It's That Time of The Year Again-Met Monday

     If things go "as planned" which they seldom do, I try to switch my summer things to fall things the first week of September. The calendar and the heat may still be screaming summer, but the word September just brings to mind fall. It is also the time that my summer flowers are looking a little worse for wear and the bright beach colors on the front porch just don't seem right with Christmas decorations already in the stores. Yesterday I took down the summer wreath that is on the outside of our house and shopped the storage room for something fall to hang this year. My wreath from last year still looks great, but I decided I wanted a different look this year. I get tired of always hanging a seasonal wreath in the same spot. I had purchased a few new fall flowers/picks at Hobby Lobby a few weeks ago...so it was time to "play"!

I had this trellis piece from a few years ago, obviously a spring look.

I pulled everything off and threw it away. The spring/summer

 flowers had seen their best days and weren't worth saving.

Gather up a fall flowers and ribbons.

 

I used 2 fall bushes and cut them apart. I also had

a few fall picks with pumpkins, acorns and sunflowers.

There is no real method to my "design". I just place things

 around the base until they look the way I want them to. Then I

start using the glue gun and thin wire to attach things permanently.

This year I decided to go with more muted colors

and stay away from the traditional orange and yellows.

I used a dark rusty/burgundy ribbon as well as a brown one.

I love the sparkly acorns that I found at Hobby Lobby.

The finished piece is quite a change from my

usual wreath. It is a little sparkly, a little less

rustic than I usually use in the fall, but I think I like it

for a change. I think it will look nice against the brick of the house.  

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