DIY Gold Foil Letter Art

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMoDQWCh-azI-qXnS-auvls-emr8zAIsjx5Zbyv6i-RPtJ0LzUtl0fYY_tIPNfRq9T1NpWEG9QttLHywNDD1KLUu9ejErGvQQv-MRPfn62YcVijQZkVMDNFcsZI7_JKlgu_AsDu2O0lVj/s1600/IMG_9826.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzMoDQWCh-azI-qXnS-auvls-emr8zAIsjx5Zbyv6i-RPtJ0LzUtl0fYY_tIPNfRq9T1NpWEG9QttLHywNDD1KLUu9ejErGvQQv-MRPfn62YcVijQZkVMDNFcsZI7_JKlgu_AsDu2O0lVj/s640/IMG_9826.JPG" width="512" /></a></div> <br /> I've had this image of a pink or blue and gold foil letter in my head for months and finally got it out the other day with the perfect <a href="http://bit.ly/1Q84dyC">$3 wooden letters</a> I found at Target. I bought a G and a B, some pink and blue acrylic paint, painter's tape and a paint brush, and Martha Stewart's gold foil and foil adhesive from Michaels. The craft is pretty simple, the painting easier than the foil, and a step you can incorporate your little one in on.<br /> <br /> For the painting:<br /> <br /> Place the painter's tape where you want the color to end. I wanted it to be 3/4 the way down the letter:<br /> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIXZnBlidNapkLAvFIPk_TrAMFbEL8vMXCDnOHjQkBX7MAgAN67c44Go0I9u9kJ82JQePXoKINddTLIi_d9ZlCUKHtlPjPZ_HUEov118txSDu0_CkfHJ13j-ts7tMnEaFYqiHoXkDej7M/s1600/DSC_1149.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="570" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHIXZnBlidNapkLAvFIPk_TrAMFbEL8vMXCDnOHjQkBX7MAgAN67c44Go0I9u9kJ82JQePXoKINddTLIi_d9ZlCUKHtlPjPZ_HUEov118txSDu0_CkfHJ13j-ts7tMnEaFYqiHoXkDej7M/s640/DSC_1149.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Paint away with any brush you have in the house. It takes a couple of coats to cover up the grain of the wood: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDpBeVS4gy5fky9psmVj1pOcMULqqczZwQMYKtddA3Jhj-PsInYGyum8o26bYu4VIISfpc5cOCSDaAgMk7M3efmMs84OQATV2cHrZMQ84SXnEYhF5tDWsPFUBooIfYjc6JTQ6wNBzHS7r/s1600/DSC_1150.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXDpBeVS4gy5fky9psmVj1pOcMULqqczZwQMYKtddA3Jhj-PsInYGyum8o26bYu4VIISfpc5cOCSDaAgMk7M3efmMs84OQATV2cHrZMQ84SXnEYhF5tDWsPFUBooIfYjc6JTQ6wNBzHS7r/s640/DSC_1150.jpg" width="470" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGgfFbcZeQy41rVw5FJ2p5RGdXZvYCqU2KwmEc-Wcvc_ZUbJlB1WvJniBVF2D2773xAUyozSfGQ7LyZZIKytCI_gt3_Pt49wW9cImbLVXELJC6-w7asdJbrhsBgMqGmTtdPUTUt5v8H0P/s1600/DSC_1154.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTGgfFbcZeQy41rVw5FJ2p5RGdXZvYCqU2KwmEc-Wcvc_ZUbJlB1WvJniBVF2D2773xAUyozSfGQ7LyZZIKytCI_gt3_Pt49wW9cImbLVXELJC6-w7asdJbrhsBgMqGmTtdPUTUt5v8H0P/s640/DSC_1154.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkfkLTggVNQ-h8eyLmUppPmf7ekzSnDypAGPK6V35jugFjz1s8Zt3ZYcT3-eT-iEVyhBrHjp2hqiWfsLwNEqHdhNri-TfzmxEsSUhXRQVkDvZlxk_Pe4QCzf_j1QSAhQW166gTU8tEVNC/s1600/DSC_1165.