Fall Craft For the Porch...

 I attended a Ladies' Craft Session at a recent church event.   

These Fall Tags were on the agenda....

The boards were precut for us into tag shapes.  I added a wash of white.

Then we simply stenciled and painted the words and leaves...

 I must confess - filling in those letters with a paint brush 
gave me the heeby jeebies. 

I much prefer to use a Sharpie!  

But somehow I managed not to make too much of a mess.

Little tip for colored areas - such as these leaves:

Outline the stencil first with a marker - fill in with paint - 

then retrace the edges with the marker to sharpen things up.

I'm liking them on the porch of our summer cottage. 

 I also added a few 3/$1 gourds to my side table. 

 It's fun to give some seasonal cheer to passersby.  

And a little goes a long way.

Happy Fall Friends!  ~Joyce