Sunday Snapshot: Wreaths

I have a long list of things to blog about, but I thought a Snapshot Sunday would get me started on that list without being too overwhelming!

I moved to Oklahoma in July and am currently living in the residence halls. My mom helped me turn it into home really quickly :)

The lovely (and simple) wreath she made for my door for July-September.

It's *OFFICIALLY* October, so I just put this baby up on my door!

My favorite part is the little LED lights she snuck in. 

Aaaand I'm counting down the days until November to put this one up. 

Technically I know this should be about my crafts, but I got my crafting gene from somewhere, right? She got everything for them at Hobby Lobby. 

Stay tuned for Christmas wreaths & decorations :)!

xoxo erikah

candlelogra

I really love the look of candle wax and how it melts onto different things.

I originally started this as an art project. For that reason, I didn't photo-document my steps, so I apologize for that now!

The final product cost me $3.20! We had the wood in our backyard. I picked out one I liked then drove nails we had on hand into the wood, pointy part up. I held a lighter to the tip of the nails to make the candles slide onto the nail easily. After that, it was just a matter of letting the candle melt. I did use a lighter to speed up the process and make sure the wax on the bottom melted well enough to hide the nails (with the exception of the orange candle, which you can probably tell.. I accidentally hit it with something and it cracked up the side, so I replaced it.)

I really liked the autumn colors of the candle and my mom actually ended up liking it so she's putting it in the house somewhere with her autumn decor (which we can still get away with because we live in Texas - woot fall-like winters!)

I will probably do this with different candles for my room in the future! I love the natural feeling it has.

xoxo erikah