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Fall Features

9/20/2012

I am so inspired by all the creativity there is to be found out there in internet land. There are some wonderfully talented blogsters out there who share their time and talents with everyone and I just wanted to feature a few of my favorites here with their Falls Projects! I hope you enjoy them as much as I do! Click on the pics for the link to each project.

Serendipity Refined's Harvest Cart

What a wonderful and beautiful how to!

{aka} Design's Cheerful Fall Porch

I'm a sucker for burlap and chalk boards!

A Pretty Life In The Suburb's Fall Table

Anything with blackbirds catches my eye!

Bunches and Bit's Gorgeous Fall Table Decor!

I love everything about this... from the box, to the linen
and the candles!

Saved By Love Creation's Front Porch Reveal

Fall doesn't just have to be about Oranges and Reds. Look how creative she was with color!

Radio Butler's Gorgeous Porch

What a lovely spot in which to welcome
people into your home!

Mod Vintage Life's Gorgeous Outdoor Space

Just Beautiful! Love the colors!

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Fall Shelf

9/20/2012

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I am having a blast decorating for fall. There are so many ideas online and I honestly didn't know where to start. I love using natural items, and honestly like to save any extra cash I have for Christmas decorating! So, I used things I had on hand along with a few small items from the local market. Please feel free to check out A Bit OF FALL post HERE!

My family is what I am most thankful for in my life. I have always kept pictures of my children on this shelf and I just refuse to remove them for Holidays. <3 <3 <3

I strive to create a welcoming space
for friends and family

Chicken Wire Pumpkins .... up close

I love empty photo frames. They add depth without being too busy!

Fall is Natures last big hurrah before winter!

Paper Roses, Ribbon, and Glitter liven up a frame.

Give Thanks In All Things

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A Bit of Fall

9/19/2012

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I love fall...the crisp cool nights; the smells of hot cider on Sunday mornings; dragging my family to collect items to decorate with; warm cozy sweaters ; candle lit evenings ; the smell of the wood stoves filling the valley. I am not one to buy a lot of extras I have to store and drag in and out. I have a few favorites, but mostly I use what I have on hand or what I can collect. I love all the gourds, colorful corns, and pumpkins and every year cannot wait until the local markets or farms have them available.

Though the little lantern is more for Halloween... I love it and always bring it out as soon as fall is in the air

After enjoying this lovely arrangement for a few days, I will save it by drying the flowers... so it can last well into the fall.

I love being able to bring fall in yet having it blend with the decorations I already have in my home. This is my coffee table arrangement. I just love white pumpkins

Over the next few days I'll add more pictures as I add decorations. I just couldn't wait to share with you what I have already been working on. I hope it inspires you to use what you have on hand, things you find in nature, and most of all create a fall space you love!

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From Treasure to Trash to Treasure

9/9/2012

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Moving can be tricky and sometimes fatal for furniture. We've moved twice this summer... once long distance and the second time just to the next town over. Most of my furniture fared very well and was intact. Unfortunately on both moves, the cabinet I use for my china and a few lovelies was severely damaged and really seemed to be beyond repair. As you can see from the first before picture it was originally a lovely yellow and had glass. Before the move, I painted it a more neutral white color and distressed it.

They say necessity is the mother of invention.This has not been more true than in the last few months. With Seth out of work, and having to shave our budget to meet the slimmer pocket book, household items are not at the top of the list, and large furniture most certainly is not a necessity.

I have been thinking about this a lot lately. I love having a beautiful home, and I used to spend hours combing over beautiful pictures, waiting for the day I could "decorate like that." In this financial climate I think there are many of us in this boat and I think that is also why junking has been becoming more popular.

So, you can't afford something new? Paint is cheap... particularly if you get it in the cast off section! Look around your home... where can you use what you have to make something beautiful?

The cowboy and I took a trip to the hardware store and looked at different materials. To replace the glass shelf that broke was $20 because we had to buy a whole sheet of glass but we now have glass for other projects. The most economical materials I could find and fit what I had in mind was chicken wire. It was 12.95 for the roll and we only used about a 1/3 of it... again more for other projects. I purchased a quart of flat grey paint and made it into chalk paint, and already had Annie Sloan wax on hand. I was lucky as I had 2 $5 dollar off coupons for our local hardware store, so in the end very little cash passed hands.

If you can picture us in your mind, the cowboy with two bum hands and me with only one hand which is functional due to an injury six years ago trying to roll out chicken wire and cut it to the proper length. We didn't know if we should laugh or cry... so we laughed! Once the correct size was measured out, we cut it and fit it into place with very small fencing nails. I had no idea chicken wire was so tricky and if not cut correctly will unravel on the edge. Luckily that handsome man of mine new just how to cut it. Took us twice as long as two people with functioning arms, but we got it done!

It was time for a coat of beautiful paint. As the paint went on, the piece began to transform, and I was super thankful I didn't throw it out.

One the second move, the doors were strained and they no longer closed. I am not sure I will leave the drawer, but it is fine for now.

Eventually I plan to place crown molding and trim to finish it out, but that will be in the future. I love that all my china made it in one piece! Not a single item broken!

I only had a few moments to throw some items onto it so I could take pictures to share with you, as I had to leave suddenly on an unexpected trip. I am sure I will change it around at least ten more times before I am happy with it! :) My real hope is this inspires you to make do with what you have.. if making a purchase isn't in the cards... or even if it is!

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Fall Features

Serendipity Refined's Harvest Cart

{aka} Design's Cheerful Fall Porch

A Pretty Life In The Suburb's Fall Table

Bunches and Bit's Gorgeous Fall Table Decor!

Saved By Love Creation's Front Porch Reveal

Radio Butler's Gorgeous Porch

Mod Vintage Life's Gorgeous Outdoor Space

Fall Shelf

I strive to create a welcoming space
for friends and family

Chicken Wire Pumpkins .... up close

I love empty photo frames. They add depth without being too busy!

Fall is Natures last big hurrah before winter!

Paper Roses, Ribbon, and Glitter liven up a frame.

Give Thanks In All Things

A Bit of Fall

From Treasure to Trash to Treasure

On a Dime

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Fall Features

Serendipity Refined's Harvest Cart

{aka} Design's Cheerful Fall Porch

A Pretty Life In The Suburb's Fall Table

Bunches and Bit's Gorgeous Fall Table Decor!

Saved By Love Creation's Front Porch Reveal

Radio Butler's Gorgeous Porch

Mod Vintage Life's Gorgeous Outdoor Space

Fall Shelf

I strive to create a welcoming space for friends and family

Chicken Wire Pumpkins .... up close

I love empty photo frames. They add depth without being too busy!

Fall is Natures last big hurrah before winter!

Paper Roses, Ribbon, and Glitter liven up a frame.

Give Thanks In All Things

A Bit of Fall

From Treasure to Trash to Treasure

On a Dime

Archives

Categories

I strive to create a welcoming space
for friends and family