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Holiday Home Tour

Several weeks ago, my friend Heidi invited all her friends to join her in an online tour of our homes as we decorate for Fall.  As you can see, my decorating taste is pretty simple - just a few touches here and there.  Here are my favorite Fall decorations around my house this year.

This pumpkin basket was purchased at the Sugar Plum festival many years ago.  It’s our Halloween candy holder and it is now holding bags of Skittles and Tootsie Roll pops for Friday.  Shhh, don’t tell the kids!

Ask Tim - I am constantly fiddling with how to decorate the mantle.  I know it needs a much bigger piece above it, but so far I haven’t found the right thing.  So up a bunch of pictures go with a Fall wreath and some flowers! 

A little festive on top of our hutch.  Come December, the pumpkin will be replaced by a Christmas something.  Easy!

These two pieces are up on the ledge of the kitchen cabinets.  They actually stay there all year long.  This year I am going to actually use the pumpkin tureen for soup and make some cider for the pitcher.  However, I say this every year and it’s only happened once.  =)

These next two pictures are just of little somethings on the decorative shelves heading up the stairs.  My sister-in-law, Annette, gave me the candle and holder.  I think it’s so pretty!

Love this little guy toting his watermelons.  Reminds me of Jack.

And then this is our “formal table”.  Looks pretty formal, huh?  =)  The gals in my small group gave me these cute scarecrows several years back for my birthday.  I love getting them out because they remind me of the special friendships I share with these ladies.  And I think I bought the table runner last year at Kohl’s.  No sentimental value there, I just like it.  =)

Consider yourself invited to share your holiday decorations too!  It’s fun to see what we all collect and I’d love to get all your decorating ideas.  I hope you’re all having a happy Fall season so far!

1. Beautiful… so special.  I love that you did this with me!  Thank you!  I think all of your decorations are so special and I love all the stories that you shared with them!  Great job.  I can’t wait for us all to do this for Christmas.

   Seeing this was the next best thing to visiting your beautiful home… although that would have been better!

   Posted by Heidi  on  10/30  at  11:14 AM

2. So cozy.  Love it!  I would love to share some pics with you, as this year, the decorating actually happened. . .b/c I had told Ali we don’t put the pumpkins out until Sept. 20. . .and she knew the date due to “calendar time” for school.  yep.  I have to get tricked into being crafty.  Alas, I also have to get tricked into posting pictures, so we’ll see!

   um, I do the SAME THING with the mantel fiddling.  I am guessing it means I haven’t found the right thing—big piece, like you said.  I just moved EVERYTHING around when I put up my fall stuff and it is a little better. . .but never quite right.  What’s good for on top of mantles?  Big mirrors, photos, cornocopias(sp?) ? 

   Posted by (JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  11/12  at  02:52 PM