Poor Pitiful Pumpkin Project

O.K. so I saw this great pumpkin in the Ballard Catalog. It's a white pumpkin with a black Fleur de Lis and I thought "I can do that". I already had a stencil that had a fleur in it, some black craft paint, tape, brush. I'm all set.

Well, I couldn't get that stencil to sit flat on the pumpkin. I taped it (strapped it down really), I used spray adhesive, I held it down with my fingers, I cut it out and tried all three things again and this is what I got.....

A Big Smooshie Mess!

Then I had the brilliant idea to use a paint pen and trace the shape and then just fill it in. Well that turned out better.....but don't look too close because it's still a bit messy! So if you want to put a fleur on a pumpkin buy a rub-on!

My projects don't always turn out perfect! To take your mind off my P.P.P.P, I'll show you something that I really like. My fall centerpiece in my dining room.

That's my fall mantle last year. I layered tons of faux fall fruit (say that fast three times) and veg. Miraculously, my husband didn't run into it and knock everything down (although he runs into the fireplace at least once a month?). So this year, I took that stuff and put it in that 3-tiered stand I got at the thrift store (my most favorite find so far).