Felt Feather Headband (she: Anne)
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Felt Feather Headband (she: Anne)

ByAnne

Hello everyone. I’m Anne from Circus Berry. I am very excited and honored to be a part of the Or So She Says team, sharing some fun crafts and DIY with you each month!

I am a perpetual crafter, decorator, and inventor of reasons to have celebrations everyday. I live outside of Buffalo, NY with my husband, two kids, and dog. My professional career began as a Speech-Language Pathologist, but I have had a flair for DIY, decor, crafts, entertainment, food, and drink for as long as I can remember. After a few untimely layoffs in the past couple of years I took lemons and made lemonade, taking my other passions to the next level and starting my own party-styling and design business. The Circus Berry blog is my natural extension of that business, where I share inspiration for food, drink, party, DIY, home style, photography, and all around fun. Stop over to see the crazy, the creative, and the spark-tacular!

I have always enjoyed making hair pretties for my daughter…heck, for myself. With Thanksgiving coming and the very trendy feather being so popular right now, I crafted a quick felt feather headband that I am excited to be sharing today.

Grapevine Wire Pumpkins (she: Jessica)
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Grapevine Wire Pumpkins (she: Jessica)

ByJessica

Browsing around the floral section of the craft store, I came across some rustic grapevine floral wire. I used it to make some cute wire pumpkins for the house. They would look so great in a fall tablescape or mantle! I actually used this same technique to make these pipe cleaner and pony bead pumpkins with my kids. They look especially cute grouped with some burlap pumpkins that I made.

Come check them out… they’re simple, cute, and are perfect for both Halloween and Thanksgiving!

family traditions
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Family Tradition Ideas ~ Halloween, Thanksgiving & Christmas (she: Mel)

ByMariel

Hello! I’m Mel from So Festive! and today I’m going to share with you my favorite holiday traditions for the Fall and Winter.

Traditions are a great way to create wonderful family memories and to break up the monotony of everyday life. Traditions will give you and your families something to look forward to. And you know what? They don’t have to be elaborate, expensive, or complicated.

Here are some of my favorite family tradition ideas:

handprint apple tree
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Handprint Apple Tree ~ Fun Fall Art Project For Kids (she: Brooke)

ByBrooke

Hey, it’s Brook from Blissful Roots again. I’m going to have to jump on the fall bandwagon and say, “I LOVE FALL!” It’s my favorite time of the year. My mom always loved fall, all three of my boys’ birthdays are in the fall, there’s Halloween, pumpkins, apples, leaves, fall baking- what’s not to love? So, today in honor of fall I have a fun autumn art project for you to do with your kids.

I’m not quite sure where I came across this idea, but I’ve been doing it for several years with my boys. Even though they’re getting a bit older, I think they still get a little excited about making this art project every September. Actually what they really love is the squishy, gooey feeling of the paint on their arm, hands, and fingers. We’re usually trying to avoid paint on body parts, but not for this activity. This is a perfect fall art project for kids!

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Fall Leaf Puzzle (she: Katey)

ByMariel

I’m Katey, a former teacher, turned stay-at-home mom, who loves thinking up creative and inexpensive ideas for families and blogging about them at Having Fun at Home. Fall Leaf Puzzles As our first project with our wonderful surprise leaves we made some fall leaf puzzles.  We took Maryanne’s (Mama Smiles) suggestion of covering the leaves…

pumpkin butter cake
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Pumpkin Butter Cake ~ You’re Welcome.

ByMariel

It’s a rare occasion, in my house, where I can make a pumpkin dessert, without getting ample groans.  The biggest grumbles come from Dan, who just can’t hack anything pumpkin…or fruity, or mint, or marshmallow, or fudge, or fancy looking.  Pretty much standard chocolate desserts are all that he wants.  He’s crazy.  But, over the…

Pumpkin Squares
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Pumpkin Squares

ByMariel

I know you all have been dying for more pumpkin dessert recipes……this one is sooo yummy! My sister-in-law made it for a contest and won, and it’s now a family favorite. I’ll get on with it though, because I want to go take a bubble bath. Here are your ingredients for the first part of…

How To Host A Pie Party & Creamy Pumpkin Pie (she: Wendy)
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How To Host A Pie Party & Creamy Pumpkin Pie (she: Wendy)

ByMariel

A little about myself. The She: Wendy I am a Lucky wife and a Mama to 2 wonderful boys. I love family and learning about how different families work and run. I love to bake and cook. It’s how I show my love for others. When my Sweetheart and I married, we talked about different…

Love Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving?? Try These Recipes! (As Seen On "Studio 5" Today!)
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Love Mashed Potatoes for Thanksgiving?? Try These Recipes! (As Seen On "Studio 5" Today!)

ByMariel

 Hey ladies! Today I was on Studio 5, sharing three yummy recipes…here’s the scoop:   Okay, this is after the show with the host, Brooke, and my sweet sis-in-law, Emilee…who is the best helper ever! I was missing Jessica, terribly. Boo hoo. They are all easy and all great variations of your standard mashed potatoes….