made with love // fall yarn wreath + a yummy recipe

This mama has been putting her crafty pants on lately! I love making things in the kitchen and for our home. Knowing it came from my hands gives it that much more of a touch of love that makes me happy.

And, after enjoying Bonnie's fun Fall Blog Hop with so many amazing bloggers that I love, I put my crafty pants into overdrive and pulled together this yarn wreath with all leftover craft supplies + flowers from the dollar store that were...$1. The fact that I spent $1 this year on this lovely craft makes me smile. 

Here's what the yarn wreath progression looked like in photos:

I double wrapped the wreath under an hours worth of time. Picking it up here and there throughout the day.

Supplies

1 bunch of flowers from the dollar store

1 bunch of yarn

bare Wreath

Leftover Burlap Ribbon

Paper Clips (2) - used the paper clips to start and stop the yarn. Just stuck a paper clip into the wreath, tied down the yarn to start, and tied down the last piece of yarn to finish.

I went to hang up my new lovely Fall piece in our hallway because I loved how the deep red brought out some red loveliness from our icon wall.

Then I left for awhile to come back to this sweetness. He literally was sitting there telling me he really likes me weethh and that it is really beooteefull. That right there was so very validating. I want my son to see and find beauty in our home! Finding him sitting there made my heart pretty happy.

Now, onto the recipe!

A few weekends back, Uncle A and Bekah visited us and we had an amazing time feasting on tomato basil soup and gourmet grilled cheese sandwiches. While Bekah and I were talking, she told me that her and Uncle A had been enjoying homemade popcorn of all sorts of different seasoning variations.

Naturally, this piqued my interest and you can bet on our next grocery trip out I bought some popcorn kernels, coconut oil (this is a must!), and assumed I could figure out some sort of fun seasoning at home with my cabinet.

This not only piqued my interest because it sounded yummy and fun, but also because I remember as a child when we would pop popcorn at home. I remember all the different popcorn seasonings we would sprinkle over our popped kernels with this bad boy:

Fun times down memory lane! Mom, do you still have this? If you do, maybe you should bring it up over Thanksgiving along with the photo album? Maybe?

So that's the story and now here's the recipe.

I found this one that led me to this one. I loved the recipe and would only suggest adding a smidge more than just a pinch of salt. Say two pinches? I over-pinched, but it was still amazing! And, instead of just one TBSP, I would add two, because 2 TBSP of sugar just felt like a better idea. So after over-pinching and over-sugaring, I bring you the recipe for this lovely Homemade Coconut Kettle Popcorn.

Homemade Coconut Kettle Popcorn

Recipe

1/4 C. organic virgin coconut oil

1/2 C. organic popping corn kernels

2 TB. organic sugar

Sea salt to taste (I pinched twice)

Instructions

Pour in 1/4 C. of organic virgin coconut oil over Medium-High heat in a heavy pot and cover. Add 1/2C. of popping corn kernels (We used the Ancient Heirloom Popcorn Kernels pictured above and loved them!) and then cover pot again. After the first popped kernel add in the 2 TBSPS of organic sugar, recover heavy pot, and be sure to shake pot every so many pops. Watch the popcorn magic happen. Once you start hearing pops every 2-3 seconds take off heat and keep shaking.

Pour your popped corn into a bowl and salt to taste (I say two pinches.) and mix as to spread out the salty goodness. Finally, put your Homemade Coconut Kettle Popcorn into your mouth and let your tastebuds smile. I promise they will!

There you have it friends! Some crafty Fall fun and some delicious popcorn! ENJOY! And please come back to let me know how it all turned out!