Happy, Thursday!
I had an email from the heating and air guys this morning that said, “The season of Pumpkin Spice Lattes, beautiful fall leaves”, and sweater weather is upon us, but don’t forget to schedule your AC Maintenance before then!” I mean, if they’re getting a headstart on fall, so can I. You won’t see me putting up the pumpkin decor, fall wreaths, or putting away my pink pillows just yet. But, I can surely get started on creating my Fall decor for when the time comes. Fall will officially be here in 30 days, so I have a month to start creating. My goal is to do more DIY things this fall to make my decor more special.
When Kyle’s mom was visiting, I signed us up for a lazy susan workshop at Andersruff. When I saw the Pumpkin Spice lazy susan option, I knew I had to pick it! It’ll be such a fun piece to put on my table next month. 
I had a lot of you message me on Instagram about having an Andersruff workshop near you! If you can, definitely sing up for a class. My friend, Meighan, took me for my birthday this year, and I fell in love! I knew I had to take my mom and Kyle’s mom to one of the workshops while she was visiting. It’s such a fun and unique experience, and we had a blast!
It’s a three-hour class, so we stopped at Sunflour Baking Co. to pick up some energy bars and coffee to take with us. 
Attending one of these workshops would be great for a bachelorette party, date night, or girls night. They even have kids classes and birthday party workshops. 
The shop is absolutely adorable! There is so much decor inspiration hanging around. My mom and I signed up for a class to make something for Christmas this year. I want to plan some things to put me in the Christmas spirit this year like going to a show, doing more DIY ornaments, parades, driving around with hot cocoa looking at holiday lights, and I could go on forever.
I was a bit sad last year because my parents went to Iowa for Christmas, and it was the first time in 26 years spending the holidays without them. Luckily, they’re coming this year, and so is my brother! I’m really looking forward to Christmas because I’ll spend it with my whole family. I think the last time my brother and I spent a Christmas together was five years ago. The Christmas spirit is going to be in full force when December hits. I’m starting to get ahead of myself, back to Fall!
The cool part about Sunday’s class was that we had the whole place to ourselves. Sofia was our instructor and she was absolutely awesome!
When you sign up for a class, you get to choose a design ahead of time so they can get the stencil cut on their machine. 
The first step was attaching the rotating piece on the bottom of the lazy susan. Why are drill guns so fun?
After assembling the bottom piece, I sanded the lazy susan, added some distressed marks, and then painted it. I chose antique white paint with walnut stained details. I wanted the wood to have a nice farmhouse feel. The last time I went, I loved the look of the wood so much that I bought wood at Home Depot and made cool backdrops for my food pics with the same style. 
Next, you place tape over the stencil, flip it over and rub hard so it sticks. Peeling the sticker from the paper is the hardest part because there are so many tiny pieces you don’t want to lose!
The stencil is a sticker, so I placed it in the center of my board. Before I painted the letters and pumpkin, I added a light coat of primer to keep the paint from chipping off.
Choosing colors is hard. I thought about doing a lavender pumpkin at first but then decided to stick with the traditional orange pumpkin. 
I lightly brushed the orange onto the pumpkin because I wanted the texture to match the style of the board. I was nervous about how it would look, but I think it was a good choice. To add paint to the lettering, you lightly dab. If you brush or add too much paint, it can bleed under the stencil.
After the first layer of stencil dried, I added the next stencil for the font on the pumpkin!
I loved how mine turned out! I’m excited to put it on the table this fall. I thought it would be a cute little prop for some fall recipes for the blog. 
Their lazy susans turned out gorgeous!
I hope you feel inspired to sign up for a fun workshop like this near your town! 💜
Questions for you!
- Do you like to DIY during the holidays?
- Have you ever attended a workshop like this?
You’re so artsy, Taralynn! I love the DIY – the lazy susan is super useful too 🙂
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I’m only artsy with directions haha! xo
These all turned out awesome! I am definitely going to sign up for one of these sessions! Love them all! So super cute!
Thanks so much, Ann! You have to take a class! They are so fun 😀
I LOVE doing as many DIY projects as possible for the holidays. I’ve always wanted to do something like this! Yours turned out fabulous!
Thanks so much, Emily!
I make a Autumn wreath every year, and best friend and I have lots of Fall traditions together! It’s my favorite time of year 💛
That is so fun & I love making fall wreaths !
that turned out so cute! I love doing DIY stuff, but being in an apartment I don’t have much space to do it. I will sometimes do projects at my parents or friends houses. I can’t wait until we buy a house so I can do ALL THE DIY! I went to a painting and wine class a couple years ago for a friends bachelorette party, it was a lot of fun but unfortunately the shop closed =[
Thanks so much, Meghan!
Oh, no!! that stinks 🙁 Hopefully they open up one close to you soon!
I love the way it turned out!! I love doing DIY projects when I have the time. I’ve always enjoyed doing anything artsy. 🙂
I live in the middle of nowhere so there isn’t anything like that around. But I wish there was!
Thanks, Emily!!
When you go on trips, look out for their locations!
Ok, that is seriously so cute! I wish I had a place like that near me! Brilliant idea! I need someone guiding me through DIY projects like that!
Lol it made it so easy and fun! Definitely learned a lot from this class! Now, I need a stencil machine lol
That turned out gorgeous! This looks like so much fun.
Thanks, Alix!
Omg, what! This is the cutest ever! I wish we had cool project places like this near us instead of a trillion paint and wine classes (I hate wine, lol!) Gorgeous photos and gorgeous outcome
Xo,
Alissa @ PositiviTEA
Thanks, Alissa!!!
I love the pinepple susan!
It’s perfect! Especially for a Florida home!
I know you’ll be makin OODLES of great fall recipes, but can you also do a fall decor post?!
Definitely will!
Ohh I love it! It turned out so cute. I love to DIY when I find the time and energy haha :p I’ve never atteneded a workshop like this but I would LOVE to!! It looks really fun. Have an amazing weekend!!!
XO, Katie | http://www.meshkomoments.com
Yes, these workouts take out the “thought” of the whole DIY process! so fun! Totally find one!!
How fun! I would love to do a class like this. I should search for one in Vancouver, I’m sure there are many. I love all of the design you ladies created.
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Thanks, Brooklyn!! I bet you’d have so much fun at a class like this!
These are so freaking cute! This will be such a cute addition to your kitchen. Honestly, it is never too early for fall haha. I think pumpkin spice comes out exactly one week from now!
Thanks, Sarah!!!!
It’s been feeling like fall here lately lol
I’m so excited to bust it out in Septemeber!!!
How cute!
Thanks, Grace 🙂
So cute!!! I do not have a lazy Susan, but I have been talking about getting one for a while now 🙂 Looks like I’ll just have to craft my own!
And I LOVE that you love Christmas too! All of my friends and family members are making fun of me because I am already planning all of the Holiday related events I want to do this year! Can it be fall already????
Yes!! You should do your own 🙂
OHHHHH my I love Halloween (mostly for the nostalgia of being a kid) thanksgiving because “FALL” and Christmas!!
Thanks viv!!