If you see a 5’3″ girl out there with brown curly hair and a goofy perma-grin it’s probably me. Why am I smiling? Because it is almost FALL! I love Autumn. My absolute favourite season of the year. As a westcoastie rain lover who is allergic to the sun (seriously – I get a major rash) I am so over summer by about June 22.
But alas – September is here! Yay! And with that, cooler weather, raindrops and time to decorate my mantel for FALL!
Pulling back a bit…
After painting the mantel black last summer, decorating for Fall has had a fun new spin on it. I did a slightly more rustic look last year so wanted something fresh and crisp this time ’round.
First I pulled out anything I thought may work and lined ‘er up on the couch.
Then I began by hanging the wreath that I made last year. I’ve never been a fan of the ‘traditional’ fake leaf and poppuri type fall wreaths so decided to make my own simpler version.
Then I focussed on the two ‘anchors’ – the white tree trunk vases which I filled with some funky things that looked like pussy willows on steroids who had gotten their hair dyed. I found them for $6 at Pier One! Score.
To make the steroid willows stand up straight (versus splaying out and flopping to the vase edges) I did a simple scotch tape grid – like I did here and here.
Then I layered in the other elements…
My large orange glass pumpkin (which has an opening in back for a candle)…
