Hi everyone!
I have finally started my fall decorating! Yeah! The leaves are just starting to turn in the yard and the first of the local pumpkins are ready. I will be hunting out pumpkins, mums, gourds, and corn shocks this weekend to add to the other things I already have placed around the house. I usually use only dried or 'faux' items on my antiques and use the real pumpkins, gourds, etc around the house on the floors and the fireplace. I also decorate the front porch - at least until they start getting ready for the "Terror Woods"!
The guys have already started plotting out the route for the 'victims', I mean the trick or treaters who will be coming through this year's 'Terror Woods' and have been setting up the rehearsal times to practice for THE BIG NIGHT - Halloween!
I have been working to get the interior of the house decorated and I wanted to show you some of what I have done so far. The kitchen always gets decorated first and I do tend to go overboard sometimes!
I also love to add some 'faux' bittersweet and other things to the old cupboard in the kitchen that holds some of my redware crocks and jugs.
I also added a small bit of fall to the little red three drawer chest in the livingroom. I used to use real gourds and leaves but soon learned that wasn't a good idea!
It's a lot of fun to decorate the mantel and I try to do something different every year. This year the chicken is running through the punkin patch and it looks like he is headed for the bin where I keep my feed pans! I guess he's hungry. Yes, I am rather crazy this time of year but the cool weather and sound of the crunchy leaves under foot when I go out to take pictures or weed or just sitting and drink a cup of tea in the backyard makes me feel so relaxed that I can let my imagination wander. Speaking of wandering! I was wandering through the Lemon Poppy Seed website the other day and came across Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives and she had this great Jack Pumpkin that I just had to have! He arrived yesterday and has already picked out the spot where he wants to sit and enjoy the Halloween celebrations this October!
This is a big weekend here in Delaware - we have the annual Art on The Green in Historic New Castle (a great colonial town here in northern New Castle County). You can visit online at http://www.newcastlecity.net/or you can click on the link in my sidebar. There are several flea markets and tag sales going on this weekend, so I will be out flitting about and having some fun!
Hope y'all have a great weekend!
I just love getting to see more pictures of your home and seeing it decked out for fall is a bonus!! Have a wonderful weekend. I am headed to Maine - can you say foliage??! WOO HOO!!
ReplyDeleteJust beautiful pictures and I know what you mean about using just faux ones:)
ReplyDeleteRondell
Hello~Your fall decorations are lovely!
ReplyDeleteYour home is so wonderful!
ReplyDeleteAnd with all the Fall decorations it looks primtastic!!
Thanks for the great eye candy!
Wonderful !!! I love all of it !!!
ReplyDeleteAngie
Everything looks great! The fall decor is the icing on the cake!
ReplyDeleteIt all looks very nice. Love the antiques! I need to get faux bittersweet. We don't have it anywhere around here. Like your box. Might have to try that with one I have.
ReplyDeleteJayne