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It's all about FALL!  Here's a quick round-up of what I've found on the web recently that got my creative juices flowin':

1.  From Every Day is a Hollie Day - Pumpkin Topiaries
Fun idea for turning those fake, craft pumpkins into something gorgeous for your front porch.  I think I'll be hunting down 6 pumpkins on clearance this year...

2.  From Good Housekeeping - Ribboned Mini Pumpkins
Easy, simple, inexpensive idea.  I personally like pumpkins best in their uncarved state.  Love it!

3.  From Agape Love - Create your own Pumpkin Carving Template
But, if you are going to carve a pumpkin, why not personalize it?  I really want to give this idea a try... find a cute pic of Connor and see if I can turn it into my own template.  Great idea!

4.  From The Crafty Cupboard - Spider Web Table Runner
LOVE this idea!  With a little bit of time and patience, and using her handy-dandy web template, you could have a fun Halloween table runner, too.

5.  From One Charming Party - Bat Party: Invitations
If I ever throw a party in October, I'm going to have to use this cute bat invitations idea!  Templates included, you supply the bat "face".

6.  From Infarrantly Creative - Paint Chip Candy Corn Necklace & Earrings
Such an adorable idea using paint chips (free), jewelry hardware (cheap), and Mod Podge Dimensional Magic (I wondered what you could do with it when I saw it at the store... NOW I know!).  Love that she provided a tutorial video as well as pictures.  These would make fun gifts!

7.  From Kitchen Corners - Pumpkin Snickerdoodles
She had me at Snickerdoodle... then she added PUMPKIN.  I die.

8.  From Dear Piper - Spiced German Choc. Cupcakes w/ Pumpkin Butter Frosting
I have just one word:  YUM!

9.  Framed Seasonal Small Objects
I'm officially on the hunt for those little items that lack pizazz all by themselves, but throw them on a frame with a cute background... and WOW!  Check these out:  Single small pumpkin, sugared pumpkin collage, black crow, and large pumpkin

10.  From Crazy Domestic - Apple Nachos
Apples, and caramel, and chocolate... OH MY!

11.  From Noodlehead - Rosanne's Apple Pie Squares
This looks delicious!  'nuff said.

12.  From The Breadman's Wife - The Non-Cakey Pumpkin Cookie
I salivate over the pumpkin-chocolate combo.  Interesting idea to turn the pumpkin puree to pumpkin butter, to remove excess moisture.  Will definitely be giving these cookies a try!

13.  From Make It and Love It - Autumn Table Runner / Mat
Fun idea for a festive addition to your kitchen table.  Instead of vinyl, you could even hem a piece of fabric or find a basic placemat.  I saw this idea a couple of weeks ago, but have had no luck finding loose silk leaves.  I'll be saving this idea for next fall!

14.  From Madigan Made - Pumpkin Fluff
This pumpkin dip looks divine!  Now I've just got to find me some gingersnaps.

15.  From Brown Paper Packages - Halloween Book Countdown
I'm already doing a similar idea myself as one of our family Christmas traditions, but this is a fun idea for Halloween!  Plus, she provides a handy list of some of her family's spooky favorites.

16.  From Embellishing Life - Framed Pumpkin Patch
CUTE rendition of the famous Ali Edwards collage idea.

So, there you have it... 16 great FALL finds. I hope something here inspires you, too!

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