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="562" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFkfkLTggVNQ-h8eyLmUppPmf7ekzSnDypAGPK6V35jugFjz1s8Zt3ZYcT3-eT-iEVyhBrHjp2hqiWfsLwNEqHdhNri-TfzmxEsSUhXRQVkDvZlxk_Pe4QCzf_j1QSAhQW166gTU8tEVNC/s640/DSC_1165.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> You could really leave the letters like this, they look kind of cool, but not as cool as with the gold foil:</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl70dKJK0Oj0_Ni5azg0XHIvy18NJ2Z2Hk_knhkD8KtmeGVF1NSrgpQSMW2xklsHSvb8Hu1s6byBgUlWlERXM97m_fM49d_X1AsTF2X_iBeoXNs2h5CDg3jGhfm8f6zuhH2EW3iuZx_o9/s1600/DSC_1180.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="462" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIl70dKJK0Oj0_Ni5azg0XHIvy18NJ2Z2Hk_knhkD8KtmeGVF1NSrgpQSMW2xklsHSvb8Hu1s6byBgUlWlERXM97m_fM49d_X1AsTF2X_iBeoXNs2h5CDg3jGhfm8f6zuhH2EW3iuZx_o9/s640/DSC_1180.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Here we go with the foil:</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6MYF0nm6ap4aiP3KGy0ILaMiSdqdEQGySNCp3gppOVc0KnZsEgI5CI7ptKfWxfYCFcY8T8TMumrmP8L0aZ4LakJT3-Y-2HtVrYVECJmZ5hUDupS0vet1PP0hY70naCSJibm8lyXPC1cc/s1600/DSC_1204.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgC6MYF0nm6ap4aiP3KGy0ILaMiSdqdEQGySNCp3gppOVc0KnZsEgI5CI7ptKfWxfYCFcY8T8TMumrmP8L0aZ4LakJT3-Y-2HtVrYVECJmZ5hUDupS0vet1PP0hY70naCSJibm8lyXPC1cc/s640/DSC_1204.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Paint the adhesive where you want the foil to be laid. In hindsight, it's probably a good idea to cover the painted area with painters tape to create a straight line of foil, but I didn't know that at the time.  </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAwtbWAMGJByFZPnIuffDz065ByKBSfEkHdJAKRNyrV46k-oPwotnlf8wVxF3aucqRZG42k4SdAwVil5lhnWiBXg3aDogX5QwbzSuTb90mtvI2HEFnoP8eo3GajyDiAjAVPcrID4W65CJ/s1600/DSC_1207.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgOAwtbWAMGJByFZPnIuffDz065ByKBSfEkHdJAKRNyrV46k-oPwotnlf8wVxF3aucqRZG42k4SdAwVil5lhnWiBXg3aDogX5QwbzSuTb90mtvI2HEFnoP8eo3GajyDiAjAVPcrID4W65CJ/s640/DSC_1207.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> place the gold foil face down</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYdJclhPMk4A7M2SL9Uv_xvBuivU52x16r-nO2zAUqtVJv6C1n3Z-UIWe_pbER33hfj9NnHJkUScp825Rp8OKLwU6Sa-bfZWBi8eXHvyGdLUcAHE01GQsOG3-yVyQq6cH_RHNOgVoNGwo/s1600/DSC_1209.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKYdJclhPMk4A7M2SL9Uv_xvBuivU52x16r-nO2zAUqtVJv6C1n3Z-UIWe_pbER33hfj9NnHJkUScp825Rp8OKLwU6Sa-bfZWBi8eXHvyGdLUcAHE01GQsOG3-yVyQq6cH_RHNOgVoNGwo/s640/DSC_1209.