Fall, Glorious Fall

 Fall, Glorious Fall!

What's not to like?  Cooler temperatures, falling leaves, pumpkin spice coffee, and Pumpkins!! 

Who says Fall décor has to be orange and brown?  I say Nay Nay!

 Well, unless you want it to be orange...

 

 Purple is nice too!  I've made these glamorous pumpkins out of vintage silk beaded evening gowns and real pumpkin stems.  No two are exactly alike.

 For a wedding or a bridal shower, why use the same old/same old kind of pumpkins?  Step up your glam with these wedding worthy pumpkins!

 

 

Little pumpkin baby shower?  Voila!

 I even made fur pumpkins!   

 

 Enjoy the Fall weather!

And here's to putting some elegance into your Fall Décor!  :) 

 Hugs to you!

Catherine

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Making Fall Centerpieces and the big and small pleasures of life

When changing up our seasonal decor, -- let's experiment a little --  it's all for fun anyway, right? 

 Life hands us enough serious moments, doesn't it? 

Adding a little beauty to our homes is a small pleasure.  I keep it in perspective.  About this time last year my daughter was hit by a pick-up truck while riding her bike to school.  Thankfully she was okay, and only had large scrapes and lots of bruises....She is one of the giant pleasures in my life along with the rest of the people in my family.

 

PEOPLE at the big pleasures.  Decorating is a small pleasure...and yet decorations make our families smile....we are creating an atmosphere for our families....it should be filled with love...and beauty can be a small part of that.  And if the beauty that you create makes someone smile....then you, my friend, have brightened the world a little bit.

Things to consider when putting together a Fall Centerpiece:

Rule of three:

Our eyes will draw a triangle between the three objects, keeping the eyes moving over the grouping.

Height:

Vary the heights of the three objects, short, medium & tall.  Think of a straight line on a graph - boring, right? 

Now think of a line zig zagging up and down - much more interesting!

Texture:

Vary the textures.  Smooth, rough, wispy, spiky, hard, soft...think natural elements -- pine cones, berries, feathers, wheat, acorns, branches, antlers

I made these pumpkins out of a vintage silk beaded evening gown and real pumpkin stems.  They are one of a kind.  You can find them in my Etsy shop Here. The proceeds from this sale will go to help  people in the Flooded areas of Houston & surrounding towns.  The charity I will donate to is called Mercury One.  They are a disaster relief organization similar to the Red Cross.  They are local here in the Dallas area.  UPDATE:  These pumpkins have been sold & proceeds donated to Hurricane Harvey relief through MercuryOne.org.

Thank you for visiting.  Enjoy the big and small things in life.

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Embellished Pumpkins for Autumn

 Ready for some cooler weather?  Cool crisp mornings?  Sweaters?  Boots?  Autumn Decorations?  Yep...get ready!  Need some new decorations to replace the old orange, brown, & black???
 
How about some white pumpkins....with BLING!!!  Bling it on, I say!!

 Fall Wedding?  Baby Shower?  Bridal Shower?  Or maybe you'd like to decorate your home with elegant Fall decor?  Life is short, go for the BLING!!

 I've been making pumpkins all summer long....I use vintage silk beaded evening gowns to create them.  Then sometimes I add some extra BLING!!  I use vintage rhinestone jewelry to embellish them even more!  Because less isn't more -- only more is more!!!

 These pumpkins remind of the Burberry colors... tan/gold background with red, white & black check pattern....

 And, of course, everything is pretty in pink - even pumpkins!!

 Creamy, dreamy whites with pearls....

 Elegant silver swirls.....

What's not to love??

Some of these pumpkins are for sale in my Etsy Shop

Wishing you an elegant Autumn!

Hugs, Catherine

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Quoth The Raven

Quoth the Raven.....I am the Grand Pooba of Ravens!!     Sooooo......doesn't a Grand Pooba raven need a hat?  And a fancy hat at that?  Why yes, yes she does!  After making these pumpkins out of beaded fabric...I had a small pieces of fabric left over...enough to make a hat for this raven...or crow...or whatever...?.........Anyway, I just cut some cardstock in a cone shape, added the fabric, then some black trim and feathers....and VOILA!!

But that just wasn't enough!  So next I gave her a royal necklace!  Ha!  What's not to love? 
 
Here she is, in all her raven glory!  Life is short -- go for the Bling!   Next to fancy shmancy silver pumpkins....and an ornate Halloween Haunted Mansion....complete with its own pretty ghostie!! 

 Well, then I am the Grand Pooba of Ghosties!!

The little ghostie.... I made her out of sequined fabric.  With such a fancy Haunted Mansion, I needed a fancy Ghost, too, don't you think?  Yep,  I made her out of a wooden thread spool, a wooden dowel stick, stuffing, and the sequined fabric.  You can see more details about her and the Haunted Mansion here.

Here is the whole vignette.

 

 And by candle light in the evening

A few close ups...

This was the view of my foyer....I made the wreath a few years ago....

Just now realizing that my son's sunglasses are in these photos.....hmph....he's ruining the "Halloween-ness" of this vignette!  (To him, it's just the table next to the front door -- a place to deposit things when you walk in....)  .....Teenagers!  :0

Here I stand in all my Grand Pooba-ness!!!

Happy Halloween, Everyone!!

Hugs, Catherine

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