dipped in paint

Paint dipped furniture, utensils and all sorts of other things have been popping up all over the interweb like wildflowers during spring.  I love how the pop of color can transform a mundane, everyday object into something eye catching and special.

Here are a few DIY links for a crafty weekend:
1) Paint dipped chopsticks - Poppytalk
2) Paint dipped furniture - House and Home
3) Miix Spoon from the MOMA store 
(Okay, so this isn't a DIY tutorial - I just really loved the colors against the white fine bone china)
4) Dipped Wooden Utensils - Modern Day Moms

Crepe Paper Flowers

These crepe paper flowers are adorable and make the cutest Valentine's party favor accent! View the DIY tutorial over at Oh Happy Day.

Happy Friday + Paper Source Wreath Kits

Happy Friday, folks! I'm looking forward to some downtime this weekend and hopefully I can get a head start preparing for our first Thanksgiving on the west coast. How will you be spending yours?

P.S. - Paper art makes my heart swoon and these wreaths would be the perfect touch to spruce up any space in celebration of the holidays.

Images from Paper Source:

Mums Wreath Kit // Fall Leaf Wreath Kit // Green Holly Wreath Kit

meet pumpkin turtle

Every year, Ryan's office hosts a pumpkin decorating contest...

My entry for Halloween of 2007
Painted Pumpkin

I remember staying up until the wee hours of the morning
coating the pumpkin with clear nail polish so that the paint wouldn't scratch off.
(I didn't have clear paint/coat/spray.)
Oh, the fumes!

My entry for Halloween of 2008
Pumpkin Robot with Pet Dog (witch)

I think after this year, Ryan forbid the usage of glitter.
It gets everywhere and he is the one who needs to actually lug it
on a packed train during rush hour to work.
Needless to say, as you continue on to pictures of my entry this year,
I may have disregarded/forgotten about that rule.
:)

I didn't enter the contest last year...
tho I can't remember why.

My entry for Halloween of this year - 2010
Pumpkin Turtle riding the waves...

Meet pumpkin turtle. There is even more glitter this year, sorry hun! :) I made the head of the turtle by making a ball out of aluminum foil, covering it with a layer of clay and baking it in the oven to harden. While this is not the idea I started with (originally, I wanted to make a bewildered looking pumpkin pig with a pet alien who was eating bacon but I don't think anyone found the idea entertaining - plus, there was no way I would be able to make all that in half a day...) I'm quite proud of how it turned out, especially considering time constraints.

P.S. - I don't know why I can't ever remember that glitter is impossible to get rid of? It's like I see the sparkles, become entranced and forget!

What do you have planned for this Halloween?