More Inexpensive Fall Ideas

(This is in my hallway)

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Hi, I am joining in on the Fun
of the Welcome Fall Party @
http://rhondisrosecoloredglasses.blogspot.com
I hope you will visit her lovely
blog and check out all the great
Fall decorations.
Happy Fall Everyone!!
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Happy Monday Dearies,

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Trust you had a great weekend.

They fly by so quickly don't they!!

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Ours was good,  got the lawn mowed,

did a lot of talking with hubby. Tried to rent

to movie "what about Bob" ,  we haven't seen it

in years,  and our Pastor happened to mention it

in his sermon last week as an illustration.  Our

Blockbuster didn't carry it,  so guess we will have

to get it from the one across town,  if we really

want to see it again.  I actually don't remember

too much about it,  just that it was funny!!

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Sunday school went well,  had a lot of good

comments from our students this week.

Also our Pastors sermon was like putting the icing

on what we taught in class.  So think the Lord

is really  trying to teach us something!!  lol

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Have you ever noticed that how when the Lord

does want to show you something,  it seems like

everything you read or hear has the same message

or the same scripture.  When that happens we sure

need to sit up and take notice!!

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Well,  have some more ideas for you today,

cause I know it is hard to believe but tomorrow is officially Fall!!

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This is not a real pumpkin,  it is one of those fakes from the craft

store!   I know,  I know...........I love real pumpkins too,  but they

don't hold up the whole season,  so I decided about 5 yrs. ago to

just invest in one of these.  So I put it on a platter and then put all

these small pinecones and apples and nuts and things that came

off old candlerings I had, and threw some real grapevine on top.

Sometimes I put the platter on top of a cake stand,  just depends

on where I want to put it,  most of the time I put it on the dining

room table,  this year I did something different,  but I do use

it when we are eating dinner,  I swap the arrangements temporarily.

Cause the other one is too tall to see over!

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Oh Yea,  a few good ideas for pumpkins!! Once I sprayed
a real pumpkin with gold spray paint,  just the top part
where you could still see the orange on the bottom part.
Looked really neat.  Then this weekend I saw on someones
blog (if you are that person- leave me a message cause It
was my first time on your blog and I don't remember the
name of it) anyway,  she has gotten 3 faux pumpkins
at the $1 store and sprayed them with copper spray
paint,  they were a vision to behold.
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Here's a shot of it on the table.  Did you notice in the header

picture the lil jeweled pumpkins and the greeting card on a lil

plate stand.  That mirror is destined for our bathroom when it

is finished so figured I might as well put it to good use for Fall.

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This floral arrangement is what I actually have on

the dining room table but just had it here while

we had dinner.  The urn usually just has grapevine

bushes in it for normal use,  and I left them in

but just added some flowers from the cut up

floral bouquets I had bought,  remember the

ones in the white pitcher from my other post.

All you have to do is stick them in one by one

and if you don't like something take it out

and replace it.  If you haven't done florals

before sometimes it just takes trying a few

times.  Maybe you can even find a pic

of something you like the looks of and find

silk flowers to match,  or live ones for that

matter.  I love live flowers the most,  but

don't know that I want to spend $$ on that

up until Dec.,  so silk makes more sense $wise.

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Here is a heart shaped wreath I made by taking a swag

of flowers and just bending them into and tying them

together with a pipecleaner (the long ones) then added

a nice bow.  I did this cause I had 2 that I found years

ago for like $3.00 each.  One I used over a picture,

so I wanted to do something different with the other

one.  That worked!!  They are the same yet a lil

different at least!  And you know how I like flowers!!

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I use two of my dining room chairs for seating in

my family room.  The seats are cream as you can

see so I added a napkin to the top of each seat

to add some color.  I have red gingham ones I

use at christmas time.   The fabric matches

the table runner on coffee table.  Shows up

better in person. Works best on chairs that

don't get sat in a lot!  Course,  all you have

to do is straighten it afterwards!

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Heres is the other swag over some fairly new

pics I found 2 yrs ago at walmart,  you will

see the other one in another pic.  I just loved

them,  and they added a lil bit of a tuscan

feel for a change.

See the rounded topiary  and where I just

added some apples, berries and ribbon to it to

make it festive,  and then I have a metal

basket just filled with pinecones and a few

berries.  Love my sofa table,  my step brother

made it for me.  He is quite good with making

things,  they are just beautiful.  He made my

sister a roll top desk out of oak,  just gorgeous

and quite a hard job I would think.  He now

does all sorts of building and things as a

permanent job.  He used to be a Mgr. for

in a dealership for car repairs,  and was very

good at it,  but likes this way better!

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And it's always nice to have a little welcome

 sign to hang somewhere,  and many times

you can find them pretty inexpensivley

at Joann's, Michaels,  walmart or Target.

 Especially if you are buying now or once fall starts they

start to discount stuff pretty rapidly I think!

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And don't forget those out of the way places like the top

of your china hutches, cabinets or armoires.

Just a fall colored plate on a plate stand and greenery

and a vase with similiar colors makes a nice fall

still life.  Also remember to use odd number of items;

like 3, 5 or 7,  it is much more interesting to look at

than 2, 4, or 6.  It is best if you can vary the sizes

and heights,  or sometimes now with the modern

look you can put 3  or 5 of the exact same thing and

it looks great as well.

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Here's another idea for on top of cabinet or a sofa table

even.  This is the other pic,  I found these at walmart

for just $10.00 each,  they look so nice for the fall,  but

if you happen to have earth tones you can use stuff like

that all year round.  Another metal basket full of pine

cones and berries,  Think I have had these babies about

10 years and I just love them.  Another great find from

Ross Stores.  The large garden candleholder I got for

Mother's day this year from my daughter,  actually,  I picked

it out because I had to return some really cute  jamies she got

 me that were the right size but the pants were huge for some

strange reason and they were all like that.  So had been

eyeing this candleholder for awhile, and it was finally

down to a decent price,  so I thought that baby is

going home with me,  and I was delighted!!

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Well,  here is a couple of pics of the total look all pulled together.

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Well,  hope you enjoyed your time with me today,

and I hope I have sparked some creative and imaginitive

ideas in your heart and mind.

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I truly believe the home is one of the greatest influences

on the character of mankind,  only after the Lord,

of course,  but I believe the atmosphere of the home

needs to be one of peace, love, joy,  and beauty, 

it should be a haven for our families to gladly come

to for solace and enjoyment,  and to know their is

someone that loves them here!!

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I also don't think you have to have the best of everything

to create a nice cozy and homey place ,  I think the Lord just

wants you to do the best you can with what you have,

and in the U.S.  we have plenty to work with compared

to everyone else in the world.  We have to look at

what we do have, and be grateful for it,  and use it

to the max.  There are tons of blogs with incredibly

gifted and creative ladies with tons of ideas,  so

if you need more help check out some of those blogs.

I have a few listed on my sidebar,  one of my favorites

is my romantic home,  Cindy has exquisite taste,  but

has amazing creativity and great ideas.  It is a fun blog

if you like decorating.

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You have a good evening,  and a good day tomorrow.

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Lord willing I will share Part 6 of the "Flooded House"

tomorrow.  See ya then..............

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Love, hugs, and blessings to you all,

Nellie