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Press it down and get all the air bubbles out by running your fingers over and smoothing it out. Once you feel like the foil is down flat, pull of the orange tissue paper up making sure the gold foil stays on the letter (some may come off and that's okay)</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSeYgFCF6zi4xeBEkoexaCmY7Kps1c9RhFItvBzrCikKTeoN_I6dYK81tpBElPEe6eaZhG0p4qMswYhhX7FJ_lY7Wk70PDY8KMJCqoXbFkBfxv4Mwf3qnxGMxQiAzdefzDM6aFfEahnF5/s1600/DSC_1212.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="486" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTSeYgFCF6zi4xeBEkoexaCmY7Kps1c9RhFItvBzrCikKTeoN_I6dYK81tpBElPEe6eaZhG0p4qMswYhhX7FJ_lY7Wk70PDY8KMJCqoXbFkBfxv4Mwf3qnxGMxQiAzdefzDM6aFfEahnF5/s640/DSC_1212.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> This part is a little tricky because the foil is sooo delicate. You really need to be gentle and thorough with the foil because it rips very easily. The good thing is if it rips off, you can go over it with more glue and foil to make sure it's covered in gold. Eventually, you'll get it and you can kind of tear it away on the sides to it's on the front surface only. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Here is how mine turned out: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVu3KZFIWJq8QO1CB1DfyBMh-fGi5tYyMOcvmNi444eKeKrkBwWMGcwv2Kc6xXGgjsS3SnqupEh1h-SRz1hfxlrJGoxGpY24qNX0l8KCp4KxQpK2ebI2O5NH92yBB9KL5rZWb6aiRHjWN/s1600/DSC_1185.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="466" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhVu3KZFIWJq8QO1CB1DfyBMh-fGi5tYyMOcvmNi444eKeKrkBwWMGcwv2Kc6xXGgjsS3SnqupEh1h-SRz1hfxlrJGoxGpY24qNX0l8KCp4KxQpK2ebI2O5NH92yBB9KL5rZWb6aiRHjWN/s640/DSC_1185.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyDlOoOKKUbTq4ZLdYVBsesZfid4wVsWSS_D1HGj_RM4nQNYdksrmi-MLY7bu6ZOWik4lR6uOE_hKSbWalrh44kYuyESRXTro7UrRW2Tyzfw6LqN9NxcXZ-cqSrX3rCJcWdtI-3NvPfak/s1600/DSC_1186.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="612" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKyDlOoOKKUbTq4ZLdYVBsesZfid4wVsWSS_D1HGj_RM4nQNYdksrmi-MLY7bu6ZOWik4lR6uOE_hKSbWalrh44kYuyESRXTro7UrRW2Tyzfw6LqN9NxcXZ-cqSrX3rCJcWdtI-3NvPfak/s640/DSC_1186.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_i-qRnb_Lpnl7BN7CfCP0T6bc-4hg53r5g_A1OLdDnC8TAqJsKJeuKP0L6l49vAPlyKYCyXgUDxKO2qSoOWEQl6bgsvCsoMHZ5MsNSXbkDHirTRs9InFUacJnYe_hmCm6UKK9d056lsl/s1600/DSC_1192.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3_i-qRnb_Lpnl7BN7CfCP0T6bc-4hg53r5g_A1OLdDnC8TAqJsKJeuKP0L6l49vAPlyKYCyXgUDxKO2qSoOWEQl6bgsvCsoMHZ5MsNSXbkDHirTRs9InFUacJnYe_hmCm6UKK9d056lsl/s640/DSC_1192.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Doesn't it look super cute?? If you give it a try, let me know how it comes out by tagging me on <a href="http://instagram.com/purejoyhome">instagram @purejoyhome</a>! Good luck!</div>

