Monday, September 13, 2010

Happy Fall Y'all!

Sorry for the cheesy title, but I knew I had to break it out somewhere! :) Let's just say it has been a true, blue Monday around here. Aren't we all a little frazzled when we start off the week? Whew. Thank goodness for Tuesdays to help us move on from Mondays!

With that said, I wanted to (finally!) share some of my fall decorations. Some of it is hand-made and some if it is store-bought. Or, if you're my mom, it's all "made" in the sense that "I made it to the store and back!"

Unfortunately, many of these pictures aren't of the best quality. I'm away at work during the day so I don't always have the best picture-taking conditions (obvious photo tip from Michelle: 11 PM when it's pitch black dark outside is not a good time to take pictures without a flash!). Hopefully they turned out half-way decent.

Without further introduction... the fall collection :)

homemade wreath on our front door
I actually made this wreath a couple of years ago, at our old house. I didn't want to spend $50 on one of the beautiful wreaths at Hobby Lobby, so I made my own for about $12. All it took was a wire wreath and a few strands of fall greenery. Even though I made it a few years ago, doesn't it look absolutely perfect with the red front door on our house now?! Love it! (PS- I spy a couple of puppy dogs peeking through the front door! They're probably thinking WHAT is she doing??!)

homemade front door wreath close-up

Hobby Lobby pumpkin

homemade fall leaf arrangement on right wall

homemade fall leaf arrangement close-up
This little guy was just a sparkly bunch of leaves ($3, Hobby Lobby) and a wicker sconce ($3, Hobby Lobby) all found in the floral department.

fall mantle in our living room

I made the potted arrangements on the right of the mantel by sticking some wiry fall greenery into a couple of wicker potpourri balls. Then I just rested them on top of some plainjane flower pots and poof! you've got a decoration.

fall mantle close up

fall mantle close up

Again, sorry for the poor picture quality! Now all I need is a pumpkin spiced latte and some pumpkin cake and we're good to go!

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12 comments:

lauren@{burns house} said...

Love your wreath! Homemade is definitely the best:) Love the mantle too...the little twig ball things (not sure what to call them) look super cute!

Melissa @ The Inspired Room said...

So pretty! And your front door is awesome. Love it!! Thanks for sharing at the Fall Nesting Party!

Amanda @ Serenity Now said...

Your front door wreath is really pretty, and I love your indoor decor too. The cute pumpkin on your side table is adorable! I'm visiting from The CSI Project. Hope you'll stop by my blog to say hi. :)

Megan said...

I love your front door, it looks so inviting and perfectly prepped for the season!

Brooke said...

I love the wreath with your red door, looks great!

the cape on the corner said...

i love your vignette with the owl and the initial! and i love your front door wreath. i am not thrilled with mine, and i think i need to make a leafier version, like yours.

Jill said...

Loving it!! The wreath is super stunning on the red door!

I'd love for you to come and join my Fall link party next Friday (Sept. 24) and stop by because I'll be posting fall projects all week and featuring others too!

~JILL
http://envirocraftiness.blogspot.com/2010/09/fall-week.html

the southern hostess said...

I just found you through Southern Flourish. What a beautiful blog you have! I love these touches of fall.

this blessed nest said...

your home is so charming!

love your front door! my door is similar in color.

everything is so festive. i tell ya, FALL is the funnest time to decorate!

thanks for linking up to the FALL FESTIVAL!!!!
hope to see you next week as well.

kellie

Tammy said...

Just found your blog through Houzz. Love it! I adore your house. I'm in GA too. Happy Blogging! I'm tagging along.

Amanda@The Hand Me Down House said...

I'm LOVING your fall decor -- and I just looked through your house tour pictures -- AMAZING! You guys have done SO much work and it looks incredible! You have a beautiful home!

Patti said...

Beautiful touches of fall decorations!!!! Love it!!!!

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