fall decor...



i found that piece of pottery for free on the side of the road!



i love this pumpkin! i plan on saving the seeds to grow next spring!

my recycled feed-bag totes!

my husband bought me a sewing machine last christmas and i finally have it up and running! i have a few feed bags that i have been saving because i wanted to try to make a recycled tote. i haven't used a sewing machine since home-ec in junior high! so my stiches aren't perfect, but i can live with it! these feed bags are made of very strong plastic and are perfect for groceries...plus i love the animal pictures!

- cut the top & bottom of the feed sack off, clean the outside and inside of sack with water or lysol wipe
- turn inside-out
- decide where you want the center of your tote to be...trim extra off
- sew 1 inch hem around top of tote
- i made a squared bottom, but you could close the bottom however you wanted
- attach handles

thrifty tip: ways to re-use a scoop...

i am always thinking of new uses for items that would normally be thrown away...when you buy iced tea mix, or infant formula you get a plastic measuring scoop inside. i love these little scoops! the iced tea or drink mix scoop equals to about 1/4 cup and the infant formula equals to about a tablespoon.

~ keep a scoop with your flour and granulated sugar for easy use when cooking.
~ the 1/4 cup scoop is perfect for measuring out pancake batter.
~ use the smaller scoop to measure coffee grinds into your coffee maker.
~ measure out powdered laundry detergent.