Happy Halloween!

It's been awhile since I've posted. I know I really don't post much on here, but I hope to change that soon. I have been even busier than usual because I have a craft fair coming up. I did, however, have time to carve a pumpkin. If you follow this blog at all, you know I'm a HUGE Georgia Bulldogs fan. Having said that, I decided to make a Georgia pumpkin this year. I've never attempted one before, but I thought, why not?

Here's what I did (in case you'd like to make one for yourself): I drew the logo on with a Sharpie. Then, I took my Xacto knife and, very slowly and carefully, cut around the outline. I didn't push all the way through, though, because I just wanted to carve into the rind (I'm sure it would still look great if you carve all the way through!). Then, I took a flathead screwdriver (hey, I worked with what I had) and kind of chipped away at the part I wanted to come out (everything inside the "G"). Once I had everything carved and cut out, I took a spoon and scraped away anything else inside the logo I didn't want to be there (smoothed it out, in other words). When I was happy with the design, I painted the rest of the pumpkin black so that my logo would stand out. And that's it! For the little pumpkin, I just painted it and put some polka dots on it, using acrylic craft paint for the whole thing.

Here's how it all turned out:

Happy Halloween!

(AND GO DAWGS!)

GO DAWGS!

The Georgia game last Saturday night was pretty depressing. However, I am still a Dawg fan, through and through. One loss doesn't make them a failure for the whole season, guys. I saw a lot of negativity after that game, but I guarantee you all those folks will be cheering on the Dawgs next game day. Fair weather fans? Possibly. You've got to stick with your team, people!

In order to show some team spirit, I decided to make another UGA printable. This one isn't as detailed as the other UGA printable I made in my previous post, but I like it all the same. The letters are big and bold and you can frame it and show your devotion to the Dawgs. I'm also thinking about making a girlier version of this...stay tuned...

I hope you enjoy!

Wendi

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How to make your boots happy...seriously!

First thing's first. Last night, Cosmo, my Yorkie, looked at me and asked me why the heck I even have a blog. I told him that I'm really not sure because I haven't been posting like I should.

He gave me this face:

He said, "Are you kidding me? Post something, woman! And get me a treat while you're at it!" 

He is SO demanding. But isn't he precious? He loves that Snuggie. And the Georgia Bulldogs {GO DAWGS}.

Anyway, he's right. And since FALL {my favorite season} is finally here, I thought I would post about boots {my favorite kind of shoes}. When I managed to drag out all of my fall shoes, what I found was a big old mess. Some of my boots were so slouched and out of shape I just wanted to cry. But I didn't. I stayed strong. It made me think, "I wish I had something to put in these boots to keep them standing up..." Then I remembered. I saw this pin on Pinterest sometime ago, and some genius person had taken a pool noodle and put them in her boots to help them stand up and keep their shape. How awesome is that? However, summer is over, and there really are no pool noodles just floating around (no pun intended). SO...

I was with Nathan {my love} the other day at Home Depot. I always like to try and make that place work for me. I craft a lot, so I see lots of opportunities to use manly items for my lady like crafts. Sorry, fellas. Anyway, I saw these thingies:

Apparently, these thingies are called "Semi Split Pipe Wrap Insulation." So yeah, just go to Home Depot and ask someone where you can find them. These were $1.28 each. There were a few sizes from which to choose; I just got the biggest. Basically, what I did was cut them to length and put them in my boots. They make them stand tall and proud. Let me explain what I did...

See my boots? They look so sad. 

Honestly, this picture looks like a support group meeting for Depressed Boots Anonymous. 

Let's fix this. 

Step 1: Take your pipe insulation thing-a-ma-jig and figure out how long you need it to be. I eyeballed it and did not factor in the wedge when considering where to cut.

See where I have my scissors? That's about where I marked it. You don't really need to make it too tall. Even if it doesn't reach the top, it will still make them stand up as long as it's almost to the top.

Step 2: Cut. Duh. I used regular scissors. It's just foam. It's all good.

Step 3: Put the insulation tubey thing into your boot. Crazy easy.

Step 4: Repeat Steps 1-3 to make another pipe-foam-tube-whatever-the-heck for your other boot.

See how happy these look now? 

It's a miracle! Depression-free boots! Happy as can be. In shape, feelin' great. 

Here's a tip. One tubey thing will cover about three pairs of boots. I thought that was a pretty good deal at $1.28 each to keep my boots in shape. And these suckers are available year round. I don't remember which aisle they were on {ask your dad, boyfriend, husband, or local Home Depot associate...they'll help you!}, and chances are they are on a different aisle where you live, anyway. Unless you live near me...in which case, I'll see you at the Home Depot! Aww yeah!

Happy Fall Y'all!

Wendi