Its FALL!!! My most
favoritest time of the year. I love the smell of the air, the crunch of the
leaves, decorating the house and going to the cider mill for warm cider &
doughnuts. Plus its my birthday and my sister always send me the bestest
presents! She knows me so well :-) Any-who, the over achiever in me had aspired
to write a post every day of fall where each day I would show you the coolest,
most fantabulous autumn decorations, recipes, and super easy DIY Halloween
costumes. In my head ya'll it was great. I spent most of the summer surfing the
internet and reading library books for inspiration and ideas. Then reality set
in and my little man started school and so did I. Since this semesters fare
requires quite a bit of my attention, plus The Mr., The Doodle and Tuttie all
like to live in a clean house, eat, wear clean clothes, bla, bla, bla, I have
decided to keep my sanity, screw perfection and show you the best of what I
found.
Today's idea is simple, cheap, and will make your house
look and smell fantastically like the autumn season.
You will need :
1 pie pumpkin,
Your choice of spices. Cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, apple pie spice,
pumpkin pie spice, whatever you have on hand will work. I used 1 tsp pumpkin
pie spice and 5 cloves.
The first step is to cut
the top off the pumpkin and scrape out the innards. Then use an apple corer to
cut round vents around the pumpkin. Think polka dots, various shapes, sizes or
patterns. If you want to get creative you could use small Halloween shaped
cookie cutters. Whatever you would like, just make sure there are at least 5
vents. The last step is to rub the lid with the spices, place a tea light in
and cover. The smell will last about 6 hours and the strength will depend on
how much you use. Remember a little will go a long way and always be careful
when using fire. Dont set it by your curtains, nail polish remover etc you know
the drill. Usually I have pictures to post of the before and after, but The
Doodle stole my camera and ran the batteries out taking pictures of Tuttie. So
use your imagination and when I can post the pics of the finished project I
will.
xoxo
The Mrs.