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DIY Gold Foil Letter Art

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DIY Valentine's Day Kiss Jar

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> Hello Everyone and Happy Weekend! Little Brian just went down for a nap after a 7 a.m. wake up so we're doing okay this morning :)<br /> <div> <br /></div> <div> I wanted to make sure I directed you to my post from yesterday on the <a href="http://citymomsblog.com/fairfieldcounty/2014/01/24/valentines-day-diy-kiss-jar/">Fairfield County Moms Blog</a> for instructions and the *almost free* printables for my DIY Kiss Jar. It's super cute and an awesome craft to make with your little loves this Valentine's Day. </div> <div> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ihgtkZBmDtA5tb2vjo5pUV2UCO6pJe_GCEuPRC3DhA4tsGVaHNFgwz3rTkK4UOHgykQu6F_jHGSguKwd8jezKmHM-WxqOQys5lLdH9dQdjlPv7ypeV9-96fpY2HIUevL5E91HHytQMjZ/s1600/DSC_1214+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1ihgtkZBmDtA5tb2vjo5pUV2UCO6pJe_GCEuPRC3DhA4tsGVaHNFgwz3rTkK4UOHgykQu6F_jHGSguKwd8jezKmHM-WxqOQys5lLdH9dQdjlPv7ypeV9-96fpY2HIUevL5E91HHytQMjZ/s1600/DSC_1214+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVWz0rT9oZpP_Ipu9ORSfNGSlSMleH7IZVq04uiQiF8Dx_4S7Xhy6a-c47DhWksBCpV_vRbO7Xx1pf2jQ0v7e92bsbY1UI_dMAa9E2MxVWcbtofJ6bZ8nbmmvAWC_cYXqGb3m14ULRZc-/s1600/DSC_1225+copy.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="343" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjAVWz0rT9oZpP_Ipu9ORSfNGSlSMleH7IZVq04uiQiF8Dx_4S7Xhy6a-c47DhWksBCpV_vRbO7Xx1pf2jQ0v7e92bsbY1UI_dMAa9E2MxVWcbtofJ6bZ8nbmmvAWC_cYXqGb3m14ULRZc-/s1600/DSC_1225+copy.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeE3siSVGGM3PSO46H5pRfTTHXgP5oI3YYYfLARS7LEndhz3pztLXMGE-H8b3_Vjon4hqNRKHy2cldTGCeoMogfMRnbXtqIR2NArWb_d_WDryV0-gTSwoHKgDmkiV7GuG0KoLQi8vUxW/s1600/DSC_1226.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfYeE3siSVGGM3PSO46H5pRfTTHXgP5oI3YYYfLARS7LEndhz3pztLXMGE-H8b3_Vjon4hqNRKHy2cldTGCeoMogfMRnbXtqIR2NArWb_d_WDryV0-gTSwoHKgDmkiV7GuG0KoLQi8vUxW/s1600/DSC_1226.jpg" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> For instructions and the link to the printables, please visit <a href="http://citymomsblog.com/fairfieldcounty/2014/01/24/valentines-day-diy-kiss-jar/">FCMB</a> :) </div> <div> </div> </div>

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DIY Valentine's Day Kiss Jar

