Fall Fun & Getting Crafty

Thanks to ice storm Cleon, I've got a little bit of time of my hands to catch up this here blog!  So, we're going all the way back to October. Yes, two months. But I wanted to post about my fall decor. Our mantle is quite possibly my favorite thing in our house. And I'm obsessed with making sure it is always appropriately decorated!

I made this wreath using deco mesh and burlap ribbon.  I then added a burlap bow (the burlap used in the bow was a little heavier weight than what I used in the wreath) and hot glued on some silk flowers I got from Hobby Lobby.  I love buying a few of the silk bouquets every season and cutting them up and using them all over the house, as you can see from the picture below.  

I placed them in the Peter's Pottery vase and ran them through the candelabra.  I also picked up the ceramic pumpkins at Hobby Lobby for half off.  

Henderson picked up a bail of hay at work and I grabbed the pumpkins at a local nursery.  The scarecrow was $6 at Walmart but so fun!  

We had a few friends over in October for a little tailgating party (which I have no pictures of), so we wanted to carve some pumpkins for the front porch decor.  I never took a picture of the finished products, but they ended up cute and Henderson and I had such a fun little date night at home doing them (complete with Sonic drinks of course).  

While I was at Hobby Lobby I found this shadow box for half off.  I've been wanting someway to show case our wedding goodies and this was just the ticket!  I have the nosegay bouquet my mom had, my garter, and various paper products from the wedding weekend.