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Hi again, it's Kaysi from Keeping it Simple.Now that Halloween is over, it's time to start thinking about Thanksgiving. I like to decorate for fall and Thanksgiving at the same time. So I wanted to make a fun banner that I could change up through out the month. The chalkboard vinyl was the best thing for it.This is how I made it:I used some pendants, scrapbook paper, chalkboard vinyl and mod podge.I traced the pendant onto the scrapbook paper and then cut it out with scissors.Using the m …

This is Candace from Clearfield Designs. Halloween decorating is in full swing at my house! I wasn't to share with you a fun project my daughter and I made. Last year, I painted two 11x14 canvas's orange. I hated the way they turned out, but I couldn't throw them away. I tucked them in the back of my closet and forgot all about them. Last week, I was cleaning and I found them. It's funny when you put something away, pick it up a year later and can envision what you want to make with them!I had m …

Hi everyone! It's Kaysi again from Keeping it Simple.Halloween is one of my favorite holidays to decorate for. My house is already all decked out in orange and black. And because of that, my 4 year old thinks that Halloween is tomorrow :). I love to transform 2x4s with vinyl and make easy and expensive decorations. Here is one a I did with the decorative vinyl and glow in the dark vinyl (yes it actually glows!).This is how I made it:I took a 2x4 and cut into two pieces, 5" and 4".I pain …

Hi Everyone!! I'm Mandy and I blog over at the super-awesome Sugar Bee Crafts - come check out all the fun over there!I just tried the coolest thing with my Silhouette Cameo - cutting a hand-drawn design!Here's how it went down....one of the girls from church wanted a sticker for her new MacBook (um, all the middle schoolers in our school district were issued one - what?!) and so she came over with a sketchbook where she had drawn a design:At first I thought we'd find a similar design in t …

Hi! This is Candace from Clearfield Designs. Fall is almost here! The leaves in my back yard are starting to change and I can feel it in the air. Fall is my favorite season of them all. The colors, the smells, and of course the decorations!!!! Today I want to share two signs with you that I made. The great thing is that they cost me very little. I found the wood pieces at a garage sale this summer. They were $2.00 and $3.00 each. The Harvest sign is made from a drawer front and the Happy Fall si …