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DIY HALLOWEEN PARTY

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Halloween Y'all!! I'm sorry I don't have a picture of Brian yet, he was NOT cooperating this morning and mommy needed a break. Anywho, our next door neighbors invited us over for a Halloween party last weekend and I was blown away with all the adorable and clever DIY decorations and treats. I didn't expect much less from the family that has chickens, a full vegetable garden, and gets their milk delivered from a farm in Hudson Valley, all in their little backyard in Stamford, CT :) </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1FcrZ5cV1oNKcoO9_nU_-YrvqmPi60R_pBdP4IU8V5oXnheMuQ8ugGObKrJETH8G9TeJtw80fXj3gfmtXMNypPYA8iaQ9dUgG2z6ML3GLLJiIyxCTlbeKRBlfACoDZr5oyCf121tfY_f/s1600/IMG_0270.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEge1FcrZ5cV1oNKcoO9_nU_-YrvqmPi60R_pBdP4IU8V5oXnheMuQ8ugGObKrJETH8G9TeJtw80fXj3gfmtXMNypPYA8iaQ9dUgG2z6ML3GLLJiIyxCTlbeKRBlfACoDZr5oyCf121tfY_f/s640/IMG_0270.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaMle04lFMsseuDIub-hDZAve-kdhp0wbw7p0ooifFmptbOZ6CzK_aczBmImgn127V7e_Azt47eIWc50e-oAyVfpc6ip7nnmp9D2QwBhXw7I4kcb4PE3aBl2D_4jIhJvVA3CELgQ6ZvAd/s1600/IMG_0271.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFaMle04lFMsseuDIub-hDZAve-kdhp0wbw7p0ooifFmptbOZ6CzK_aczBmImgn127V7e_Azt47eIWc50e-oAyVfpc6ip7nnmp9D2QwBhXw7I4kcb4PE3aBl2D_4jIhJvVA3CELgQ6ZvAd/s640/IMG_0271.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> How cute are these mummies?? They are juice boxes covered in athletic tape.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7Pk2Y9926DMXr8pNRUtfSB-dsRHRp6oCtaIIOlCxFo294G-AoCGMOJ86RliwJd9tmRCtPU5pHKXV2PQf78ycTtjOIIoyuyidNl2p1d-QcrrVCYFrKIHRht_bd6AOMOPuU6rBYRRAAUVE/s1600/IMG_0272.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjB7Pk2Y9926DMXr8pNRUtfSB-dsRHRp6oCtaIIOlCxFo294G-AoCGMOJ86RliwJd9tmRCtPU5pHKXV2PQf78ycTtjOIIoyuyidNl2p1d-QcrrVCYFrKIHRht_bd6AOMOPuU6rBYRRAAUVE/s640/IMG_0272.jpg" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Bonnie and her equally creative and outdoor enthusiast husband Wayne planted a corn maze for the kids to run around and find their pumpkins to decorate.</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaTEQ0OzZbTqSRITAao_zdki0CHmGDXxWmV-o6_JBSzWCraLGdLPSiYTy-WGBrhRCFIlp1kQ62vgQym3Y5vMFCS46Z3HL0ugWcFa4WhmfE0BHnPGoA1W9mT41ffN0Gs8CySlZeNn5wCOiJ/s1600/IMG_5238.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Thank you, Bonne and Wayne for inviting us, and for the photos of all your creative ideas!</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Happy Halloween and I'll be back later with a pic of little Brian in his costume! </div> </div>

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DIY HALLOWEEN PARTY

Happy Halloween Y'all!! I'm sorry I don't have a picture of Brian yet, he was NOT cooperating this morning and mommy needed a ...

MY NEW HOME

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8r1pUghFYeQeGFmsM0cfmdukEvjpCl80j_VUrpoSWmQByDA5FR53-LSTFqBSwS9ZXlM8Ol-mjYPMD1UhgxMjRTTi10_73TuEDoJrrOQ8h_wAhkPfg4cX_LluRkJCqJB6IXquKnVQKOBh/s1600/Untitled-2.png" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="355" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhq8r1pUghFYeQeGFmsM0cfmdukEvjpCl80j_VUrpoSWmQByDA5FR53-LSTFqBSwS9ZXlM8Ol-mjYPMD1UhgxMjRTTi10_73TuEDoJrrOQ8h_wAhkPfg4cX_LluRkJCqJB6IXquKnVQKOBh/s400/Untitled-2.png" width="400" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> Welcome to my new home, PURE JOY HOME. Some of you may know me from my four years (wow how the time flies) blogging, tweeting, instagramming, facebooking, and pinteresting at <a href="http://www.shorelychic.blogspot.com/">Shorely Chic</a>, and although my <i>passion for all things beach will forever continue,</i> blogging about my new life as a stay at home mom feels closer to my heart and is undoubtedly a more accurate <i>reflection of me. </i>I am so looking forward to this change and connecting with you through my posts.<br /> <br /> My name is Liz Joy and I am a new mother who left her job to stay at home with her precious little baby boy and while he's sleeping, perfect the art of all things HOME. As soon as I became a mom and coincidentally moved into a new house the week before (at 40 weeks pregnant, that was fun),<i> my mother, my hero,</i> told me that I would forever be <i>"the heart of the home"</i>. I took what she said very seriously and have made creating a home full of love for my family my number one priority.<br /> <br /> I'm having so much fun and learning so much day-to-day raising little Brian, cooking recipes, decorating our home, making projects, entertaining friends, working on my Etsy shop, attempting to get my body back, etc... and look forward to sharing my experiences with you. I'll be posting my daily thoughts, feelings and happenings on this blog and hope you'll follow along on this exciting new venture!<br /> <br /> <br /></div>

