Have you seen Emily Henderson's super great vintage Snowglobe family? 

A lot of us don't necessarily want to use the traditional red and green in our decorating and this color palette offers a fresh and unexpected option. Not to mention it rocks the fun factor!

She made 3 snowman each with 3 different sized globes. She made a base out of plywood and then attached a smaller block of wood with nuts that allowed a rod to be threaded on.  

She attached furniture pads to the bottom to prevent any scratching.

With a drill bit that matched the size of her metal rod, she drilled holes in the top and bottom of each globe. 

And then she loaded 'em up.

If you are lucky enough to have globes that come on cool bases, then you can turn them in to hats! 

 And the global vibe continues on the other side of the room:

This room was part of HGTV's Holiday Festival which aired last Saturday. I, unfortunately, missed it and I can't find another listing for a second airing. {If anyone hears when it airs again please let me know!} But, you can check out more pictures and info on Emily's blog.

{all images via Emily Henderson--Stylist}

I wanted to share some of the ideas used in the guest room I revealed on Friday.Today, I 'll show you how to create a one of a kind mat that really elevates artwork or a photo.

 I ordered this 12"x16" print on etsy:

 I also bought a 16"x20" frame and a 16"x20" mat that had an 11" x14" opening. The 11"x14" mat opening was a little too small and covered up some of the print. I decided to cut the inside edges of the mat to make it larger. 

I measured the print and determined how much of the mat needed to be cut off.

I used a small mat knife and a ruler. {Remember you have to cut off all the sides, not just one or your picture will be lopsided}

{I am not working on some crazy rock surface--that is the picture that came in the frame!!} I used the same fabric to cover my mat that I used to make the euro shams.

 Using a fabric with a stripe or a plaid can be good and bad. It's helpful in that you have specific lines to guide you. It can make it a bit harder in that any mistake you make is really obvious.  

Make sure that you line up your mat on the part of the fabric that you want to see. I wanted the citrus stripe to be predominant. Then, I cut the fabric, leaving about a 1" fabric overhang on both the inside and outside of the mat.

I failed to take a picture of the next step, but once you have cut out the fabric from the middle, you need to make a diagonal cut in the fabric in each corner {you can see this cut in the next picture} 

Using spray glue {outside--this stuff is sticky and stinky} I covered the mat with a thin coat and laid the sticky side down on the back side of the fabric making sure it is lined up correctly. On the right side, smooth out any bubbles. 

With a hot glue gun {I prefer the low temp} begin gluing each section by pulling it snugly to the back side of the mat.

On the outside corners, I cut out as much extra fabric as possible.

Remember that the outside 1/4" edge of the mat gets hidden behind the frame so the outside corners don't have to be perfect.

The finished back:  

There were some tiny threads on the inside corners where the fabric was diagonally cut. My method {and try this at your own risk and DO NOT try with a high temp glue gun} is to put a tiny drop of hot glue on the backside, in the corner, as close to the edge as possible. Working fast, I licked my finger and smoothed the little threads from the front to the back. It worked perfectly!   

On the back of the mat, I secured the print in place with 2 little dots of hot glue in the upper corners.   

 If fabrics not your thing, you could use wrapping paper, scrap book paper, ribbons, cork--be creative!!

I love a good family tradition and was impressed with the idea that Lynne Palazzi's mom, Vivian started many decades ago.

She took a bedsheet, added a little lace, and it became a tablecloth for the family's table. Then, whenever a guest joined them for dinner, they would write a little note or simply sign their name. 

In no time it began to fill up with doodles, messages in other languages and outlines of sweet baby hands and feet. Miss Vivian stitched her own monogram, in hot pink no less, smack in the middle. {I needn't tell you how I feel about this!}    

Vivian decided to embroider over each message. She created a key system along the fabric's edge to track the year it was signed. Each date was assigned a color. When she ran out of colors, around 1990, she began twisting 2 pieces of floss together to create new colors! {Today, with so many different colored Sharpies available, you wouldn't need to embroider if you aren't handy with a needle and thread}

What a wonderful way to document years of love, great food, and fellowship shared around one table.  

{Lynne is the Editor at Large for Country Living Magazine. To see more of the story and to read some of the funny comments left on the tablecloth, click here.}

 TA-DA! 

I showed you my naked funkins yesterday. Well, they got all dressed up and I high-tailed them out to the resort my husband runs, Balsam Mountain Preserve, for their Fall Festival debut.

They obligingly posed on the back stairs for me before being shoved in the back of the car.

You can find these faux pumpkins at many places. I have seen them at Target and Michaels {Use your coupon because they aren't cheap} They come in 2 sizes--expect to pay about $6 for the small and $10 for the large. I used what I had to give them some personality.

First up: Martha Stewarts glitter. I love this stuff. It's super fine and comes in great colors. I made this Santa with the Brownstone a few years back. The 3 on the right came in a little kit that was on clearance at W-M for $2! 

The funkins are a little bit slick, so I used a small amount of glue to first outline my leaves.  {You can't use a pencil on these guys, so if you want to sketch something out, I suggest using a washable marker}

.Then I squirted some glue inside of the outlined area.  I used a small paintbrush to fill it in with a really thin layer {the glue will drip if you use a lot--lesson learned}.

     Then shake on your favorite sparkles. I combined colors for a 'fallish' effect. After all the leaves were done,  I used a dry paintbrush to remove the excess glitter that likes to linger.  

These guys got some glittery polka-dots.

Because I love what a good Sharpie can do, I used it to recreate the resort's logo. You may recall seeing the logo before when I used it in this project.

His neighbor got a new Sharpie skin, as well.

I used the horizontal wrinkles... creases... indentions {what the heck are they called?} to guide my zig-zags. I wasn't looking for perfect. I also didn't color it completely black--I like seeing a little bit of the orange. 

Left over upholstery tacks helped to monogram a BMP on another. I sketched out a design on a piece of paper and taped it on. You have to make some creases in order to form the paper around the curve of the pumpkin.

  It's really easy to push the tacks in. Following my sketch, I spaced them as I went, trying to get each to touch. ideally I would have used smaller tacks, but, this is what I had.

I thought I would be able to rip the paper out from underneath the tacks, but it didn't work. 

So, I had to take all the tacks out to remove the paper. But, the holes were there, so it was easy to put the tacks back in. Look closely and you can see the pattern.

 I had just enough tacks to attach 2 rows of a striped ribbon around the middle of the last one {bottom of pic}

They look good in their new home. Unfortunately, I have no pics of their new digs--I forgot my camera.  

But, just in case you are worried about them, check out this video of Andie McDowell showing off their new neighborhood. She happens to call this home as well:

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This is happening as we speak and it's only going to get better :

I hope your weekend is full of Fall's amazing beauty!