Happy Halloween!

 

Wishing you a day filled with sweet memories!

 

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mini pumpkins...

 

Busy day today... wishing you a wonderful fall filled Thursday!

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Feeling fall.. decorating with pumpkins

 

Fall is one of my favorite times for decorating around the house.  I love that I can keep the beautiful pumpkins around for longer than a few weeks and really get my fill of them.  They transition from Halloween to Thanksgiving beautifully and it is such and easy change over. 

I was looking through images for ideas and remembered our visit to the central coast last year was filled with fall inspiration!  I love the feathers and plants mixed in and I am going to see if I can come close to replicating something like this over the next few weeks.

How is your fall decorating coming along?

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Autumn At Your Doorstep: Decorating Porches & Entryways For Fall

Fall is here and it's time for pumpkins and mums! 
It's easy to create a welcoming entryway to your home for autumn, and you
don't have to spend a fortune in the process. Natural themed elements are the
way to go: pumpkins, mums, cornstalks, rustic baskets and hay bales are all
great ideas for things you can use to decorate your porch or doorway. Check
out these inspirational autumn porch images and be inspired! 

I love the look of these old lanterns with white pumpkins

The use of garlands above the doorway makes this look complete.
from Thistlewood Farm

Pumpkins wrapped in holiday lights from Womans Day

The hanging baskets with mums add height to this pretty autumn display

Carved out pumpkins look stunning bursting with colorful mums 

I think the orange of the fall decor goes great with the turquoise house trim

Beautiful fall porch from Thistlewood Farms

Country style entryway with gourds, pumpkins and squash

These apple baskets go beautifully with these mums

Orange mums and pumpkins from Martha Stewart

Welcoming porch from BHG

Fall entry from HGTV

Cute pumpkin bow display from Mary Arts

Pumpkin house from Lola Legally Blonde

What do you think?
How do you decorate for fall?

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Beautiful Painted & Decoupaged Pumpkins

Who doesn't love decorating with pumpkins in autumn and of course for Halloween? 

How about trying something new this year? Instead of carving a pumpkin, 

try painting or decoupaging it instead. 

The basic decoupage supplies that you will need are: decoupage 

medium (Mod Podge is commonly the chosen decoupage medium of the masses),

a wide brush or sponge brush to apply the decoupage medium, and of course you 

will need whatever material you plan on applying to your pumpkin. Some ideas

include: paper party or guest napkins, lightweight material scraps, paper images, 

sheet music, and tissue paper. 

For painted pumpkins, you can use a variety of different types of paint, from basic

household spray paint (please follow the manufacturer's instructions for use and 

work in a well-ventilated area, such as outside), to acrylic craft paint. Check out a
few of my favorite painted and decoupaged decorate pumpkin inspirations 
below and maybe you'll be inspired to create a unique pumpkin too!

Mod Podge pumpkins made with guest napkins by The Painted Home

Pink painted mini pumpkins

Pink painted pumpkins 

Decoupage pumpkins with DIY instructions from funkytime

Funky ombre painted pumpkin from funkytime

Black & white painted pumpkins from Country Living

Painted and decoupaged pumpkin from Good Housekeeping

Crochet covered faux pumpkins from Mitzi's Miscellany

Gold painted mini pumpkins

Big pumpkin spray painted matte black

Glittered pumpkins from StyleList

Mod Podge pumpkin instructions by Cedar Hill Ranch

Simple paint-dripped pumpkins

These pumpkins were spray painted through lace by Mary Ann Heeb

Gold Stenciled pumpkin DIY from Casasugar

Striped painted pumpkins from Southern Living

Paint an eyeball pumpkin like this one by Ladeedacreations

Boho decorated pumpkins by Aunt Peaches


What do you think?


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Fall weekend in the Central Coast

We had a wonderful fall weekend on our visit to the Central Coast.  It makes me so happy to spend a little bit of time in the country.  There is always a lot to see and many places to stop.  We like to visit as many places as possible, this time we squeezed in at least 3 days worth of activity into one and a half.  These sweet big guys were just outside the entrance to Remnants of the Past.  I love horses, such beautiful animals!  

We managed to get to the Avila Barn to pick up some pumpkin bread and other goodies, the See Canyon apple farm for pumpkins and the yummiest apples, as well as the show and food in San Luis Obispo. 
Tomorrow I will show you all the fun we had at the show....