September is here and for Denver, that means the beginning of cooler weather and the changing of seasons. We've had our windows open for the last 3 days, and it's been in the 60's in our house. I've broken out the pumpkin candles, the long sleeves and the soup recipes. I got inspired to decorate for fall this year. I didn't want to spend very much money because you never know when I'm gonna lose it and start decorating for Christmas! I can get a little crazy! I shopped the house and yard for most of the decorations. I think I spent $20.00 and most of that was for the wreath on the front door. I have to confess that I drew most of my inspiration from Martha Stewart, who doesn't have a 9 month old son and who can sit and craft for hours and hours. I do not have that luxury, but I was able to accomplish this in a couple of days. It's very simple, but I kinda like the way it all came together.
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| The finished product. I'm going to put pumpkins where the large candles are when a person can buy some. |
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| This garland is made of old book pages. I used buttons instead of berries because I had lots of extra buttons from clothes we've bought over the years. The string is embroidery thread that I found in the craft drawer. |
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| I borrowed frames from around the house and I made "custom stationary" by typing up "fallish" words on some cream colored resume paper I found in our desk. |
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| These corn husk wreaths were THE WORST to make but they turned out pretty good. |
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| More book pages in a wreath. |
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| This grass was in our back yard and I just wrapped more paper around a vase I already had. |
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| Here's the wreath that I made for the front door. It's the real budget buster coming in at $13.00. |
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| This is Welcome Bear. We received this as a wedding gift, and every year this gal comes out. |
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| Of course Avery had to get involved. He wants to help with everything and I love it! |
