Magazine Monday (on Tuesday)

I had a cold this weekend, so I didn't get anything done to post on Monday. This morning I realized that I never posted some of my Fall decorations from this year, so I'll do that.

I used a $3.00 bag of cinnamon pine cones for these:

I filled a narrow vase and tied it with ribbon. At Christmas, all I have to do is change the ribbon and it's the decoration that keeps on decoring!

On the left, I used a different vase and added a candle. On the right is the beautiful dessert plate mom and Aunt Layna found at Home Goods during their visit which has the perfect border for festive ribbon. Add a turkey from World Market and it's a nice little table centerpiece.

I saw this squirrel at World Market and couldn't resist bringing him home.

Now to the wall in our dining room. When Dad & Dedee were here, they were really great and helped me hang this floating shelf I got from IKEA. I hung it high up so that I could do a photo grouping underneath. I had other plans for the grouping (smaller frames and more symmetrical) but sometimes you've just got to use what you've got. Thanks to Mom & Aunt Layna for helping me hang those when you were here. (That's right, folks. I often use visitors for manual labor - be ware!)

The whole arrangement for fall.

Mr. & Mrs. pilgrim from Nick's Aunt Kathy look right at home next to the Mayflower I got during my Thanksgiving trip to Plymouth, and Nick's ship from his mission in Chile. It's nice to finally have a place to display souvenirs.

This next one is pretty clever, if I do say so myself.
I didn't have anything to put in one of the frames, so I used a wallpaper sample I had until I found something. A few days later, I was deciding where to put the cute gel window clings Nick's mom sends in her holiday packages. I looked up, saw the empty picture frame and decided to try sticking them to the glass.

During October I used the pumpkins and fall leaves she sent last year.

For November it has been the turkey and fall leaves she sent this year.

Here is the wreath I bought last year. Since no one ever uses our front door, I hung it on the inside.

One last random touch. I saw this M&Ms advertisement in a magazine and thought it was amazing. You have to really look close to tell that the leaves are M&Ms.

I hung them on my magnet board in the kitchen to add some color.

Now I'm ready to say farewell to Fall and hello to Christmas!