Happy October

I am one of those people. The people who just love everything. 

I love spring and it's beautiful budding flowers (and my birthday!) 

I love summer and sunsets on the lake. 

I love winter, even the frigid cold and beautiful snowfalls. 

And I love fall. Since it's officially fall, I'm feeling a little festive. Here are a few of my favorite things about this season:

Leaves changing

Candles burning

Football games

Acorns falling on the driveway at home

Pumpkin pie 

Cool runs

Festive wreaths 

Dark nail polish being acceptable

Apple Orchard adventures

Decorations

Pumpkin carving and decorating

What do you love most about fall?

Ready for Tailgating

I have the best brother ever. Seriously. 

He spent hours building a bags set for me. 

(PSA: Ever since I was a little girl, this game has always been around at family get togethers. Bags, is what we called it. When I looked up the proper dimensions, it seems the correct name is Cornhole!? I like bags better.)

He is such a handy man! He has never done anything like this and did an awesome job. Once he built them, I couldn't wait to put a nice paint job on them and begin using them at tailgates this fall! I am so excited for fall to finally be here. It is my favorite season, although I love them all.

I set up shop in my garage and was ready to go! Unfortunately we only have 2 saw horses so I used boards to prop up the other.

I used spackle to fill in the holes of the wood and the screws. Taking a chunk in my fingers and spreading it.

Then wiping away the excess using this tool. I let the spackle sit for about 15 minutes before painting.

Next step: sanding! I cut sheets in half and then folded it in thirds for a better size.

I made sure all edges were smooth to avoid slivers! 

 Now it's time to prime! I used a thin roller and it worked well. I covered the top and sides with the primer and let it dry overnight.

It took me forever to decide on the pattern, but once I finally decided, it was time to used Blue Painter's Tape. I wanted the white strip to be immediately to the right and left of the hole so I measured how far away the tape needed to be from the outside edges and made marks down the board. I connected the marks with a line using the level and put tape directly on the line to ensure it was straight.

Paint colors were another tough decision! I decided to go with a pretty blue and yellow. I picked up a quart of each and have plenty left over - I'm excited to use the extra on another project!

The paint went on very smoothly!

I let them dry for a few hours and then peeled the tape off. It's good to take the tape off before the paint is completely dry. Although I used the chisel to ensure the tape was bubble free, there was still a bit of bleeding with the paint. 

I used a small foam brush to touch up and add a second coat of the primer for the white strip.

Next I propped up the legs to paint them. I used a foam brush to paint these as well.

I let the stripes and legs dry overnight.

My aunt's mother is making me the bean bags to toss - this project was a team effort!
I can't wait to finally be able to use them next weekend as we tailgate.