Fall

23 September 2014

Easy Fall Wreath!

posted by Angela 4 Comments

EASY is my motto this year especially with volunteering and being away from the house more…….

EASY is my favorite word!!

I needed wreaths for my front doors but wanted to keep it simple and EASY!!

First I made a burlap wreath using a wire frame like this.

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I followed Laura of Top This Top That‘s tutorial on making a burlap wreath. I used four rolls of burlap ribbon per 20″ wire wreath. Her directions are perfect and it’s so easy to make a perfect wreath!

I knew I wanted to embellish them a little (’cause don’t we all embellish everything?)!! But remember, EASY is my motto this year!

I had these two berry/ball wreaths in the closet that I haven’t used for a few years.

I basically just pushed them inside the wire form and adjusted the burlap.

Now that’s EASY!!!

Thanks, Laura, for a wonderful tutorial!!! If you don’t know Laura, definitely check out her blog, Top This Top That! You’ll love her! I especially love when she chats about her donkey!!

Have a great day and remember, keep life simple……

….and decorating EASY!!

Until next time…….

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22 September 2014

Adding Fall Color!

posted by Angela 8 Comments

After finishing up the Fall touches on the front porch, I decided my urns and “orbs” needed a little something, something….

Y’all know how I love my Orbs!!! Last year, they were a different color….

I decided to change them from black to cream and I have really enjoyed the change but when I set the white pumpkins in the cream orbs, they kinda disappeared. So, I had to come up with a new idea!

I needed a little color!!!

I purchased 2 large candle ring wreaths and 4 small candle ring wreaths that were 40% off at Hobby Lobby.

I cut them in half……

I simply placed the two halves of the larger wreaths into the orbs

…..and placed my faux greenery orbs back in!

I did the same thing with the small halves by placing them in the smaller urns and placing those greenery orbs on top!

It was just the right amount of color and I love the green and orange together. I think it’s a great way to transition from summer to fall since our temperatures are still topping 90 degrees!

Sometimes I tend to over think decorating. This was so simple and inexpensive. I spent a total of $20 and I think it created a major impact!

The “Summer to Fall” Porch is just about complete! Now, if only our temperatures could fall too!

Until next time……….

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4 August 2014

Aging Hydrangeas

posted by Angela 13 Comments

Hydrangea’s are a beautiful flower……….

……..I wish I could grow big, full beautiful bushes but, here in South Texas, this is as good as it gets!!

If I get one bloom, I’ll feel like the hydrangea Gods have blessed me! So instead, I have to settle for faux.

I had a project in mind with an old doctor’s bag I picked up at an estate sale…….

It’s old, dusty, dirty and definitely worn…………………

it’s perfect!!!

Now, back to my project!! I visioned cream-colored dried hydrangea flowers spilling out the bag, but as I mentioned, no can do!

So, I bought faux……

But they were too white.

My solution??????

Coffee!!!!

I poured some into a large soup bowl…..

…….and dipped my hydrangea into the coffee coating the petals really well.

Here, you can see one stem half dipped!!!

I would just let the individual stems set in the coffee for a few minutes!!

And let them dry out on a paper towel!

You can tell the difference between the dipped and not dipped!!

I let them dry and then re-dipped them again. I did this about 3 times per stem.

What I love the most is how the coffee settled in the tips of the pedals making them a little darker and giving them that “aged” look I was wanting!!

I put some crumpled up grocery bags in the bottom of the bag and placed the flowers on top so they wouldn’t fall down into the bag.

I added a silver candlestick, a piece of french linen and an old book I picked up at the same estate sale!

I created this little vignette! You know how I love vignettes!

Can I just say that I’m so excited for fall?!!! I think this will make a great fall/Halloween vignette! That little black book I picked up at the estate sale, that’s in the bag, is of Edgar Allen Poe’s poems including “The Raven”!