A Touch of Fall

 Let's look at some fall decor. I am doing much less these days, but it doesn't mean I don't love fall. I love it so much. The colors are so warm. I am such a blue and green person, but yet I love the oranges and yellows of fall. 

Had I not put some of it our early I don't think I would have much to show. Early worked in my favor this year. I was cleaning before we went on our trip and just started pulling things out and placing them. I came back to worry of the storm, so I had trouble doing the remainder.

I am starting in the kitchen with one of the first things I changed out and I must say every single time I walk by it I smile. That is the goal..huh?!

The sampler crow is mine, but the sweet little Be Blessed was done sweet Carol. I had the bunny with apples and sunflowers out with these sunflower/black eyed Susans in August and early September. These just went perfectly with these flowers. 

The table is all set with its fall napkins and orange candles. I change out the napkins and candles almost monthly. 

I just love the candle holders. I got them in Auburn. After the infamous poisoning of our beloved live oaks on Toomer's Corner many of the local stores had some oak collections. I bought these candle holders and some earrings. I originally pulled them out for fall and football season and then one day it dawned on me that they could be displayed all year long considering that my yard and street are full of live oaks.

The kitchen window got its usual acorns, ribbon, and crows which are impossible to photograph. They are always shadows in photographs but quite lovely in person.

In the living room, I have added some fall to the coffee table and some candle votives and flowers on the end tables. It is time to start lighting the room in the evenings with some candles.

Gus, the springer seems to have outgrown thinking the items on the coffee table were put there for him to play with. Finally! Those flowers were in the kitchen last year. I ended up ordering a new creamer from my dishes from eBay. It is the perfect size for a few little flowers. I always had one, but when I put the sunflowers in the other one,  I had no other thing that was just the right size for the old flowers. I was lucky to find the creamer on eBay for a real good price. 

I added some feathers in a plastic cup on my bookcase and added some stitches in on the bookcases. There is one at the top and the bottom on one side and one hanging in the center.

I added another stitch at the top on the other side and you can see that Deb and Liz kept me company while cleaning today. Their videos are rather long, so I usually have to watch in increments. However, they made good cleaning buddies today.

Moving on to the dining room. I bought some more flowers to do Mother an arrangement. She had really liked the ones on the coffee table last year and they were out when I went back to get her some. She seemed totally uninterested this year, so I just put them in my dining room. She is changing and seems to forget what she liked from season to season and also seems to need less out for display.

I added the pumpkins that were on the table last year to the side table, but I don't know that I love them here. I love them. They are one of my favorite decorations, but I can always change it out.

In the hallway, I added a stitch and a pumpkin.

In the foyer, I added some real and faux leaves, acorns, pinecones, etc. 

Getting a close up I realized I was working way too hard to get that picture.

Now, for some REAL cuteness. My daughter is one who doesn't usually decorate a day before October 1st, texted the other day saying she thought she would go ahead and decorate. Of course, I told her to go for it. She sent pictures but she had Tucker pose for them. You hardly notice her cute decorations for looking at that sweet Tucker. Spoken like a true grammie.

I will add some different things in mid October and then again in November, but for now I am enjoying the fall. We have not had a sunny day in over a week, but we have some glorious temperatures the last three days, so it actually makes me feel like fall.

I will be back with a stitching post next week. We have a birthday celebration for my daughter and are also planning to go to Auburn for the weekend.

Feeling like fall,

Sandy