Fall is here!

My favorite time of the year. Not only because it is my birthday month but I love watching the seasons change. Pa is so beautiful in the fall. I get so inspired to redo the entire house with reds, orange, yellow, teal, and gold colors. I have had to hold myself back a bit as we are renting and trying to save every penny to buy a house this Spring/Summer. However Target is my weakness. I went yesterday to get one thing and left with a few more. My mom is coming into town and all I had was fiesta looking bedding for guests, so I had to buy something more fall like, right? I bought the cutest accent off white pillow and a throw for the bed with all my fall colors. Will post pictures soon of my guest bed. It turned out cute. Not only have I been adding touches of fall in the house but baking a lot. Pumpkin everything. Now that I am writing this I just remembered pumpkin scones were on my mom's wish list, maybe tomorrow. Anyways check out these wonderful pumpkin cupcakes with maple frosting topped with heath candy bar pieces. Hungry yet?

Back to school

As many of you know I am in the business planning stage for Little Nest Staging & Interior Design. In this process I felt that having a degree would help me in the long run. I have been self taught by researching, practice, and reading a ton. So this week I enrolled in online classes for interior design! I am so excited. Waiting for my books to arrive and project panels. Here I go! Wish me luck.

No sew curtains

Recently I have been asked how do you make curtains or window treatments without a sewing machine. Purchase some iron tape in the fabric department for $3 and forget the sewing, just iron the edges. Buy curtain clips to hang curtains from rods. This is a great way to layer fabric. In my livingroom I have white sheer curtains and then to add a decorative touch I added an extra curtain rod and by using clips I hung printed fabric.
Here is one of my favorite ideas in the photo. Use ribbon and fabric glue. Get a simple solid fabric, fold and use iron tape to finish edges. Then get some great ribbon and glue it on.
One of the ways to add a retro feel to your little place is by fabric.
Go buy some Iron Tape, Ribbon, and fabric glue and you are ready to create!

Dessert in 20 min

Mini apple pies! Can you say FALL?

Crust-
1 1/4 cup Flour, 1/4 tea salt, 1/2 cup butter cold and diced, 1/4 cup cold water

Filling-apples, cinnamon, sugar, water
Or use can pie filling or any other fruit you have in the house

Roll out crust take a glass that is round then roll out the circles bigger. Line your muffin pan with dough, fill with fruit, and add top circle. Austin and I on our rainy day made little leaves for the top to make them pretty. Bake for 20 min at 350. And there you go...mini muffin pies! Great to freeze and pull our for any time. Enjoy!