Fall Light-Up Topiary

Don't you just love fall? 

All the beautiful colors and textures are everywhere. Once again I find myself decorating and sprucing up the house. I am always looking for a way to create something. Last year I decorated outside with some fun budget friendly ideas. This year I am looking for table ideas.

I just love all the fall decor out there. The pumpkins come in all different colors, textures and sizes. 

When I came across this Owl candle holder I knew I would incorporate all this in my design.

Outdoor Fall Decor on a Budget

Fall is upon us!!

I am so excited since this is my favorite time of year. I have been decorating my home and the store and I have realized that........

IT IS EXPENSIVE!!

That is why I did some things different this year. I did my outdoor fall decor on a budget. I love what is out in the stores but I also love putting my spin on things. After all, I am a DIY'er!

So I went to Old Time Pottery and got some great things. I created some fun easy projects for my outdoor fall decor that I think anyone can do. So head on over to the Old Time Pottery blog to see how to make some of my ideas for your own home.

I love sharing inexpensive ideas with each of you. I hope you enjoy it!

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Country Living Fair

What a beautiful weekend to be at the fair! 

This was the first time I had been to the Country Living Fair. I happen to win a ticket from Country Living so it made going that much easier.

This was a Hometalk meetup too!

A win, win!

Succulent Owl Pumpkin

Do you still love succulents? 

How about a Succulent Owl Pumpkin?

Fall Mantel with Pallet Art

Hi Everyone and thanks for stopping by! I shared my living room with you all last week and I had several ask me about my pallet art that sits on my mantel. It is so easy I feel bad to even post about it!

But you like easy right?

Pottery Barn Inspired Boo Luminary

Last week I was looking at Pottery Barn when I decided to paint my Pumpkin Pillow. 

While I was there I saw this Boo Luminary.

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Pottery Barn Inspired Pumpkin Pillow

It must be the time of year.

The time of year I like to do Pottery Barn knock offs.

The last time I did one was for Halloween. 

This one is a little different. I wanted something fallish for the living room. I have to be careful with the color orange since my coral color can clash with it. This was just a touch so it worked.

I love painting on pillows. I did one for Easter here.

When I was perusing the Pottery Barn Catalog this year, this popped up.

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Burlap Stamped Pumpkins {tutorial}

It has been awhile since I have posted a craft and what better time to do it than getting ready for fall!

This is easy and affordable. 

 

You will need:

a dollar store pumpkin

stamps and ink pad

twine

burlap strips/scraps

glue or pins 

Start with your pumpkin

I love these. They are so much fun to work with. I used them a lot last year. 

Gather burlap scraps or cut your own in strips. Start stamping randomly. I used postmarks.

Then start wrapping the pumpkin. You want to end up having both ends of burlap at stem. You can pin or glue to keep stable.

Gather all the strips at stem and start wrapping in twine. Leave some out to tie a knot in. These will be your vines.

See what I mean....EEEasy!! It cost me $1 for the pumpkin. The rest was scrap or what I had on hand.

Would you make one of these?

Have you been working on your fall designs yet?

Pier 1 Knock Off Pumpkin

I love shopping at Pier 1! I think they have the cutest things this season for Halloween.
I came across this pumpkin and thought it was so cute but at 49.95 I thought I could make it for a whole lot less. The description says potpourri but it is the caged pumpkin that caught my eye. Check it out!

Creamy Caramel Pumpkin Potpourri

The materials I used were:

Chicken Wire
pine cones
basket reeds or bendable branches
jute
silk fall leaf
pumpkin scented oil (optional)

I got the chicken wire and cut a square to my desired size. I used a bowl to get it started. It helped form the shape. I left the top open and filled it with pine cones from outside. This is when you can add the oil to the pine cones.

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Gather the wire and close it up at the top leaving a stem. Feed reed or branched through the wire to form pumpkin lines. Wrap stem with jute and glue leaf. I left some of the wire showing on top of stem because I liked the curly look.  Work with the chicken wire to keep the pumpkin form. Does not have to be perfect!!!!

I placed it next to my other Pier 1 item I bought a few years ago. A lighted twiggy pumpkin!

I made this bigger than the one I got the idea from. For a smaller one I think you could use a base of a pedestal like theirs. I am loving this in my living room!

 

Best of all I had everything lying around the house! So I saved the 49.95 cost! If you were to buy the supplies it still would be cheaper!

Why not give it a try?

Flower Covered Pumpkins

Fall is in the air! It is actually cool here this morning. Wet and dreary! Not the part of Fall I like!
I am much more about the colors with the sun shining and a blue sky!


If you saw my post yesterday I made a Pumpkin Topiary. Using the same pumpkins I created a floral one. 

I think you are going to like these! They are simple and affordable. Let's get ready to start.


Materials


1 pumpkin (dollar store)
7 sprigs of silk flowers (dollar store) I used small mums
hot glue
pumpkin stem or something like one

 

start with your pumpkin and silks

pull flower heads off stem and push into pumpkin use glue to secure

I alternated two colors of flowers yellow and orange after I started I decided to make rows of the yellow to look like the lines of the pumpkin and then filled in with the orange

I then turned it upside down to finish the bottom

This is how it should look when done! PROBLEM: Stem is hidden!

You can use an old pumpkin stem to attach or a twig.

I used this.....

I know I am weird!

 

I cut the stem of a red pepper!

Hot glued it to the top. I couldn't find any pumpkins yet so this had to do.

I like the look!

 

Another item for my mantle! This would make a great centerpiece too!

 

Don't you just love the stem!

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Another inexpensive beauty! Can be enjoyed year after year!

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