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by Lyn

Fall Entertaining: Candy Apple Bar

10:46 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

via The Best Wedding Blog Ever

via The Best Wedding Blog Ever

via The Best Wedding Blog Ever

via The Best Wedding Blog Ever

Here’s an entertaining idea that is great for adults and kids alike – a Candy Apple Bar! Because who doesn’t love candy apples? The blog I found these on suggested the idea as a wedding favor, but I think it’d be great for any sort of Fall party, especially for a Halloween party. Plus, this is the PERFECT way to get rid of the bags of apples you bring home from apple picking – a creative switch from apple pies and applesauce!

Also, the apples don’t have to be just candy – you can melt some caramels as well so that guests have the option of either topping. You could even melt some chocolates to provide another sweet layer over the candy and caramel. Top it off with sprinkles, crushed Reese’s, M&Ms, fruits – whatever you can think of!

If serving this for dessert and not as a favor, I would also consider setting out some ice cream, since the toppings go for both.

How would you implement the Candy Apple Bar into your Fall entertaining?

by Lyn

Design Tip: Poms and Globes

12:00 am in Diy, SixDW: A New Beginning, decor by Lyn

via Concrete and Honey

via Concrete and Honey

via The Style Files

via The Style Files

via Tyson and Jen

via Tyson and Jen

via tren di nozze

via tren di nozze

Why don’t you add a little texture, color and fun to your home or to a party by mixing up some tissue paper poms and globes? As tissue paper is available in endless amounts of colors, you can easily control the color scheme while saving big bucks by DIYing it up. If you are limited with the colors of the globe lanterns, why not paint them yourself?

What do you think about decorating with clusters of poms and globes? Would you incorporate them into your home, as in the first two images, or save them for party decor as seen in the last two images?

by Lyn

Glitzy Gold Decor

11:49 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

glitzy-gold-decor

Gold is a fun way to add some glitz and glamor to your decor. You can add it with bold pieces, like the tufted headboard and sofa or in more subtle ways, such as the glasses and the hand hook.

For me, there is a fine line for gold to be either glitzy or gaudy. While I love the gold tufted sofa above, I fear it would be much too gaudy in reality.

What are your thoughts on gold decor?

Shown above:  Headboard / Hook / Sofa / Moroccan Pouffe / Desk / Glasses

by Lyn

Weekly Links: Holiday Weekend!

10:27 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

via Poppytalk

TGIF – it’s a holiday weekend! Any exciting plans?

I’m going to be begging friends to make me a beautiful glitter cake, like the one shown above.

And plan to attempt this DIY Crayon wall art – it doesn’t just have to be for kids, does?

Give a flip through the latest issue of online mag We Like We Love.

Figure out how to get these luxurious Calla Lillies Lamp into your life.

Make this delicious spin on bruschetta.

And figure out what you would put on an awesome silhouette of you and your loved ones – pets included – by artist Carter Kustera.

Happy Labor Day Weekend!!

by Lyn

DIY: Porcelain Pottery

10:42 pm in Diy, Home Decor, SixDW: A New Beginning, Vases by Lyn

via PS I Made This

via PS I Made This

Even though it isn’t porcelain pottery, transform your bottles and cans to look like they are!

With just a little puffy paint and some spray paint, these everyday items are suddenly adorable tabletop displays. What a fun way to use puffy paints – especially since it doesn’t involve using them to outline iron-on transfers!

What do you think of this cute DIY from PS I Made This?

by Lyn

DIY: Porcelain Pottery

10:42 pm in Diy, Home Decor, SixDW: A New Beginning, Vases by Lyn

via PS I Made This

via PS I Made This

Even though it isn’t porcelain pottery, transform your bottles and cans to look like they are!

With just a little puffy paint and some spray paint, these everyday items are suddenly adorable tabletop displays. What a fun way to use puffy paints – especially since it doesn’t involve using them to outline iron-on transfers!

What do you think of this cute DIY from PS I Made This?

by Lyn

Etsy Round-up: Laundry Room Decor

11:01 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

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There aren’t too many people in this world that love doing laundry. Might as well make it a more enjoyable experience by sprucing up your laundry room with some fun decor, such as these decals, prints and signs found on Etsy.

Shown above:

Laundry Today or Naked Tomorrow / Lost Socks / Dryer Monster / Loads of FunDrop Your Drawers Here / The Laundry Room

by Lyn

Product Pick: Hose Clothes

10:20 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

How much cuter would these make your backyard? This week’s Product Pick features a unique way to dress up your ordinary garden hose – with Hose Clothes! Everyone on your block likely has a hose, but no one’s will look half as good as yours!

At only $24 for a 25-foot hose and $34 for a 50-foot hose, it is totally reasonable to indulge in this backyard accessory!

I’m loving the leopard print. Which would you choose?

(found via Design Happens)

by Lyn

Fall Decor: Would You Rather…?

2:15 am in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

via BHG

via BHG

via Martha Stewart

via Martha Stewart

For your Fall decor, how would you rather display flowers and pumpkins? With the flowers pinned to the pumpkin or by using the pumpkin as a vase?

Share with us in the comments!

by Lyn

Weekly Links: A Little Glitter Never Hurt Anyone

11:17 pm in SixDW: A New Beginning by Lyn

via A Pair and A Spare

via A Pair and A Spare

Happy Friday!

If you’re on the East Coast, are you prepping for Hurricane Irene? As I’m located in Northern New Jersey, I’m planing on wearing those fabulous glittered pumps instead of a chronic bitchface this weekend!

I’d also like to whip up a batch of these cereal bars to snack on if the power gets out.

Then I’ll dream about these lovely lamps in my house and throwing a party with fun flotation decor.

What are your plans for the weekend?