French Fabric Wrapped Vase

I saw this French printed fabric wrapped vase at Michael's and it intrigued me! 

It's simplicity attracted me and with fall coming on and lots of dried grasses and flowers as possibilities- 

I'm thinking it would would look charming decorated that way.

They folded the top edges in so it would have a nice finished look.  They probably used some kind of spray adhesive but I'm thinking that mod-podge might do the job too! 

I thought of how easy this would be to make but the fabric with the words on it would be the challenge.  I wonder if there is some pre-printed fabric at JoAnn's or such? 

I decided I'd share this just for the fun of it and perhaps it may inspire someone else for a project!

I think I'll make a trip to JoAnn's and see what they have!  I already own a couple of those cylinder shaped vases so I'm half way there!

I'm joining BNOTP
for
Metamorphosis Monday 

Happy Pumpkin Gathering

Hello everyone!

             Join me and my new friend for dinner!

 

My husband saw me eyeing this figurine and a matching 

piece at a store last Saturday (Sweetest Day). 

After we had dined we went for a walk in

our little downtown area of

Traverse City 

and stopped in at a little gift shop...when 

he offered to buy them  for me I quickly 

said yes! We both got a kick out of his 

little stick legs !

My centerpiece includes my new decorated

pumpkin I showed in a previous post here.

By the way  

I'm serving up some Warm Cider,

 and Pumpkin Pie

OH-LOL

 I forgot

the main dish

a Turkey Casserole

recipe 

with some hearty crusted white bread!

The table is dressed with a simple floor

length table cloth and topped with 

a square black netting piece

The flatware is grouped together

with the napkin and wrapped

with a purple wired ribbon

decorated with bats!

I layered the dishes on the

plum colored round placemats

from T.J. Maxx where I also

found the cute purple glasses!

I found these pumpkin plates at

Michaels-I thought they were so

cute and happy!

 This is one of four dessert plates

made by Rosanna- I chose them 

to give the pumpkin a little framework!

The dinner plate is part of a set made by

CMG, called Brasserie and I got it from 

Neiman Marcus (they will make a good 

basic for many other table settings)!

 I turned a votive upside down

and perched this little

guy on it

 I snipped off some of my mums

from outdoors to put in this

matching votive

I used my spider candles with my

mercury glass candlesticks

As you can see I have quite a gathering

of pumpkins in my house! Way out there

on the mantel are some and my previous

blog posting here shows my corner

table has many more!

 I believe we are all set dine now! 

Well thanks for checking out my tablescape

and I hope you enjoyed it!

I'm Joining Susan @ BNOTP Tablescape Thursdays

and

The Tablescaper for Seasonal Sundays

Deck Decorating & Updating

I'm Linking up with the blog party at Savvy Southern Style

http://savvysouthernstyle.blogspot.com/2011/06/summer-decks-and-porches-party-time.html

We were in need of some updating so this year we purchased new cushions for our lawn furniture because our old set had started to fall apart. My difficulty was finding colors that would work with our pewter metal finished furniture.  I finally found this print and felt lucky because everything is geared towards decorating with the bronze toned furniture.

We also had to find an umbrella and I never thought I'd be buying a black one but I did!  

Recently we added a window box which I am loving!

I decorated this tray with an eclectric group of items. Most of it was purchased at Hobby Lobby in their clearance section.  The tray alone was only $2.40... since it's going to be outdoors I didn't want anything I paid a lot for and would worry about how it will take the weather.

 I added moss to it to pull it together.

I found this bird cage at Michaels- added some moss to it too- there is a little center cup for a candle votive.

This stone looking footed bowl was on discount too as well as the candle ($2.40) 

I had these flower pots on the glass table tops but I didn't like the constant water stains, so I brought these metal stands up on the deck and I'm happy with the results!

 This large planter has taken off nicely and makes a really bright impact on the deck which I love. 

I love to use planters to help decorate!

We made this deck large (14 x 28) when we had it re-built back in the 90's and it's used a lot in the summer months.  I consider outside areas like this to be an extension of my home and I enjoy decorating it!  Do you like to decorate your outdoor areas?

Linking up with Between Naps on the Porch- Metamorphosis Monday