A Face Lift, Candy Corn Garland and a Great Idea

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Here's a really cute and fun idea for fall. I found this idea over at Bienvenue. Lily and I made this a few days ago. We had so much fun. Oh, and I have to send a thanks to my dad for letting me borrow his camera until I get my new one!

You'll need this (I used about 1 1/2 packages):

And this: Then you just string the candy corn onto the thread:

Keep stringing until you reach your desired length for your garland. Prepare to have a sticky needle and sticky hands. I kept cleaning off the needle and it made it much easier to thread the candy. Once you're done, tie off both ends.

Then I laid the entire garland out on our driveway and sprayed it with a clear protective coat that I had previously bought at WalMart. After it dried, I laid it out on the floor and tied ribbon in equal intervals to be used to suspend it from our chandelier.

This whole project only cost me approximately $4.50. What an inexpensive and cute fall/Halloween project. Lily loved picking out the pieces of candy corn that she wanted on the garland, and it was nice to be able to work on this together.

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I know today's not Thursday, but I didn't want to wait until tomorrow. I found this yesterday and wanted to share it. Nikki over at Project: Domestic Bliss has a really great idea for organizing coupons. She's even included a video tutorial. Now I can't wait to get started on mine. Go check it out!