October Creativity Challenge

I have an October Creativity Challenge for you all! Whether you are crafty and artsy or not, this challenge will help inspire you during the month of October.

The goals of my October Creativity Challenge?

1) To create beautiful things
2) To inspire others
3) To encourage those around us
4) To get out of our creative comfort zones
5) To enjoy fall and all it has to offer

If you decide to participate:
-please share this challenge with your friends (Pinterest, Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.)
-please share pictures of your progress each day

Also, feel free to switch days around if something doesn't work for you. The goal is to finish each challenge before Nov 1st.

Let's get creative!

Gift Wrapping: Lexalex Style

My favorite way to wrap Christmas gifts? I love using paper that I can color and draw on. I also love using left over yarn to tie around my gifts.

Christmas Decorations

I had a very fun time yesterday doing nothing but decorating for Christmas, wrapping gifts, and knitting. It was perfect. Here's how I decorated my room this year!


I spent a few hours making paper snow flakes while watching the Grinch! I love paper snow flakes because they are so easy to make but can add so much decoration to a room.

I hand-knit little bows as ornaments for my little tree. (These will be fore sale in my store soon!)

At a super fun Pinterest party with my friends, I made this colorful wreath. It's simply a cut up paper plate, small pieces of random ribbon, and little bells. I love it.

At the Pinterest craft party, I also made this little painting. I painted a mountain landscape on a piece of wood, hot-glued buttons around it, and painted chalk board paint over the whole thing in case I feel like writing on it. This I plan to keep up all year!

Tips for Knitters: What To Do With Leftover Yarn

Whenever I knit, I always have small piles of yarn leftover. I used to be horrible and throw away small pieces of yarn without a second thought. Then when I realized how much yarn I was probably wasting, I did some experimenting until I found some great ways to use the left over yarn.

If you knit or crochet then these helpful tips are for you. Stop wasting your yarn and start creating!

1) Knit a rainbow infinity scarf. 

I save all my longer stands of  yarn until I have enough to knit an infinity scarf. Right before you run out of yarn, tie on a new color and hide the knot inside.

 2) Wrap your yarn around a bottle or jar

You have probably seen this before but it really is an easy and cute thing to do. It take 5 seconds to turn an old jar or bottle into a beautiful vase. 

 3) Knit a plant pot cozy

These are great if you have a little more yarn. I often knit these when I don't quite have enough yarn for a headband. These cozies can also double as jar cozies. 

4) Use leftover yarn to tie tags to gifts and such

I use yarn for this purpose all the time. For every knitted thing I sell on my Etsy store, I tie a tag on it with matching yarn. It's really cute and keeps you from spending money on ribbon. 

5) Wrap gifts with yarn

Last year I wrapped all my Christmas gifts with brown paper, buttons, yarn, and knit bows. I got so many compliments on how cute the wrapping was

6) Knit little bows

You don't need much yarn to knit these adorable little bows! You simply knit a small rectangle and wrap yarn around the middle. These can be used for gift wrapping, Christmas ornaments, or you can wear them in your hair. 

7) Use left over yarn for hanging things

In my room I have many decorations I made myself. These pretty paper cranes hang above my bed and are tied with white yarn. You can use small pieces of yarn for hanging things like these cranes, Christmas ornaments, paper snowflakes, and much more. Be creative. 

8) Use left over yarn as a garland

Last Christmas I found some pretty textured yarn I had left over and used as a garland on my tree. It's a simple and cute use for leftover yarn.

Pumpkin Bunting DYI

A few days ago my mother and I went to a pumpkin patch. Ever since then I've wanted to do something creative with the pumpkin I picked out for my room. After being inspired by cake bunting on Pinterest, I decided to do pumpkin bunting. Here's how I did this easy craft that makes lovely fall decor.

What you will need: a pumpkin, a long piece of yarn/string, a sheet of paper (your choice of color), and a sharpie/ letter stickers. 

1. Gather your supplies

2. Cut your paper into squares and then fold them into triangles (it's ok if they aren't the same size) 

3. Write any word you like on the paper triangles using a sharpie or letter stickers

4. Stick the tooth picks on opposite sides of the pumpkin and then tie the string to them (Make sure the string is nice and tight)

5. Put the letters on the string like the picture below