kids usually get the short end of the 

party planning stick since Mama is running

around like a crazy last-minute lady! 

(crafting party items for LeroyLime on Etsy)

If I haven't mentioned before...well, I don't do cakes, 

I'm more of a paper gal, so if you need a paper cake,

I've got you covered but those tend to not like flame.

I asked the lady behind the cake counter for a lego cake and 

my son was happy, so win win for this Mama...

and onto the decorations and party favors.

We held my son's 5th Birthday at the bowling alley,

(he's now 7)

which makes for easy cleanup and is a great venue

if you are looking for something fun for the kids

to do without breaking the bank!

The party patrons weren't many, so I opted for a small

box of legos for each child and made a "thank you" lego

bookmark, that I had my son color for his friends. 

I printed out a lego man online, typed a little thank

you note, attached to a piece of 

cardstock and added a piece of bakers twine. Bam!

Pizza, Cake, Legos and Lemonade 

A simple party that everyone enjoyed...

just wish I had taken more photos!

Below are a few of my favorite Pinned Lego Party Ideas,
if you've got some great ones, please link them
in the comments!

Betty Crocker nailed it with these lego cakes using
marshmallows!! Pure genius!

If you'd rather have cookies than cakes at your Lego

Party, check out this fabulous Lego Man Cookie

tutorial from Sweet Sugar Belle.

Surviving the Stores created a fun post
on how to have a Lego Birthday Party
for under $100.

For more fun Birthday Boy Ideas, click on 

my Pinterest board below...

  

Follow Dawn w/LeroyLime's board - Birthday Boy - on Pinterest.

Playroom Makeover

Our basement playroom was in need of a little

pizzazz, so out came the painters tape and all the 

leftover paint that has been used around our home.

Here is the wall...

"Before"

...and here is what I taped out. I used a large level to

add marks on the wall and then taped along the wall,

matching up to the pencil marks (making sure I would 

be covering them with paint).

I knew I wanted the kitchen in the right corner, so

decided to leave that blank...

A chalkboard spot for drawing on the left, I painted

over every section twice before peeling off the tape.

The yellow spot is a little too pale for my taste but 

it's where the magnetic board is hung with the kids

fridge magnets below in a basket. 

So a few hours of taping one day, painting and 

reorganizing the toys the second day and now 

there is a little more cheer in our dark basement!

"After"