Fall Table Decor and a Pumpkin Makeover

 

I am just in love with PicMonkey...is anyone else?  They just have some really neat editing features...  Above I used the posterize effect for my front porch vignette... How cute?!   And yes, those are Pottery Barn pumpkins...$10.00 at a yard sale for the both of them!!! SCORE! I'll be doing a post shortly to show you more of my cute little front porch all dressed up for autumn...

 

But today I wanted to show you my dining room table decor.

 

Barn Blast...Oh Yeah!

About two weeks ago, I attended a local event in our area for Children's Literacy...the annual "Barn Blast" as they call it.  There were silent and live auctions, food, and lots of dancing... 183 was my bidder number...my first auction!

 

I was asked several months back if I would like to participate by donating an old window sash. The one I chose just happened to go perfect with the rest of the decor, which I will spend the remainder of this blog showing you.  You know this southern girl has a soft spot for the country...music, dancing, food, and decor...

 

Cotton, an old ceramic vase, and a wooden crate...enough said!

 

Here is a picture of Miss Kitty's Candy Corner...

 

And a close up!  All different flavors of M&Ms...pretzel, plain, cherry cordial...

Loved the idea for a banner...they tied together bandanna's, cute!

And more decor...LOVE the quilt...

...And the faux sunflowers (which happen to be my favorite)

and this quilt and the old bucket and tool box... I would have gladly taken all of these decorations off of their hands for them!  Too bad they weren't up for auction!  

Anyways...this event was LOADS of fun...and I am already looking forward to next year!

This Evenin's Accomplishments

I know that I told you I wasn't doing a whole lot of decorating since we are trying to sell our house... well who was I kidding. You know me, I can't NOT decorate...it's not in my nature to let a decorating opportunity pass by, especially this time of year. What can I say? My home was made for fall and Christmas decor! Our home is still on the market, we are still trying to sell it, but I still live here...so I'm making the most of it!



Worked on the mantel a bit. It needed a little sprucin' up...I like it.



I had a couple of those apothecary jars that I've been collecting from yard sales. I filled one with acorns, another with a few acorns and a small plastic pumpkin from the dollar store, and one with some faux fall leaves. I sat a few plastic pumpkins on top of some candle sticks, and a candle here and there... a stack of books and a glass cake plate as a risers.



A pumpkin from Hallmark and a few pictures of me and the hubby and there you have it...a fall mantel. All free...shopping from my craft room and the basement! No need to leave home!


And then there's the kitchen:

Here's another project that popped in my head and quickly onto the wall of my kitchen. Mama Skinny found this crate at a YARD SALE and I've been using it to store my cookbooks. Tonight as I was straightening up the kitchen, this idea came to me. Surprised? Not me, I don't clean without redecorating. That's when I get some of my greatest ideas! I think this is fantastic! And it creates a nice little shelf on top.

And the Foyer:

I just thought this looked so cute that I needed to take a picture. Do you see the common denominator in this photo... I'll give you a hint. It's a color... YELLOW! Ain't it purty!

Love Ya'll...nighty night! Big day tomorrow...the Hubby's birthday!