Southern Scraps

  Shirt- Old Navy; skirt- Loft shoes- Belks; necklace- Apple of My Eye via Groopdealz Worn Oct. 27, 2013 They say every woman needs a chambray shirt in her closet. I beg to differ. I like them and I like this one, but I've had it for a year or longer and I have only worn it once or twice before. My goal is to wear it more but it is far from being essential for me. Same goes for a plain white button down. I have one and don't wear it all that often. What "must have essentials" are not really essential for you? Linking at WIWW .

October 2010

There is finally a chill in the air and Christmas items are out. Can't we just have Halloween first? Whether you are looking for a cute way to bundle up or thinking ahead to Christmas gifts, an infinity scarf would fit the bill for both. Here are ten awesome tutorials. Color block scarf from two tshirts     Lace infinity scarf   Braided infinity scarf     Vixen Made     Ombre infinity scarf     Infinity ruffle scarf     Girl Loves Glam     Infinity scarf 3 ways       Infinity scarf from shirt     DIY Polka Dot Infinity Scarf  

This year I created my Halloween tablescape by lying down the black and white polka dot runner and some black placemats. I placed three pedestal plates down the center and began filling them with spooky stuff from my stash.  A few extras on the side and it was done. Each place setting is built with a silver charger, black Dollar Tree plate, and a white plate from my Oneida greek key set. A crow has landed in each plate. Skeletons removed from a Dollar Tree garland were tied around each napkin. Eyeballs are found in each Dollar Tree glass. This little guy and the hands are my favorites. Happy Halloween! I'll be linking up at Tablescape Thursday and these fun parties: Think Pink Sundays * Under the Table and Dreaming * Sundae Scoop * Suburb’s Mama Sunday link * DIY Sunday Showcase * Craftomaniac Monday * Make the Scene Monday * Masterpiece Monday * Motivate Me Monday * Market Yourself Mondays at Sumo’s Sweet Stuff * Pink Hippo Party * More The M...

Shirt- Ross; Jeans- Levis Midrise skinny; shoes- Target   A couple of months ago I was in Ross looking for something totally unrelated but of course I had to peruse all the racks. I found this cute top in the juniors section for less than $10. We love Halloween and skulls around here so I just had to have it. It takes a while for the weather to cool off around here so it's the perfect fall top. Just to make things feel a little more like fall, I wore my booties with it.   Linking up with WIWW .

Hello and welcome to a tour of my Halloween mantel. We are a little behind but things are coming together nicely. I didn't really know how I wanted to decorate this year, so I just pulled out my stuff and started arranging. I have an assortment of things collected and made over the years and a couple of new very quick DIY projects displayed. This photo  shows some new things. I left the chevron panel from the fall mantel in place and added a "Beware" pennant banner cut with my Silhouette (pennants) and Slice (letters- Spookey Alley). I also covered the red books that were already there with Halloween scrapbook paper and labeled them with stickers to make some very quick DIY Halloween spell books. Here's a secret- the paper doesn't fully cover the backs of the books, but you can't tell because of the way they are arranged. Full shot of mantel:

October 31, 2012