DIY Clay Heart Drop Necklace

If you're into DIY and blogging, you've surely heard of P.S.- I Made This. Her new book P.S. You're Invited is full of crafts for your home and your wardrobe.
The first project I've tackled is the heart drop necklace made with polymer clay. I'm super crushing on burgundy(/oxblood/vamp/what are we calling it this year?) and this necklace is perfect!

Rolling it out was a little harder than I expected, put some elbow grease in it!

I used a toothpick instead of a cocktail straw as recommended, it worked fine.

Next it went in the oven, then once out and cooled I assembled it with the O rings and looped it up on the leather cord.

 Yes my tree is still up, it probably will be until mid-January. That popcorn garland took a good couple hours, and I want to enjoy it as long as possible.

 I finally got my hair dyed dark "for the winter" today. Since I went blonde over the summer (big mistake) I've been battling the fade. My stylist left some peekaboo highlights in it of the lighter color to break it up too.

Thought I would bring Ziggy in for a little bit of dog modeling. I think I more so creeped him out with the self timer. But his spiked burgundy collar matched too perfectly to not include him.

I've gotten a surprising number of comments on the necklace, and for under $12 you can't beat it!

Have you splurged on a drop necklace yet or made one of your own?

DIY for Fall

Today I thought I’d share with you some of my recent DIY projects. I saw a tutorial on Pinterest for a burlap wreath and realized my 2 year old fall wreath was ready for retirement this year. It was pretty easy to complete, really just weaving the fabric in and out of the wire frame and fluffing it out to fill the wreath.

With a new last name (yay newlyweds!), I of course had to put an "A" on the wreath. The cute glittery pumpkins were just enough to give my wreath the classy simplicity it needed.

I also picked up a foam white pumpkin from Michael's, unsure of what exactly I was going to do with it when I bought it. Again I consulted Pinterest, and saw chevron pumpkins! With some gold paint I had and a bit of painters tape, here's what I came up with.

It will be a good decoration through November 30th, not too "Halloweeny" to keep out for Thanksgiving.

I found my major fall/winter learning project yesterday at a yard sale. Knitting. Any tips for the newbie? I'm thinking of starting off with a scarf, good or bad idea?

Have you started any DIY projects yet for the fall season?