September 25, 2018

HAPPY FALL, Y'ALL PART 2

In my PREVIOUS POST, I welcomed in the fall season with a couple of paper pumpkins I'd made. 

The day after I posted the story about my two paper pumpkins, I decided to go one even smaller. So, using 12 circles in varying papers, I made a little pumpkin that is only about 2" tall. My favorite, by far!

Last week, while I was browsing all the cool Halloween/Autumn items in the Target Dollar Spot, I came upon two wooden leaves, a maple and an oak. 

The maple leaf is about 5 1/2" in either direction, while the oak leaf measures 4" across and 5 1/2" tall. Both leaves have gold-painted edges that measure 1/2" thick. Both leaves had a hole in the top with a piece of twine/rope tied in a knot. The wood finishes were sort of neat too -- the maple was a dark brown, and the oak leaf was a very different-looking lighter brown/tan streaky look. 

I loved the leaves the moment I discovered them. Not sure what to do with them exactly, I took them home with me anyway, since they were only $1 each. 

Yesterday, in need of a little Creative Therapy, I grabbed my wooden leaves and prepared to dress them up appropriately for the fall season. I dug through my fallish Designer Series Papers, and came up with two that I thought would look great.

I carefully traced each leaf on its own DSP. Then, even more carefully, I cut the leaves out. Using my Green Glue, I adhered the cut-out leaves to the wooden leaf bases. Before adhering the paper, I removed the twine from the holes and covered the holes up with the DSP. I am very happy with the way they turned out.

Pictured below is the new little pumpkin 
accompanied by the freshly-dressed wooden leaves.


And the littlest pumpkin, all on its lonesome:


With the pumpkin in the foreground, it looks a bit bigger than it is in real life.


And the two DSP-covered leaves.


The trio once more:


And the trio in a little bit of an overhead shot:


I plan on putting all five pieces -- three paper pumpkins and two fall leaves -- into a little vignette in my front entryway. They can easily stay on display until I pull out the Christmas decor.

Have you done anything decorating-wise to celebrate the arrival of the fall season?


HELLO FALL!

Fall
Smiles.

8 comments:

  1. Oh, he is a cute little tike! :) Thanks for sharing with SYC.
    hugs,
    Jann

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    1. Aw, thanks, Jann. I thought he was kinda cute myself.

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  2. They are very festive decorations through the entire fall season! Very pretty!

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    1. Thank you, Pat. They look kinda cute in their spot.

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  3. Very nice! Thanks for sharing on Friday Frenzy! Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck - Colleen

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