{"id":445,"date":"2016-10-14T12:40:31","date_gmt":"2016-10-14T12:40:31","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hopemeetsjoy.com\/?p=445"},"modified":"2016-10-15T16:24:44","modified_gmt":"2016-10-15T16:24:44","slug":"fall-decorating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hopemeetsjoy.com\/index.php\/2016\/10\/14\/fall-decorating\/","title":{"rendered":"fall decorating"},"content":{"rendered":"

Fall is my favorite season. \u00a0I love wearing sundresses and wedges as much as the next girl, but by the end of summer, I’m ready to throw on that blanket scarf and cozy up with a hot chocolate. \u00a0 Not much beats the scent of fall candles burning, the wisp of a crisp breeze across the room from the open windows, and the warmth of a Pippa curled up on my lap. (see below.) \u00a0Speaking of candles, I was lucky enough to go to Michael’s on a whim and hit the jackpot! 4 for $10 for Fall scented candles. \u00a0I bought 8.<\/p>\n

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I get almost as excited to decorate for fall as I do for Christmas! \u00a0Years ago, I bought a very sad, beat up clearance wreath from Michael’s at the end of the fall season. \u00a0When we moved into our home in 2013, \u00a0it came with us because I had plans to fix it up for our first fall in our new home. \u00a0 I added a few fancy pumpkins and leaves and crafted a burlap ribbon banner. \u00a0I painted some chipboard letters white that I found at Hobby Lobby and hot glued everything to the “clearance wreath.” \u00a0I love it.<\/p>\n

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Inside our home, you’ll find pumpkins sprinkled throughout the main level. \u00a0 Within the past couple of years, white pumpkins have been trending. \u00a0I have collected an abundance of cheap pumpkins over the years- some which I really didn’t like. \u00a0 So I took an empty pizza box, some wooden kebob skewers and literally skewered the fake pumpkins \u00a0into the pizza box. \u00a0(I wish I had pictures of this as it sounds weird.) \u00a0\"img_8950\"<\/p>\n

Then I spray painted them with my favorite spray paint: Rustoleum Antique White. \u00a0When they were dry, I took dark brown acrylic craft paint and a small paint brush and painted within the lines of the pumpkin and then smudged or lightened the lines with the edge of a paper towel. \u00a0The pumpkin stems were easy to remove from the pumpkins and they got a coat of brown as well. \u00a0I really like how they turned out.<\/p>\n

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A couple of summers ago, I found these hurricane lanterns\u00a0on clearance at Lowe’s. I got all 3 of these for $12! (Originally would have cost $50 for the trio.) \u00a0Two live on either side of our television on our entertainment dresser, and one in the center of our kitchen table. \u00a0They are perfect for every season. \u00a0For fall, they get some synthetic leaves around a \u00a0fall jar candle.<\/p>\n

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The craft club made wine cork pumpkins for October, so mine found its home within our kitchen table centerpiece. \u00a0I’ve collected furniture odds and ends in the 3 years that we’ve lived in this house, and a shallow\u00a0desk drawer became the perfect centerpiece holder for our kitchen table. \u00a0All it needed was a few coats of white paint.<\/p>\n

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Lastly, my chalkboard got embellished with a Pinterest-inspired Fall Bucket List that I’m looking forward to completing! \u00a0HAPPY FALL Y’ALL! It’s officially here to stay!\"img_8755\"<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Fall is my favorite season. \u00a0I love wearing sundresses and wedges as much as the next girl, but by the end of summer, I’m ready to throw on that blanket scarf and cozy up with a hot chocolate. \u00a0 Not much beats the scent of fall candles burning, the wisp of a crisp breeze across the room from the open windows, and the warmth of a Pippa curled up on my lap. (see below.) \u00a0Speaking of candles, I was lucky enough to go to Michael’s on a whim and hit the jackpot! 4 for $10 for Fall scented candles. \u00a0I bought 8. I get almost as excited to decorate for fall as I do for Christmas! \u00a0Years ago, I bought a very sad, beat up clearance wreath from Michael’s at the end of the fall season. \u00a0When we moved into our home in 2013, \u00a0it came with us because I had plans to fix it up for our first fall in our new home. \u00a0 I added a few fancy pumpkins and leaves and crafted a burlap ribbon banner. \u00a0I painted some chipboard letters white that I found at Hobby Lobby and hot glued everything to the “clearance wreath.” \u00a0I love it. Inside our home, you’ll find pumpkins sprinkled throughout the main level. \u00a0 Within the past couple of years, white pumpkins have been trending. \u00a0I have collected an abundance of cheap pumpkins over the years- some which I really didn’t like. \u00a0 So I took an empty pizza box, some wooden kebob skewers and literally skewered the fake pumpkins \u00a0into the pizza box. \u00a0(I wish I had pictures of this as it sounds weird.) \u00a0 Then I spray painted them with my favorite spray paint: Rustoleum Antique White. \u00a0When they were dry, I took dark brown acrylic craft paint and a small paint brush and painted within the lines of the pumpkin and then smudged or lightened the lines with the edge of a paper towel. \u00a0The pumpkin stems were easy to remove from the pumpkins and they got a coat of brown as well. \u00a0I really like how they turned out. A couple of summers ago, I found these hurricane lanterns\u00a0on clearance at Lowe’s. I got all 3 of these for $12! (Originally would have cost $50 for the trio.) \u00a0Two live on either side of our television on our entertainment dresser, and one in the center of our kitchen table. \u00a0They are perfect for every season. \u00a0For fall, they get some synthetic leaves around a \u00a0fall jar candle. The craft club made wine cork pumpkins for October, so mine found its home within our kitchen table centerpiece. \u00a0I’ve collected furniture odds and ends in the 3 years that we’ve lived in this house, and a shallow\u00a0desk drawer became the perfect centerpiece holder for our kitchen table. \u00a0All it needed was a few coats of white paint. Lastly, my chalkboard got embellished with a Pinterest-inspired Fall Bucket List that I’m looking forward to completing! \u00a0HAPPY FALL Y’ALL! 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