Halloween {DIY}

~ halloween is two days away! if i'm honest, it's my least favorite holiday behind valentine's day. dont get me wrong, i love candy and trick or treating as a child. dressing up can be fun too! it's just one of the holidays i don't get overly excited about as i've gotten older. however, that doesn't mean that i won't decorate some or bake or buy candy to eat. sometimes i even pull out my minnie mouse ears. sometimes. i've been browsing pinterest and i've noticed so many halloween tablescapes. real classy ones too. i wouldn't say i'd go as far as a tablescape but i did decide to pretty-up a few mini pumpkins and they turned out super cute if i do say so myself! i've written a tiny how-to below should you be inclined to attempt {i hope you do!}

~i used flat white and gold metallic spray paint from home depot and found three mini pumpkins in varying sizes because i thought i would be cute and some black/gold/silver trio of glitter i found at the $1-$3 bins at target

~i worked outside which was my luck because the weather was b.e.a.utiful today! a well ventilated area is a must when spray painting. i put out some cardboard on the deck and wore some disposable gloves

~i had decided one pumpkin would be all gold, the other all white and was indecisive about the third one. i started with the largest pumpkin and the gold, spraying lightly as to not get it streaky or too heavy {shake the canister really well, at least for a minute before spray and test spray on the cardboard before spraying on the pumpkin}. the smallest pumpkin i sprayed all white and then topped it with some black glitter right away so it would dry along with the spray paint. while the first two were drying, i thought to try a mixed color/glitter one for the medium size. i sprayed the top of the pumpkin white and the base gold and mixed black and silver glitter on the top for a fun effect

~fortunately the weather helped dry my paints pretty quickly and voila! a super easy, fun, glittery diy! have a wonderful halloween!

xoxo
Oz

DIY Prettiness {Tiered Cake Stand}

~ i've always been into DIY'ing but normally don't do anything that looks like its overwhelming, you know, pinterest fails and all. i started out a year or so ago, diy'ing some simple christmas gifts and slowly have ventured into diy's involving more than just pouring hot chocolate powder in a dollar store jar. i'm a little old lady at heart and love me some vintage tea cups and cake stands. i have a hard time finding cake stands that appeal to my geriatric side so i decided i'd make my own. i saw a tutorial over at refinery29 via honestlyyum and used that as a starting point. i scourged value village and found a plate set that wasn't too expensive to attempt my first cake stand and voila...my first diy involving a drill! it's super pretty and my mother has already claimed this one. i'm thinking i might make some more as gifts and see what happens from there. they aren't easy but i wouldn't say that they are hard either. patience is required though. lots of patience.


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