Fall Decorating Ideas

Momrn2 recently did a post Requesting Fall Ideas So ... I thought I'd throw out some of my ideas for her and for you ... and if you have any you'd like to blog about, go on over to her post and add your name to her Mr. Linky ... otherwise, feel free to leave your ideas in the comment section!

About fall decorating: I LOVE to use natural things and then accent them with candles. Here are a few ideas:



Idea Numero Uno: I always love fall foliage, and if you have beautiful leaves falling all around you, you can collect them and place them in small bowls or baskets.

Idea Numero Dos: Some leaves even have long enough stems that you can make a nice fall flower arrangement with them. Place them, along with freshly cut mums or any other seasonal flower from your yard (or your neighbors ... I won't tell) in a small juice glass filled with water. That will make a nice "nosegay" arrangement (small, compact, viewed from all sides).

Idea Numero Tres: If you have older children that have outgrown their little orange pumpkin-shaped trick-or-treat buckets, you can do a few things with them -- a) fill the bucket with wrapped candies and place it on an end table or coffee table; b) fill the bucket with seasonal flowers and/or leaves (place a cup of water in the middle of the bucket for the flowers); c) fill the bucket with homemade cookies if you're having company

Idea Numero Quatro: I like to use a lot of seasonal fruits and vegetables. If you place them in a nice bowl or basket, you can use them as a centerpiece at your dinner table or dining room table. Pumpkins, gourds, squash, zucchini, egg plant, grapes, apples, nuts, etc. (Just remember to check them and rotate them so they don't get all moldy on you!)


Idea Numero Cinco: I love to place fresh pumpkins at the front door. If you do anything like this, remember to place things in "odd-numbered" arrangements. For instance ... Three pumpkins in graduating sizes.


Idea Numero oh-heck... it's idea #6: If you have a lamp post, you can tie corn stalks around it. Most local farms are cutting their corn stalks down around this time, so you can probably get them for free... Don't forget to place some pumpkins at the bottom!

Idea #7: Make a scarecrow with some old children's jeans, shirt, boots, a rope for a belt, and raked leaves or grass clippings for stuffing. Use old panty hose for the head/body, and put a hat over the head. Place your scarecrow at the front door sitting on a lawn chair next to the pumpkins!

Idea #8: I love to use fresh apples to decorate with. I will get yellow, red and green apples (different sizes), place them in a large bowl or basket and put them on my counter.


Idea #9: You can hollow out numerous pumpkins in various sizes, and with a drill, you can drill holes in them and when you place a candle in the middle, it will shine through the holes! Cute!


Idea #10: You can hang Indian Corn from your door as a make-shift fall "wreath."

Now ... having said all this, I probably won't decorate this year, because I have a little one under foot ... we'll have to wait and see!

Don't forget to share YOUR ideas!!!