Pinning with Purpose | Week 11

So, how was your week!? I actually got some stuff accomplished myself. The one ahead looks rough though. I guess we'll see. Before diving into this week's Pinning with Purpose, let me thank Jenna from The Painted Apron for both her contribution of her Octoberfest Tablescape as well as her Sausage and Veggie Smoked Gouda Pie.

Octoberfest Beer Garden Tablescape

Sausage, Spinach, & Peppers Smoked Gouda Pie

For those of you wondering what this Pinning with Purpose thing is, never fear. . .here are the details: each week, I pick out a few pins from my Pinterest boards and try to recreate them or use them for inspiration. And, I challenge you to do the same. Find a pin that gets your creative juices going; be it a craft tutorial, recipe, style inspiration, or organizational tip and run with it. I encourage you to share your results on your blog and then link it up here. I do ask that if you are going to link up here, that you mention it on your blog with a link back.  As well, if you want to pin anything seen here, please make sure you go to the original post to do it.

As a reminder, here's what I was supposed to work on last week:

Garlic Roasted Cauliflower from SkinnyTaste

Dollar Store Floral Wire Pumpkins from Mad in Crafts

And, how did those work for me? Well. . .

The garlic roasted cauliflower was okay. The added steps of toasting bread crumbs and whatnot was a bit much for me. As well, I would have liked just the garlic and cauliflower roasted without all those crumbs on top. Maybe a little of the grated parm would be good, but I could have done without the breadcrumbs. Lesson learned. If you like a little something crunchy on your veggies, by all means go for it. It just wasn't for me.


The wire pumpkins on the other hand. . .they were easy peasy.

I found the wire in four different colors at my local Dollar Tree but went with the gold and the green. They seemed the most fall-like. Oh, and the little gold twist-ties holding the wire on the packaging are great for holding the wire together in the center of your pumpkin too.

The hardest part of the whole processes was spotting and deciding on a cylinder to wrap the wire around.

After that, it was a breeze to make a couple of pumpkins for my Fall decor. These really took minutes to  make.

And, they look even great next to the fru-fru pumpkin in my foyer.


As for what I'll be working on next week. I already told you the one ahead looks rough, so I went easy on myself again.

• First, I decided that something sweet would be right up my alley for a rough week, so these peanut butter and pretzel bars  off my FOOD | Sweet board seemed perfect.
• After making the pumpkins above, I realized that I need to get on the ball with some Halloween decorations, so I opted for a button lettered pumpkin on Easy Day's list of Pumpkin Carving Ideas (it's a long list and you have to scroll down, but it's the one with the buttons. . .go figure) off my HOLIDAY | All Hallow's Eve Board.

I hope you've found something inspiring on Pinterest too and will share what you've made.

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