I've just started thinking about the change of Season - Here are a few Easy and Inexpensive Fall Decorating Ideas, we can plan for in the upcoming month
Autumn provides a bounty of decorating ideas. No need to decorate for fall with cheap, plastic, fake items when the real thing is inexpensive, more tasteful, and easily creates a beautiful fall ambiance in your home. Here are several ideas that you can easily do. Use a taller pumpkin as a vase for fresh flowers. Clean out the guts and seeds and use the pumpkin to arrange your flowers. Taller ones work well, but so will squatty pumpkins if you cut your flower stems short.
Make topiary out of a foam form (conical shapes always work well) and hot glue a variety of large seeds acorns, walnuts, pine cones to the form. Completely cover the foam. Easy and makes a wonderful piece for any table or counter top.
Pick brightly colored fallen leaves. Rub a good moisturizer onto the front and back of the leaves and let dry. This helps the leaves keep their color and avoid curling. Once dry, scatter the leaves on a table, around a centerpiece, or on a fireplace mantle.
Fill a tall vase or extra-large brandy snifter with a variety of colorful miniature pumpkins and gourds.
Make a centerpiece using pie pumpkins, gourds, and leaves. Vary the sizes and colors of these squashes and fill in the gaps with leaves, mini pumpkins, and gourds.. Arrange large pumpkins in a group (odd numbers work best) or on stairs. Carve or paint designs or messages on the pumpkins.
For example, I saw white pumpkins used on stair treads, each with a letter spelling “Welcome”.
Cut long branches with colored leaves still attached (see instructions above to prevent bringing bugs into your home). Place in a tall vase or an umbrella stand. Be sure the branches are proportionate to the vase or stand.
We hope you can try one or two of these ideas to welcome in the new season! Linda and Pat Lichter
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