Halloween: autumn decorating

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Sunday, September 30, 2018

The Bohemian Autumn Home: Rich Color & Warm Light

After the last whisper of summer disappears, Autumn arrives like a sigh...

Here are some of my favorite glimpses of autumn, expressed in crafts and home decor. The main theme that I feel is mainly composed of three things: rich, saturated colors combined with natural materials and a warm glow of light...but another important main element that's not possible to share via this simple blog post is the scents of fall. You'll have to use your imagination for that...

It's always best when shared...

Massive log swing - perfect for an autumn day

Upcycled scarves into one of a kind curtain

Feather candles

How cozy

Mason jar candle lantern with its own sweater

Hexagonal motif purse crochet pattern

Craft a willow heart from willow branches

Craft a book page pumpkin

Pincone & candle log

Old glass and bead barbed wire windchimes via Pinterest

Create a teacup candle holder like this one from Stipje

Add a bottle chime made from an embellished miniature bottle by CreationDesigns via Etsy

Fall wreath with silver platter by Becky at Beyond The Picket Fence

Craft some concrete mushrooms for your autumn garden

Candle candle box lantern made from an old wooden box and a belt

Autumn nature wreath

Autumn craft: Painting Leaves

Galvanized bucket with candles

Add a vibrant chair like this Bloomsbury Garden teal chair by Timorous Beasties

Collect and paint acorns

>> My broken china jewelry is always available for purchase <<

Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Orange & Blue For Autumn

I can't not talk about orange and blue. What a great color combination! And not only that, what a great way to display your blue and white china but with some orange pumpkins or gourds during autumn.

Whether you collect blue English transferware, Blue Willow china, or my favorite—amazing Flow Blue china— autumn is one of the best times of the year to show off your blue china by pairing it with the warm orange and yellow tones of the season.

Right now I have the plate shown here (flea market find, two for $4!) displayed on a table with a few mini pumpkins on top. And that's it—plain and simple, no froufrou, no glitter, no ribbons, no magic dust, just a mini celebration of color. As a matter of fact, if I were going to add anything else at all to this look, it would be a bed of two or three fall-colored autumn leaves below the pumpkins, and that's it.

I love looking at and being inspired by amazing and creative tablescapes (and I have a new blog post coming soon showing a few of my favorites!), but to tell you the truth, they're really not my personal style for my own home.

Unless I am dressing up my table for a one-time special event such as Thanksgiving, I keep my table pretty much straightforward and simple. Sometimes I just don't have the time to put into it, or the extra money to spend on it!

Plus, the more stuff I put on my table, the more nosy my cat gets - and he has to take a really close look at everything.

How do you decorate your table for fall?

Have a great week!
love,

Laura

Thursday, September 28, 2017

All Hail The Pumpkin! Amazing Fall Pumpkin Displays

I see them. They're everywhere. In people's yards. On the side of the road. In fields. On display outside of every single grocery store I pass. It used to be just orange colored ones. Now there's white, yellow, blue, green - pumpkins everywhere. Big ones (I like those), small ones (I like those too!), tall ones, squat ones, you get the picture. Pumpkins are everywhere. Well, at least they are where I live - in Pennsylvania. Pumpkin territory.

For the past few years I wrote blog posts about the creative ways that different folks display and gussy-up their pumpkins. They paint them, decoupage them, glitter and sequin them, stack them, transform them into spiders and cats and giant eyeballs. All of those are cool. They're creative and unique. But sometimes I like my pumpkins just - pumpkins.

Below I've collected some of the most beautiful au naturale pumpkin displays put together by some creative, like-minded folks. Which style do you prefer?