It’s Fall Y’all!

All it took was an impromptu trip to the Harvest Festival at Thanksgiving Point to get me in the mood for fall!

Some of these pumpkins weighed over 750 pounds!  Some people have an amazing talent when it comes to growing things.  That’s not one of my talents at all. 

This “fall fever” gave me the motivation to decorate my house when October 1st rolled around.  I loved my yellow accents in the living room, but decided to switch things up a bit.  I like to change my décor with the seasons.  I borrowed the orange pillows and black and white rug from the pool table room downstairs.  Sometimes decorating is the most fun using what you already have. 

Thanks to an anonymous prankster who thought it was funny to leave a dead 10 foot tree on our front porch, I now have black spray painted branches to adorn my fireplace mantle.  I love them, especially because they were free!   Tree branches in general are hard to come by in a neighborhood filled with new construction!

All it took was a trip (or two, or three) to TJ Maxx, Target, Taipan and Hobby Lobby to find some unique Halloween trinkets to add in with what I already had.  I originally bought the black glitter stars to hang in Britney’s room.  I got them 75% off after Halloween last year.  But after 10 months they were still on the floor by her dresser.  I think they look perfect hanging from my kitchen chandelier for their intended use as a Halloween decoration. 

I love having a new house to decorate.  I’ve seen so many fun ideas on Pinterest, like hanging the letter “B” (that I already had) onto my fall wreath (that I already had) for a new look, again, for FREE!

I bought the ceramic Utah pumpkins that (you can’t see very well in this shot) for 90% off last year at Hobby Lobby.  They were originally $49.99 each, but I got them for $4.99 each.  I got the black planters 75% off at the end of the season at Target.  I love getting a good deal.  It gives me a rush of adrenaline, a natural “high”.  Does that happen to anyone else after they score a great find?  I always check out what’s on sale after a holiday.  I don’t mind putting it away to use the next year.  It’s always a surprise when I unpack my holiday décor and find something I forgot I bought for a way good deal the year before.  I rarely justify buying something when it’s full-price.  I have a few splurges, but when they are mixed in with my bargain finds, I think it all ends up looking tasteful.

Harley followed me from room to room while I was decorating.  By noon, she was worn out from all the fall/Halloween decorating.  And so was I.