Thursday, September 3, 2015

Every Girl Link-Up || Fall Decor


 September has arrived, and we are transitioning to fall at our house. I am never ready to let go of summer, but decorating for fall has gotten me excited about the upcoming season. This week in Pennsylvania, our temps are in the mid-eighties (the highest they've been all summer), and I am soaking in the warmth. Before I know it, we'll be pulling out the jeans and flannels, baking all things with pumpkin flavor, and cuddling up under blankets, and that doesn't sound too bad either ;)

Today's installment of Astleigh's and my Every Girl Link-Up is FALL DECOR. As per usual, I decorated our mantel, my favorite decorating space that is the only surface my boys still can't reach in our house :)  The colors that I focused on are a bright apple red and a soft orange. And I am pretty fascinated with pumpkins right now, so they're my main theme.


The adorable wooden-twig pumpkin with a string of lights is from Michael's. I just bought it on Sunday after Astleigh tempted me with a photo of hers on Instagram. It looks so beautiful lit up in the dark!

The three real pumpkins you'll see in these photos are from our garden! There are five total pumpkins that have grown this year, and the photos don't really show how big they are! All five are the same tall and skinny shape. They composted from the pumpkin that I grew last year, and I'm guessing they each weigh around 20 pounds!

 

The "Well, Hello Beautiful Glorious Fall" print was found here. I thought the little gold, glittery leaf was perfect!



The red leaf bunting is from Michael's, and it pops on our newly white fireplace. The leaves look so realistic to me, which I love.



I bought a few bags of fall M&Ms to fill an apothecary jar. The two red candles are Glade's limited edition "Apple Tree Picnic" that I picked up at Walmart the other night.


I've had the "Fall is Fabulous" pumpkin print for a couple of years, and I found it here.


Funny story. . . we cut these black-eyed susans from our yard yesterday morning and brought them inside. I thought I heard a fly buzz out of them, but I didn't think much of it. Later, I found THREE bees on our bay window, angrily trying to get back outside. They must have been asleep on the black-eyed susans! It took me a long time to get them out of our house without getting stung, and I've learned my lesson to check wildflowers before bringing them inside! What ended up working? Fly-swatters dipped in honey and then thrown out the window once the bee attached. ;)


We finally got our butcher paper roll back up after painting our walls a couple of months ago. The writing is based on Psalm 107:37: "They sowed fields and planted vineyards that yielded a fruitful harvest."

 Do you have a fall decor post to share? Grab our graphic and link up below! I can't wait to see how your homes are decorated for the season!

Our next link-up will be September 24th, and we'll post about anything related to Home DIY projects! Click here to see the rest of the year's topics.




24 comments:

  1. I was able to participate today! SO excited to link up with y'all. Your fall decor is out of this world, you're killin it girl!

    Linds @ Not A Mom

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    1. Thanks so much Linds! Heading over to look at yours now! :)

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  2. So cute!!! I love your light up pumpkin - I've been wanting one of those so this year may have to take the plunge!! Scary about the bees! I have had that happen before too - oops!

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    1. Thanks Kaitlin! The light-up pumpkin was such a good buy! ;)

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  3. I love the butcher paper!

    Also, those pumpkins are too cute:)

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  4. LOVE it!, especially the red apple and orange scheme!! And aren't the twinkle lights in the pumpkin the best at night?!

    p.s. the fireplace's white facade really makes your décor pop!!

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    1. I might have to find some more apple-related things to add in to my decor! :)
      The twinkle-light pumpkin is so beautiful--thanks for finding it first!

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  5. where did you get your butcher paper holder? i've been on the hunt for one like that!

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    1. Hi Amanda! Steve actually made it with a few materials from Lowe's, and it was pretty simple! I'll ask him if he can elaborate on how! :)

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  6. I love that you grew your own pumpkins -- so special. And the roll of butcher paper is just the best. I absolutely love it!

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  7. Love that garland and the butcher roll!! So cute!

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  8. I love your theme! So adorable. Also, I love your butcher paper holder! May I ask where you got it? After looking at the comments I see everyone else loves it too! :)

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    1. Thanks Erin! Steve actually made it from materials from Lowe's! I don't think it was too hard, so I'll ask him if he can elaborate on how :)

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  9. so many cute things Rachel! love the leaves on the mantle, candy in the jars and your printables!

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  10. Okay I might have to go to Michael's after seeing that lit up pumpkin in both yours and Astleigh's posts! I love both of your fall prints and the apothecary jar of M&Ms too!!

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    1. You're probably going to have to get one ;)
      Thank you!

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  11. Those pumpkins from your garden are absolutely perfect. How neat to incorporate them into the decor!!! Looks lovely. Do your boys ever notice the decor?

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    1. Thanks Steph! They are pretty special pumpkins :)
      The boys notice, but honestly, they don't seem to care too much about the fall stuff.

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  12. Now you have me excited for fall! Maybe I will drag everything out this weekend.

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    1. Hopefully your temps are getting cooler down in Texas!

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