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MY NEW HOME

Welcome to my new home, PURE JOY HOME. Some of you may know me from my four years (wow how the time flies) blogging, tweeting, instagra...

CRAFT PARTY: DIY MONOGRAMMED FALL WREATHS

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Good Morning, Lovelies! Today I'm going to show you how to make an incredibly easy fall wreath and host a fun party while you're at it ;) This past Friday night, I hosted five of my close friends for a craft night where we ate yummy fall favorites, drank (lots of) wine, and made a super cute fall craft! </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> I went to Michaels and looked around for the most inexpensive way to make a nice fall statement and something that would be easy to whip up in a night without much skill or concentration (insert wine) required. What I came up with were these monogrammed fall wreaths. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> What you need: </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> 18" - 24" grapevine wreath</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> A strand of berry garland</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> mini pumpkins or any type of 1"-2" pieces of fall potpourri </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">  6" burlap ribbon </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> wooden letter of your last name</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> mixed green yarn/moss/spray paint...something to cover your letter</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKgT9UzGwOLk1b59-yE-x-XcD3D8YdmJzRdD2LFyjU4VafmZxDhNhikew2HS1Xo-13dpjqSAeOerSK1k0hlljpDgu8iHo7yKMVJvG-jM6M_1XEXzPl12Ywn1JorkkQZqABTcqIhdVJEc/s1600/DSC_0869.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihKgT9UzGwOLk1b59-yE-x-XcD3D8YdmJzRdD2LFyjU4VafmZxDhNhikew2HS1Xo-13dpjqSAeOerSK1k0hlljpDgu8iHo7yKMVJvG-jM6M_1XEXzPl12Ywn1JorkkQZqABTcqIhdVJEc/s640/DSC_0869.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPzJTKtIXClrnvnNQQcV8JGMXWV89JqXDguwF6U7uhGTHLqepRS7rgTIvHd3HxboUzCzMuYVTTSLTUuJMYnuj0y2qE1HJ6DdTlzQJtdSEIXLp5W98KLq9cbt-ZUDTDs0v3YIVCPcL0r8/s1600/DSC_0867.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDPzJTKtIXClrnvnNQQcV8JGMXWV89JqXDguwF6U7uhGTHLqepRS7rgTIvHd3HxboUzCzMuYVTTSLTUuJMYnuj0y2qE1HJ6DdTlzQJtdSEIXLp5W98KLq9cbt-ZUDTDs0v3YIVCPcL0r8/s640/DSC_0867.jpg" width="426" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> very simply you weave the berry garland in and out of the branches of the grapevine wreath</div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiXeJ4CasoFTi11Y7OI1bW2T63Yvj4Gw9ap3wOZKobbZ7DyIaf2f5aWYc6tNek9XLbOnZQVQD5F5SKIA-cRlTjvM-clJgsz2LF6yu0exPJtF8s8fgyB0ckU9JqIUQx2sVo5WxR9iqdZU/s1600/DSC_0873.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiiXeJ4CasoFTi11Y7OI1bW2T63Yvj4Gw9ap3wOZKobbZ7DyIaf2f5aWYc6tNek9XLbOnZQVQD5F5SKIA-cRlTjvM-clJgsz2LF6yu0exPJtF8s8fgyB0ckU9JqIUQx2sVo5WxR9iqdZU/s640/DSC_0873.