Fall Is In The Air

On Saturday we had the windows open & pulled down the Fall tubs from the Attic.

I can never remember where I put things last year so I always do a great dump & then just start putting things up in the house.

I read somewhere, sometime that if you don't have alot of decorations you should cluster what you have for greatest impact. So, I focus first on the fireplace.

Then on the piano.

And this year, I added our dining table. Just recently we gave up our formal dining room for my husband's office space and are eating exclusively in our breakfast area. I really wanted to spruce it up and found what I needed at Walmart,Pottery Barn, and Crate& Barrell. Love the mix of high end, low end.

I had extra acorns so I filled some empty vases. Fun mixing what I have & what is new.

A little more new this year is the fun pirate accesories for our Funkin Pumpkin. Pottery Barn Kids is a mecca for inspiration. Wish I had unlimited funds :)

My absolute favorite is the collection of pictures of Garrett's costume's over the years. I absolutely took this idea from the wife of a former boss. Such a fantastic family & she kept such a beautiful home. Note to self: Must scrap the influence of this family in my life.

When I saw her collection of her children I knew it would be such a personal, meaningful addition to our seasonal decorations.

Last year I put together this little collage to serve as a centerpiece for the collection.

I try to keep everything kid friendly that is within Garrett's reach because I know that it will become apart of some super hero battle eventually.

Our prompt for yesterday's LOAD was to scraplift & I choose the oh so talented Lisa Dickinson. This is a lift from her layout as published in the November issue of Scrapbook Trends, page 83.

Some of my friends have noticed my increase in stitching on my layouts & I attribute it to the inspiration of Lisa Truesdell & keeping my sewing machine out for easy use. I've moved my scrap cave around and am living with it for awhile before I share. But this, is definitely working.

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