great balls of... candy corn

I've really been in the mood to decorate with candy corn this fall. First I made this candy corn wreath and then I made this cool twig tree with hanging pumpkins and a candy corn filler and now I've added some great balls of fire candy corn to my decorations!

All I did was spray paint 2 styrofoam balls {black} and then used a hot glue gun to add candy corns to my heart's content!

I added black ribbon to cylinder vases to display my candy corn balls and it think they are neat-o!

Warning: with all these yummy decorations it is advised that you set out a bowl of candy corn to snack on so you and your guests do not start munching the decorations!!! haha!!!

{the house} gettin spiffied up for fall

Friday was the first day of the fall season and I was able to spend some time decorating the house for the new season!

First thing I did was make this cool twig tree.

Here's the supplies I used

1. Mini hanging pumpkins (the origional inspiration for this project, I got them at a garage sale earlier this year for $0.50)

2. A glass vase I already owned (also a past garage sale purchase)

3. Cool twig trees I picked up at Hobby Lobby for half price

4. Candy corn to use for vase filler (I love candy corn!)

I started by arranging the twigs in my vase

Then I added the candy corn to fill up the vase because I needed something to balance out the weight. With out a base filler, the twigs were too top heavy for the vase I was using.

Finally, I hung my cute pumpkins on the twig tree

I just love how it turned out!

I picked up some mini gourds from the farmers market for $0.25/each to add to my decorations

And hung a wreath in our picture window

And filled the candy jar with festive yogurt pretzels

Callie even got in the spirit and wore her fall sweater - so cute!

Our tree out front is already a mixture of red, yellow, brown, and green and the leaves are falling fast. I love living in a part of the world that has changing seasons!

Happy Fall!!!

candy corn wreath just in time for fall weather

I saw this wreath idea in a magazine and I liked how it looked and it seemed simple enough for me to try (sorry I can't remember which magazine, I just tear the pages I like out and keep those in my project binder)!

I love how it turned out and it was easy to do!!!

I got the wreath for $4 from Hobby Lobby

(ignore the balls, they are for another project... stayed tuned for that ;)

The magazine had you wrap the wreath in black duck tape, but I didn't have any of that so instead I used some black spray paint I had on hand.

Then I set myself up at the kitchen table (with Season 1 of Mad Men on Netflix) and got to gluing.

I laid the candy corn out in a couple of different patterns before I picked the one I liked best and actually started gluing.

Progress:

The top layer done!

It took me 2 bags of candy corn to fill the top and sides and they cost me $1.50/bag. I was considering spraying a clear coat on to help preserve the wreath for longer, but when I tested it with a couple of extra candy corn, they just melted - so I would not recommend doing that step. :)

Then I just added some black ribbon and I was done! Again, I love how it turned out and it was pretty fun/relaxing to make. Perfect timing too, because the weather definately says "fall" today!

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Make sure you check out all the other cool wreaths, or don't, b/c you'll see some of them

here soon enough! haha!!