Fall Inspiration 2015

It's finally here. Cooler weather! I love everything about fall... Except the countdown to Christmas. I'm not quite ready for that!

Here is my low to no budget 2015 fall decor. I shopped the house and pulled it together. I love decorating with natural elements. Rusty, crusty, lots of texture, and ...cheap!

This is the buffet in the dining room. 

We raise and sell waterfowl and other birds, feathers galore. Perfect for fall decorating.

This is the mantel.

Deer sheds, dried hydrangeas, and cotton bolls are in the mix. Chicken feeders on top of terracotta pots for height make perfect sense to me. 

Recently, I picked up this large basket at the thrift store. I think I want to stain or paint it. It needs to be darker or maybe white? In the meantime, I tossed in the extra decor stuff I wasn't using and displayed it on the coffee table. I love a collection of random stuff.

What about corn??? This was so easy. Leaving the shucks attached make this corn look amazing. What a pretty color!

I tucked the silk down in the bottom of the vase, nestled the corn inside, and set the whole thing in some chicken wire. Okay! So I was feeling creative...

Here is last years mantel.

I enjoyed this "buffet" in my dining room for a few years. I recently changed the dining room around and moved this to another room. Time for change! Yes, I decorated it for fall only to disassemble and move it 2 weeks later... For me, when inspiration strikes, I roll with it.

 (2014 fall decor)

The maple leaves are starting to turn colors. This is my real leaf wreath from last year. 
You can see how easy it is to make here.

If you follow me on Instagram, you know that I've been working on a pallet project for my dining room. I can't wait to share all the details with you here on the blog. Happy Fall Ya'll!

I hope you were inspired!
Thank you for stopping by Thrift My House.

How to use chicken wire inside a fabric hoop.

Last week, I painted 2 hallways, 11 doors (10 white and 1 black), baseboards, and odds and ends. Yesterday, I desperately needed a craft day. A day that had nothing to do with paint! 

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My friend Tuula loves the color pink. So much that she has an ongoing series of 

 Think Pink Mondays on her blog.

A while back I joined the Pink Ladies and made a pink dream catcher for my daughter. 

While I like pink, I don't love pink...

I decided to make one in the colors that I love. 

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For this project you will need:

A hoop, chicken wire, strips of fabric, ribbon, twine, and embellishments.

First, cut a piece of chicken wire that will fit inside your hoop. Carefully bend it to fit and then cut the excess wire leaving just enough to bend over the hoop.

You can paint the hoop first... or not. I left this one natural wrapping around the entire hoop with ribbon and twine. This will cover the wires nicely.

Tie strips of fabric and ribbon around the bottom. Do this in whatever length you like. 

Add embellishments. 

If you don't particularly want a dream catcher... what about a message board or a custom wreath? Leave the fringe off of the bottom and you have a whole new project. 

It all starts with an idea. 

If you need some PINK ideas for the month of February, visit Tuula and see what the Pink Ladies have come up with.

I hope you were inspired!

Thank you so much for stopping by 

Thrift My House.