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The idea for a pin board was literally born in my head, and I talked it out with Adam. He thought a piece of foam board from the hardware store would work, and he was right! We wanted it to be dramatic and eye-catching, so we went with a 2″ thick sheet. (Step 1) We cut a 4’x8′ foamboard down to 32″x6′ with an adjustable razor knife. It was the perfect scale for our space. I loved the idea of it being sort of “larger than life” and not just another “something” on the wall.

Once we got started, the process was super easy and took less than an hour, start to finish! After the foam was cut, (I recommend doing it outside, foam gets messy!) I started to cover it with the duck canvas I chose as the fabric. Pinking shears work great to keep the raw edges from fraying. I used white canvas to give a monochromatic look with my walls, but you can choose any color you like.

There will likely be deep creases in your fabric, (Step 2) so I recommend steaming it first, before wrapping your foam. I didn’t do that and was stuck trying to gently steam the wrinkles out without melting the foamboard, it would’ve been easier to do it ahead. Also, don’t skip this step! Promise? You’ll be tempted to, thinking your fabric will pull tight enough, but you’ll still see the wrinkles and it will look less chic, and more diy, which we don’t want. Trust me.

(Step 3) Once the duck canvas is smooth, I wrapped the foam with it and secured it using my glue gun and hot glue on the back edge. The hot glue does compromise the foam and melts it a little, but still holds the fabric really well. You can add some regular thumb tacks along the back if you want to be sure the fabric is secure. (Step 4) Neatly fold the corners like a package and hot glue them down.

(Step 5) Mark off where you’ll put each decorative thumbtack on the edges using a light pencil mark. I placed mine 6″ apart which worked well with a 6-foot board. Gently insert tacks keeping them centered in the middle of the 2″ end.

(Step 6) Now comes the fun part! Dig out all those beautiful keepsakes and artwork pieces you’ve been holding onto and start pinning. I used simple wood tacks to keep them secure. The warmth this project has added to our kitchen is amazing! We plan to use it mostly to display current treasures, but I also have a few other ideas too!

• Christmas Cards from Friends
• Old Family Recipes
• Instant Family Photos
• Meaningful Scriptures
• Famous Quotes
• Gratitude at Thanksgiving
• “I Love You Because” Notes at Valentine’s Day
• Specialty Items for a Party of Celebration
• Memories of a Loved One

Whatever you decide to display on your pin board, I know it will be meaningful to you and yours. Building a home is so much more than decor. I hope you feel inspired to create this easy conversation piece in your own home. Shop the full post here and let me know in the comments if you have any questions. Be sure to share with me once yours is done! Thanks for stopping by, Jamie xo

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Jamie

Just as in any season, I like to make some small, subtle decor changes to our home. Over-the-top seasonal decorations aren’t practical for us for a lot of reasons… time, energy, budget… we don’t have an abundance of any of those! So I keep it simple!

I’m going to share with you 3 simple fall decorating ideas that you can easily incorporate today! Most of these apply to all seasons, but I’ll share our fall ideas for now!

1. Display fall themed kid’s art!

I keep all of my kid’s artwork with the decorations for that season. So for example, all of this artwork was stored in a 2-gallon ziploc bag, in the storage tote with my fall decor. That way, I won’t forget about it when it comes time to put it out.

I used twine and clothes pins, found a spot in our sitting room that made sense, and voila! It is so special for the kiddos to see their work on display, plus it adds a ton of color and is a conversation piece when people visit.

2. Plush decor that is ok to touch!

I try to incorporate “playable” decor for each season (I’ll share each holiday idea throughout the year). For fall I put these plush pumpkins on our main coffee table. My girls absolutely love playing with them. Penelope (4) lines them up and feeds them to her ponies, while Daisy (1) throws them and fetches them herself… over and over! They know they are there to play with and it encourages them to use their imaginations.

Having “playable” decor is essential to a home that everyone enjoys. It gives the kids freedom, keeps you (mom) from having to move things out of reach and/or fussing and saying “no, don’t touch that… that’s not a toy”! With plush decor it IS a toy, but looks fabulous too! I found the large pumpkin at Homegoods last year and the small ones in the dollar section at Target!

3. “Thankful” craft!

Every year we try to create something with the kiddos to provoke a “thankful” mindset going into the holiday season. A few years ago we created this on a live pumpkin. If we do this again, I would do it on a faux pumpkin. I have found I like to keep our project from year to year to reflect back on what we were thankful for.

Last year, we weren’t very imaginative. We had a new baby, and we did what worked! I bought this as a kit in the dollar section at Target and it turned out adorable! I displayed it all season last year and have it out this year too!

This fall, we are going to make our own tree! I got this idea from simply vintage girl and can’t wait to try it. I have it pinned on Pinterest too. Go follow Bloomcreativeco on Pinterest for this and lots of other ideas I’m dying to try!

For this look you’ll need:

• branches
• vase
• fall scrapbook paper
• 1 1/2″ – 2 1/2″ hole punch
• standard hole punch
• thin ribbon or twine
• scissors
• ribbon for vase

This seems pretty simple! I’ll blog about ours once we get to it! I usually start our “thankful” project November 1st!

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Thanks for stopping by, Jamie xo