Well despite the fact that the forecasted high for today is
79 degrees, fall really is in full swing here in Virginia. We're having a
strange dose of Indian summer this week, but the weather channel is promising
that next week our temperatures will match the yellow, orange, and red that has
taken over this area of the country. The Davis household, too, has taken on all
the great autumnal hues of the season with mums, pumpkins, wreaths, and some
pretty framed paper telling us exactly what time of year it is adorning our
faux-mantel (faux, because it is actually the shelf that houses our speakers,
but those aren't very pretty so I cover them up despite my husband's
contention).
The letters were really easy and minimally time consuming to make. I
started out with a few sheets of pretty paper measuring 12x12. Some came from
my craft closet and the rest I bought from the single sheet bins at Michaels.
(Be sure to use a coupon if you go; they ALWAYS have them available online!)
I cut the sheets down to 8x10 and 5x7 squares to fit my
frames. This takes a little planning to make sure you get your paper in the order you want.
I also picked up some stencils from Michaels while I was
there. I loved the font for these, but there are so many possibilities of how
you could do this! If only I was artsy and could free hand... *sigh*
Use high gloss craft paint in a dark color to get the letters to stand out
from the background. Mine is of course Martha Stewart.
The next step is pretty self-explanatory. Paint in the stencils and don't
worry if your lines aren't exact. I think the homemade look adds charm to these
little guys.
Annnd... VOILA! Frame them up and display!
I don't know about the rest of you, but I cannot get enough of this time of
year. I think decorating our little apartment is just my way of trying to bring
some of the beauty out there, in here. Have you ever stopped to think about how
strange and magnificent it is that the earth is at its most colorful right
before it becomes the most bleak? God crafted the seasons to take us from the radiant
heat of summer into a bold and crisp fall that transforms the earth into fiery
color just before everything dies and becomes dismal and barren; and then from
the nothingness He brings new life in spring with some of the sweetest shades imaginable.
Who else could have thought to order life this way? Who else could have known
how to precisely purpose the world like this? Only one; and to Him I am in awe.
I hope you're getting a chance to take in this beauty in like I am! With any
luck Joe and I will be out and about in it again soon.. I think there may be
some apple picking in our future!
Love,
DD
Linking up this project here:
