Photo by cozycabinmom

Cafe Sheri gave us a really great DIY Thanksgiving centerpiece tutorial last week, so I thought I'd elaborate on that. Here are some more beautiful centerpieces to make for your Thanksgiving table: 

Amy Johnson of Homegrown

For this week's Show & Tell Home Tour, we head to the Philadelphia home of Amy Johnson (a.k.a. farminmama), creative farmer and homeschooling mom to two girls. She blogs at Homegrown.

Come on inside...

Photo by MommaHud

I saw the movie Psycho years ago, and to this day I always think about it whenever I'm in the shower. Maybe that's why this bloody shower curtain, which I found in the I Love Halloween group, gives me the chills.

You can a similar curtain on Amazon.com or at any Halloween or party store, but MommaHud decided to make her own, complete with matching tablecloth!

Instead of carving a Jack O' Lantern, I've been trying to talk my 6-year old into one of these adorable handmade pumpkins from Sea Pinks ($12), but he's not having it.

My son really really wants to "cut out a pumpkin and put fire in it."

*sigh* I guess there's no way out of this one...

In honor of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, let's think PINK for the home — and everything under $50 too!

But even more importantly, let's work with CafeMom to provide some money to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer Foundation too! It's easy and won't cost you a dime.

Halloween practically begs for some spooky-cute decor additions — and I always love a good mom-made find.

Here's a selection of Halloween decorations handcrafted by CafeMoms and sold in their Etsy shops.

We had our first rain last week. Mmm, it smelled so good. I wanted to curl up on the couch with tea and pillows all around.

Photo from .elsie*cake.

Happy Labor Day — I hope you're home doing something nice today!

All I know is spotting this felt garland of autumn leaves from .elsie*cake. got me all revved up for fall.

Living room curtains

I am a curtain person as you can see in my mini home tour at my old apartment. My sister...hates curtains. She is a shutters person. Those shutters she has, although really nice, are just too expensive for me. Besides, I love me a colorful curtain. But they can be expensive, too. I hate when they sell one panel for $50. One panel? Come on, curtain makers!

So years ago I embarked on my own curtain making. And let me assure you...I am not skilled with a needle and thread -- and I sew by hand. If I can do it, anyone can. All you need is patience. And supplies of course.

Photo from Little Pink House

Oh-so-adorable custom artwork of your home sweet home — thanks to the mamas at Cool Mom Picks for writing about these pretty handmade pieces.