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> hot glue the mini pumpkins around your wreath </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoTVZAamGMtyRl6AvYuOp_UkOyEVe1oFOBgJUJ_BCMKKMzJM73ggcwsoWx93b3eBQfKp3Gl7wt3IoF1mvDkTN1vawnnWyRMLzlSmwybqUe-bm-ScmGyh4cFlBpO2LKMZe_44iiHOn8HU/s1600/DSC_0874.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkoTVZAamGMtyRl6AvYuOp_UkOyEVe1oFOBgJUJ_BCMKKMzJM73ggcwsoWx93b3eBQfKp3Gl7wt3IoF1mvDkTN1vawnnWyRMLzlSmwybqUe-bm-ScmGyh4cFlBpO2LKMZe_44iiHOn8HU/s640/DSC_0874.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> then you wrap the yarn around your letter gluing pieces where necessary, espeically around the bends of the letter. I was going for the moss look but that was too expensive for the group so I found this yarn that I thought had a close resemblance. </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBCaQ9DqZJndyYWUSx8hu2sseS9iBXESOXDKNWzCilUGBvpsHXMIs9HljHDXQfFxbk8cyfW0kZjeDDDbJiL9dtQLrSmdW5OZwQwYs5s41feIYXlfKBJbvcAU3QnYK6Qc38iCuIuDrnqc/s1600/DSC_0875.JPG" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="426" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBBCaQ9DqZJndyYWUSx8hu2sseS9iBXESOXDKNWzCilUGBvpsHXMIs9HljHDXQfFxbk8cyfW0kZjeDDDbJiL9dtQLrSmdW5OZwQwYs5s41feIYXlfKBJbvcAU3QnYK6Qc38iCuIuDrnqc/s640/DSC_0875.JPG" width="640" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Tie a burlap bow on the top, hang your letter with twine around the wreath and there you have it! </div> <br /> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjU6DPjfGbmrleIyFTngHYxG2vsdACF5kOa10SoRO_XbYwlZGSPhliOjih5HlVzUzURGxM7slSAup_lAZs328Abp3g426e-N-W5aD7z7s8VpSy5MHcgYvy_0uuioT3QKpqWS3HY8epGE/s1600/DSC_0887.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwjU6DPjfGbmrleIyFTngHYxG2vsdACF5kOa10SoRO_XbYwlZGSPhliOjih5HlVzUzURGxM7slSAup_lAZs328Abp3g426e-N-W5aD7z7s8VpSy5MHcgYvy_0uuioT3QKpqWS3HY8epGE/s640/DSC_0887.jpg" width="330" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> My friend Lauren spray painted her letter black and I think it looks great (and much easier than wrapping it in yarn)</div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoG-NFAzxW2NSYbCnfDG24pESokEsnui0yvTWNDJg5j_u16q6vvsWE3XhnfY1BITV4H_HSBaj7cNDpnDNXt28nrrs3p-tHWF1cGlTZbxlCJzW8NN6IUmca5arxqWwW7Xyo-sgcO05q-M/s1600/IMG_5292.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivoG-NFAzxW2NSYbCnfDG24pESokEsnui0yvTWNDJg5j_u16q6vvsWE3XhnfY1BITV4H_HSBaj7cNDpnDNXt28nrrs3p-tHWF1cGlTZbxlCJzW8NN6IUmca5arxqWwW7Xyo-sgcO05q-M/s320/IMG_5292.jpg" width="240" /></a></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Cute, right?! </div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> <br /></div> <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"> Fairfield County Peeps: Want to host a craft party? <a href="mailto:shorelychic@gmail.com">Email me</a> for rates!  </div> <br /></div>

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CRAFT PARTY: DIY MONOGRAMMED FALL WREATHS

Good Morning, Lovelies! Today I'm going to show you how to make an incredibly easy fall wreath and host a fun party while you're a...